ok, title says it all. What is the first piece of merchandise you bought at a Disney Park which began your collection.
Mine is a large plush Lady toy from DisneyWorld Florida from our family holiday in 1992. That started my Lady & The Tramp plush toy collection and I now have about 40, both Lady & Scamp of all different sizes from various countries.
My first purchase was an Arribas Goofy from Harrington's on Main Street-34 pieces later I am still collecting but running rapidly out of room and euros!! Still the first thing I buy though on every visit-can't come home without one x
my first was a Lion King drinking cup with a straw inside, back in 2004 :o
Mine was a white porcelain Mickey Mouse toothbrush holder and soap dispenser from the shop in ToT. Bought it 2 years ago and panic everytime it's used incase it breaks! It's started me off buying bits and bobs around the house!
mine was a small pooh bear plush (similar in size and stuffing style to the ty beeny baby plush's) wearing a a little yellow and red raincoat and hat, he has a little tag calling him rainy day pooh and he was my first thing i bought at disneyland =]
I really don't remember what my first merchandise was. I believe a baseball cap or a coffee mug.
I believe mine was a Dopey hat which my mum bought me during our first trip to Disneyland Paris in 2003. It's now a tradition that when I go to the parks, I have to buy a new hat or ears to add to the my forever growing Disney collection haha!
Mine was a Mickey doll, got it when I was 6, I held it in my arms the whole 2 days, was so proud of it, had to be on every picture lol ;)
My first purchase was a set of Mickey and Minnie resin figurines. I bought them during my first visit in 1998.
I bought a moving mickey holding a lantern for on top of my Christmas tree! It cost roughly £65 way back in 1996 so everyone gets told off if they go near the tree!
I think mine was a regular Mickey plush, back in 1998, when I was 5. I bought a few more plushes that same trip though: an Indian Mickey (I was staying at the Cheyenne, so I had to buy it :) ), Pluto with a Christmas scarf and Minnie in her wedding dress. Years later a friend of my parents went to DLP and brought back a groom Mickey for me. Best present ever!
OMG I cant even remember. My first Visit was back in 1992.
I would imagine as a family one of the first we brought would have been a snow globe. We have a really nice collection now.
I also have so many plushes which I am saving for my own children when I have them :)
My first merchandise is from Disneyland Paris with the opening in 1992.
I was three years old, and I got a Minnie Mouse plush from my dad, which I still have!
My first ever piece of merchandise that I purchased with my own money was a Sorcerer Mickey painting which I bought in 2008.
It's this one.... back then you could buy it in actual painting with a frame. It was 250€ frame included.
Now it's only available in canvas without frame.
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That would be a Mickey plushie, which my mom got me when I was 4. :P I'm 24 now. ;)
A pirate Mickey plush from our first visit. I think it must've been around 1994 since it still has EuroDisney branding, even though the park was Disneyland Paris by then.
Also from that same trip, a PotC bandanna. No idea what happened to that, though, might have disintegrated from spending so much time on my greazy 8-year-old head! ;D
Mine would be a pen. Dull I know but I like to get my post cards off on our first night and I forgot to take one from home. Technically I guess it was a pen, 5 post cards and some stamps.
To be honest, I don't remember exactly as my first visit was in 2004, but I have a couple of teddy bears from DLP, that is from that time.
Our first trip was this year, we bought all sorts but these are my faves!! 😉
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It was a second honeymoon with my now ex husband :P :-[ it was 1998 and I bought a winnie the pooh plush for my 11 month old daughter who will be 18 next year and we are heading back for our 18th trip in January 2015 think this will be our last trip unless she brings me back as a free granny/nana place ;D ;D ;D ;D