Travelling with your dolls: issues/ideas/etc. Part I

I think I'll try that. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Thanks for the suggestion, feather!

 

if i were you...i'd just get a small rolley carry-on and a good amount of bubble wrap and other softie things and just layer them carefully...and make sure there is no room in which they could move in any direction to prevent roughing up.

there's my two cents. :/

that away, you would have your eyes on it at ALL times...and if anything else got lost, i'm sure you would agree, it's better to have lost clothes then your babies?

 

Or you could bring 2 carry-ons & make sure your purse can fit inside one of them, just in case anybody says anything.

 

I would use a rolly-carry-on and pack them inside (bubble-wrapping their hands and protecting their faces) with your clothes. That's the only way I would feel safe carrying 4 dolls.

 

I think you should definitely call up your airline.
Only they can give you the most current info on amount of luggage and maximum weight and dimensions!
Airlines *used* to be lenient, but I do travel A LOT (mostly from Europe to Canada) and made the experience that things have changed after 2001. My mother was once forced to repack stuff from her carry-on into her suitcase at the airport...because of new weight restrictions for carry-on.

 

Well, if you don't mind chancing it, what you can do is take off their heads and pack them very well for your carry-on. For the bodies, wrap them up and put into your checked luggage. That way, if something should happen to the checked luggage, you'd only need to replace the bodies.

Or, if you must carry them all aboard, if you don't mind a compromise, and if you have dolls that have the same kinds of bodies, the heads can timeshare a body. That'll be 1 less body to pack.

 

one of the smaller sized roll on suit case can probably fit all 4 dolls. just leave plenty of time to get them back in the suitcase in case security wants to poke around inside (tell them the dolls are very expensive and be careful!) and bring them on the plane with you, as a carry on. the smaller rolly suitcases are usually allowed as carry-ons as long as they don't weigh over a certain amount. (i think 50 lbs?)

 

Well, I think that, in the end, I'll be foregoing my laptop in favor of the dolls. I'll just use Tasha's computer to check my e-mails when need be. It's not like I'm answering work-related questions while I'm away. Plus, I might only bring two of the girls instead of four. (I'm still figuring that out.) Thank goodness I decided to start tackling this problem now, a month in advance, and not a few days before takeoff. ^^;;

 

planes allow you a carry on AND a purse. Meaning, I've taken my laptop suitcase with two dolls inside, and my carrier with my other two, onto the plane. ^^

Also, I've taken said laptop rolly suitcase on stuffed with magazines and weighing as much as a small elephant - much more than a doll! As long as no-one sees you struggling with it, chances are they won't weigh it. ^_~

 

I hope this isn't entirely off topic..

But I'm going on a trip this Thursday. After school, we're driving to Seattle, where the airport is. We're staying the night in a hotel, and flying at 8:30 AM ( Knowing my mom, we'll be there at 5 AM)

I'm going to Florida, specifically Disney World. We're staying in the Disney hotels.. But.. this is a family reunion. I have my 3 cousins, all under 9, all at least 3 youngers than the last.) And we're doing something every day. So.. It's not like I'd take pictures in the park.

I'd like to cuddle Daisuke during the 6 hour flight. I have a carrier,ect. But I'm still a little scared.. What if he gets damaged? Or I lose something? @_@

It would just make me happy to take him out at night, and look at him.
But do you think it's worth the risk?

 

With this kind of situation, I'd discourage it. It sounds to me like you won't have a lot of time, besides the plane flights, to spend with him. Besides the fact, Disney is notorious for theives, and in general, it's a bit rough...Better safe than sorry. Promise him a trip to the park when you get back.

