Mementos From WDW's 50th

 As Disneyland is in full celebratory swing over their 70th anniversary, I am reminded that I have a few items from Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary! Now, I didn't get to attend the celebration, but my lovely daughter and her lovely family did, and they brought back these items for me! So let's dive in, shall we?

First we have a pin from my favorite attraction, The Haunted Mansion! It's large and heavy. So heavy that it has two pins on the back to keep it in place! The pin itself shows our favorite hitchhikers in a fancy picture frame. Now, Disney was a little sneaky on this one. If you look closely, you can spot a "Disneyland" on here. Yep, they reused their Haunted Mansion 50th Anniversary stuff for Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary! There is only a year difference, after all, and it's a completely cool pin, so we'll forgive them!

Next, we have the classiest pin I own. The understated, very elegant "golden ears" pin! This pin really shines in person and while I may put it on a lanyard one day, I doubt it. It's just too nice to risk losing.

Finally, the best tasting item of the bunch (not that I've tasted all of them), the 50th Anniversary peppermints! You can get these all the time, of course, but not in this nifty 50th Anniversary tin! I don't know what it is about these mints, but somehow they taste better being shaped like the "Fab Five." I think I need a refill...

And there you have it! These items were not brought to me without a certain amount of risk, as hurricane Elsa forced the fam into hunker down mode at the resort.  However, Jessica (my daughter) said that the day after the storm passed was fantastic, with walk ons to all the rides ans no crowds!

And as for me, Jess took me on my retirement trip to Disneyland just three years later! Maybe there will be a little more on that some time...

Until next time, keep searching for treasure!