How Much Do We Have In Common???

[tinksmom02]

This a fun post, and yours was excellent.

Why, thank you!

[ibrowse17]

Cool

1- In the parks, I wear my trusty New Balances or Timberlins. At the resort, my flip flops must be worn.

2- No bags for us, so we skip the bag search line!

3- DW handles all the scrapbooking, and does a killer job

4- Always get the DVD, and I still miss Dave

5- We love the shops along Main Street, MickeyGear at Epcot and the resort shops.

[disneyboy98]

GREAT THREAD!

1. Shoe of choice to wear to parks?
Asics GT-2120

2. Bag of choice to carry to parks?
None. Whatever goes in the cargo pockets of my shorts.

3. Scrapbook my trips.
No. Pictures and then turn them into Photostories on the computer.

4. Order the vacation DVD every year whether I'm going or not?
OF COURSE!!

5. Favorite place to shop?
In WDW? WOD, The Grand Floridian, Polynesian, Norway (Helly Hansen!)
Outside? Lacoste, Banana Republic, Adidas, The Sunglass Hut,

6.How long since you have been to Disney and when is the next trip?
Last trip was March of 2008 and we are leaving April 9th of 2009!!! Only a few more sleeps!

7. Favorite place to eat at Disney?
Ohanas, Cape May Cafe, Boma, Le Cellier

8. Favorite ride?
POTC, RRC, EE, and TTA

9. Best Non-Disney Vacation?
Las Vegas!!!

[elmjimmlm]

1. Shoe of choice to wear to parks?
Shox


2. Bag of choice to carry to parks?
Any kind my DH carries...


3. Scrapbook my trips.
Just photo albums

4. Order the vacation DVD every year whether I'm going or not?
Isn't it required?


5. Favorite place to shop?
In WDW?
WOD, Once Upon a Toy, Curl, Fultons General Store
non Disney-Childrens Place, Gap, Gymboree,(I live to buy kid clothes) Kohls, Belk, Yankee Candle


6.How long since you have been to Disney and when is the next trip?
Last trip was Dec. 28-Jan. 3, next trip is Aug. 9-15


7. Favorite place to eat at Disney?
Yak and Yeti, Earl of Sandwich, Sunshine Seasons, Chef Mickeys, Liberty Tree, Boatwrights breakfast


8. Favorite ride?
Kali, Splash Mountain, Peter Pan


9. Best Non-Disney Vacation?
We don't go anywhere else...

[ILoveLegos]

1. Shoe of choice to wear to parks?
Nike Cross Trainer Sneakers

2. Bag of choice to carry to parks?
Nike gym bag backpack with the double pull strings - I'm a light packer, but it's got two side pockets for water bottles.

3. Scrapbook my trips.
No, I just make video & photo memory disks instead.

4. Order the vacation DVD every year whether I'm going or not.
Yes! I always order the new one when it comes out.

5. Favorite place to shop? In WDW?
Lands' End outside WDW. The Lego Store in DTD & Mitsukoshi Department Stroe inside WDW (and in Japan the actual country).

6.How long since you have been to Disney and when is the next trip?
January 2009, May 2009, October 2009, repeat in 2010 etc.

7. Favorite place to eat at Disney?
Boma.

8. Favorite ride?
Space Mountain.

9. Best Non-Disney Vacation?
Hawaii - 11 Day cruise to Fanning Island + 3 days in Oahu.

10. Do you collect Disney pins? If yes, do you actually trade them or just buy ones you like and then keep them?
Yes I collect, I don't trade - but I have given some away, just to make someone's day.

[RedSoxFan]

1. Shoe of choice to wear to parks?
sneakers

2. Bag of choice to carry to parks?
none --- dh will carry in his cargo pockets

3. Scrapbook my trips.
no --- disney photo albums from DD

4. Order the vacation DVD every year whether I'm going or not
no

5. Favorite place to shop? In WDW?
world of disney and mousegears

6.How long since you have been to Disney and when is the next trip?
october '08. undecided on next trip.

