The Right "STUFF" accessories for your trip

You have to be prepared for a trip to Walt Disney World.  If you have children, you need to be extra prepared!  We loved the ease of our flip camera.  It took very short or longer videos with simple press of the button..  IT could not have been easier.  I am including some clips so you can see how they come out.

This video camera is nice and small and you can easily find a waterproof carrier for it on www.amazon.com
In fact, you can get many accessories for it on Amazon.  You will also need a regular camera.  I do not have one to recommend because I prefer to use kodak disposable cameras.  On the paper wrapper of each camera I write with a sharpie pen what park the photos are from.

You will need ponchos.  Do not be caught unprepared!  Ponchos and raingear purchased inside WDW parks will cost you $8 to $12!  Before our vacation I went to Dollar Tree and purchased ponchos that come in a tiny roll.  We wore them on the day we visited HollyWood Studios because it rained the entire morning until 1pm!  We were rained out of many of the attractions.  In fact, had we not been rained-out, I probably would have missed out on the opportunity to be a contestant on their American Idol Experience Attraction.  It was AWESOME!!!

Ah Disney...so much fun in every moment!

Another accessory you will need are either cell phones or working walkie-talkies to keep in touch with your family.  At the very very least, make a plan for where you will meet up if you become separated from one another.  This happened to us and we lost hours of park time searching and worrying!  Some other handy things to carry with you would be hats, Disney Pins on lanyards and sunglasses.  One last thing that we consider to be of primary importance is to purchase a Souvenir refillable plastic mug from your resort upon arrival.  It will cost you approximately $11 per mug and can be filled freely for the duration of your trip (only at your resort).  But this covers the cost of your coffee, tea, hot chocolate, soda and juice.  Unfortunately milk costs extra.



You can see in this picture that I have our collectable mug attached to my shoulder bag.  Another important accessory is the Autograph Book.  Disney only has a few varieties of autograph books and these can be purchased at the resorts and parks or ahead of time you can buy them online.  They will cost between $6 and $12.  The autograph books can be easily made into a lovely scrapbook when you get home later, by adding favorite stickers, photos and ticketstubs or other memorabilia on pages left over.  We offered the characters only the Right-hand side to write their signature on and then later, when the pictures were developed we glued a picture of the kids meeting the character onto the left-hand side!


Remember, especially if you are flying home, that you will have extra baggage like souvenirs!  Something fun we did in preparation for our trip was to purchase inexpensive disney apparal to wear during the visit to the parks.  We love to shop at Consignment stores and Salvation Army/Savers.  There, we find many unusual garments and make ourselves some fun outfits!

One more thing...Don;t skimp on the "EARS".  They are timeless.  The ones seen in this picture were purchased in 2006 and are still worn on a regular basis at my house (mostly by me)  LOL

See ya'll REAL soon!