OK, remember back to your first trip, how much preliminary information did you learn about the world?

[eliza61nyc]

So I was chatting to a very nice poster on another thread and we got to talking about folks going to the world and not knowing about ADR's and Fp+. I admit that if I drop 1000's of bucks on any vacation no way am I not going to do a little research. heck, I scout out where to eat when it's just a night at the theater. so I admit I'm the other end of the spectrum.
So when you think back on your first trip, did you just book the trip and go? were you like me and OCD about it? or some where in between?

 

[larryz]

"Other": my first visit predates the WWW, and nobody was admitting to being a Disney freak, so there weren't many books available. I did, however, have access to the Magic Kingdom Club materials, so I had everything I needed to know--maps, resort guides, etc--before I arrived.