Cheap (as in free) souvenirs

[Wilt Dasney]

While at a friend's house yesterday, I noticed that he had a large pile of Fastpasses from around the Magic Kingdom which he had held onto. I'm doing the College Program in a few months, and while I plan on visiting Property Control quite a bit, seeing his stack got me thinking that a really neat souvenir "mission" would be to save a Fastpass from every ride on property that uses the system. You can check the parkmaps to find lists of all the applicable attractions and having a complete set would be neat, with all the various ride logos on the tickets.

has anybody else done this--and what other cheap souvenirs do people save?

 

[christopher]

I always take the WDW pens from all the reorts and restaurants. I had almost 30 of them on my last trip.

 

[Fievel]

I steal pretty much any thing that has disney on it...i'll hide the little mickey soap in the suitcase so we get a new one each day.

 

[Maria]

Originally posted by christopher
I always take the WDW pens from all the reorts and restaurants. I had almost 30 of them on my last trip.

I have few of those and use them still. They really work good! I love that ink and point.

 

[RobFL]

I have a couple WDW Pencils. I have a bad habit of putting writing utensils in my pocket when finished with them.

Other things i've collected: (Free!)

Ear Plugs (I rarely use them, but always pick some up just incase..)
Tell-A-Cast's
Pens
Fast Passes
Various Drink Cups with "frosted" Mickeys (mostly for iced coffee drinks)
"Mickey" Notepads
Photocopies of my first ever Guest Service Fanatic Card
"Green" envelopes
Goofy Figurine from Traditions
Wallet-sized photo from Discovery Day in front of the golf ball
Eyes and Ears (mostly in Spanish.. go fig)
Folders! (Epcot and a really nifty fold out "Mickey" one from Casting)
100 Years of Magic Foam Coffee Cups
100 Years of Magic Water Cups
Times Guides
Park Maps
Cast Atlas
VIP Lounge Blue/Yellow cups
"Look" Book
Flower and Garden Fest Button
Enviromentality Button
Leave a Legacy Voucher
"Let it be known throughout the land..." sheet
Mission/Vision/Essence sheet
Earning My Ears ribbon
"Your role in the show..." passport

Well, I know these aren't all available to the general public.. but if you're going into the CP you'll get most of them.

:king:

Intangibles:

Magic Moment Tours
Discovery Day Surprises
Seeing Future World from the Rooftop
Bunnies and Ducks w/ Ducklings
Smell of Vioban
Knowing the Question before its asked
Shutting off the photocell at the end of the night
Calling in a "loss of Carpet"
Completely screwing up the speils
Getting Hit by Wheelchair Access Doors
Taking the Wrong Bus
Naps on the breakroom floor
Watching Illuminations from the parking lot cuz you left your lights on all day.
-Rob

 

[Maria]

Originally posted by RobFL

Other things i've collected: (Free!)

Tell-A-Cast's
Pens
Photocopies of my first ever Guest Service Fanatic Card
"Green" envelopes
Goofy Figurine from Traditions
Eyes and Ears (mostly in Spanish.. go fig)
Cast Atlas
"Look" Book
Flower and Garden Fest Button
Enviromentality Button
Mission/Vision/Essence sheet

Well, I know these aren't all available to the general public.. but if you're going into the CP you'll get most of them.

:king:

I have those I quoted you on.... but....

my paychecks were blue!

I kept my Guest SErvice Fanatic cards (only enter the raffle once and decided to keep my originals after that!)

I have certain Eyes and Ears (the ones in color), but I didn´t know it came in Spanish!

I have buttons for everything! 200 and 100 days for the Millennium Celebration, Xmas 98 and 99, Environmentality button, Mickey´s 75th anniversary, Flower and Garden, Food and Wine 98 and 99, many nametags, my one year mickey pin, my guest relations pin, my millennium village mexico pin, my spanish speaker pin, a hand in hand limited edition pin (actually two), WSC country flags pins, a mickey mexican flag pin, etc etc etc... all of them hanging from an apron from Flower and Garden 99!

I also have a Jimminy Cricket cast watch, a xmas cast watch, a sorcerer mickey 2000 cast clock, a mickey blue cristal glass...

