Never camped @ Disney (although I'm alone in my household of wanting too, LOL) but here are tenting basics for any locale that I can pass on:
You'll probably be fine with those junky tent stakes most all tent manufacturers provide for first time use. As they break or are hard to get out of the ground opt for new ones not from
Walmart's/Coghlan's/Coleman since those are also a waste of money (the plastic heads separate from the long metal shanks or those made of plastic lose their guyline hooks). These are the best style of tent stakes I've ever used and the additional cost is worth the lack of aggravation:
https://www.amazon.com/TNH-Outdoors...aho47bfqs_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&s=sporting-goods.
Buy a rubber mallet w/ wooden handle NOT made specifically for camping at a lower price (and better quality) at your local hardwood store. Drill a starter hole in the center of the wooden handle's top and insert a galvanized steel cup hook (ensure the rounded top makes as close to a full circle as possible for better leverage) so you can remove the tent stakes w/ relative ease.
Purchase a connecting dust pan and broom for ease in cleaning (optional). The wider the pan's edge and broom, the less stooping you have to do. I'll be honest...I rarely use the dust pan and broom anymore when car camping. A full size corn broom (or whatever is already in your house) is fine for not only keeping dirt out of the tent but wiping the roof down just before site breakdown. My second year of car camping I bought a foldable plastic rug and only swept the floor when we left. It also helped that my second irrevocable camping law is no shoes in the tent. Take them off at the front door and if you want to get fancy, store them atop a weatherproof doormat.
Google foldable woven plastic rugs and you'll find a whole new world, in design and price. I bought ours from either QVC or HSN but they are not always available.
DO NOT store food or eat in the tent (my first law). It's just an invitation for critters, big and small, to join you. You can store the bungee secured cooler under the picnic table (great for shade) or if you've a 2 door tent put it next to the underused second door so you know when young ones are leaving the tent in the middle of the night. Whether you plan to eat at the campsite or not, a cooler is nice for late night/early morning cold drinks and snacks.
I sing the praises of Coleman's 5 or 6 day Extreme coolers as a great bang for buck as a non ice waster on any camping forum I'm on, LOL. Not that enthused about Igloo's MaxiCold; despise anything Rubbermaid makes in the cooler department and if you've the funds and need, Yeti is seriously worthy. Whatever cooler you opt for pre-cool it with a sacrificial bag of ice or two the night before you go and freeze quart plastic milk jugs filled w/ water/lemonade/ice tea for additional cold. As they melt, drink 'em.
I frequently camp at places w/o firepits and/or grills, have no garage or attic to store camping equipment so opted for this two for one beauty by my second or third year of camping:
https://snowpeak.com/products/pack-and-carry-l-fire-place-st-032?variant=671152781
Apparently, the price has gone up over the years (it was never inexpensive for it's start up cost but think I initially paid about $120.00 for it) but it has paid for itself many times over in rental and storage costs. I would suggest you don't buy it unless you've a need or are serious about camping for a few seasons.
For bug death/avoidance use a spray bottle of Permethrin and dose your tent and any fabric (chairs, cots, etc) with it; thing of beauty:
https://www.rei.com/product/768970/sawyer-permethrin-pump-spray-24-oz
You can also buy it at some Walmart's and Cabela's.
Never camped with a/c but can attest to the beauty of O2's portable fans. Don't bother with Coleman's fans or fan lights; you'll be disappointed in the purchase as I was. Also we just grab bedding from home and avoid the cost of sleeping bags for convenience camping.
I've no current pics of our set up since my pics are on photobucket and my brain currently refuses to figure out how to move them to a different site, LOL.
I can tell you that I car camp with a Eureka Copper Canyon 1210 and a Paha Que 12*12. We sleep in the Eureka (up to 5 people w/o using the zippered 2 room configuration in a queen size air mattress on a stand, bunk bed cot and twin air mattress on the floor) and use the Paha Que as an all weather cooking/ living room/ and extra bedroom for overnight guests. I originally thought I'd put the tent over the picnic table but somehow have never done so even though it would fit. The ceiling is about 12' high so it's fine for a Coleman 2 burner but I always put the Weber grill outside.
HTH and have fun out there!
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