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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here - thanks everyone!  These tips are very helpful and I'm feeling like I have a direction to follow now.  I'm really grateful.  We are going during spring break (week after Easter), and I know it will be crowded so I'm definitely going to book and plan ahead.  I can schedule meals in another week and a half or so and will do that.  Three quick questions:

For fast pass, how will I know ahead of time which rides are worth it on this?  Maybe asking a different way, are there anyway where you think, nah, it won't be as bad as others so don't waste your FP on that.

For meals, I am planning to make reservations basically every night - does that seem right?  What about lunch or breakfast if we ARENT doing character breakfasts for those?

Third, we are staying in the villas.  Is there a little convenience store where I can pick up milk, or do you know of a service where I can preorder some light groceries (milk and bread)?

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On meals, we did one sit-down meal (with reservations) and one quick-service meal per day.  Sometimes our reservations were lunch, sometimes dinner, and one breakfast.  We generally ate breakfast in the room--cereal, fruit, etc.  We didn't do the meal plan (kids were 2 and 5 and then 4 and 7).  There was just way too much food (dessert with every meal plus various snacks).  I knew we wouldn't eat that much food.  That may change when my boys are teenagers.

We always go the week after Easter.  It's really not bad if you plan.  We also take a break midday.  Touringplans.com (costs $12 for a year membership) will build your itinerary (first go to Dumbo, then to Small World, then to Peter Pan, etc) based on the exact day you will be in the park and their crowd predictions for that day. It will also tell you the most and least crowded parks on any particular day. It also lets you insert your meal reservations into your day--so you tell it that you're having brunch at the Crystal Palace in Magic Kingdom at 10:30 and it moves everything around to include it.  I always printed the itinerary for each day, and then also used the app on my phone.  The app will adjust your touring plan based on day-of information (like this ride is closed or this line is short so go now).

Touringplans.com will also tell you what rides are worth getting a fast pass for and which aren't.  It's from the same people who do the giant Unofficial Guide.  While it's huge, it was really, really helpful to have it to plan our first trip to Disney.  I liked having everything in one place rather than reading various posts throughout various websites.

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