Disney Travel Guru

Over the years, we’ve come up with a list of things we pack for each trip to Walt Disney World, Disneyland, The Disney Cruise or just about anywhere else. Many of these items are not on your typical packing list. We’ve added them to our list over the years out of experience and necessity. Take a look and see which ones will work best for you. A night light – Hotel rooms and ship cabins can get very dark in the evening and some bathroom lights are connected to the bathroom fan so to save from having to hear the fan all night, bring your own night light. An inexpensive shoe organizer – Yes, you can use it as a shoe organizer but put on the back of the bathroom door, the organizer will hold everything your family needs in easy reach. A roll of paper towels – You may be saying, “Yes, but I can get napkins for free just about everywhere.” While this is 100% true, there are just some things, like cleaning up spills and washing out cups or tableware that are just much easier with a paper towel. A corkscrew – I can’t tell you how many corkscrews we have had to buy over the years. If you plan on enjoying a nice bottle of wine in your room, don’t forget the corkscrew. Duct tape – There are hundreds of uses for duct tape from fixing hems in an instant to fixing a broken piece of luggage well enough to get it home. Clothes pins – Clothes pins are great for keeping curtains together, or for hanging clothes on the line in the bathroom, or just to seal a bag of chips. Zippered baggies – Throw a handful of various size baggies in your suitcase. You’ll be amazed at all of the ways you will use them. Bubble wrap – Protect your fragile vacation treasures on the trip home with a little bubble wrap. A pop-up laundry basket – An inexpensive pop-up laundry basket fits easily in your suitcase and can really help keep your room or cabin neat. Keep it in the closet and just have your family make their “deposits” every day. It’s a great way to keep clean clothes separate from the dirty ones. A laundry bag – Use a laundry bag to transport your dirty clothes to the laundry room if you plan on doing laundry while away. Or, use it to separate your dirty clothes from any clean clothes left in your suitcase on the way home. A spare tote bag – Much like the corkscrew, I’ve had to purchase many unneeded, and often overpriced, tote bags to bring home those last few items that just won’t fit in the suitcase. The ones that fold up into a tiny pouch are great. Crazy/Super glue – From gluing a sole back onto a shoe, to fixing a broken toy, to a broken nail, crazy glue is great to keep in your travel bag. Safety pins – Use safety pins to secure just about anything that you can’t secure with crazy glue like a broken strap on a dress or handbag, or to keep two ends of a broken shoe lace together.

Most of these items are very small, weigh very little, and can be found at your local Dollar Store. What happens if you forget any of these items? Nothing but I’ll tell you that if you wind up using them while away, you will be very glad that you brought them!

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October 17th, 2008 | Tags: disney dozen, vacation planning | Category: Disney Cruise, Disney World, disneyland | Subscribe to comments | Leave a comment | Trackback URL