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When I went for the first (and so far, only) time, I was 17. We didn't get to the hotel until almost 4pm, so none of us spent our tickets on going to a park that day. Because we got there before we could check in, our tour was taken first to the marketplace to walk around and shop. I didn't spend any money at that time, but it was fun seeing that spot.

What us girls did (we came in a group of about 60-70 people, as a dance group for Magic Music Days), was spent the afternoon exploring our hotel, then exploring the sports one next door, using the pool, etc. We did end up going to Pleasure Island that night.

I think the kids might have fun exploring the larger than life value hotels, even if you are not staying there. 3 story tall Buzz Lightyears, the Herbie car, etc. Take a camera, and get some pictures of them going nuts!

The basket is a wonderful idea. Add in some stuff to do at night when they are done with the parks to wind down, like card games & coloring books. A few special snacks they don't get very often is another add in. Thier own sports bottles to fill with drinks, too.

I was at a Disney store this past weekend, and the disney pj's were on clearance for only $5 a set! Maybe get a pair of those for each of the kids. Disney beach towels are nice, too. The towels in the rooms of -any- hotel are hardly adequet for the pool.

Disney Dollars are great! Give them each an envelope with some disney dollars, and then they can use that for spending money. It's a nice way to give them each a pre-set limit on how much they can spend, and gives them the flexibility of being able to use thier "own" money.

A small purse for the girls, and wallet for the boys is good, too. You can usually find cute ones cheap at Wal-mart, and it gives them a place to store thier money.