Do you collect Maps?

Post by **subsonic** » Apr Thu 26, 2007 10:20 am

Okay Andy, I laughed at first but then, that's actually kinda cool, in a Disney dork way

Post by **acp** » Apr Thu 26, 2007 7:01 pm

I'm going to take that as a compliment

Andy.

DisBeamer · Post by **DisBeamer** » Apr Thu 26, 2007 7:36 pm

Dr. Ravenscroft wrote:Here's one that I don't think others have done or maybe they have. Have you ever collected all of the different language ones????? I have all of them for the past 2 years now and I plan on continuing this until I get kicked out of the parks for it.

I've taken the Japanese maps to help with my language study but I've never tried taking all of them. Sounds like a challenge.

acp - that's definitely my kinda wall.

Jacca5660 · Post by **Jacca5660** » Apr Fri 27, 2007 10:53 am

We have maps from 1991-Present. Also a few from the 80"s

borjoyzee · Post by **borjoyzee** » Apr Fri 27, 2007 3:27 pm

subsonic wrote:Okay Andy, I laughed at first but then, that's actually kinda cool, in a Disney dork way

Don't forget about the Coca~Cola wallpaper!

Na that's cool.

My maps are located in small box.

Post by **acp** » Apr Fri 27, 2007 3:51 pm

Heh. That wallpaper's been there since I was 11

Andy.

Jacca5660 · Post by **Jacca5660** » Apr Fri 27, 2007 3:58 pm

It's so funny, the other day, My dad found a big bag of old maps, and tickets from our older trips from 1993, and 1994. Ah, it was good times reading about the "NEW" rides at the time and the rides that are no longer with us.

You do know that old ride tickets are still good. They are also very, very collectable!!

Captain Schnemo · Post by **Captain Schnemo** » Apr Sat 28, 2007 5:16 am

acp wrote:That wallpaper's been there since I was 11

Your parents raised a good little capitalist!

rocketman · Post by **rocketman** » May Mon 07, 2007 11:17 am

The daily park maps are cool and great mementos of visits but I really like the big fold out maps they used to make and update regularly. So I collect both! Probably my most favorite map is one from the first few years of EPCOT. It has one of those little wheels inside that you can spin and find all kinds of different information. They sure don't make them like they used to though

Post by **subsonic** » May Tue 08, 2007 10:27 am

rocketman wrote:...I really like the big fold out maps they used to make and update regularly...

Are these still sold at Disneyland and WDW? I used to collect these as a child. I don't know why I stopped.

rocketman · Post by **rocketman** » May Tue 08, 2007 3:18 pm

You know I think they are still sold at some of the parks but not all of them. I have one from Disneyland that is fairly recent but the absolute coolest one, which I just picked up, is from Tokyo Disney Sea. The illustrations are fantastic!

AJBARTH · Post by **AJBARTH** » Jun Fri 08, 2007 1:29 am

I use to collect anything I could when it came to WDW but KATRINA took all my collections and washed them away. But I've started over again and will continue to collect whatever I can get my hands on, especially the music of WDW.

ghostelias · Post by **ghostelias** » Feb Mon 18, 2008 5:03 pm

I am really glad i managed to get the lastest MGM Studios Map before the name change.

Sockdoodle · Post by **Sockdoodle** » Feb Sat 23, 2008 12:41 am

DisBeamer wrote:
Dr. Ravenscroft wrote:Here's one that I don't think others have done or maybe they have. Have you ever collected all of the different language ones????? I have all of them for the past 2 years now and I plan on continuing this until I get kicked out of the parks for it.
I've taken the Japanese maps to help with my language study but I've never tried taking all of them. Sounds like a challenge.

acp - that's definitely my kinda wall.

Love collecting the park maps! Every time we leave the parks, we grab a fresh copy of the park map and the day's (well, week's) program. The challenge then becomes trying to keep the maps and programs in mint condition until we get home.

I have never even thought about grabbing a copy for every language! What a great idea!

saritajuanita · Post by **saritajuanita** » Feb Fri 29, 2008 1:10 am

When I went to Tokyo Disneyland in high school, I fixated on collecting as many of the maps and promotional materials for the park as possible, and then tried to keep them unwrinkled for the rest of the month I spent in Japan. It was hard, but I have several maps in pristine condition still! I also have many years of Disneyland maps in various conditions floating around.

Also (and don't tell DLR this or they might fire me retroactively) when guests would come up to me when I was working at strollers or guide, and their kid was putting up a fuss about wanting an autograph book, and mom was having none of it, I would often suggest to the parent that they simply take a copy of the *free* park map, buy a "big pen" (the characters have significant difficulty with signing with regular-sized pens), and have each character sign the place on the map where the family found them. I'd like to think that, while I cost the park some sales, I removed just a tiny bit of familial strife from many people's lives with that suggestion.