Win a Disney Gift Box!

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Disney Parks UK have given DIBBers the opportunity to win a gift box in time for Christmas.

The collection of goodies includes:

A Dumbo Loungefly bag, to get excited for the Disney Fantasy setting sail from Southampton in the UK for the first time ever in Summer 2025. The lovely design is reminiscent of the stern of the ship!

Mickey Mouse Disney Eats Caramel Apple Headband to remember your favourite bites to eat in Walt Disney World Resort in Florida!

And to celebrate the launch of the Disneyland Paris all-new nighttime spectacular at Sleeping Beauty Castle in January 2025, Disney Parks UK have included the cuddliest Parisian Minnie Plush!

To be in with a chance of winning this box, post your favourite Disney memory. This can be from any Disney Park or Disney Cruise. From rides to snacks or meals to excursions on Disney Cruises. Let us know what amazing times you have had.

The winner will be drawn on the 1st December 2024 and you will be sent a PM requesting your address. This will be passed on to Disney Parks UK who will send out the prize box directly.

Good luck and happy memories.

[Silvercat]

My favourite Disney memory after more than 30 years of visiting Disney parks around the world is pretty hard to pin down. However, I think it was this one - my dad, recovering from extensive surgery after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in the late 1990s, was recuperating by staying with my brother who was living near Dallas, Texas. After 3 months of rest and gentle exercise, combined with the warm autumn weather, dad was feeling a lot better. We just happened to be holidaying in Florida during this period, and invited dad to come and stay with us for a few days, during which time we bought him a 2-day ticket to WDW for his birthday. Dad's face as we led him into Epcot for his first ever Disney park experience was a picture - he clearly was completely entranced by what he saw. Dad and I are very similar in nature, we both love to learn new things, and the educational aspects of the old Epcot were mesmerising to him, particularly things like the Universe of Energy. He also spectacularly and noisily enjoyed meeting his favourite Disney character, Winnie the Pooh! We watched Tapestry of Nations together, and my dad was moved to tears by it, something I'd never seen before. The next day we took him to the Magic Kingdom, and that was the point at which he said to us, "I'm phoning your mum and telling her to cancel our holiday to Malta for next year - we have to come here!" As a result of this, they had many happy visits to Florida as a family over the next 20 years.

Sadly, dad now has dementia and is pretty poorly. He doesn't eat much and can't remember who we are sometimes, but he does remember his holidays to Florida and loves to talk about them. Mum passed away 6 years ago, and her favourite memories were always ones from Florida. So I guess holidays to Walt Disney World have been pretty important to our family over the years, and have given us all some incredible memories.

[gjdjud]

Mine was quite a few years ago when my eldest daughter must have been about 7. We went to get an ice cream in the animal kingdom, I think Dino Bites, and the CM saw my daughter's birthday badge and when I went to pay she said hold on a minute the phone's ringing and she pretended to speak to Mickey Mouse and said to us that Mickey wants my daughter to have a free birthday ice cream on him. My daughter's face was something I'll never forget. Disney magic.

[sidsmum]

My disabled friend crying as she saw the Disney Dream Cruise Ship August 2023! My friend (her mum) and I took her for her 50th birthday. It was literally a 'dream' come true for her! We had the most amazing time and she loved every minute of the trip!

[Beth_Disney]

The Disney parks story that gets told the most in our family is when my dad lost his wallet! We'd had a wonderful day in Magic Kingdom and had just been to the Tomorrowland Terrace dessert party when we decided to head towards the Rapunzel/Tangled photo op. It was 30 Dec so the park was SO busy and when we got to the queue my dad realised he'd lost his wallet and it was containing more cash than he should have been carrying. We turned around and made a mad dash for the table we'd been sitting at and it was still there, under the table, and nothing was missing. It was a lovely day but if the Magic Kingdom or WDW gets mentioned the story of dad losing his wallet will follow

[LOU LOU DISNEY]

One of my favourite stand out memories for the whole family was when we were walking through the crowds in Magic Kingdom, assisting my son, who is blind & uses a white cane. Suddenly there was a clearing in the crowds & Minnie was coming towards us. She spotted my son, & even though I think she was going to take a little break, she took the time to come over to hold my sons hand to let him know she was there & made a fuss of him, posing for pics & making sure there was plenty of space around him, so my son was the centre of attention. This will always be a special memory for my son & us all!❤️

[MOUSEMARSH]

For us has to be when DS was 4, he was really shy with the Characters and would go up to them on his own, we were walking near the ABC Commissary when he saw Chip n Dale he tried to hide behind his mum, C & D saw this, got down on hands and knees and started chasing him around making him laugh and giggle, after that Character Meets were not a problem.

[Squiggly2902]

Our funniest memory is from Disneyland Paris where there is a photopass setup at the front of the park which is in front of a cute little house. My daughters' ran up the stairs to the house and knocked on the door for a joke and were so shocked when Mickey opened the door to them! After that they were convinced that's where he lived and every time we visited afterwards they did the same but it never happened again.

[Nimbus]

My memory is from 2006 when my daughter was 3 years old at the time. We went to visit Mickey and Minnie and, as Minnie bent down to greet my daughter, my daughter gave Minnie a kiss on the nose. And then gave her a big hug!

[kellsbells]

One of my favourites is from a trip in the 90’s. I would have been about 11 or 12 and my younger sister was 3. Our parents let me take my sister on the dumbo ride on our own and I remember feeling so grown up! Anyway my sister liked the ride so much that when it was time to get off she refused and was having a full toddler tantrum, so I tried to pick her up and she bit my arm (quite hard!) in protest. I love that memory because I still get to tease her with it every time we walk past or go on the ride, I’ll never let her forget it! We still love our trips together to this day so I must have forgiven her!