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MOUSEGIRL

MOUSEGIRL

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Get packing. We have a room that is dedicated to Disney packing(it also doubles as a guest room). I keep our ponchos, ears, trading pens and backpack in that room. As i think of things we need to take I put them on the bed and then about a month before we go to Disney I pull out the suit cases and start putting stuff in them. I always buy a new package of socks and under ware for every trip for everybody in the family and I put them in first. Then add from there.
 
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gooftroop5

gooftroop5

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MOUSEGIRL said:
Get packing. We have a room that is dedicated to Disney packing(it also doubles as a guest room). I keep our ponchos, ears, trading pens and backpack in that room. As i think of things we need to take I put them on the bed and then about a month before we go to Disney I pull out the suit cases and start putting stuff in them. I always buy a new package of socks and under ware for every trip for everybody in the family and I put them in first. Then add from there.
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I do this too! We are a family of 5 that almost always stays in a villa. We try to only do 1 meal a day "at Disney" and do the other 2 either in our room or we take food into the park. Over the past few years as our kids have gotten older I don't stress as much that I'll forget something. We drive so we can always run to Walmart. :)

12 days......get packing! That's part of the fun!
 
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MJCota

MJCota

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I have an area on my walk in closet just for stuff for Disney. We are 32 days out and I'm ready to pack. I also have a list attached to a box of smaller items. I highlight the item on the list whenever I buy it or set it aside!
 
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Rob562

Rob562

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Apart from generally having a folder/envelope already set up with important paperwork, I don't really do much in the way of packing until the day before. I'll take an inventory to see if I need to buy anything before the trip, but it's not until the night before that I lay everything out on the bed and then pack it into the suitcase. (I've learned that I forget things unless I make sure everything is laid out first)

Of course I'm a procrastinator, so I'm usually also waiting for one final load of laundry to finish in the dryer before I have everything set to pack, but that's another conversation entirely...

-Rob
 
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Mukta

Mukta

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When I was visiting WDW once a year, I would start throwing stuff into a suitcase months before the trip.

I have been visiting more frequently lately, so there is some stuff in the suitcase that I haven't bothered to take out. (ponchos, camera case, etc)
 
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lilclerk

lilclerk

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I am the queen of last minute packing. I've been known to pack within hours (sometimes hour) of leaving for the airport. There was a trip where I forgot to pack shirts. All shirts. I had one shirt when I got to WDW, and it was the one I wore on the plane. Learn from my mistakes.
 
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CamiLyn227

CamiLyn227

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MOUSEGIRL said:
Get packing. We have a room that is dedicated to Disney packing(it also doubles as a guest room). I keep our ponchos, ears, trading pens and backpack in that room. As i think of things we need to take I put them on the bed and then about a month before we go to Disney I pull out the suit cases and start putting stuff in them. I always buy a new package of socks and under ware for every trip for everybody in the family and I put them in first. Then add from there.
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We also use to "guest bedroom" in our house to start gathering stuff for our trip. When Im out and I see something we need for the trip I buy it. I dont want to buy everything last minute. I pile it on the bed and sort it into boxes. I like to pack and I dont want to feel like Ive forgotten something so I start packing about a month before our trip.
 
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Weather_Lady

Weather_Lady

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CamiLyn227 said:
We also use to "guest bedroom" in our house to start gathering stuff for our trip. When Im out and I see something we need for the trip I buy it. I dont want to buy everything last minute. I pile it on the bed and sort it into boxes. I like to pack and I dont want to feel like Ive forgotten something so I start packing about a month before our trip.
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We don't have a guest room to use as a "Disney packing home base," but I do the same thing as you. A few weeks before we leave, I start sorting things into a couple of laundry baskets in an empty corner of the master bedroom. Everything is laundered or bought and sorted/decanted/prepared-for-packing at least a week before we leave. For me, the advance preparation is what transforms vacation packing from a stressful thing to a joyful, relaxing thing.
 
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wendysue

wendysue

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Tom said:
I don't own enough clothes to pack sooner than the day before.
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Also, if you don't want to "check" luggage, it's good to not have many clothes. We take as little as possible to just put in the overhead on the plane. I just do laundry while we sit by the pool and relax for an hour or so.
 
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