Thank you, and we are on the same page.
Thank you, and we are on...different pages - but I appreciate your taste!
Thank you, and I did think of PhotoPass for a moment. It's been on the back burner of my brain. I'll research the cost (even though it would be on points) and figure out if we'd want to bother. It's just the two of us, I often dislike pictures of myself. But it is a special occasion, and I might not look this hot much longer.HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
My husband wants a light saber, and my daughter wants a droid.
Personally, I prefer tea cups and maybe a couple of pins to stick on my cubicle walls (if I ever go back to the office). My splurge is PhotoPass. We never get photos taken, so having them from Disney is special for me.
For the past few years, I've been wanting to get one with the "1971" on it. But I am so picky and so cheap, that I never found one "worth" getting.
Popcorn buckets. Some are so cool but I can never justify the cost.I thought this might be a fun "fantasy-ish" discussion, low stakes, no reason to have arguments LOL.
We are heading up for a few nights. When we wake up in our Fort Wilderness cabin on Tuesday, I will be 50 years old (and then we have to drive right home because someone other than myself has school that day. )
This entire trip (in true "Two Broke Guys & A Dog" fashion, if you've ever seen our TR's) is completely covered by Disney Chase Visa Rewards points - the room, the park tickets, the Boo Bash tickets, the dinners, snacks - everything.
With all that, we will still have a good amount of DCR points left. The plan is when we get home, whatever remains, we will put down on booking our first DCL cruise next September for our 15 year wedding anniversary. (@wannabeBelle I think we need to finally chat about this!)
Given all that, I started thinking...it's my 50th birthday, we've [all] had a heck of a year and a half. If I wanted to treat myself (as if the trip itself wasn't treat enough) when I have one of those moments where I walk into a store and ooh and ahh over something and think, "I love it but I'd never spend X dollars on that..." I may give myself permission to pull the trigger this time. Heck, it won't cost "real money," anyway. And it will commemorate my 50th birthday (and WDW's) for the rest of my life.
I have no idea what the item might be, but just opening my mind to that possibility (which I really never do) will make things fun and interesting.
It needn't be expensive. It might just be a sweatshirt I think is in no way worth $60, but I'll get it anyway. OTOH, it could be expensive!
I'm not huge on souvenirs. If I get household items (like picture frames) they tend to have a more subtle Disney design rather than something that looks...vacation-y. My mind initially goes to the Art of Disney store in Epcot with all the animation art, so something like that is a possibility. For 20 years, I've looked in that store, taken my time admiring everything (I used to want to be a cartoonist when I was younger) and just knew there was no chance I'd ever buy anything other than the small drawings near the front - but it was fun to look!
It could also be something for Christmas that we'd take out every year. We already buy an ornament either every trip or every year, so that would make sense, too.
But it doesn't have to make too much sense!
So the question is twofold: if money were pretty much no object (but we're not talking $10K here) what merch would you splurge on (for yourself) at a store - either in the parks, at a resort, or DS?
And if you feel like it, make a recommendation for me to look at something (which would rule out handbags and what not LOL.)
Topolino's is on our list to try this year too, definitely looking forward to it! We went to Boathouse 3 years ago the last time we visited WDW and thought it was just ok, but I would say try it out since a lot could have changed since then. I hope more stuff will open up as it gets closer to the 50th Anniversary so we can try new things!
Thanks! And...for some reason I'm afraid of myself buying *one* snow globe. I have a feeling it will turn into another collection LOL.
Adorable.My last impulse buy was seeing the Mickey-Goofy-Donald-Humphrey totem pole in the WL gift shop. I had to buy one right there.
We loved Topolino's last September. So again re: "make your own good time," it's booked for my bday eve, right at fireworks time. Hoping to get a table outdoors, otherwise we'll just go out and watch. I know that will be another great meal, and I might get an extra entree to take back to the room!
Had to google it - gorgeous stuff. Will look if we get over that way.
My favorite Disney souvenir is a perfume bottle from France engraved with my name. It's been empty for close to 10 years, but it still sits on my dresser.
For people who are driving, snow globes are fine, but you can't carry them on a plane.
I don't know if they still make it, but another one for me is the monorail that goes around a Christmas tree. Totally impractical, ridiculously priced...but fun.
My friend has one of those and loves it. Somebody said they saw the set recentlyI don't know if they still make it, but another one for me is the monorail that goes around a Christmas tree. Totally impractical, ridiculously priced...but fun.
We check them. Wrapped in leggings and the like. Those and duty free liquor post-cruise have always been safe.
