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[Karen101]

I have booked a trip to DLP for July next year - yes i know im super organized - for myself, my DH my mother and my 7 year old daughter.

We are going to be staying at the Disneyland Castle Hotel.  My husband and i obviously are aware of the trip but we are not telling my daughter or my mother ...

so basically im looking for some ideas on how to tell them ... t-shirts maybe?  or a treasure hunt?

how did ye all do it?

[HildeKitten]

Oh a treasure hunt sounds like a lot of fun!
I've never had to spring the surprise on someone, but a treasure hunt definitely sounds like a great idea

[RockNRoller]

We'd been several times when we decided to ask friends if they would like to come on our next trip. We had them round for a meal, played a bit of Disney in the back ground and then after eating sat down to bore them with our holiday snaps. We put it together as a DVD and suddenly in the middle of the film the message "Care to join us, Christmas 2012?" and they've been coming ever since.

[Karen101]

thats such a sweet idea! that would work well for my mum not so sure about the 7 year old

i have a nice flight time so i was thinking about breakfast with mickey mouse shaped pancakes and then ... give them a treasure map to do a hunt and then they can find the invitations from mickey ,.... or something like that

[polar vixen]

Not sure where, but there is a link somewhere on here where you can book a free phone call from mockery mouse on your desired date and time inviting you to come and visit him!

[michaelj1973]

Also an idea look at some YouTube films there are some with great adorable ideas search for disney surprise.

[Mileto]

If you want to wait till Christmas day you may organize all the hunt then. After you  have looked at all the presents you may point a small wrapped piece of paper hidden on the tree (purpose - you do all this at the end). And in the paper there are the instructions for the hunt. It could be a good and joyful family moment.

[Komble]

Not sure where, but there is a link somewhere on here where you can book a free phone call from mockery mouse on your desired date and time inviting you to come and visit him!

Yeah, and it's free! http://www.dlpmickeycall.co.uk/

The treasure hunt sounds great... Whatever you chose to do, please let me know! I love reading about surprises :')

[ChocsClaire]

We told our 2 boys at easter by doing their usual easter egg hunt round the house but this time following clues and the last one led back to me holding a brochure for DLP! We thought it was awesome, the response was completely under whelming tho and they were more interested in the chocolate They are super excited now tho

[michaelj1973]

When I read this I was laughing. Children can react sometimes so different then expected. 

[Zee79]

There are some threads in here that have people explaining how they have told their families. Recently have just had a poster with a rhyme on telling them about our sequoia trip, Olaf sent then a card at Christmas inviting them then for our trip next July Woody & Jessie sent them a little message. For my hubby I just emailed him with Mickey Mouse smiling at him- got a phone call straight back haha. A treasure hunt sounds good though.