Comments on: Some Fun Things you can do BEFORE Your Disney Trip

By: LuckyBandit

LuckyBandit — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:36:58 +0000

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 27 May 2011 21:36:25 +0000

We have visited Disneyland quite a few times with our children. One of the funnest things we did was make t-shirts or sweatshirts with matching logos that we made up with characters on it. Then we took sharpies and had the characters sign our shirts. My kids, including boys, loved them and wore them for years. It was funny to see the boys try to get all the princess autographs! It was also nice to have somewhat matching shirts (colors, types whatever) while at the park, made it easier to find my kids! Have a great time….happiest place ever!
ps much cheaper than buying Disney shirts there!

By: Christy

Christy — Fri, 27 May 2011 20:57:58 +0000

@Susan – That is one of the cutest ideas ever!! Thanks for sharing.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 27 May 2011 20:42:07 +0000

We made a Disney countdown calendar from a large piece of poster board and Mickey Mouse head paint chip colors that we got at our local Home Depot. Each night for a month before we left, the girls took turns adding one to the calendar. They love it so much it is still in their room!

By: wendy

wendy — Fri, 27 May 2011 19:37:25 +0000

Thanks for the rest idea! I had a gift card in there waiting for me to use that I had totally forgotten about! House of Blues here we come!

By: Olivia Fisher

Olivia Fisher — Fri, 27 May 2011 18:58:43 +0000

@Christy, Thanks… great minds think alike! lol..

By: Christy

Christy — Fri, 27 May 2011 18:47:35 +0000

@Olivia I love the idea of having a garage sale to earn some extra money for the trip. I totally agree with your choice of restaurants. We have done the House of Blues and Fire and Ice too.
https://www.thriftyandthriving.com/2011/03/disney-on-a-budget-great-restaurant-com-choices-in-and-around-the-disney-theme-parks/

By: Olivia Fisher

Olivia Fisher — Fri, 27 May 2011 18:24:17 +0000

We just got back from Disneyland and one of the things I did before we went was to buy a couple gift certificates from Restaurant.com. Got one to The House of Blues (which is in Downtown Disney) it was fabulous. The Fire & Ice Grill in the Gardenwalk area looked great too, though we didn’t have enough time to try it. The website is having a sale this weekend, 80% if you enter the code FLAG. You can get a $50 GC for $4!! Anaheim’s zipcode is 92802. I highly recomend it. Also got one to the Katella Cafe (bust) wasn’t very good, it’s like Denny’s style restaurant. Another thing we did before our trip was we had a garage sale to earn Disney bucks, it worked great. just my 2 cents~!