Before you leave for Disney, take a good look at your hotel's website to see what is included in your room. Do they have a mini-fridge, microwave? Does it have a kitchen/kitchenette? Do they include dishes/silverware in the kitchen? Do you have access to a toaster? Is there a coffee maker in your room? Once you have a good idea what is provided for you in the room, you can start to decide what you might need to bring with you.
Make room in your suitcase for a few snack and breakfast items. We love to bring granola bars, fruit snacks, "on the go" peanut butter packs, cereal and goldfish or other crackers. You can also throw in a pack of bagels or english muffins. The granola bars, cereal or bagels/muffins make a great healthy breakfast. Take along a peanut butter pack and buy an apple in the park to make a wonderful snack. Bring zipper snack bags day, or a snack cup with lid, to carry smaller portions into the parks each day. There are fruit carts in each park, so you always add a piece of fresh fruit for about $1.
If anyone in your family is a regular traveler, for work or pleasure, bring home any of those un-used coffee and stirrer/sugar packets from your other hotels. They are easy to throw in your suitcase to make a quick cup of coffee before you leave the room in the morning. If not, stock up on Starbucks VIA to have some quick, good coffee!
If you are staying on property, consider getting a Refillable Mug. It may sound like a lot of money to buy a refillable mug ($13.99), but when you think about buying cokes/water/powerade at $2.50 each, you may be able to save some money by purchasing and using the refillable mug at your resort. We buy them on the first day, and refill on the way to and from the bus stop every time we leave the resort. We get coffee in the morning, cokes in the afternoon and lemonade or some other non-caffeine drink on the way back to the room at night. As long as you are staying at the resort for more than 3-4 days, the mug will more than pay for itself. Just make sure you have a way to carry them around all day (we put them in the stroller bag). These mugs are valid for the duration of your stay at a Disney Resort. They come in multiple colors, so you can keep track of which mug belongs to which family member. And bonus....they make a great souvenir!
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In the Disney Vacation Club Villas, we get the benefit of a fully stocked kitchen or kitchenette, with microwave/mini-fridge in the Studio rooms, and fully functional kitchen with appliances in the larger Villas. While we do not personally cook meals on our vacation, we do love to bring our breakfast foods and eat in the room before we start the day. It saves money, and keeps our son busy while we finish getting showered, dressed and out the door in the morning. Since we have a mini-fridge, we typically buy milk once we arrive, to keep in the room. The one time we did not have a mini-fridge, we brought along Horizon Organic Milk boxes for our son to drink with his breakfast. They do not have to be refrigerated, so they work great!
Don't like taking up space in your suitcase for snacks?? Think of it as room for souvenirs when you fly home! :)
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