7. Favorite place to eat at Disney?
mama melrose and raglan road

8. Favorite ride?
tower of terror and aerosmith

9. Best Non-Disney Vacation?
2 week west coast trip which ended with 5 days at disneyland

10. Do you collect Disney pins? If yes, do you actually trade them or just buy ones you like and then keep them?
no --- but my kids did -- dd still does. they're hanging in her room on the lanyards.

[TikiGoddess]

1. Shoe of choice to wear to parks?
sneakers in the morning, Clarks sandals in the evening

2. Bag of choice to carry to parks?
1) none if by myself (or just a camera bag)
2) backpack if with family (and hopefully DH carries it!)

3. Scrapbook my trips.
Yes! I do albums for the kids and one for the family. I'm a little behind though... the kids have their albums from the last trip but the family one hasn't been done. And that was 2007.

4. Order the vacation DVD every year whether I'm going or not
yes, but I haven't gotten the latest one yet.

5. Favorite place to shop? In WDW?
Main Street Emporium

6.How long since you have been to Disney and when is the next trip?
last family trip: July 2007
solo trip: October 2007 (Icot's 10th!)
Next trip: August 2009!!

7. Favorite place to eat at Disney?
California Grill

8. Favorite ride?
Splash Mountain... and Mickey's Philharmagic

9. Best Non-Disney Vacation?
With family: beach vacation with in-laws who live in Tampa
Without family: backpacking through Europe, summer '98

10. Do you collect Disney pins? If yes, do you actually trade them or just buy ones you like and then keep them?
I have a bunch to trade -- used to do a lot of trading online -- and a lot that I keep. I have a whole poster sized map of the MK and the pins for each attraction. That's my favorite collection.

Great thread!
Kathy

[5togetherWDW]

1. Shoe of choice to wear to parks?
alternate between minnie jane crocs and sandals -- usually trade each day

2. Bag of choice to carry to parks?
clear plastic backpack -- great through security, but carries enough for all the family's needs

3. Scrapbook my trips.
Always hope to . . . but tend to not have time to make them as pretty as I'd like.

4. Order the vacation DVD every year whether I'm going or not
of course

5. Favorite place to shop? In WDW?
Usually I'd pick World of Disney, but because of the fun my boys had - I'll say the new Hanes Create A Tee place has to be my favorite right now

6.How long since you have been to Disney and when is the next trip?
we had to leave 12 and a half days ago . . .
not sure when we return, but it will be as soon as we can afford the travel

7. Favorite place to eat at Disney?
Chef Mickeys

8. Favorite ride?
Don't think I can pick just one (unless they bring back Dreamfinder)

9. Best Non-Disney Vacation?
We are a Disney family, even if we can't be at WDW . . .that's where we want to be (even when we were in Disneyland )

10. Do you collect Disney pins? If yes, do you actually trade them or just buy ones you like and then keep them?
I collect a few special occasion / event ones, and wear one or two as jewelry -- but, I'm not a trader. (I would find myself second guessing every trade.)

[T-Belle]

1. Shoe of choice to wear to parks?
I start off with tennis shoes and then we head back to our hotel room for a break and when we go back to the parks after a resting period I wear flip flops.

2. Bag of choice to carry to parks?
It use to be a well worn small Mickey Mouse back pack, but last trip I bought a messenger bag from Diseny web site and I really love it. With the backpack I would have to take it off and hold it in my lap when I got on rides but the messenger bag is across my chest and hangs on my side. Much easier to get into while just walking around too.

3. Scrapbook my trips?
I tried, but never finished


4. Order the vacation DVD every year whether I'm going or not
Oh yea

5. Favorite place to shop? In WDW?
Wal Mart sure comes in handy in these times!
In WDW I love Mouse Gears and the Christmas store in DTD

6.How long since you have been to Disney and when is the next trip?
My daughter and I went in August 08. Sadly, I have nothing in the works for this year

7. Favorite place to eat at Disney?
Tough one!!! Casey's, Kona, just about all the WS restaurants. It probably would be easier to name the places where I don't like to eat!

