Just a couple of suggestions:
*Pack a permanent marker - one important use of such is to put contact info on the photo pass card.
*When trying to keep track of rides/experiences of each day, I kind of cheat. I use the individual park maps - date each immediately, while mapping out the day's plans I put a star on the "must do/sees" and then circle when we complete each. This way, when we are exhausted at the end of each day, there is no pressure to "document" for future journaling/scrap booking.
*You might wish to use the maps to let the kids cut out images for their own scrap booking.
*For tipping - ask at your bank if you might buy $2 bills. These are great for tipping. Many say they will save them for their children, grandchildren - because they are unique.
*Dec 05 trip was winding down and we had shipped home a couple of boxes of Christmas gifts. On our final day, one of the CM's at Pop made me upset by telling me that IF we shipped that day, our items were not guaranteed to arrive before Christmas. (This was Dec 11) I expressed my fear having shipped two large boxes of gifts just the day before. She shrugged and said we should have been informed and to not be surprised if they didn't arrive until after the holidays. (This was NOT a customary CM attitude that we were dealing with)
After pacing the store frantically wondering if our Christmas gifts would not arrive in time - and how on earth would I fit the new purchases in our overpacked luggage - and thinking of the cost of shipping (not cheap!) - I purchased a great Mickey duffel bag (about $50) to "check" on the plane. Shipping would have cost approximately the same and now I have this great Mickey bag to use. So - consider buying a less expensive piece of luggage/or bag and "check" it before you ship. You might be surprised at the cost effectiveness. P.S. The two other boxes arrived in plenty of time.
*BEWARE of losing cell phones on rides! DH on our last day decided to ride Space Mountain - one more time. I waited for he and DS for what seemed like forever. I kept calling his cell/blackberry - which went straight to voice mail. When I finally spotted them and saw my DH's face, I knew something was wrong. He motioned to his hip where the clip to his blackberry still held securely. We went to lost and found and made a report. There were tons of broken cell phones and a number of shattered blackberries - found in Space Mountain alone! Okay - so not so smart a move but obviously we weren't the only ones who didn't question the clip's ability to secure the dang thing.
and am packing and uppacking like 10x a day. What is bodyglide and what is is used for? Also water bottle holders, its just going to be myself and my 3 kids (5,7,8) and I cannot carry 4 bottles of water. Help?
. It also has a carrying strap, a spout, and a removable ice thingy to freeze and then insert to keep the bevy cold (hopefully y'all know what an "ice thingy" is 
). We will fill it with water and ice every morning and bring to the parks. I also plan on throwing some small disposable cups in our daypack, so we can all enjoy! With summer here it is very tempting to fill it with a beverage of a different kind and bring it to the beach 
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on each media card you use. Slide the notecard into your camera case as extra insurance. 
Thanks for the tips only read to page 9 but I will read them all.
