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Does your house have a
Disney Room?
I
think everyone should have a Disney Room. My problem is that my
Disney Room is too small. It is absolutely crammed full of items I
have collected over the years. I have stuff packed in boxes as
well as an old trunk full of Disney memorabilia. I have over the
years saved all the printed material from every trip I have taken. This
now provides
for some interesting reading since WDW has changed so much since my
first trip in 1977.
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I have been collecting
Disney pins since 2001 and have quite a collection that I keep in
binders. I do however have some framed pin sets that I am very proud of
and these are displayed on what limited wall space I have. I also
collect Disney Movies that started
with the first releases of Disney films on VHS and has graduated to
DVD’s. I stick mainly to the animated features although I do
have a couple of non-animated favourites such as Pirates of the
Caribbean and Mary Poppins. These
are all displayed in the room in a couple of nice stands. |
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Other
items on display in cabinets and shelves are Disney music boxes,
figurines, plush toys, framed pin sets, animation cells, snow globes,
books, bobble heads, potato heads, a Mickey View Master, Mickey bubble
gum machine, old record player, Mickey radio, tennis racket and a tin
lunch bucket. There are many, many more items tucked away here and
there, too numerous to mention. |
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My favourites are my
pieces from the Disney Classics Collection. They are actually not in my
Disney room but hold a place of honour in the curio cabinet in the
living room. |
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I'm
not alone in adding to this collection. In spite of constantly
teasing me about being a "Disney Nut", my husband Gary has a
clock that comes alive every hour. Gears and wheels spin while
Mickey, Goofy and Donald take turns announcing the time. He also
has a Goofy desk lamp. When you press a button, Goofy speaks to
you and then his arm pulls a chain to turn the light on or off. It
seems I may not be the only Disney Nut in this household.
At Christmas time
almost every room turns into a Disney room. My tree is trimmed with
Disney ornaments, the wreaths have Disney characters, and the winter
village that I set up in the dining room consists of Disney houses and
characters. There are plenty of Christmas plush characters that hang
around on tables and shelves too . . . not to mention the
occasional
candy dish or cookie jar that has a Mickey face on it. |
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If
you look around our house you will see a bit of Disney in every corner,
so while we have a designated Disney room, I have to admit there is a
lot of overflow that makes it more like a Disney house.
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In October 2006, after we both retired, we moved from
Burlington, ON to Kingston, ON. When we started to unpack I
began to panic . . .
Although our new house was larger, there
didn't seem to be enough space to display all of my Disney
collectibles. I decided to pick out my favourite items
and display them while Gary built me a brand new Disney Room in
our new home. By May of 2007 the new 650 square foot
Disney Room was ready and I eagerly began to put up my
"stuff"!
Here are a few pictures from the new room! |
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We now have a new problem . . . we have used
up almost all the available wall space and it is becoming a real
challenge to work in my new treasures every time we return from
the parks.
I just don't know how I can deal with that! |
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