If I can pack for 5 nights in Chicago in a carry on every New Year's, I can certainly pack for a long weekend at WDW in Orlando in a carry on! Ha! I was so happy when the kids were old enough and we could skip baggage claim.
I am not the packing queen, but it can be done. Especially at WDW where you can do laundry at any resort if you *have* to. I always bring two pairs of shoes - one pair I wear on the plane, one pair in the carry on. Then I decide on every outfit to go with those 2 pairs of shoes. (You typically have 2 pairs of practical shoes you wear nearly all the time anyway - WDW isn't the time for your 'fun' shoes you only wear once a month that only go with that *one* oufit.)
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Sometimes I have to cram in 2 pairs of shoes if I'm going to a fancy dinner or award ceremony, that makes things a little more difficult, but that's rarely a problem at WDW for me.
Next I decide on one outfit for each day - long weekend usually only means 3 or 4 tops and 3 or 4 pants (or if you're like me - a dress.) Toiletries are difficult. I put one 3 oz bottle of shampoo in both my husband's and my bag. Same for conditioner, although sometimes I need more conditioner, since I have more hair.
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My hubby is always kind enough to not use the conditioner (shampoo only) until we are sure I'll have enough to last the whole trip. Doesn't make much of a difference to him, but makes a world of difference to me! The hardest toiletries for me are things like facial lotions, etc that are larger than 3 oz in their original packaging. I have to plan ahead and buy smaller bottles to transfer those items to for the trip. At this point, I have pretty much every bottle I need, but I do sometimes have to buy new ones when I switch products, etc. I bring 3 oz of liquid dish detergent to wash our refillable mugs and sometimes 3 oz of laundry detergent to do laundry (although you can buy laundry soap in the laundry rooms, so I rarely do this now unless I have to.....)
I will admit, if I don't do laundry, what I wear home from the trip can sometimes be pretty funny. I think on the way home last month I was wearing black leggings, a giant tshirt and a huge sweatshirt. I had worn all my nice dresses in the parks. Oh, well - at least I was comfortable!
Packing for my kids is even easier. I never pack for my husband, so I'm no help there.
That's all I've got. Good luck! You can do it!
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