Here is a list of my favorite rides, shows, character greets, dining locations and shopping.
Rides:
MK- Pirates, Haunted Mansion and Splash Mountain
AK- Kilimanjaro Safari, Dinosaur and Everest
Disney Studios- Star Tours, Great Movie Ride and Tower of Terror
Epcot- Soarin', Seas with Nemo and Test Track
Universal Studios- E.T., Men in Black, The Mummy
Islands of Adventure- Cat in the Hat, Bilge Rat Barges and Jurassic Park
Sea World- Arctic Ride and Journey to Atlantis
GKTW- Carousel
Shows:
MK- Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor (we missed Philharmagic)
AK- Festival of the Lion King
Disney Studios- Beauty and the Beast Musical
Epcot- We missed all the shows there
Universal- Shrek 4-D
IOA- We missed all the shows there
Sea World- Shamu
GKTW- Pirates and Princesses Coronation
Character Greets:
MK- Captain Jack Sparrow (the banter was awesom)
AK- Parking lot area has a lot of characters to meet when you arrive
Disney Studios- Fantasmic (although we only saw the characters, but did not meet them)
Epcot- Turtle Talk
Universal Studios- Donkey and Shrek (Donkey's banter was wonderful)
Islands of Adventure- Spider Man
Sea World- The Polar Bear
GKTW- Dancing with Shamu and Dolly the Dolphin at the Pirates and Princesses Party
Dining Locations:
MK- Cinderella's Royal Table and Columbia Harbor House
AK- Uhhhh... sorry... we only went to McDonalds so I don't have anything for this one
Disney Studios- We did not eat here
Epcot- Lotus Blossom Cafe in China with great food for a great price
Universal Studios- Mel's Drive In with genuine 50s ambiance and food
Islands of Adventure- We did not eat here
Sea World- Sea Fire Inn
GKTW- Stawberry Waffles for Breakfast, pizza by the pool, and Ice Cream for a bed-time snack
Shopping:
Wal-Mart is only a 2 minute drive north from GKTW. They have an entire section for WDW souvenirs, shirts, stuffed animals, cups, you name it. The prices are WAY lower than in the parks. Still there is something to be said for a kid picking up a souvenir AT each park. I would not buy things to take home to friends and family there or things for yourself, as WM is so much cheaper.
The Flea Market- East on the highway from Wal-Mart 1/4 mile or so and on the north side of the highway. It has lots of theme park souvenirs for a very low price. You may end up with things that are marked Disney Florida instead of WDW.
The Airport- Seriously, there are some great theme parks stores at the Orlando airport to pick up last minute (or first minute) things.
The Pirate-themed store outside Pirates of the Caribbean at MK.
The African clothing stores in AK
The Star Wars store outside Star Tours in Disney Studios
The store at Men in Black in Universal
The store at the waterfront in Sea World.
The kiosks at I.O.A.
The on-line store at GKTW, ask at the house of hearts for a discount code.
And now.... drum roll...... my top favorites over all!
Rides for young kids:
E.T., Splash Mountain, Cat in the Hat
Rides for teens:
Everest, Tower of Terror, Test Track
Shows for young kids:
Beaut and the Beast, Turtle Talk and Monster's Inc.
Shows for teens:
Lights, Motors, Action and Indiana Jones
Character Greets for young kids: The Princesses for girls, Spiderman for boys and all of the characters who visit GKTW (there is something special about having the characters come to visit you, as a kid, on your turf instead of the other way around
Character Greets for teens: Captain Jack Sparrow
Dining: The Castle for girls and Mel's Drive In for boys
Shopping: Wal-Mart
Any one else care to make recommendations?
Just point it out to your wish team. I'm sure its no problem to change it!
). I know the 3 day WDW is a park hopper and for ONLY 3 days...you cannot upgrade it or add days too it. It is a ticket given to GKTW by Disney and that is it.....if you need more days...even just one...you will have to get seperate tickets. If you plan on going again in the future, buy a multiple day non expiring ticket. When DH and I went in '05 we bought a 10 day non expiring park hopper. We used 6 days then, used 2 days on DD's MAW trip and have 2 days left for future use! 
aaawwwww.....she's a cutie! I could see her dressed up in a princess dress meeting princesses!!!!!!! 
No one was grumpy here. We are west coast folks. At times we noticed a significant difference in the attitudes and relationship styles of those from the west or south and folks from the northeast, who tended to be a bit gruffer. Once we adjusted to these cultural differences, they added to our fun.
NO ONE was grumpy here, not even the guests. One CM at Haunted Mansion did scare the bleep out of me though. With the GKTW button we went in through a back entrance to get to the elevator. It was a neat hall in the "servants' quarters" that had the old-fashioned bell pull bells on the wall for each of the main characters in the story (ie Master Gracey). The CMs there were dressed as maids. There was a hidden door to what must be a staff room of some kind. I was standing right next to it, when it opened and a maid stepped out. I think she was just going off shift, but she definitely gave me a start when the invisible door opened.
The poor guy who had to restock napkins and condiments at McDonalds kind of snapped at my wife when she asked for napkins (which were out). "I am only one person he snapped...." My wife pointed to her Make a Wish Button and he blushed and apologized. Everyone else was great. The CMs in Festival of the Lion King bent over backwards, some of them literally, to make our Wish Girl feel special.
All were friendly, even in the rain. The CMs who were doing usher duty at Fantasmic had to be pretty assertive to steer people through and make them put their umbrellas down (so folks could see the show), but they were professional in attitude, firm but polite.
The only grumpy people (other than me) that we ran into were the photography lady at E.T. who was a tad snappish and a lady loading the ride at Men in Black. The guy who was manning the entrance was great. He joked with us and was very friendly. He sent us in through the exit on our own. Apparently this was a big "no no." When we were about to board, the lady told us, in a very firm and stern tone, "You can't come in like that without a team member! You need to tell them to come back with you." I believe she was chewing out the wrong person. She let us on the ride anyway. When we left the ride, we informed the guy at the entrance about what had happened.
DS and I wanted to go on Dudley Doo Right Ripsaw Falls. Lysi was had gotten too wet, scared and tired to try it. At the entrance we all spoke to the Team Member (they are TMs there instead of CMs) and explained. After seeing our GAP (like a GAC at Disney) he sent DS and I in through the exit line. DW and DD took the GAP to go elsewhere. When we got to the boarding area, an older man told us we could not get on. Our Make a Wish buttons did not impress him. After learning about how much counterfeiting there is of these, I understand better now. He sent us back out the exit and was quite sharp with us, saying "How do I know you are not lieing to me." We told the TM there what had happened. He called a supervisor (Mountie) who, in character, came and apologized to us very courteously. He explained that the TM was new to rides and did not understand about Universal's policy of red carpet treatment of Wish Families. He escorted us onto the ride. He was great.
Folks were very accomodating to us. Some were very friendly and happy. Others looked like they were not too thrilled with their jobs. No one was rude.
