5 Tips To Filling Up Your Disney Autograph Book
One of the best souvenirs that you can get from Walt Disney World – particularly for a child, is an autograph book. I have autograph books for my five-year-old daughter Ava, as well as my eleven-month old twins, Ella and Rose, to make sure that they never feel left out.
Autograph books are basically a chance for your children to interact with their favorite characters in the Disney world, from Donald and Goofy to Cinderella! These nifty little keepsakes are something that your kids are likely to keep with them for their entire lives, and a great way for the whole family to reminisce after you come back from a trip to the happiest place on earth!
So, how can you increase your chances of filling up your Autograph book? I’ve collected a few tips that might be able to help:
1. Bring a Big Book, and Get There Early
If you want a great autograph from a popular character, then you need to get to the park early, and make sure that you bring a huge autograph book. Some characters will draw little pictures for you when they sign their name if they have time, and the page is big enough.
2. Go for the Meet and Greets before the Rides
When all the other visitors are making a mad dash for rides, me, my husband Daniel, and our girls usually take the opportunity to head straight to the meet and greet locations. Usually, this the best time to find a character when they aren’t busy, which means that the kids get better interactions with them. Plus, there’s often time for a photo too!
3. Leave Space for Photos
A great way to boost the appeal of your autograph book and make it an incredible family keepsake, is to leave space on each page where you can add a picture of your children with the character who signed the page! This way you don’t just have a bunch of autographs on a page – you have your very own Disney World photo album.
4. Provide a Gift
If your child has a particular favorite character, then you could consider bringing them a small gift on the behalf of your youngster. While you can’t hand over money and other big bribes, you could ask your child to paint a picture for their character before you head out on your vacation, which you can give to them on the big day. This little extra something special is sure to make the character’s day, and you may end up with an extra special autograph for your time.
5. Book a Character Meal
Finally, if you can afford it, booking a character meal has to be one of the easiest ways to boost the amount of time you spend with your favorite characters, without having to worry about long queues and crowds. You’ll pay a little extra for the privilege, but if you want a Disney experience that your children will never forget, a character meal could be a great option.
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These are all great tips! We love to visit Disney, so I’ll be bookmarking this for future reference.
That was the first thing we bought our daughter when we went to Disney. She had such a great time getting autographs. As an adult she still adds to the autograph book.
Pinned it since these are such nice tips. We booked the character breakfast the last time we went and it was so much fun!
These are great tips. We haven’t been to Disney yet, but I’ve heard great things abotu the character meal. It’s such an easy way to get some quality time with a fave character.
These are great tips for getting all your Disney autographs! Character meals can definitely be worth the splurge sometimes.
These are great tips for getting all those Disney autographs. I will have to share this with a friend who is about to go.
My kids have an autograph from a few characters. We have never done the full meal but they really want to.
Ah, we’d really have to plan for some of the meet and greets and character meals. Collecting the autographs would be fun!
I’ve never thought about having a Disney autograph book. I’ll have to do this on our next trip to Disney.
I haven’t been to Disney in so long (almost twenty years!), but I still have my autograph book. I highly recommend to make time for your kids to meet their favorite characters!
These are all wonderful tips. We have never been to Disney but really want to someday.
When we were at Magic Kingdom, I wanted to get Stitch’s autograph, so my husband and I came up with an idea. We rode the People Mover and kept looking out off of it until we found were Stitch was doing his meet and greet. Then we hopped off and went straight over there. It worked out great! I got my Stitch autograph and a picture with him! Yay!
I’ve never heard of the character meals before! What a neat idea on Disney’s part!
I had no idea that you could get autographs at Disney, how fun! I’ll hopefully get to take my kids there some day soon and I’ll be sure to follow your 5 tips!
This is something the kids would really enjoy, good to know form first visit.
I haven’t been to Disney since I was a little girl, but I do remember how much I loved collecting autographs. I bet my boys would be into it, too.
These are awesome tips. We went to Disney years ago but never thought of bringing or doing anything like this.
Such great tips! I remember going when I was younger and always loved meeting the characters!