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Great report so far and lucky about the tire.
We're planning our first trip for this fall!

DH has quite the collection of nice WDW polos, t-shirts, sweatshirts and jackets.  Last year for his birthday he got a whole gift bag full - all of which I got on eBay for supercheap. 

Yup, we check Goodwill for interesting Disney items.  Got a set of Mickey head snack plates, they have a winter/Christmas feel to them but we use them every day.
I've gotten a few new looking tees from there, we even found a Mickey head chia pet.

Most of the items I have that say Disney on them were bought at my local thrift store.  But they make me think of WDW and give me joy, so i love them. :)
 

Usually most of my $ has gone to the visit so I don't spend a lot on souvenirs. But I like things I can see every day to remind me of my visit. I usually get a magnet for the refrigerator with the year on it, one or more of those expandable washcloths (they call them towels but they're small) and my refillable mug. I also have a small collection of pins that reflect something I particularly enjoyed on each visit. 

We just got back a couple of days ago from our first trip to the fort and our first trip since we had our 4th and last child. 
Our favorite souvenir of the fort is a key chain for the motorhome that is in the shape of one and lights up the headlights.
We were also looking for a souvenir that we could keep in the motor home that we could collect from places we travel because this was our first trip.  We settled on dish towels that have the castle on them.
 
I am planning on doing a trip report on our first trip to the fort, we had what I would consider a lot of Disney magic.

I have 2 that stick out and both were given to me during our trip in 2014.
1. I was lucky enough to get spiked by a bus driver and that was pretty cool.
2. The other is a ring one of the boat captains gave my oldest daughter. It was on the first day and the first boat ride during our fist family visit to Disney and the boat captain called my daughter up. He gave a story that Cinderella saw her get on the boat and asked him to give her this ring. She still talks about that ring the Cinderella gave her and happy she is when she wears it.
 

Our rusty spike!
We also have bought Disney "year" matching :"T" shirts for many years, but this past Christmas, we were told they no longer make all sizes in each design, so we had to get two different shirts instead of all matching.

My custom watch from the Main Street Art Gallery.

oooh I forgot one!  My fort coffee mugs.  I don't use them much b/c they aren't dishwasher safe and I despise washing dishes, but every once in a while I break one out for a little pick me up and reminder of my favorite place!
Seems I have a few too many favorites, can't pick just one!  But, these are all accumulated over many years, I typically do not spend much on "merch" while visiting WDW.

My favorites are similar to those already mentioned.
Things that I see every day - kept in the kitchen where I spend most of my time:  My spike, which is on a shelf in the hutch.  Mickey salt and pepper shakers, purchased at the MK the day my son marched down Main St. USA with his HS marching band.  Each time I see them I remember that day and just being there in general, and it makes me happy.  Bamboo coasters with Mickey etched into them, purchased at (DTD when it was called that), on one of our many visits.  Again, when I set my drink down on one, it makes me smile and think of all of our wonderful memories of times spent at Disney.
I also have a lot of Disney Christmas ornaments, and other Disney Christmas decorations.  I decorate one tree that is devoted to my Disney ones and Hallmark Keepsake ones an I just love it.  Most of the ornaments were bought during a trip and have special meaning.
My other favorite keepsakes are my pins, which I do not trade, and are mostly Fort related.  I particularly like to get the holiday one each year, even if I don't make it down there.  Most recently, my husband got me an Alex and Ani bracelet during our first Disney cruise, and then another Disney one as a Christmas gift.  I wear them often and again, they make me smile and bring back so many fond memories.

I like my Christmas ornaments. It makes decorating the tree fun. 
I also have an ice cube tray for when I need a little Mickey that day. 
Great thread!

I do like mine too, it is one of my favorite items from there, but I thought that was a given. LOL

My gifted railroad spike is my favorite so far, just need to make something to hold it.

I think ours would be the Mickey Ears my wife got on our first trip as husband & wife, but to make it even better is the picture of her father wearing them, who we lost many years ago, it is still a very fond memory of our trip with him. Miss you Sam

Oddly enough mine is a picture of me when I was a kid sitting on my bike by a bench by the settlement. Only problem is my parents refuse to let me have it. They have it in an old photo album.

My wife's WDW hoody with Grumpy and the opening date on the back. Why? Because it is pretty much her favorite thing purchased at WDW.

Mine is a simple beer mug Christmas ornament bought at Germany in Epoct. The second to Christmas trip we did with my grandma we were looking at ornaments in Germany, I was drinking a beer, she picked it out gave me money and told me to go buy it. At the time she said it was for my grandpa, Christmas morning I opened the box and thought she had labeled it wrong. She said no its right and that it was to remind me of all the fun times we had and would have at Disney with her.
Ok now that I have teared and and started laughing at the same time thinking about. So I guess it worked just like she wanted.
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This is kindof silly, but my favorite souvenirs from WDW are some "proposal development tools" that I keep in my office.
They are buttons similar to the "Staples Easy Button". One is the Queen of Hearts that says "Off With Your Head!". The other is Scar that says "I'm Surrounded by Idiots".
If I slap one of those while at the office, the hall suddenly becomes quiet :)

I wear a Mickey Watch that my wife bought me about 40 years ago on main street. It keep perfect time and has been worn almost everyday.

I still have my first set of ears from 1972 on a shelf in my bedroom, but I have a Mickey watch that I wear every day.
Best Regards,
Norm

The "Fun at Fort Wilderness" print.
 

Mine was a Fort Wilderness patch with Musket Mickey on it.  I don't remember if we bought it on our first visit in 77, or on a visit in the 80's.  I think it got lost a few years ago when we were downsizing after we did some house renovations.

My kid

My first stock purchase was Disney. It's framed and hanging on the wall.