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2. Disney’s Art of Animation Resort Hang out with Ariel, Sebastian and King Triton from Disney’s The Little Mermaid at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort. Or maybe you’re more into hanging with Simba and company from Disney’s The Lion King. How about Dory, Nemo, Crush and friends from Disney/PIXAR’s Finding Nemo or Lightning McQueen and his crew from Disney/PIXAR’s Cars? ...

1. Disney’s Pop Century Resort Disney’s Pop Century Resort pays homage to sayings, fads, dances and other popular things from the 1950s to the 1990s. Pick your favorite decade when you’re ready to take the family swimming—the 1950s Bowling Pool, 1960s Hippy Dippy Pool with flower-shaped water jets or the 1990s Computer Pool. There’s something for everyone. Choose breakfast, lunch ...

5. Baby wipes My park bag is best friends with my package of baby wipes. Baby wipes are one of the most useful items ever invented. What can’t you use them for? Wipe sticky hands (the kids’ and your husband’s), wipe sticky mouths, cool off sweaty brows—the list goes on. Huggies makes really cute Disney-themed packages of baby wipes. What ...

4. Quarters, pennies and trading pins Behold, three of the most interesting and inexpensive souvenirs from Walt Disney World! Inside my Toy Story backpack, you will always find a Zip-loc bag of quarters and pennies, as well as a Zip-loc bag of official Disney trading pins that I’m hoping to trade with a Cast Member or another Guest. At kiosks ...

3. Portable charger I also carry a portable charger in my park bag. I purchased mine at Best Buy for around $50, which sounds a little high for a portable charger, but you really get what you pay for when it comes to these chargers. Remember when I was a rookie—when I didn’t bring a bag into the parks? That’s ...

2. Bubbles I carry a small bottle of bubbles in the front pocket of my Disney World backpack (tightly closed, I might add). I used to carry them for my own children. Bubbles came in handy when they grew restless and cranky while standing in a queue. Now that I have pre-teens and teenagers, I still carry bubbles in my ...

1. Gum and candy Disney World is full of magic, dreams come true, fantasy, fun and out-of-this-world attractions. But you won’t find gum at Disney World; it isn’t sold in the parks. And for good reason—remember looking on the underneath side of your desk in elementary school? Imagine if gum were sold at Disney. Parts of the parks might resemble ...

I’ve been to the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida so many times, I’ve lost count. That’s not the only thing I’ve lost. Years ago, when I was a Disney World rookie, I also nearly lost my mind when I found myself in the middle of a scenario in the parks for which I wished I was better prepared. Those ...

10. Sunscreen Walt Disney World sits right in the very center of the state of Florida. For the purposes of UV protection, I’d like to point out just how close central Florida is to the equator. It’s a short 1,963 miles. But in the warm months of spring and summer, the sun really beats down on parkgoers at Disney. Joking ...

9. Hand sanitizer In any place that sees lots of visitors, your chances of getting ill increase. That’s because not everyone washes their hands as they should. Some people don’t naturally cover their mouths and noses when they sneeze or cough. And if they do, they might touch four or five (or more) door handles before getting to a sink ...