Letting out the Disney Excitement

That sounds amazing! and super cool.
I love the idea of experience based scrapping. So much done in such a small window, must have been crazy fun.

 

Sounds like such an amazing trip!!! Makes me want to plan a trip!!

I'm working on my Disneyland album from last spring break and I think I'm doing it more like what you would like to do. I have, in the past, just done more of a "photo album" with captions. This time was so special, that I'm trying to tell more stories. I'm sort of going chronologically, but I am lumping things together (like I just did a layout yesterday about all of the fast passes we used).

Disneyland is so much smaller, so I don't have the different parks issue (we did go to California Adventure, but it's not worth separating them out into different sections). I'm not sure what I would do. Are you thinking different books for each park or sections within a book?

 

I would start with a list.... specific photos that you want to record and specific experiences of what you want to record for this book. Once you have that list, then organize it how you would like to "read" it in your album. Experiences, for me, mean journaling. I think an outline might give you some direction as to how to work forward.

Good Luck!

 

Wow! How fun!! I've some thoughts for you to think about that may help.

I'm usually a chronological scrapper when it comes to Disney, but I'd probably do this trip in two ways: 1) by park, and 2) by special moments. I'll explain.

Think of it as a chapter book with amazing illustrations, kind of like the AA Milne Pooh books. You have your story (your trip), it's broken down into chapters (parks) with a illustration page (special event or moment thrown in for fun) to add color. Does that make sense?

You can start the album out with a special first page of journaling to set up the book, so to speak, then have pages 2-3 be a daily itinerary/overview list sort of thing. Those pages will let the reader know what went on, why you went, what you did, etc., in an overview.

Then start scrapping per theme park/resort visited. You could even divide the park chapters even further by having sub-chapters scrapping the a) rides, b) food, c) characters, etc., for each park , and follow the same theme for each park to give it a more cohesive look.

The special moments? Do a page(s) about going to 4 theme parks in one day, or a summary page about all the characters you met. Did you have an amazing first-time ride or resort you visited? Make a special page. Or about the transportation. Or just a separate page of journaling that shows your thoughts about what went on. Throw a page or two like this in between each sub-chapter to act as a break.

I also wouldn't worry too much about the size of the book, or if it's one or two. This sounded like an amazing trip and everything deserves to be scrapped! I'm making three (possibly) 100-page albums for a 15 day trip this summer - one for each country.

But first, I'd just start writing your memories down before you forget what they are. I love the cards in the various Project Mouse kits by Sahlin Studio and Britt-ish Designs to help with this. Pick a card, fill it out, move on. Sometimes all you need is to check a few boxes and you're done. Then when you go to scrap the stuff you'll already have the specifics down and you can work in some of the details later.

Have fun! For me half the enjoyment of a Disney Trip is to complete the books where I get to relive it all over again, and I know you will, too.

 

So jealous of your trip! Sounds like you had a blast!

 

There's good advice in this thread and, since I haven't gone yet, I don't feel like I could be much help lol, except my one thought was "She probably has a whole book's worth of pics just from that last day!"
I'm so glad you had such a great time. It sounds like you had an absolute blast!

 

How amazing of a trip?!!! So fun! I can't be much help on the scrapping it because I am so daunted by our last Disney Trip when I did the Princess 5k, 10k, and half marathon, and we stayed at Disney for a week with just my husband and I and another couple. I CANNOT scrap it because it just seems TOO big a task! That, and I am waiting for a RUN Disney theme kit by Krista ! Good luck with your album - can't wait to see some of it!

 

I love the idea of mini-books for each park. My other thought was something calendar based, like highlighting what you did each day. Maybe planner style or pocket? Gina has this planner kit which I've used on my Disney pages before.

https://the-lilypad.com/store/The-Nerdy-Planner-Mouse-House.html

 

jealous jealous jealous!!! I tend to make Disney books - 8x8 and print them using York Photo. Book and all - usually run less than $50.
I have a Disney SB board here:
https://www.pinterest.com/kittyy/my-disney-scrapbook-pages/

 

Excellent idea!

 

It sounds Amazing, and your pages so far really tells a story, keep it up. At the same time please listen to the advice of
@QuiltyMom and write things down now.How ever much you think you will remember everything now,there is always something that slips when you sit down to scrap later. Enjoy re living it all over again .

 

amazing trip! can't wait to see the rest of the layouts. you're doing great!

 

Sounds like an amazing trip!!