Before you go, take advantage of fun and free items online. Make sure you order your keepsake maps<\/strong> at Disney’s web site<\/a>. \u00a0These are customized online by you, but printed and mailed by Disney. They are great for scrapbooking!<\/p>\n At Mickey\u2019s mailbox (http:\/\/mickeysmailbox.com\/freebies\/main.php) you can download free 30-day countdown calendars<\/strong> to help get your family excited about the upcoming trip and to help young children understand how many more days till Disney. Mickey\u2019s mailbox also has templates that allow you to print out fun tip envelopes<\/strong>. You can use these for the Mousekeeping tips at your hotel.\u00a0 When we use these envelops, we get great towel animals and staged scenes in our room!<\/p>\n Once you get to the Magic Kingdom<\/strong>, there are other fun and free activities (besides the obvious rides and attractions that are included in your admission ticket). Before you even enter the park, you can go to the information and ticket booth and request a celebration button<\/strong>. You can create your own personalized button using the button that says, \u201cI\u2019m Celebrating.\u201d Use a sharpie to fill in your personal celebration. Other buttons include \u201cHappily Ever After\u201d for honeymooners, \u201c1st Visit,\u201d \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d with a space to write in your name if you want, \u201cHappy Anniversary,\u201d and \u201cFamily Reunion.\u201d If you are staying at a Disney hotel, you may request a button from your concierge.<\/p>\n Upon entering Magic Kingdom, don\u2019t be too quick to rush down Main Street to other attractions\u2014or come back to Main St. mid-day when other attraction lines might be longer. Visit the Main St. Barber Shop and ask them to sprinkle some Mickey glitter<\/strong> in your hair. This is free for kids as well as parents, if they are brave enough to do it!\u00a0 This is a particularly great option for the boys in your group if a sister has visited the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique. Free glitter gives the boys something special without stretching the parents\u2019 budget any further.<\/p>\n If your kids have mouse ears, take them to the Main St. Millinery where they can get their name embroidered for free<\/strong>. And if the kids don\u2019t have mouse ears already, you can buy them there. It is really fun to watch as their names are stitched onto the back of the hats.<\/p>\n The marksmen in your group might want to head to Frontierland early in the day. If you are lucky enough to be one of the first visitors to the Frontierland Shootin\u2019 Arcade, you can play for free<\/strong>. Each gun is loaded with a free round to start the day. Even if you go by later in the morning, it\u2019s worth trying to see if any free rounds remain.<\/p>\n From Frontierland, you can catch a raft over to Tom Sawyer\u2019s Island. Try to be on one of the first rafts across and search for Tom\u2019s paintbrush<\/strong>. More than one may be hidden. The one my family got was found in the diamond mines near the sparkling jewels.\u00a0 Turn the paintbrush in to the CM and win a prize. We won a choice of fast passes for our group to either Splash Mountain or Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. I don\u2019t know if these are always the prizes, but that was our prize. The kids had a great time searching and collecting their prize.<\/p>\n Whether you are planning your first trip to WDW or are an old pro, take some time out to find and enjoy some of these free perks. They may become some of your most memorable experiences or most sentimental souvenirs, but they won\u2019t be the most expensive!<\/p>\n Disney World is fun, exciting, magical, and can be expensive. I have heard of people going to WDW and spending almost as much on souvenirs as they spent on their hotel and ticket package! That kind of souvenir budget will never be an option for my family. 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