Disney World

[Fool]

I'm taking my daughter in March. She's 4. I've never been.

Lay it on me.

[Big Swami]

Everything is four times the price it is anywhere else, and you will need to be drunk within an inch of your life to tolerate being there. Luckily, there are lots of places to take care of that.

[Fool]

Thanks Zip.

[MoTown]

Your daughter will love it. It's a cool place if you can get past the crowds and the overpriced goodies.

Make sure to take a lot of pictures, because your daughter's face will be priceless the entire time you're there.

[Zekyl]

Never been to Disney World but I've hit up Disney Land a bunch of times. I always enjoyed it when I was a kid.

[Vinny]

I'm going with the Nieces/Nephews in April.

[giffman]

1) Magic Kingdom is the best of the parks for young children. Fantasyland and Toon Town within Magic Kingdom is where I would start.
2) Get there as early in the day as you possibly can. You can make tremendous progress through the park if you are there when the gates open. If you are staying at a Disney Hotel you can get in even a bit earlier.
3) Consider packing meals, snacks and drinks in a backpack. That allows you to eat on the go or while in line, and avoid the overpriced restaurants and the huge chunks of lost time that come from them.
4) Understand how FastPasses work. They allow you to get a ticket for very popular rides and come back at a specfic time without having to wait as long in line.
5) At that age, get an autograph book and pen on Main Street when you enter the park and get a few photos of your kid with Disney characters. You might need to wait around a few minutes to do it, but some of my all-time favorite photos of my kids are with different characters at Disney.

Hope this helps.

[Glenn]

Gotta admit that reading a giffman post about little kids felt a bit...odd.

[Vinny]

Gotta admit that reading a giffman posts about little kids felt a bit...odd.

100% Agreed.

I have to wonder about how Goofy, Mickey and the gang felt after the Giffster's visit. I also have to wonder about how Giffman hasn't posted in months but one mention of a magical land with little kids and giant animals roaming around and he's back in a flash.

[giffman]

Nobody's better equipped for flashing than I . . .