 

Nah, I'd recommend leaving him at home. I've taken dolls home for shorter breaks, and I'm usually so busy that I don't play with them or anything. I mean, it's nice having them around, but at the same time, it was more for me to carry back. xD

Seriously though... You're going to Disneyworld! Since it's a family reunion, it sounds like you'd be mad busy. I also would feel a bit anxious about leaving my doll (or dolls) by themselves in a hotel room. I doubt anything would seriously happen, but the possibility (and my luck) is more than enough to keep me worrying. ^^;

Overall, I'd recommend keeping him at home. If possible, maybe take pictures or something? Keep one in your wallet? Given your situation, I personally do not think it's worth the risk considering you'd be at Disneyworld! Maybe I'm not the right person to ask considering how I can usually keep myself occupied with whatever's around me... xD

Either way, good luck with your choice, and have a safe trip! *^^*

 

I think is better to leave him home too so that u don't have to feel worried about him...u wont be able to have fun if ur 24 hours a day and night worrying about him.
and have fun on ur trip! ^ ^

 

I'd recommend leaving him at home too, especially since you said your younger cousins would be there. You didn't say whether your cousins were girls or boys, but they might want to play with, or handle him. If the rest of your relatives are non-BJD owners, they will probably view him as just another toy, and expect you to share!
The fact that you're asking this in the forum, tells me you have reservations about taking him too.
Dress him in his favorite outfit, and give him one of your stuffed animals cuddle with while you're gone. Take a photo, like honeyedbiscuit suggested, and take that with you instead.
Also, you can always bring him back presents from Disney World, that's what I did.

 

Are you going to be frightfully lonely without him on the trip at night, or on the plane? I'm actually the type of person that would risk it. Only one, if I had a case for him, and had him pretty safe at all times. It sounds like with a little consideration, things should be fine.

You have a carrier to keep him with you, at all times even in the bathroom when in the airport, and always on a plane. At night just cuddle, when you leave the hotel room put him in his carrier, in a drawer under clothes. He shouldn't be around with you when you're around Disneyland and stuff, but for the downtime during plane and hotel rooms, why not hide him in a drawer?

Damage, until you're in a place where you can sit down for long lengths, don't take him out. And have him well packed when he is packed up. I don't know how they screen carry on, but I think you'd have time to re-put him back in safely. A big consideration is how respectful your cousins would be of him?

I don't know, I don't know about Disney hotels, just don't keep him out when you're not there. All I know is I would need a pleasent resin face to help me calm down after dealing with my git of family. (>_<) Whatever you decide, it's your Dear, and I hope you have a good time either way. (^_^)

 

like those above i am discouraging u to bring it... one becos of theivery, two becos of weight and lastly becos u'r not going to play with him much and like someone said u'll probbly have to share with ur cousins which may hurt the doll or something EVIL [kids are evil...]

so leave him at home, if u'r bored bring a book to read or a crossword puzzle... if u'll miss him take a picture and carry it round with u

so to speak i was thinking about brining my dolls to india when i go for a wedding, but like wat i read i dun think i'll will...

 

I was just wondering if anyone had problems going through airport security with their dolls?

WaWaMelon is taking her hound, Lawrence, on our flight home and most likely will have to put him in the bin for them to scan... my overactive imagination is giving me horrible images of the machine exploding from the "strong magnets" in his headcap ... or even worse, the magnets exploding out of his headcap and busting outta the scanner...

Will the magnets get in the way?

 

Not that I'm aware of, as the machines simply involve a conveyer belt and X-ray. I'd also put the doll in padded luggage for airporting, even if it's their own carrier...

 

Nope, the x-ray machine won't hurt the doll. They rarely even hurt electronics anymore and those are much more delicate then a simple headcap magnet. So unless you've replaced the factory magnet with a 50,000 Watt electromagnet (in which case I think you'd notice the bits of metal flying for the doll's head) don't worry about it.

 

Those images are absolutely hysterical. XD

Anyway, you're probably thinking of MRIs (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), which are similar to a CAT scan and can cause problems with metal (which is why patients have to remove piercings, or replace them with plastic retainers for the duration). ^_^ I've never heard of issues with X-rays beyond film...