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You'll notice a serious uptick in the crowds once school lets out. The week of Christmas turns everything insane. The earlier you can get there in December, the better.

Above info is dead on - though I might suggest Star Tours as #2 in DHS, these days. If you are in the parks before they officially open, you can only go "so far" - the paths are blocked by ropes that drop when the park opens (which is where the term "rope drop" comes from).

Taking over/under on the number of indignant responses to this...

It's pretty interesting, really, to see the difference in the attitudes of the parents and cast memebrs in the situation (and I do understand that interesting is in the eye of the beholder). Parents panic, CMs are quite used to dealing with the situation.

Thanks for the reviews, OP! While I would love to stay at the Poly some day (made difficult by my large family and the need for two rooms), the GF has never really tempted me. Even though we love 1900 Park Faire, the resort itself always seems to be... pretentious? Showy? Of course...

I actually did a pretty in depth article about this very subject recently. You might find the following link to be useful: Lost Children at Disney World.

We've always done the dining plan. Once upon a time, it was a tremendous value... the appetizers and desserts went a LONG way. Now? I think that it's more of a convenience. The standard dining plan is probably worth it if you plan to do a "nice" meal - aka table service every day, or if...

IMO, Festival of the Lion King is the best show at WDW.

Since we just adjusted our dates, we now fall into the September group. Dates: September 29th - October 10th, staying at Coronado Springs. We're a big group - Myself (35), DW 32, DD 15, DS13, DS4, DS2 (celebrating his 2nd birthday during the trip), and DS 4 months (all ages as of travel...