Originally Posted By adarling31 Hi folks, Trying to find out a way to surprise my daughter with our trip to WDW. We're leaving in about a month and i wanted to wait until a few days before we leave to tell her. Trust me, it's been really, REALLY tough not spilling the beans sooner! Anyone have any ideas or has anyone surprised their little ones with a surprise trip to Disney? If so, how'd you do it? Trying to think of some creative ways but I'm stumped.
Originally Posted By Donny buy her some mouse ears with her name on them and just put them on her bed. with a note from Mickey mouse that says "would you like to come see me [] Yes [] No
Originally Posted By Donny or I could got the park and have Mickey whisper in my and I will say "Mickey has asked me to ask you if you would like to come to Disney World and Meet him ?
Originally Posted By adarling31 OMG Donny - that's perfect!!!! I'm assuming I'll probably have to buy those online - they don't sell them in the Disney Stores, do they?
Originally Posted By standor Tell us her age and I might be able to help. When our kids were young we did something different every time One time I went to a local bakery and had 3 large cupcakes with writing that said MOM AND I ARE GOING TO DISNEYWORLD DO YOU WANT TO COME ALONG
Originally Posted By Donny Here are the ears <a href="http://www.laughingplacestore.com/Product-3012.asp" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplacestore....3012.asp</a>
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt Sometimes Disney offers an automated phone call from a character. Check the WDW site.
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 We are surprising our two kids with a DL trip in August. We are not telling them anything until we get to the airport. Then we will say something like "we just thought we would go to Disneyland today, what do you think?"
Originally Posted By KCCHIEF I surprised my son in March..... I had planned our trip to DL for months and I never said a word...he is 12.....however, while he was happy...his personality is such...that it threw him off alittle... He had made plans with friends for that upcoming weekend and had not shared them with me...thus...he had some phone calling to make to his friends that nite...
Originally Posted By standor The first time we went to disneyworld was 1974. I got everyne up early and told the kids that were going someplace and we had to leave soon. When we were in the car I pulled out a tape recorder that was pre recorded and told about different travel locations around the country. After about 20 minutes I stopped the tape and asked them where they wanted to go. They came up with a bunch of places. Finally I gave each on a package containing mouse ears and my wife and I sang the mouseketeers song. They were thrilled beyond all expectations.
Originally Posted By StitchMom84 How you do it somewhat depends on how you're going to get there. Last August,my daughter and I surprised DGD and my husband with a trip to WDW. We had actually planned on taking a roadtrip to Tennessee to see relatives and were going to rent a mini-van for the trip. Since we were going to pick the van up at the airport anyhow, when we changed our minds and decided to fly to WDW, the "deception" was easier. My SIL was driving us to "pick up the mini van" at the airport and we were going to leave from there. When he dropped up off at the front ( we would have had to go inside and downstairs to the rental car counter), my daughte turned to my DH and DGD and said, "How would you like to not get a mini-van and drive to Tenn, but instead get on an airplane and fly to WDW?" Well, my husband didn't believe it, and DGD cried for about 30 seconds! She had stopped listening ( she was 8 at the time) after DD said we wouldn't be going to Tenn, and she thought we were just going home or something!), but when she realized her Mom had said we were going to WDW instead, it was the funniest transition from crying to happy that I've ever seen! Can you pretend you're going somewhere completely different until the very last minute when you just have to tell her? Or, make her go on a Treasure Hunt, and the "treasure" is the trip. Or, make up some kind of trivia game, with Disney questiongs ( making sure she's going to get answers correct), and let her "win" the trip!!
Originally Posted By StitchMom84 ...sorry, fingers got ahead of thoughts..obviously, should be "Disney questions" not "questiongs"
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn What if the daughter says "Nyah, I don't wanna go. I just wanna sit here and play my iPod"
Originally Posted By adarling31 LOL... mrkthompson, I think our society's going down that path!! Stich'sMom, I'm DEFINITELY going to lead her on a little hunt. I actually don't want to tell her right before we go or on our way to the airport because I remember, when I was a kid and my parents took me to DL, the anticipation was half the fun! We're going to tell her on the 23rd - we fly out on July 13th so it will give her enough time to salivate over the idea of going to WDW. I have a suitcase packed with some new summer clothes. I'm going to do a treasure hunt with her to find it - once she opens it she'll see the clothes and then also the Disney maps in addition to a Minnie Mouse embroidered ear hat that we got for her. I'm hoping that'll be enough to put the 2 and 2 together.
Originally Posted By KatieKate123 I was going to say that the waiting is half the fun so telling her a little early is best. Personally we tried to surprise my children on their second trip to wdw. We did a scavenger hunt all with disney items about five days before we were going to leave. at the end of the scavenger hunt there was a gift card for the disney trip. I made them guess what all of these items had in common and where we were going. They both said Disney world and then looked at me and said is there any more stuff that we can get. The registering that we were going to WDW didn't happen until two days later. Then they were very excited.
Originally Posted By 182 Here was one of the times we suprised the kids <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vk8QrYogvs&feature=g-upl" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...re=g-upl</a>
Originally Posted By adarling31 LOL.. 182, that is so cute. Little Harrison was crushed about there being no yarn! LOL... KatieKatie, I'm expecting some of the same reaction. Emma will be excited and I'm sure will ham it up for the camera, but I know that it won't really hit her until a little bit later that she's ACTUALLY GOING TO DISNEY WORLD!!! I think that's another reason why I wanted to tell her a little early.
Originally Posted By Amynleroy When I finally take my son to disney world I am going to get a xl pizza box make 2 mini boboli pizzas and one regular size, put it in the shape of a mickey icon and inside the box lid write: You're going to Disneyworld!!!!
