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ldzny · Post by **ldzny** » May Thu 03, 2007 5:53 pm

Hey what do people collect out there? I collect classic character miniatures and Disneyland coffee table books.

ericpabear · Post by **ericpabear** » May Thu 03, 2007 7:12 pm

You wouldn't believe what I have collected. EVERYTHING ! If it is purchased, it never gets unrapped. If it is maps, or brochures, they get boxed and put away. Movies are watched, but great care is given to them. Napkins, stir sticks,(most people call it trash) anything with "Disney" on it. I LOVE WALT DISNEY WORLD !

ZenMondo · Post by **ZenMondo** » May Thu 03, 2007 7:53 pm

I don't really have a collection per se, just a few knick knacks and the like. Some steamboat willy stuff. Oh and my favorite, a light from the orginal Main Street Electrical Parade from when they retired it (the first time).

Oh and the Disney Treasures DVDs. I love those. But I just put the tins away somewhere ... Don't care for the tins, to me its all about the CONTENT.

slotofkit · Post by **slotofkit** » May Thu 03, 2007 9:24 pm

I used to collect the little plastic (PVC) figurines of characters. Used to meaning it started being an expensive collecting habit and hard to keep up with. It used to be fun to find new ones in the displays they had at the parks, but now they have box sets of them.

Other than that I do collect Disney music. Which is one of the great things about this site and radio station! But I don't count it as part of my collection.

thsawrp · Post by **thsawrp** » May Thu 03, 2007 10:58 pm

I love to collect the E Ticket magazines! Those are soooo amazing. I agree with the Disney Treasures DVD as mentioned above. They are the next best thing to Vault Disney maybe even better because you can watch them anytime you want! And last but not least the Robert Olzecheski Main Street Minatures! They are worth purchasing

Jacca5660 · Post by **Jacca5660** » May Fri 04, 2007 8:18 am

Like a lot of people we collect everything DISNEY. I mean down to stuff like the sparkles off of the Mickey hand on SSE (Life long friend is a CM). It's gotten to the point that my DW rotates things through out the year. We'd need about a 10,000 square foot house to put half of our collection out at once. I keep telling her, "we're gonna come back from WDW and try to take stuff the in house and it's gonna explode!"

ldzny · Post by **ldzny** » May Fri 04, 2007 10:21 am

ericpabear wrote:You wouldn't believe what I have collected. EVERYTHING ! If it is purchased, it never gets unrapped. If it is maps, or brochures, they get boxed and put away. Movies are watched, but great care is given to them. Napkins, stir sticks,(most people call it trash) anything with "Disney" on it. I LOVE WALT DISNEY WORLD !

Hey didn't you learn anything from Toy Story 2! Just kidding, I have a few unwrapped ones too, mostly I look for the older previously loved stuff.

MissPrincess · Post by **MissPrincess** » May Fri 04, 2007 2:09 pm

ericpabear wrote:You wouldn't believe what I have collected. EVERYTHING ! If it is purchased, it never gets unrapped. If it is maps, or brochures, they get boxed and put away. Movies are watched, but great care is given to them. Napkins, stir sticks,(most people call it trash) anything with "Disney" on it. I LOVE WALT DISNEY WORLD !

My family collects the napkins, too. It's kind of a running joke now with us. Whenever we to a restaurant with cool napkins, we get extras and send them to each other. The ones from Disney World are definitely the best.

I don't collect anything specific. Whenever I go, I buy something that's my favorite of the trip. When I was younger, I bought a Figment stuffed animal, and later I bought Fantasmic souvenirs. I guess it just depends on my mood. I save it all, though!

ericpabear · Post by **ericpabear** » May Fri 04, 2007 7:10 pm

[quote="MissPrincess"]My family collects the napkins, too. It's kind of a running joke now with us. Whenever we to a restaurant with cool napkins, we get extras and send them to each other. The ones from Disney World are definitely the best.

I know it's kind of silly, but I realy like it when they change the designs of the napkins, or we go to a resturant we have never been to (@ Walt Disney World), and I can pick up on different napkins. I will always ask for more nakins, and pack them away, carefully in my bag.

Esmeralda · Post by **Esmeralda** » May Fri 04, 2007 7:26 pm

We collect napkins as well! It's fun to have extras to use during the year for special days (espcially marking months or weeks till we leave) and of course one always ends up in the scrapbook. I love looking back at the old designs!

DisBeamer · Post by **DisBeamer** » May Fri 04, 2007 7:39 pm

I collect pretty well anything 'papery', whether it's meant to last or not. So everything from maps and guide books to napkins, styrofoam cups (unused) and e-ride night bracelets. The old maps and booklets are my favorites but all the other stuff is fun to look through too.

thsawrp · Post by **thsawrp** » May Fri 04, 2007 7:55 pm

Oh yeah i forgot about the maps! I collect the park maps as well

Those are really neat to have. Its cool to see the progression of the park through a park map

CDAbleson · Post by **CDAbleson** » May Wed 09, 2007 9:53 am

I have kept every park map, from every visit, as far back as I can remember...I think I am going to have them arranged in a giant mural, to go behind my new bar.....

ldzny · Post by **ldzny** » May Wed 09, 2007 11:12 am

Wow I didn't know that the paper was so popular! I'll keep my eyes open next time we go. The only paper stuff I have is a hat from the blue Bayoo, a couple fast passes, our park tickets, and the park programs. Thanks everyone for your replies.

Al

rocketman · Post by **rocketman** » May Wed 09, 2007 11:40 am

Mostly paper for me. Being an artist I'm really into graphic design and printed stuff. Park maps, tickets, attraction posters, books and magazines, lithos and prints. But I also collect other stuff, classics pieces, the old Marx Disney toys some PVCs.