I have a Christmas ornament for myself, but I love seeing what my girls pick each time. I buy them one thing each trip, but last time they brought their Christmas and birthday money. They bought a bunch of sets of clip-on dolls, which was what all the stores had big displays of at the time, and they spend hours upon hours playing with them. It makes me happy to watch them playing with them and hopefully remembering our trip too.
May sound strange, but I bought a set of those silicon rubber ice trays, so I have Mickey ice cubes all year.
ā¦and definitely mugs, got lotsa mugs.
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I know this wasnāt purchased in the parks, but my future SIL just got me this as a gift for my wedding in a month 
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Congratulations! And thatās really cool.
Are you going on a Disneymoon? 
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Iām more interested in what my kids are going to buy. Theyāre at a perfect age to learn budgeting. Iām going to give each of them a decent amount of money to spend and tell them thatās all they get. So I wonāt get any āDad, can I havesā and theyāre forced to think things through. I canāt wait to see if they blow it on day one or if theyāre so scared of wasting it that they donāt get anything or if (hopefully) itās somewhere in between.
For me, I want Christmas decorations and photos more than anything. The one thing Iāll splurge on is a really nice snow globe
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Donāt forget - snow globes cant ride on the planes with you, I dont thinkā¦well, except small ones. Hereās the info:
https://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/mytsa/cib_results.aspx?search=snow%20globe
Wouldāve never thought of that. My hope is that it would be packaged properly enough to go in checked luggage. If worse comes to worse Iād just take it to a UPS store and ship it to myself
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I love starting my day with one of my Disney mugs with my morning coffee, and reading a post or two in TP! We also have purchased food stuffs from Epcot World Showcase. For the last 3 years in a row weāve purchased salt from Italy, and herbs from France. We use them almost everyday in cooking. Itās a simple thing, but every time I grind salt into something Iām eating I think of Epcot. Great post @cowanfamily4!
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Ah! Itās true about snow globes! I bought one at Christmas when I visited my mom and packed it in my carry-on. Bad idea. Luckily, my mom was there to take it back home again. I brought packaging with me this previous visit and put it in my checked luggage.
If you decide to buy one, Disney is very good about packing stuff, but if you have a ziploc bag, maybe also put it in that, too.
Think my favorites are a coin and keychain I bought on my first trip when I was 11 in 1976 - during the Bicentennial Celebration.
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Thanks for the idea - my husband is a fantastic chef - weāll be shopping for salt and herbs in World Showcase very soon!
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I was 17 on my first trip - I bought a pinata that I promptly filled and smashed at a frat party in college!
I like your souvenirs better!
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Not sure yet haha! We keep saying we need to experience other places, but all our conversations end with Disney, so weāll see!
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This isnāt a Disney product, but Bath & Body Works āSea Island Cottonā wallflower smells like Pandora to me. My wife changed out the plug-in a few days after we got home, but I didnāt realize she had done so. I thought I was imagining things because I kept catching the scent. I finally asked and she told me what it was. We jokingly called the Pandora smell, āflora chloraā and this plug-in smells just like that!
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Well we have the plethora of mugs as well and also our Christmas tree which is solely Disney sketchbook ornaments but I think my favorite thing is the one and only Mickey Mouse who keeps our ears safe. Iām lucky enough to have a spouse who supports my Disney habit so we have a room completely devoted to Disney. Itās my reading room really. Sitting in there and looking up at Mickey makes me feel so at ease.
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I LOVE That!!!