Lots of good advice here. Another suggestion is the pick up the Unofficial Guide to Disneyworld (or something like that)
It has a huge amount of suggestions in it: For example: Supposedly, the best show at the end of the night is the one in Hollywood Studios (Fantasmic?). However, because of the recession in 08/09, they cut back it back to only 2-3 nights per week instead of 7 nights. So, on those 2-3 days, Hollywood Studios is packed and any sitdown restaurant is nigh-impossible to get a reservation, unless you are lucky and get a last minute cancellation. It would advise if you want to see Hollywood Studios and the evening show, get a park-hopper pass and enjoy Hollywood Studios on a slow day, then use the park-hopper to come back 60-90 minutes before Fantasmic.
Also agree with staying at a Disney Resort - we went for a week 2 years ago in August (yes, brutally hot) and we also got a free meal plan with our stay, which really paid off - I think I ate salmon prepared 7 different ways that week.
Also, agree on the belly-dancing show in Epcot. My daughter was 6 at the time and was in the front row and got to dance with the belly dancer.
It has a huge amount of suggestions in it: For example: Supposedly, the best show at the end of the night is the one in Hollywood Studios (Fantasmic?). However, because of the recession in 08/09, they cut back it back to only 2-3 nights per week instead of 7 nights. So, on those 2-3 days, Hollywood Studios is packed and any sitdown restaurant is nigh-impossible to get a reservation, unless you are lucky and get a last minute cancellation. It would advise if you want to see Hollywood Studios and the evening show, get a park-hopper pass and enjoy Hollywood Studios on a slow day, then use the park-hopper to come back 60-90 minutes before Fantasmic.
Also agree with staying at a Disney Resort - we went for a week 2 years ago in August (yes, brutally hot) and we also got a free meal plan with our stay, which really paid off - I think I ate salmon prepared 7 different ways that week.
Also, agree on the belly-dancing show in Epcot. My daughter was 6 at the time and was in the front row and got to dance with the belly dancer.