8. Favorite ride?
I love many but I think right now it would be Soarin

9. Best Non-Disney Vacation?
I never met a beach I didn't like!

10. Do you collect Disney pins? If yes, do you actually trade them or just buy ones you like and then keep them?
I started buying just the ones I like-no trading

[mouseketeer mom]

Shoes to wear?
Flip flops

Bag to carry to parks?
My black WDW backpack

Scrapbook?
Uh, no. Not that organized., but I do put all our photos on a digital frame and look at them each time I'm in and out of the family room!

Order DVD each year?
Absolutely!

Favorite place to shop?
Target and Kohls outside of the World. The Emporium inside of the World.

How long since you've been to Disney and when's the next trip?
2 days ago! A magical stay at the Poly LVC!
We return for Easter break at the WL!

Favorite place to eat at Disney?
OHANA's!

Favorite ride?
Soarin' and POTC

Favorite Non Disney vacation?
Um...I love my Disney vacations...must I answer?? Someplace we haven't been before..I love an adventure.

Do you collect pins?
I get special pins each trip to mark the trip..for example this past week I got a Birthday pin for my DD's BD, and I got a Celebrate pin to mark what was happening in Disney this trip. Last trip I got a pair of summer flip flops as my pin to mark our first summer trip..and so on..I keep them all pinned to the visor of my car so I can look at them every day.

Favorite sovenier?
I collect Disney coffee cups and Disney earrings from each and every trip! I must get at least one new mug and one new pair of earrings each trip. I usually get more.

[RocknBev]

1. Shoe of choice to wear to parks?
keds or skeechers

2. Bag of choice to carry to parks?
Master's or WDW fanny pak

3. Scrapbook my trips.
Only now that Creative Memories has scrapbooking for dummies....you just slide those pictures in and they have WDW picture cards that you can put next to them!

4. Order the vacation DVD every year whether I'm going or not?
only once...but I going to start doing that!

5. Favorite place to shop?
The better question would be where do I not like to shop...that would be Walmart.

6.How long since you have been to Disney and when is the next trip?
last trip January....next trip...October.

7. Favorite place to eat at Disney?
Rose and Crown

8. Favorite ride?
RNR...Aerosmith is my fav group ever!

9. Best Non-Disney Vacation? anything with a beach and umbrella drink!

[Boojum]

1. Shoe of choice at parks?
Sneakers. Currently wearing Nikes.

2.Bag to carry at parks?
I use my fanny pack with Tigger on it. Every member of the family has one, since everybody wants to carry different things.

3. Scrapbook?
Nope. Don't need a habit I can't afford, although those commercials for Cricuts fascinate me. We just use photo albums.

4. DVD each year?
No, don't really feel that I need it.

5. Favorite place to shop?
In the real world? Kohl's.
At WDW? I love the Art of Disney store in Downtown Disney.

6. How long since last WDW visit, and when is the next trip?
Visited in October of 2008. Not sure of the next trip--we have a child who is heading to collge in a couple of years.

7. Favorite place to eat at Disney?
Still the Garden Grille, although the character lunches are gone. Love the food.

8. Favorite ride?
Tossup between ToT and Splash Mountain.

9. Favorite non-Disney vacation?
Is there such a thing????
Seriously, I love visiting historical sites all over the country. I'm a history buff.

10. Do you collect pins?
No, but I'll buy the occasional pin that I find cute/appealing.

11. Favorite souvenir?
I love Disney snow globes.

[PrettyMinnie]

1. Shoe of choice at parks?
Flip flops. I have never had a problem with them.

2. Bag to carry to the parks.
VERA BRADLEY BACK SAC! It gives me enough room and still works with the thrill rides. Love it!

3.Scrapbook?
Yes, but I use a digital scrapbook on Flickr. I can share with the rest of my family and it's cheaper!

