Originally Posted By disney2268 Hi! I have couple questions for you. 1. What kind of things do you all do to count down your trip or get the kids more excited about going? Traditions? games? 2. Can someone tell me where I can get park music. Some ride music but general ambiance music too? Does it even exist!! I have always appreciated all your help and suggestions on here.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 The kids and their cousins who travel with us a lot - make Disney countdown chains from paper and remove one each of the last 60 days each year. They also read cover to cover the current Birnbaum WDW for Kids ( it doesn't change much YTY) - as far as park music -- if you are talking about digital music for an ipod - I can tell you there are complete ride segments as well as park music on Limewire -- ( I have notlooked on itunes for it) -- also if you go to U tube -- lots of ride videos -- if you are looking for CD's-- Amazon.com has one's like the 50th happiest celebration on earth for ride and land music ( note DL ) -as well as links to some used WDW park CD's ( as would ebay have)
Originally Posted By rockcow1 We also did a count down calendar. Just took a notepad, wrote down the numbers and then glued it on poster board. Then my daughter titled it "Days until Disney World". She also decorated it with stickers. We even went to home depot and got the disney color samples that are shaped like mickey to use. She also enjoyed getting the hidden mickey book. She made a list of all the ones she wanted to look for. Also made waiting in line fun as we looked for many of them.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 Laughing Place has cds of Park Music. Or try the Disney Store if there's one near you.
Originally Posted By Mickey4President I agree with vbdad55 & rockcow1 on the calendar and chain. I make a calendar that they can make off, and then the last month I they have a chain that they tear off the loops. The last chain we brake as a family. One of my DS’s said it is the only way the magic will begin. I watch the most current planning video as often as the DS’s want to. About a week before the trip, I go over menus with the DS’s so they know what kind of food to expect from the places we are planning to eat. For our upcoming trip, I bought a huge piggy bank. I painted it green with pink Mickey heads all over it. In blue on 5 of the heads I put the date for every Disney trip I have taken, well at least the year. Then I put our names and birth dates on each of the legs. I keep “Disney Dollars†in it. The boys can earn their dollars by doing chores and a few other ways. Then they usually put all birthday money or tooth fairy money into it. Also I put all change from purchases and money from my DH’s paycheck into it. I have an Excel spreadsheet that tells me how much each person will get to spend, based on the amount that is in the pig. My youngest DS decided that the two DS’s need to rub the nose of the pig everyday. He said it’s like the bear on the totem in the lobby at the WL. With the pig however, if they rub it everyday, it makes the trip come sooner.
Originally Posted By stitchcrazy Mickey4President I just have to tell you that this is about the sweetest thing I have ever heard <<The last chain we brake as a family. One of my DS’s said it is the only way the magic will begin.>> I can't wait to have kids.
Originally Posted By Mickey4President Thanks stitchcrazy, my DS's just love WDW as much as I do. Of course my DH teases me and says it's b/c I've "brain washed" them to.
