Favorite FREE souvenier

Pluto23 · Post by **Pluto23** » Mar Wed 10, 2010 1:45 pm

ctrain2281 wrote:For me, just about anything that isn't bolted to the ground and that isn't considered stealing. So soaps, bottles, napkins, coasters, etc. If it says WDW or has a picture of Mickey Mouse on it, it's coming home with me!

Sounds about right to me. We paid for it, so lets keep it.

DVC has some neat stickers with the characters. They will give them out for the asking.

Arete · Post by **Arete** » Mar Thu 11, 2010 12:23 am

My favorite free souvenir is the drawing you make at the Animation class. We go through the class at least once every visit. I also manage to get at least one CM every trip to give me some of the Mickey stickers they hand out to little kids. I'm just a big kid, too!

I also always keep my room key. My mom collects the soaps, shampoos, and coasters, and we always grab handfuls of guidemaps to give out to family and friends.

Sockdoodle · Post by **Sockdoodle** » Apr Sat 10, 2010 4:21 pm

Agree with Arete about the stickers. Always try to keep some in my wallet.

Other favs are park guide maps, the customizable maps that you can order from the web site - I try to get one set for each trip, fast passes, and restaurant menus!

kcarts · Post by **kcarts** » Apr Sat 10, 2010 7:16 pm

I try to swipe the pens every time I have to sign for something. This year I came home with 13 of them.

boilerbabe · Post by **boilerbabe** » Apr Sat 10, 2010 8:32 pm

kcarts wrote:I try to swipe the pens every time I have to sign for something. This year I came home with 13 of them.

Wow! You're good kcarts! I usually only swipe the ones from the room!

mindflipper · Post by **mindflipper** » Apr Sun 11, 2010 12:26 am

I personally like the "Your Future" video from the current Spaceship Earth. After disembarking from the ride, you can e-mail the video back to yourself. Next time I go, I am going to answer the questions differently so I can collect the different variations.

boilerbabe · Post by **boilerbabe** » Apr Sun 11, 2010 10:42 am

mindflipper wrote:I personally like the "Your Future" video from the current Spaceship Earth. After disembarking from the ride, you can e-mail the video back to yourself. Next time I go, I am going to answer the questions differently so I can collect the different variations.

We love those too! I have ours saved from our past trip! We purposely answered different so we had a different "future" each time!

Happy HalloWishes · Post by **Happy HalloWishes** » Apr Sun 11, 2010 11:53 am

Napkins, shampoo, soap, towel animals, cups, etc. Basically anything that says Disney!

kcarts · Post by **kcarts** » Apr Sun 11, 2010 12:24 pm

boilerbabe wrote:
kcarts wrote:I try to swipe the pens every time I have to sign for something. This year I came home with 13 of them.
Wow! You're good kcarts! I usually only swipe the ones from the room!

It's easy. I had the meal plan so they would bring the receipt for my to sign. I would time it so I sign the receipt, take the pen and leave before they come back. I got six of them that way. Took a couple from my room and then pilfered a few more from my friends' rooms.

kcookiebaker · Post by **kcookiebaker** » Apr Sat 17, 2010 3:15 pm

They aren't free, but I buy a post card and tape it inside my kitchen cabinet, and when I'm doing kitcheny things I get a happy reminder of the fun we had...also works with picutures, altho my photography leaves much to be desired.

NaCler · Post by **NaCler** » Apr Sat 17, 2010 4:21 pm

kcarts wrote:It's easy. I had the meal plan so they would bring the receipt for my to sign. I would time it so I sign the receipt, take the pen and leave before they come back. I got six of them that way. Took a couple from my room and then pilfered a few more from my friends' rooms.

Man... and I thought I had a thing for pens... You've got me beat hands down.

kcarts · Post by **kcarts** » Apr Sat 17, 2010 6:07 pm

NaCler wrote:
kcarts wrote:It's easy. I had the meal plan so they would bring the receipt for my to sign. I would time it so I sign the receipt, take the pen and leave before they come back. I got six of them that way. Took a couple from my room and then pilfered a few more from my friends' rooms.
Man... and I thought I had a thing for pens... You've got me beat hands down.

Just for Disney pens. I swipe as many as I can find! I'm only down there once every other year so I got to get enough to last me that long!

keneka · Post by **keneka** » Apr Sun 18, 2010 5:30 am

not really free, but I like the resort mug - I have a collection dating back to 1994 - although they were better when they had individual resort designs than one design for the whole of wdw. I used to collect resort maps - just asked a lobby of resorts we visited or some leaflets from the parks, still have a discovery island one (plus they are light and small in your luggage)

JimB · Post by **JimB** » Apr Sun 18, 2010 6:27 am

We brought home a gold lettered Contemporary Resort logo'd plastic swizzle stick. (from a drink) I know, the swizzle stick was "free" in a two times normal price mixed drink but it still brings back memories 15+ years later. And no, we don't use it. It's in a plastic tube from kid's candy. I haven't seen themed WDW swizzle sticks in years unless we've been in the wrong places. We only have a couple of drinks during our stays so we really don't have a wide comparison basis.

Mamabaminjamin · Post by **Mamabaminjamin** » Apr Sun 18, 2010 7:56 pm

We keep the card keys. The kids have a collection of "Credit Cards" in there play money. It makes cleaning up a little nicer and you never know where you are goin gto find a smile.