Hellobee Boards

Be sure to get a free birthday button either at the ticket booth or near city hall on main street. Cast members will see it and greet your daughter by name and wish her a happy birthday!

Prepschool is a great resource, as posted above by @lawbee11, touring plans and mousesavers websites are also helpful places to get started.

we did the same for my daughters 4th! we made sure she got her birthday pin, and then we made an appt for bippity boppity boutique. our daughter is a total princess so she loved it. we also made sure to go early, because fantasyland gets crowded starting mid morning. i would def bring the city select, just cause theres so much walking and if its crowded its just easier to get through the crowd with both kids on the stroller. we didn't eat anywhere special, but i've heard good things about ariels grotto!

We just did Disneyland a few weeks ago (on the busiest day of the year actually). I didn't really plan anything because we went in with no expectations of how long our 2 year old would last + the crowds. We had an awesome time!!

Don't worry about your stroller, our first time to Disney we were paranoid and locked it up everywhere. Now we just park it - there are literally hundreds of strollers and no one messes with them.

@Ginabean3: You can ask the Photo Pass people to take a picture with your camera if you don't want to buy the photo package. Also we bought LO a helium balloon and used it as a marker, tying it to the stroller. Super duper easy and your kid will absolutely love it. Just bite the bullet and buy it the first day or get it off $ite!

@Ginabean3: the "fancy" dining option in disneyland is the Blue Bayou which is inside the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.

@Ginabean3: we did the Minnie & friends breakfast in Disneyland last month & my two (2 & 4) had a blast. Food was pretty good too. There are only characters there for breakfast, so make sure you book breakfast reservations--after that it turns into a regular restaurant. Have fun!

@Ginabean3: have low expectations, follow your LO's lead on characters and rides (our 3 year old was completely freaked about characters she loved and didn't want to go on some rides that we thought she would love!). I have a sheet I compiled a bunch of notes from if you want to PM me your email, I'm happy to send it along! I'm a localish person who went a lot a a kid/adult but was still nervous about bringing thethe kids for the first time without prep. We're going again at the end of January and our kiddos are similar ages.
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We are planning a trip for beginning of November! These tips are great.