Monthly Archive for January, 2008

Disney packing list- click here to save and print!!

We all know the basics to pack for any vacation.  Add in the seasonal items such as warmer clothing for the fall/winter nights and summer sun protection for the steamy summer months and you’re covered.  I’ll bet that there are several things that you’d never think to take on a Disney vacation that I personally can’t live without.  Here are some of those items:

In General: Paperwork with all hotel and flight information, contact numbers, dining reservation times and numbers, cameras and memory cards, camcorder, cell phones, chargers, batteries, toll money if applicable, extra credit card (one to use in case something were to happen to the card you normally use while on vacation), ID for each adult, comfortable shoes, small bills for tipping.  If you like to send postcards back to family and friends at home, I suggest printing address labels with their information before leaving home.  Then you can just stick the labels on your postcards, write a message and send them off — a super time saver!

For your room: stain remover stick for pre-treating clothing mishaps, bag for dirty clothes, bag for wet bathing suits, small pair of scissors/nail clippers (to remove event bracelets and cut off price tags), flip flops to wear to the pool, clothespin to fully close bedroom curtains, nightlight, zippered baggies (large and small, you never know when you’ll need one of these).

For the Theme Parks: bookbag to carry during the day to keep your hands free, washcloth in a zipper bag to wipe down your face on hot days, water bottle(s) to fill each morning, water-misting or handheld fans to cool you during steamy afternoons, ponchos for sudden rainstorms, motion sickness medicine, neck wallet to allow for easy access to room keys/tickets/etc., coins for penny machines (2 quarters and one penny per smashed penny; we keep these in tubes), baby wipes for sticky moments, glow bracelets/necklaces from the local dollar stores for evening events (great way to keep your family members visible), autograph alternatives (cheap art canvases make great items to use for character signatures, retractable permanent markers or other large markers, put all in large zippered bag with your name and cell phone number on it), bandanna or other item to use as a stroller tie-on if you rent Disney strollers (to make them easier to identify in the sea of strollers).

First Aid: miscellaneous over-the-counter medicine (headache, upset stomach, pain relievers), small first-aid kit with bandages, moleskin to prevent blisters.

If you have young children who are still using sippy cups, I’d bring along a bottle brush, small bottle of dishwashing liquid and a small roll of paper towels.  That way you’ll be able to get the cups clean each day.

On all of your important electronic items, please write down the serial numbers and models of the equipment in case you were to lose them.  I also suggest putting an address label on the item with your cell number and/or taking a picture of a card with that information on it before you leave home.  Disney is great about returning items that have been found so don’t hesitate to check their lost and found if something you own gets misplaced.

Also note that the Theme Parks do not allow rolling backpacks or wheeled/rolling shoes.