Haley R
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 3, 2017
Extra lolWait... no underwear? Or no extra underwear?
My niece said we should wear our swim suits so I might just do that
Extra lolWait... no underwear? Or no extra underwear?
Yes tums!! I forgot about this but we must have it for my little one every trip. I guess he is not used to Disney food.
On our first trip he was 5 and we were about to sit down for our first Ohana dinner when he started crying and screaming about his throat hurting. He was hysterical!
The Poly front desk got my husband a cab and sent them to urgent care. We thought maybe he had strep throat and he really couldn’t tell us. Turns out he just had reflux.
Needless to say we always carry tums and he lets us know when he needs a tummy pill.
I also fell in love with the
Poly on that trip bc of how nice they were to my family.
Ok that made me laugh like seriously I have tea on the front of my shirt..lolWait... no underwear? Or no extra underwear?
Ok that made me laugh like seriously I have tea on the front of my shirt..lol
Omg that’s a lot of stuffNot just Disney, but when we travel, I usually take the below:
We don’t always take all of that if we fly. But, we usually drive and eat two meals most days in the room, breakfast and one other, so having plates and cups and silverware is really useful to us. But I will say, even just having all that for snacks is great as well. Also, with the exception of the couple of larger items, I can usually fit most of the above in a very small space.
- Ziplock bags (small and large)
- Paper plates
- Plastic cups
- Paper towels
- Plastic silverware
- Non perishable snacks and microwaveable meals (soups, spaghettios, etc)
- Gatorade and water bottles (to prevent dehydration)
- Trash bags or plastic grocery store bags
- Disinfectant wipes
- Toilet paper (just one or two rolls for emergencies)
- Liquid hand soap
- Bandaids (regular, antibiotic, finger, and blister)
- I take them all out of their boxes and put them in a small ziplock bag to save on space
- Dramamine and / or prescription motion sickness meds
- Motrin
- Vitamin c / zinc
- Scissors
- Permanent marker
- Painter’s tape
- Pens / pencils
- Small Notepad
- Power strip
- Portable Power Cells for charging phones on the go
- HDMI cord and HDMI to lightning adapter
- Blankets and pillows
- Cooler
- Collapsible storage cubes
- Reusable fabric grocery bags
- Folder with all necessary trip info (printed confirmation pages, hotel info, flight info, directions, tickets, itinerary, etc)
For Disney we add:
- Ears
- Lanyards / magic bands
- Glow in the dark stuff for nighttime shows (not paying park prices for that stuff)
- Special Disney shirts
- Autograph books
- Pins (for trading)
- Premade tip envelopes
- for bellhop, housekeeping, etc
- I just find it easier to hand out an envelope I have ready than to go looking through a wallet for cash only to find I don’t have the right denomination or am taking too long
- Small souvenirs
- themed to go with each day’s park
- cuts down on buying expensive souvenirs in the park
- They are usually pre-wrapped and depending on age of guests on trip might be magically left by Mickey or Tinker-belle
- Empty suitcase or flat shipping box (if flying)
- for packing souvenirs in for the return home
- We have also shipped boxes of food down to the hotel; then refilled those boxes with souvenirs, and shipped them back. You just need to get a shipping label ahead of time to put on the box.
General packing:
- Clothes (pants, shirts, underwear, socks, jackets, pajamas)
- Park Shoes
- Flip flops for shower / pool
- Hat
- Sunglasses
- Phone and cords
- Toiletries (Shampoo, conditioner, body wash, loofa, razors, shaving cream, wax strips, deodorant, toothpaste, tooth brush, brush, hair bands, makeup, chap stick, nail clippers, tweezers)
- Crossbody purse
- Wallet
- Keys
- Tote bag / beach bag
- Paperback book
- Rain ponchos
- Beach Towels
I’m adding this trip:
- Mini Lysol can (found at bed bath and beyond)
- I’m really excited about this. It is super tiny. We always seem to get sick on vacation, so I’m hoping this helps. If you see a crazy woman lysoling everything in her path, that will be me.
- Chip clips
- I’m not sure why I’ve never brought some of these before, but this is a great idea. We always end up with open packages of stuff and using them to keep the blind shut is genius.
- Tiny screwdriver
- for removing the puck from the magic bands
I'm not sure that you are staying on property, but the last time I washed clothes at a resort I had to use a credit card.I need to preface to say we fly to Orlando. With that said, I bring a collapsible closet shelving with about 5 shelves and hang it by the safe. Don't laugh but I bring a jar of my favorite Jif AND...wait for it...a loaf of bread. I put the bread in Ziploc disposable containers. When bread is gone just fill the containers with loose whatevers for the trip home. This way if we really aren't hungry we just make pbj sandwiches. I also have to watch my sodium so I bring low sodium tuna to put on salads. Yep, you read that right. I also bring the collapsible laundry basket and place it in the corner under the closet shelves. I also bring a baggie of Bounce and all the quarters I will need for washer/dryer/laundry soap.
My son loves PB&J's and eats, at least, one a day. I think I'm going to have to borrow your idea!!I need to preface to say we fly to Orlando. With that said, I bring a collapsible closet shelving with about 5 shelves and hang it by the safe. Don't laugh but I bring a jar of my favorite Jif AND...wait for it...a loaf of bread. I put the bread in Ziploc disposable containers. When bread is gone just fill the containers with loose whatevers for the trip home. This way if we really aren't hungry we just make pbj sandwiches. I also have to watch my sodium so I bring low sodium tuna to put on salads. Yep, you read that right. I also bring the collapsible laundry basket and place it in the corner under the closet shelves. I also bring a baggie of Bounce and all the quarters I will need for washer/dryer/laundry soap.
I forgot to add Lysol wipes lol now yall are gonna think I'm nuts but I'm a germaphobe about hotel sheets and comforters, so I bring my own thick comforter that I place over the bed to lay on and my own sheets and thinner blanket to cover with and our pillows... We drive so its not a problem in our biggest suitcase...
Whats funny/embarrassing in 2013 we stayed Poly CL and they were doing turn down service, mouskeeping was next door and when she saw me leave the room she stopped me to ask if there was something wrong...lol
Omg that’s a lot of stuff