We are 18 days from our departure to Disney World! Counting down the days has started! We are using the money that I earned from my TeacherPalooza Sale this past August to pay for this trip. We are SO very excited to be taking the boys back to Disney. It has been three years... Rylan was only 3 when we went last. This time we won't be dealing with diapers or strollers... YAHOO!!! I've been doing so much reading and planning for our trip. I decided to create a countdown for my boys. I went to Lowe's and purchased an 18 drawer hardware organizer. I decorated the front of each box with Disney paper and numbers 1-18.
Each day the boys will take turns opening a box, starting TODAY... 18 days before we leave! Inside each box is a Fun Fact and a Disney goodie for each of them!!!
I wrapped each goodie in tissue paper because it would be way too easy to peek in the drawers!!! This keeps the goodies more hidden :)
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| Some of the Treasures :) |
I've listed below the special notes and in parenthesis is the contents of each box... (Not sure how to create a link, so I've just copied and pasted)... I tried to include where I purchased the items in case you are interested in doing the same thing sometime :) I can't wait for the kids to wake up and open their first box!!!
Check out a weather app for an update on the weather forecast for Orlando, FL for the upcoming week! We will need to pack the sunscreen, a sunstick, headache medicine, car sickness meds, and band-aids, just in case!
(Mickey Band-aids from Walgreens)
Did you know that Disney does NOT sell gum in any of its parks? This is because it is a total nightmare to scrape up every night ... which is done, by the way.
(Pack of gum)
Straws, balloons, and cup lids are not used at the Animal Kingdom park to protect its inhabitants from potential choking hazards.
(Mickey punch balloons from Wal-Mart)
I can’t wait to visit the “Honey I Shrunk the Kids” play area, especially when you climb the stairs between the Super Soaker and the slide coming out of a roll of film. At the top of the stairs you’ll find a giant-sized dog nose. When you put your hand in front of the nostril, the dog sniffs! Be careful - you may even get wet!!! Ewwww!
Speaking of a dog, there is a goodie for Grace today! I’ve hid it in the clothes dryer... go find it! We will give this to her when we drop her off at the kennel.
(Mickey Mouse dog toy - Walgreens)
We will drive our van to Disney. There is a boat that will take us from our Port Orleans Riverside hotel to Downtown Disney. Every day we will take a bus from our hotel to each of the parks. We will be able to ride the Disney Test Track in Epcot too!
(Disney Matchbox cars... ordered on Ebay!)
We will enjoy three character meals on our trip. Chef Mickey, Pooh & Friends, and Chip & Dale.
Go find our Disney Bingo game for a family game to help us freshen up on all the Disney characters!!!
(DVD Disney Bingo - put some of the Mickey Bingo Markers in the drawer)
We will be packing food for our breakfasts each day. We will eat breakfast in our hotel room. We will eat lunch and dinner in the parks.
We are having Mickey pancakes for breakfast this morning!!!
(Borrowing a Mickey pancake maker from a friend!)
The Fab Five Characters are... Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Donald Duck, and Goofy.
(Spinning Tops with the characters - Dollar Tree)
Did you know that if we purchase anything in Disney World at any store, the store will send it to our hotel room free! We won’t have to carry it around all day! What souvenir do you think you want?!?!
(Disney Gift Card - Walgreens)
It will take 18 hours to get to Disney World. We are going to need lots of snacks for the car ride!
We are going to make Mickey cookies today to take with us!!!
(I got these at Valentine’s day... they are premade dough with a heart center. In the heart is Mickey ears...soooo cute!)
Each of us will get one snack each day in every park with our “Key to the World” Card. It might be ice cream, slushie, cookie, or a drink. :)
Here are some Disney fruit snacks for now to hold you over until our trip!!!
(Mickey Mouse Clubhouse fruit snacks Wal-Mart)
The four most referenced movies at Disney are the Fabulous Four... Aladdin, Beauty & the Beast, Cinderella, and the Lion King. Tonight is movie night... Go find Aladdin!
(mini packages of popcorn)
All of the really popular rides have a FASTPASS available. This is a ticket that you can get to reserve a time to come back to the ride and not have to wait to get on it! These necklaces, called lanyards, will be to hold your FASTPASS tickets! You don’t want to loose the ticket!
(Ordered Disney Lanyards on Ebay with plastic holders for the FASTPASSes... the lanyards will also be for tomorrow’s prize... trading pins!)
The Disney crew members trade pins with kids. You can trade one of your pins for one of their pins! Here is your starter set!
(I ordered 10 pins for each of my boys on Ebay)
Did you know that there are 46 MILLION Cokes consumed each year at Disney World and 7 MILLION hamburgers, 5 MILLION hot dogs, 5 MILLION POUNDS of French Fries, and 265 POUNDS of popcorn?!?!?! Wow!!!!
Tonight we have a Mickey dinner date with the Hansen family!
(Our dear friends invited us over for a Disney Dinner! I believe we will get an itinerary upon arrival, eat Disney foods, and watch a behind the Scenes Disney movie! Soooo excited!)
You will each have your own suitcase to take. Here are luggage tags to put on your suitcases so we don’t get them mixed up!
(Luggage Tags that were sent with our vacation confirmation letter!)
Our hotel features an old-fashioned Fishin’ Hole! It has catfish, blue gill and bass. We will get cane fishing poles and hot dogs for bait! I can’t wait to go fishin’!!!
Let’s play Disney “Go Fish” today :)
(Pack of Disney “Go Fish” cards from the Dollar Tree... we are staying in the Port Orleans Riverside Resort)
Tomorrow is the Big Day!!!! We leave for Disney, Whoooooppeeeeee!!!!!!!!! You each have a special surprise for our van ride... Go check it out!!!!!
