Olivia's Disney Adventures

Souvenir shopping is so much fun. The Disneyland resort has some amazing items to purchase. Shopping is best during the early part of the day and during parades or fireworks. This is when the shops are least busy. The last couple hours of the day are hectic and you are fighting the crowds.

Now I hate carrying around my purchases so naturally I think shop at the end. Not to worry. If you are staying at a resort hotel you can have these sent over to your hotel. That really makes shopping easy.

Even if you are not staying at a resort hotel you can utilize a great service offered at the Disneyland resort. The Disneyland resort offers a Package Check service. Check your purchases in so you don't have to carry these around and pick them up when you are ready to leave.

You can check your items in at:

• Engine Ear Toys in Disney California Adventure Park
• Newsstand at Disneyland Park
• The Star Trader at Disneyland Park
• Pioneer Mercantile at Disneyland Park

How we choose to shop for souvenirs can be different from others. The first day we usually choose a hat. This way we can enjoy our special hat and wear during pictures if we choose.

We window shop the rest of the time looking for exactly what we want to take home instead of impulse buying. On our trips we tend to have a budget for souvenirs so impulse buying is not encouraged. The last day at the resort is when we make our purchases. We have seen it all and know what it is we want. I don't know how many times my son sees a sweatshirt and has to have it. We politely remind him to wait and see what else is out there. He almost always finds something better by the last day. One time his first choice is what he ended up with from the World of Disney but by the last day it had gone on sale so he had a little extra to spend.

If we come across that must have that just cannot wait until our last day we will use the package check service.


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Everyone is offering green options these days for your shopping. Disney is no exception to this. In fact they have so many different varieties, you can collect the bags.

Each visit to the Disney store I buy a new bag. Whether its a cute new design I don't have or they have one they offer at checkout for a very low price. This week I did both. Before I hit checkout I picked up a minnie and mickey plus an alice in wonderland bag. At checkout I was offered a large toy story bag for only $1.

These bags come at a very reasonable cost of $2.50 (larger ones are a bit more) and can be used in many ways. Use them as a gift bag, overnight bag to grandmas with pajamas and favorite blanket, to carry your picnic lunch on a beautiful day at the park, use instead of plastic at the grocery store, or one of my favorites with the larger bags is as a laundry bag while on vacation.

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