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Definitely FastPass and reservations for food. The “wait time” app for rides is fantastic too and very helpful.

I think the biggest thing with kids is really being realistic with your planning. Pick a handful of “must have” rides or things to see, because you won’t get to see everything. Be ok with heading back to the hotel in the afternoon if the kids need a break. Unlike DisneyLand, I think it’s more important to stay at a WDW resort at DW.

We packed 2 diaper bags. One a backpack with valuables and emergency stuff that we took on the ride with us and another larger bag that we kept in the stroller.

Look up projected crowd calendars for the days you are going. easywdw.com has them I think. He puts up what days of the week the parks are the busiest and plan to go to the least busy ones if you can. It really helped us out a lot.

Also look ahead to what shows and parades you want to see and what times they're happening.

We made a master schedule ahead of time and it helped make everything go more smoothly.

I've been three times with my son who is two and a half, so I know a lot about traveling with babies/toddlers. Some people aren't aware there are baby stations in every park. They have a special room for nursing moms with rocking chairs, several diaper changing tables, a place to heat up bottles or baby food, high chairs and a room with a TV and a few toys for siblings. I used those stations all the time, but there is only one in each park, so sometimes I would have to walk a bit to get to one.

Another tip is that kids under 3 are free to get into theme parks, and they can eat off an adult's plate at restaurants. This includes buffets! So I could load up my plate, and then share with my two year old. He had quite the appetite at that age, so this saved us money over having to buy a kid's meal for him.

I don't know what happened to The Pirates of The Caribbean, but I've probably ridden it 30 times in my life and when we went a few weeks ago, we got soaked. Like soaked soaked. I've never gotten so wet on a ride in my life. Anywhere. I've never gotten but a few drops of water on me on it in the past, but it was awful in 50 degree weather and at night. Just a forewarning.

In addition to prep school, mousesavers and a few others, I loved using touringplans.com. I created awesome first and second trips for the family at Disneyland using that site and a split screen to research specific rides, while making customized plans. When I used it for Disney World, it was a bit more complicated for a number of factors but was still helpful (especially when sorting out attractions by height).

Register yourself on My Disney Experience if you haven't already done so.

Stay at a WDW resort for at least the first few days of the trip and you get free Magic Bands. You also get to make your Fast Pass reservations 60 days from the start of your trip. So worth it.

Also, when you make your FP, have a plan of which ones you want, at what park, when. You can only pre-arrange 3 Fast Passes at ONE park per day. Some parks have tiers so you won't be able to get all 3 A-list attractions. You can research this too.

When you do the Fast Passes online (60 days in advance), click to agree to the first selection that Disney suggests (just to get your foot in the door), then click MODIFY to adjust to your preferred time. It's better than reading Disney's suggestions. Slows down the newbies who are trying to figure out which time package to select, but be a pro and go in with the times you want.

@newfymom: yes, we use Undercover Tourist for our tickets as well. Just got my tix with a UT deal from Amex offers that ends tonight. ($30 off of every $150) but Ebates has a slight discount with UT that still works.

Also if looking for a stroller. I loved Magic Strollers. Sign up for a D23 account and look for the d23 Magic Stroller webpage to enter your d23 number for 15percent off. Delivery is by 7am at your hotel.

I found this incredibly awesome perfect DW app recently called Mouse Memo. It holds everything from reservations to fast pass times etc AT A GLANCE. I'm loving it on my Apple Watch but will be useful on phone too.