What do you collect from the parks?

[natolij02]

I can't believe nobody has said this yet.....MOUSEARS!!!!

 

[PatsRule]

Park Maps, extra napkins, soaps from hotels, hotel pens are the freebies

Sweatshirt, t-shirt, baseball cap, beach towels are the things we buy, but not necessarily all on the same trip.

 

[vilegirl]

For me it's magnets (or pins that I turn into magnets). I have a whole wall in my kitchen dedicated to them. I love to travel so I collect them everywhere I go. I'd say right now my WDW magnets are equal to my "everywhere else" magnets, but I'm sure WDW will soon win out!!:ROFLOL:

 

[TheBeatles]

Maps, pins, and any seasonally themed stuff.

 

[Eyekimore]

I used to collect the Resort re-fillable mugs from all the places we stayed at- but now they all look the same- so no more........

We collect pins, Eyeore stuff, and Goofy stuff.

 

[yankspy]

i'm a fan of the freebies as well! i usually take the soap and shampoo from the resort rooms. i think i also have a small collection of the room keys as well.

I have all of my room keys and park passes starting from about 15 years ago. We also have christmas ornaments dating all the way back to 1974. :wave:

 

[wvdisneyfamily]

I love freebies like logo napkins, the little things they stick in drinks with logos, park maps, etc...
As far as stuff I pay for....
1. t-shirts
2. pins for specific rides, hotels, etc...
3. post cards
4. magnets

My husband says I collect just about anything I can get my hands on...:lookaroun

 

[cpeterstx]

I collect bruises from strollers

Seriously, though, I don't really collect anything in particular, except good memories!!

 

[sar1980sweetie]

When I was a CPCM I wanted to collect something to remember my time down there, so I started collecting pins for the attractions and events I worked at and holiday's that I was there for. I still do this now, collecting pins for the holiday's and/or events that we are down there for.

I'm just glad I didn't start collecting snow globes... I've heard they aren't very easy to bring home on a plane anymore. Anyone have that problem?

 

[krankenstein]

I collect pins, but I try to limit myself to 5 or less a trip b/c they can be expensive. I also have started a mouse ears collection. I am planning on buying one pair a trip to give me another reason to go back!

 

[sublimesting]

I collect stuffed animals, anything for around the house, we always buy a picture and a frame. We spend ALOT at Disney on souvenirs.

 

[StingraySam]

Shot glasses (I seem to be finding a lot more different ones these days)
Soaps (I have actually used these at home on occasions)
Pens (Don't know why, they just seem to follow us home)

 

[Horizonstta]

The music (or information about such music) from the parks.

 

[Eyorefan]

My DD always gets a stuffed animal and a T-shirt, and I collect the plush mickey's (you know the ones that are all dressed up in different costums?) I have almost 30 now.

 

[kirst_al UK]

We go around buying something for each room in our house....a kind of home made hidden mickey experience......

 

[jjgoo]

Since they tend to have a new one each year I collect the magnet that has the year on it.

If it happens to be a year when <gasp> I do not get to WDW I try to find a friend or co-worker and ask them to buy it for me.

I want eventually to have to buy an extra fridge just for the magnets! :lol:

 

[Scooter]

I collect a LOT of stuff from WDW...too much I'm afraid.

Some of the things I have collected over the years.

1) Mickey Mouse Soaps, shampoos, etc. from the resorts
2) Antenna toppers ( I have 119 differant ones + extras)
3) Pins, Pins, and more pins
4) Magnets...tons of them.
5) Large snowglobes ( I have around 30)
6) Small snow globes ( one from each park plus some attraction ones as well)
7) Those 3-D Plastic Drinking glasses..I have 5 or 6 of those.
8) Resort Mugs
9) Stuffed animal characters. I try to get one from each Disney movie. So far I have Nemo, Chicken Little, Crush, Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket, Stitch, Chip and Dale, Figment, Winnie the Pooh, land of course Mickey Mouse.
10) I just bought a new a curio cabinet and my plans now are to buy one item from each Country at EPCOT's World Showcase and display them in there.

I'm sure there's more but I can't think of any more things I collect right now.

 

[mickeymaniacs]

I collect shot glasses and right now I have probably 100 with about 20 of them being from disney that I have gotten and family has gotten for me. We also collect the plastic 3-D glasses. I love those things I have 1 from Disneyland and 1 from WDW (just started those last year). Want to start collecting the snow globes but have to ship them home. Daughter is starting pins.

 

[Cole'sMom]

I collect charms and I have started a charm bracelet. For each trip we take I buy a charm or two that has special meaning from something that has happened on that trip. I think it is a great way to capture and relive the wonderful memories of our vacations. If I am having a bad day, I look at my wrist and smile.

 

[kshark]

snow globes!!