4. DVD each year?
Yes even though we don't go every year. It's a quick Disney fix and gets me excited. It's also nice to make sure nothing is going on in the parks that I don't know about.

5. Favorite place to shop?
Outside of WDW, Kohl's, Target and a few "splurge stores".
At WDW, I like most of the shops in DTD, but my favorite is the Judge's Tent in MK.

6. How long since last WDW visit, and when is the next trip?
Sadly, April 2007. It has been too long. OUr next trip is May 2009, 71 Days!

7. Favorite place to eat at Disney?
Tough. We are big Chef Mickey's fans, but my personal favorite is CRT. Not the BEST food at WDW but there is nothing like dining in Cinderella's Castle with all your favorite princesses!

8. Favorite ride?
Splash Mountain or Rock n' Roller Coaster!

9. Favorite non-Disney vacation?
I actually enjoy Universal as well. I think I'm just a Florida kinda gal.

10. Do you collect pins?
Only Minnie Mouse pins.

11. Favorite souvenir?
I collect Minnie Mouse stuffed Animals and on our last trip my mom bought me a limited edition collectors Minnie Mouse that comes up to my waist!

[LauraleeH]

1. Shoe of choice to wear to parks?
Flip-Flops

2. Bag of choice to carry to parks?
I usually carry a tiny backpack, but last time I just used my regular purse

3. Scrapbook my trips.
Nope, I just throw all my pictures in a box. I tried to scrapbook a few years ago, but it would take me literally about 1000 scrapbooks for all of my pictures, and even if I had the space and time, I could never afford it

4. Order the vacation DVD every year whether I'm going or not.
Yes, it's the only free thing I get from Disney!

5. Favorite place to shop?
I love Target, and I'm addicted to Fossil. I don't really like to shop for clothes but I do like t-shirts from Fossil

6.How long since you have been to Disney and when is the next trip?
I was there in February for my 21st birthday, and I hope to go to MNSSHP this October, but not sure if I can afford it yet.

7. Favorite place to eat at Disney?
I love Liberty Tree Tavern and Whispering Canyon for the food and atmosphere. Reminds me of Halloween (I always go that time of year). And Beaches n Cream is good anytime.

8. Favorite ride?
Haunted Mansion

9. Best Non-Disney Vacation?
Beaver Creek or Denver, Colorado

10. Do you collect Disney pins? If yes, do you actually trade them or just buy ones you like and then keep them?
I collect all Disney Halloween pins, especially Tinkerbell, and I don't trade unless I find a Halloween pin I need and I go buy one to trade for it.

[DawsonAR]

1. Shoe of choice at parks?
Tennis Shoes

2. Bag to carry to the parks.
VERA BRADLEY

3.Scrapbook?
No

4. DVD each year?
No

5. Favorite place to shop?
Outside of WDW, Ann Taylor.
At WDW, Mouse Gear--I once had a nightmare it was closed during our trip.

6. How long since last WDW visit, and when is the next trip?
April 2008, next trip May 2009!

7. Favorite place to eat at Disney?
Artist Point

8. Favorite ride?
TOT

9. Favorite non-Disney vacation?
Non-Disney----whats that????

10. Do you collect pins?
Yes, purchase way too many every trip

11. Favorite souvenir?
Tigger coffee mug

[amd780]

1. Shoe of choice at parks?
Skechers sneakers

2. Bag to carry to the parks.
Backpack

3.Scrapbook?
No - in fact, DH and I never take pictures of our WDW trips. I want to bring the camera this year, though!

4. DVD each year?
No, only when I have a trip planned. It's too sad to watch the DVD when I know I can't go.

5. Favorite place to shop?
Disney Store, Ann Taylor Loft, Target

6. How long since last WDW visit, and when is the next trip?
January 2008, going again this September!

7. Favorite place to eat at Disney?
Rainforest Cafe - it's our tradition to go to DTD on our first day and eat dinner there. It signals the start of our trip!

