Whenever my family and I travel to WDW, there's a list of things that we absolutely must-do while we're there. You may see some of your favorites here, or you may see a few things you'd like to try. If there's something that's a must-do for you and your family that you don't see here, please add a comment and make a suggestion. We'll be booking our next trip to the World in just a few weeks!
1. Be there for Rope Drop at Magic Kingdom.
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3. Breakfast at Chef Mickey's to meet the crew (Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, and Pluto plus Mickey waffles!)
4. Grab a snack at Gaston's Tavern (a cinnamon roll and a LeFou's brew - yum!)
6. Dole Whip! (These are available at Aloha Isle in Adventureland, Magic Kingdom, among other places...)
8. Get a portrait or caricature (we alternate) of our daughter.
9. Commission a sketch from a Disney artist to bring home (you can do this at Art of Disney; you can also have it framed and/or shipped home for you). So far, we have Wall-e and Eve and Belle and the Beast.
10. Visit Goofy's Candy Company.
11. Eat at Be Our Guest (usually more than once!).
12. Get a Christmas ornament with the year of our visit. My favorite place to do this is at Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe in Liberty Square, Magic Kingdom.
13. Eat a Mickey bar! (Note: If you attend Mickey's Backyard BBQ, unlimited Mickey bars are included in the buffet!)
14. Take our daughter's picture by the big troll in Epcot's Norway pavilion (we've done this every visit since her first). And since you're already in Norway, why not also pick up a few pieces of school bread. Yum!
15. Take in the shows: IllumiNations (get a snack at the Les Halles Boulangerie & Patisserie before you settle in for the show), Fantasmic! (we recommend the Fantasmic! dining package for the reserved seating), and Wishes (we also like to do the Tomorrowland Terrace Fireworks Dessert Party along with this).
16. Ride the PeopleMover in Tomorrowland (it's my husband's favorite!).
17. Ride the classics: Dumbo, Carousel of Progress, Swiss Family Treehouse,
18. Remember to have fun and to take time to enjoy all the little details Disney has to offer. We usually tour til we drop, letting Eila catch a nap in her stroller when she needs one instead of losing valuable park time and returning to the resort. That being said, we play in the queue lines (the Pooh and Dumbo queues are so much fun!), play the games (Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom, Phineas and Ferb, etc.), look for hidden Mickeys, etc.
There's probably even more I could add to this list (I didn't even touch on most of the attractions or even mention the parades), but these are definitely our must-do's. It just wouldn't be a trip without hitting everything here - and then some.
There's probably even more I could add to this list (I didn't even touch on most of the attractions or even mention the parades), but these are definitely our must-do's. It just wouldn't be a trip without hitting everything here - and then some.