I have about ten figurines that I got free as prizes for being a nerd in my seminars! lol I tried to not repeat any and I have mickey, minnie, daisy, donald, pooh, eeyore, tigger, simba, timon, goofy, pluto...

I also have a nice mickey pen and a cap of the mickey around the world tour collection.

Epcot Trivia Cards
Epcot water bottle

All for free.... That´s all I can remember right now! It pays being a cast member sometimes!

 

[CAPTAIN HOOK]

Facial soap, bath soap, shampoo, pens, admission tickets, car park tickets, park maps, resort maps, drink cups............

 

[markymark]

Originally posted by CAPTAIN HOOK
Facial soap, bath soap, shampoo, pens, admission tickets, car park tickets, park maps, resort maps, drink cups............

.....and scousers get called for nicking stuff! :lol:

 

[tenchu]

Originally posted by markymark


.....and scousers get called for nicking stuff! :lol:

Yeah, but nobody here's confessing to stealing TV's and selling them round the back of some pub!! Ha ha:lol:

 

[markymark]

Originally posted by tenchu


Yeah, but nobody here's confessing to stealing TV's and selling them round the back of some pub!! Ha ha:lol:

Who told you that!!!?!!! just can't keep a secret some people!

(The alloys off the hire car got a decent return too!)

 

[Passport]

Xerox at Innoventions will take your picture for free and put it on a gloosy card or calender. And it's not stealing.

 

[Beauty and the]

Originally posted by markymark


(The alloys off the hire car got a decent return too!)

You mean you have to give the car back

 

[Dawn S]

Oh, I keep everything. I'm ridiculous. I've got a duffle bag that I keep a lot of keepsake, momento type items in. I also stuff some of these things in my scrapbooks as well. Some of the items I keep from each trip: WDW napkins, maps, room keys, park tickets, parking passes, brochures from every place I go (including restaurants, when available), pressed pennies, fastpasses & just about everything else that isn't bolted down. When I stay on property, I keep every little thing from the room that I can get away with legally. :lol:

On one trip, my daughter was about 2 inches too short for ToT & she was not at all happy about that. The CM who measured her felt bad & he gave her a pass to the front of the line to be used once she got those extra inches. That, too, became a souvenir, along with one she got from Space Mountain.

 

[markymark]

Originally posted by Beauty and the


You mean you have to give the car back

We got a Jepp Grand Cherokee last time and it was just too big to fit in the suitcase :brick:

 

[tenchu]

Originally posted by markymark


We got a Jepp Grand Cherokee last time and it was just too big to fit in the suitcase :brick:

They've really cracked down on people carrying jeeps through customs. I only managed to fit two jeeps down my trousers last time and i only barely made it through the metal detector!!:lol:

 

[markymark]

Originally posted by tenchu


They've really cracked down on people carrying jeeps through customs. I only managed to fit two jeeps down my trousers last time and i only barely made it through the metal detector!!:lol:

I never thought about the "trouser hide" option - I'll give it a go this year then, mind you, don't they have those full body x-ray things? Might prove a bit tricky!

 

[leeocean]

Menus - I ask to keep the menu from restaurants from all around WDW. Pictures are also great, somewhat free, souvenirs. You can take a photo that you took - mount on a piece of heavy stock and you have a nice little gift. I do that with the cool pictures that I get of the animals in the AK. You can send a email postcard from Imagination in Epcot. Some cast members even have VIP ride passes. It acts like a Fastpass but doesn't have a time limit.

 

[WDW1992]

I know someone (it wasn't me, I swear!) who took a bunch of napkins from all the WDW fast food places & she puts them in her kids lunch boxes. It's one way she keeps the magic alive between trips. I may do this next time!

 

[Maria]

When I worked there, my whole building ate in all kinds of Disney paper cups, dishes, plastic utensils, etc. that we grabbed from every time the office would give some meal for us! we had a lot of stuff!

 

[Wilt Dasney]

Originally posted by tenchu


They've really cracked down on people carrying jeeps through customs. I only managed to fit two jeeps down my trousers last time and i only barely made it through the metal detector!!:lol:

"Say, is that a jeep in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?"

Yeah, yeah, I know...it was just there; had to do it.