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I think it would be very fun to have Pal Mickey before you leave - he could tell you jokes and sit on your lap during the flight or drive. My son always holds his PM up as we land and says "Welcome home, Mickey!"

But I don't think I'd spend money on a gift basket or on ordering and shipping things like the passports or autograph books to your home, only to carry them back down with you. (I personally like to make my own autograph books because the Disney paper isn't very thick and ink bleeds through them. I just use small drawing pads from an art supply store and then customize them with stickers and other scrapbooking supplies.)

I like to make goodies bags of stuff that you CAN'T get at Disney (or are way more expensive), but generally need. Things like clickable Sharpie markers, lip balm, Purell, carabiner clips (for clipping things to your bag or stroller), hats, water bottles, fruit snacks, granola bars, gum, moleskin, etc.

There have been lots of posts on goody bags - you could use the search function to find other threads like that with tons more ideas than I can come up with now! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]

Good luck - planning for Disney is half the fun!
Eileen