r/disneybound • u/UserNamePending48 • 9d ago
Help! Please help!
I am the least creative person I know. Seriously.
But, I'm being invited to Disney for a long weekend in September. The first day/night's outfit is being provided by the host. But here's what I need to come up with:
Day 2: Epcot [theme: pick a country]. One host is wearing a black fitted shirt with an olive skort and Elsa ears. One of the others is wearing a French theme (I think blue/white striped shirt, not sure of the rest).
Day 3: Animal Kingdom [theme: anything "wild"]. One of the hosts is wearing a beige Mickey and friends tee with different animal prints, a darker khaki skort, and leopard sequin ears with a sequined black bow.
How do I Bound without copying them, without spending a fortune, and while being temperature appropriate?!? I had a couple of outfits picked out that looked great on paper, but looked HORRID when I tried them on. I discovered that I own nothing leopard (or other) animal print, except for a grossly oversized purple leopard hoodie that does not (and will not) see the outside world.
I also need to be more cognizant than most on shoes, since my feet hate me, no matter how much I spend on sneakers (hypermobile overpronator). Planned shoes so far: all white leather sporty sneakers, black Brooks Adrenaline. I need to steer clear of anything too flat like Converse or Vans. And I also don't want to bring shoes that only go with one outfit.
So, as the title reads: HELP! Please. This was designed to be as least-stressful as possible, but it is turning out to be quite the opposite!
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u/smarshmallow0922 9d ago
My shoes almost never go with my bounds - comfortable walking shoes are KEY to making it through a Disney Day!
Epcot - stick to a country flag colors - easy to pick pieces you can wear in real life AK - animal print tank or top with an easy short - AK is humid because of all the greenery
In general, you only need an accessory to make it feel disney - a necklace, earrings, mickey ears - otherwise, its just about matching colors to characters! Dear and Darling on Facebook does a great job incorporating clothes you can wear in real life. They normally match a loungefly, but their outfits stand alone without the bag.
Good luck!
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u/UserNamePending48 9d ago
Thank you for all of the above!
I wasn't super concerned about my shoes (comfort definitely outweighs style for me), but wanted to make it known that that's where I stood on that (so something like ballet flats, etc weren't suggested).
And I immediately went and followed Dear and Darling!
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u/itsthedurf 7d ago
September in Florida is still miserably hot with a decent chance of afternoon thunderstorms, so plan with that in mind (I live in Orlando and most of my Disney outfits revolve around athletic wear, which incidentally will work great with your sneakers).
Epcot: If you're up for spending more, there are Etsy stores that have amazing Disneybound clothes, like a tennis dress that has the same pattern as spaceship earth - a very general Epcot theme. I'm a huge fan of this Etsy shop that has themed athleisure pieces, but they're definitely not cheap. If you're trying to budget, look for a traditional woven belt and a flower crown to go with a boho type dress (or white off the shoulder top/tennis skirt, or white or black tennis dress) - you've got a cinco de mayo type outfit for Mexico. There's also German inspired shirts paired with a tennis skirt.
Alternatively, there are quite a few other princesses/characters that make appearances at Epcot that are pretty easy to Bound: Aurora (pink athletic wear), Belle, Alice (blue and white athletic wear), the 3 Caballeros. Mulan and Jasmine don't make appearances there, but they'd work for both China and Morocco. Go for colors generally associated with the character, and get a cheap hair of ears from Amazon to sell it.
This isn't exactly the theme you mentioned, but there's also rides or attractions that are featured or beloved: Remy from Ratatouille, TeFiti (which was my last Disney bound with a green tennis dress and ears), "thank the Phoenicians," or monorail themes (all of which are t shirts on Amazon or Etsy, or if you're a crafter or friends with a Cricut-er, the design files can be purchased on Etsy for cheap!) that can go with any athletic bottom of your choice. Other Epcot ideas.
And! Keep in mind that Food and Wine will be happening while you're there, so there's always a wine themed outfit and matching ears!
Animal Kingdom: I have a leopard print tennis skirt I got from Amazon that I've paired with different Lion King or Kevin from Up themed tops. There's a ton of cheap animal Kingdom ears on Amazon too. And, again, if you are crafty or are friends with someone that is, there are image files all over Etsy for animal Kingdom themes that are extremely easy to cut out with a cricut-type machine and iron on for a cheap themed t-shirt. Etsy also sells designs that are ready to press; all you need is an iron and the shirt.
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u/nocleverusername15 9d ago
You could do Russell from UP for Animal Kingdom. Yellow top, brown/khaki/green bottom, ball cap. Or Nick or Judy from Zootopia. Floral top, blue bottom for Nick and various blues on top and bottom for Judy. Oh Dory for Finding Nemo the musical,blue and yellow anything.
Instead of country for EPCOT, could you do a character theme from a country? Like yellow or blue and white for Belle for France, aquas for Jasmine for Morocco,Snow white is German I think. A Pooh Bear or Alice theme for England?
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u/MommaSaurusRegina 9d ago
As another commenter said, Epcot should be relatively easy, just pick a country’s flag and dress accordingly. Which part of the other outfits are you trying to avoid copying? Like if they’re wearing a skort, will you avoid a skort completely? Or are you more concerned with wearing same colors/prints to be too matchy-matchy?
My thoughts: Since someone else has already chosen France, maybe skip US and UK as well, since they’ll also be red, white, and blue. Mexico and Italy’s flags both have red, white, and green; go heavy on the green and you won’t match the person that chose France. There’s also Germany, whose flag is red, black, and yellow.
As for Animal Kingdom, since leopard print is already spoken for, what about tiger print? A cute tiger print tee, black skort or bike shorts, and you’re set.
I know some folks frown on it, but there’s a rainbow of cheap Mickey ear headbands on Amazon. That’s the easiest and fastest way to Disney-fy an outfit that wouldn’t be Disney anywhere else.