After a recent trip to Walt Disney World, I can
honestly say that I had to talk myself down from buying merchandise. To those who know me, this is not such
a strange occurrence. I LOVE buying things in Disney World and
just shopping in the stores.
However, there was so much fantastic merchandise that I really had to
pick and choose what I purchased on this trip. With regard to my souvenir likes
and dislikes, I do not want the same shirt every year with just a different
year plastered under a picture of the Fab 5. I really want the specific stuff that seems to cater to a
very niche market of Disney fans.
With
this information in mind, I will describe to you just a few things that just
happened to jump into my shopping bag.
First, I have an addiction to the Disney Dooney and Burke purses. I have seven of them! I know that is slightly ridiculous, but
alas, I can’t help myself when it comes to high end Disney purses. I purchased the nylon sketch pattern on
this trip in the hobo purse. I
love this bag, and I have already received many compliments on it. In addition, I purchased one of the
mini-Mickey Mouse ear hats. These
hats are new, and they follow the same design as the larger ear hats. The hat I purchased is pink, and you
can wear it with a tiny hair clip in your hair, as a key chain, and it even
comes with a chin-strap if you want to wear it that way. Now, my dream is to somehow affix this
tiny hat to my dog’s head and take her picture. My dog, Lydia, hates hats, so that should be an interesting
experiment.
We
also were lucky enough to experience New Fantasyland on this trip, so we went
to Gaston’s Tavern. Guess
what? They have souvenir cups
that you can buy! Of course, I had
to have one, so I purchased the Gaston version of the cup, and my husband and I
shared a LeFou’s brew. It was
quite a refreshing drink. I am
sure that there are all sorts of different souvenirs to buy in New Fantasyland. We also visited Hollywood Studios, and
we took a walk through the stores in this park. I purchased a t-shirt with one of Walt Disney’s quotes from
the opening speech for Disneyland.
This shirt is gray, and it is very simple. The quote is written in the center of the shirt, and it
reads, “ To all who come to this happy place, welcome.” I absolutely love this! There were a few other retro shirts
with quotes and old pictures of Mickey Mouse and various other characters. Of course, I wanted many of these, but
I settled for just one of them.
Finally,
I purchased some winter gear for our upcoming Christmas trip. This gear includes a plush retro Minnie
Mouse ear hat that serves as a winter hat. Attached to this hat is a scarf, and at the end of the scarf
are gloves that look like the Mouse gloves. It is so cute, and it comes in Mickey and Minnie
versions.
All
of these souvenirs were fantastic, and I thoroughly enjoyed purchasing them,
and I know I will love to use them on our next trips and also at home. My wallet is a lot lighter, but we had
a great time on our trip last weekend to the World. Until next time, have a magical day, and keep moving
forward!
