Some of our souvenirs of Disney

February 5, 2010, 9:20 am
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When we went to Disney a friend suggested that we make the kids make a list of what the see that they want to buy and tell them we’d spend a day shopping for what they wanted. This would make them wait to buy and hopefully limit the items bought. Um, yeah, that didn’t work. So here are some of the things we came home with from our trip to Disney:

1. Ty’s Dinosaur. This was purchased at Animal Kingdom, probably within 30 minutes of stepping foot in the first park. I, however, was not there for the purchase. Because I would have discouraged it. Lauren was sick and I was taking her to a clinic while John took the kids on Dinosaur as the first ride. At the end, Tyler purchased this monster.

2. Yetis. All the kids bought a Yeti after Expedition Everest. Again, on the first day we were there. Allison bought a somewhat useful purse, which she used every day to hold her camera, phone and money. But Ty & Lauren each bought this big, fat, round Yeti, which, as you can see, Sabrina enjoys also. They’re really very cute, but I’m not sure each one of them needed one.

3. Ty got a create your own Mr. Potato Head. I was reluctant at first, but it’s really cool! When he first started filling up the box, I thought, “$20 for a Mr. Potato Head as Darth Vader, Wow!” but as it turns out, he got a bunch of other stuff, too. The Cast Member there helped us pack the box so we fit Darth Vader, a Storm Trooper, some Mickey accessories and then the basics, too.

See that little light saber? What a bugger. Tyler broke it as soon as we got back to the room the day we bought it. He was so upset and obsessive about it. So finally, on Friday, when we returned to Magic Kingdom, I asked if I could exchange it, along with exchanging one of the Storm Trooper’s arms because he picked up 2 of the same arm. I was amazed at how accommodating they are at Disney.

4. And finally something for me. I was torn between starting a pin collection and starting a Vinylmation collection. I opted for Vinylmation. I couldn’t resist. Vinylmation are  3 inch figurines, Mickey shaped, and designed by different artists. You don’t know what you’re getting until you purchase it and open it up. They’re kind of like a grown up version of Mighty Beanz or Go-Gos Crazy Bones, if you know what they are. Only they cost $10 a piece. Here are the three I got:

The first one I got was the paint-by-numbers and I wasn’t too impressed. The second one was the Carousel, which I like. And then the Toontown was the best one of the three. I can’t wait to get some more and have a whole collection! What’s neat about them is they come in a set of 12, I think? And then there is a mystery “chaser” that no one knows what it looks like. You can get images of the entire set, except for the chasers. I think it’d be cool to open up a package & find one you’ve never even seen a picture of before (although I bet if you google it, you’ll find them, huh?)

So all these souvenirs and this doesn’t even count the hats that were bought. Ty got his Pluto hat, Allison got a Minnie Mouse headband ears and a Goofy Pirate hat and Lauren got a Pink Madras Plaid ear hat and a Pirate Princess ear hat. I’m working on a scrapbook page of just the ear hats, so maybe my next one will be of the souvenirs, too.


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  1. Robin on February 8, 2010 5:42 pm

    Hey Jenn! I’m glad to see you blogging again. I really enjoyed seeing all your pictures from Disney. :) I have a Darth Tater that someone got for me for Christmas a few years ago so your picture made me giggle!

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