8. Favorite ride?
Test Track, Soarin, POTC, SSE

9. Favorite non-Disney vacation?
NC mountains

10. Do you collect pins?
No

11. Favorite souvenir?
Anything I can wear. I bought a WDW hooded sweatshirt in 2007 and canvas Mickey sneakers in 2008!

[Bethanymouse]

1. Shoe of choice at parks?
My disney crocs, or new sneakers.

2.Bag to carry at parks?
I usually carry a small side shoulder bag. Last years was Tommy Hilfiger. Small and compact, over the shoulder.

3. Scrapbook?
When I have time!

4. DVD each year?
To order- yes, to make ourselves, yes!

5. Favorite place to shop?
In the real world? TJ Maxx
At WDW? Art of Disney or Emporium!

6. How long since last WDW visit, and when is the next trip?
August 2008, next: April 9!

7. Favorite place to eat at Disney?
Tough one- how bout my top 2? California Grill and Le Cellier!

8. Favorite ride?
Another hard one....Splash or IASW

9. Favorite non-Disney vacation?
Hmmmmm.....I guess Cape May?

10. Do you collect pins?
No, but I'll buy the occasional pin that I find cute/appealing.(going with this answer)

11. Favorite souvenir?
Recently I have been into home items or art.

[Mousehead35]

1. Shoe of choice at parks?
Nikes

2.Bag to carry at parks?
My Bagalleni

3. Scrapbook?
I used to faithfully, but I'm behind about 3 trips now

4. DVD each year?
Of course! But I have to admit that they are getting worse instead of better

5. Favorite place to shop?
Target

6. How long since last WDW visit, and when is the next trip?
We were there last October/November 2008, with the economy the way it is, looks like we will be skipping this year

7. Favorite place to eat at Disney?
Le Cellier

8. Favorite ride?
Haunted Mansion

9. Favorite non-Disney vacation?
Las Vegas

10. Do you collect pins?
Oh yes, and they get me every time!

11. Favorite souvenir?
On our last trip I splurged and bought myself a really good Minnie watch. It reminds me of our trip and WDW everytime I wear it.

[pixiesmimi]

1. Shoe of choice at parks?
crocs or fit flops

2.Bag to carry at parks?
Usually a small fanny pack or tote bag but this year I have purchased a messenger bag.

3. Scrapbook?
I have plans to but haven't gotten to it yet.

4. DVD each year?
I have a few but not every year. I may start doing this.

5. Favorite place to shop?
Target, Books A Million or Barnes and Noble, Hobby Lobby. WDW - Mouse Gears, Emporium, World of Disney

6. How long since last WDW visit, and when is the next trip?
August 2007. Next trip August 2009

7. Favorite place to eat at Disney?
That is a hard one, O'hana's, Crystal Palace, Chefs de France, or just about anywhere in WDW.

8. Favorite ride?
Haunted Mansion

9. Favorite non-Disney vacation?
Destin, FL

10. Do you collect pins?
I do for DGKs but have recently started buying for myself just ones that I like or mean something.

11. Favorite souvenir?
Kitchen items, watches

[texasteacher]

Ok... I'll play..

1. Shoes: sandals in summer and sneakers in winter

2. Favorite bag to carry: I used to carry a fanny pack but bought a tiny purse with a long strap this year.

3. Scrapbook my WDW trips: haven't done it yet

4. Order the DVD every year: in the years that we go

5. Favorite place to shop: Macy's and Target
Favorite place to shop in WDW:
resort gift shop

6. How long since last trip to WDW & when is next? My last trip was Dec 26 - Jan 2, 2007, and my next trip is June 14 - 20, 2009!

7. Favorite place to eat in WDW: Ohana's

8. Favorite Ride: Space Mountain (and it will be closed when I am there in June! boo hoo)

9. Best Non Disney Vacation - Of course nothings beats Disney, but Yellowstone was nice

10. How often I log onto Intercot - once a day if it is a trip year

11. Do you prefer mornings or evenings in the parks? evenings because of the beautiful lights