During May and early June, WDW runs Star Wars Weekends at Disney MGM Studios. During the week, there are special activities at the part, mostly near the Star Wars Ride. But on weekends, the CHARACTERS are there. You can go online to the Disney World site to determine who's going to be there and when (in terms of the actual ACTORS). But all weekend, you can find generic actors in the films' costumes, available for pictures.

GREAT, GREAT fun for this family of Star Wars Fans. And, for the record, Chewbacca is a BIG GUY!

This was a last minute vacation and truly the next time that we visit I will book travel plans through RCI. When you have a confirmed place to rest, the trip is whole lot easier. Since, it was my first trip there, we wanted to do as many theme parks as possible. Therefore, we were out at the parks all day and some local attractions such as Midday, wavepool, etc. The experience was wonderful but the logistics were a bit overwhelming. Suggest a rental car with GPS or bring your personal, it made commuting so much easier. Must take a vacation from the vacation, have a day of rest/relaxation.

We're repeat visitors, so we weren't out to see everything there is to see at Disney World. Heck, you need a 15-day trip to come close to that goal!

But we did try out the new Everest roller coaster attraction at Animal Kingdom, on it's second weekend in operation, and WOW, what an amazing ride! It's a little more intense than I bargained for, especially a segment that takes you hurtling backwards in the dark, but overall a very smooth and tremendously enjoyable ride.

Animal Kingdom badly needed this attraction, and now with a new show coming in the fall in the old Tarzan theater nearby, this end of the park is really kicking!

Our Annual Passes garnered us a great last-minute deal for the weekend—$95 a night for a king sized bed at the Caribbean Beach Resort. We could have stayed at Port Orleans Riverside (our preferred Moderate class resort) for $79 a night, but they only had double beds available at that rate. No thanks!

We found the Magic Kingdom to be especially crowded on the the Extra Magic Hour evening day, which is something I've noticed about all the parks. If you can, stay away from the park that has the evening Extra Magic Hours. The new packages Disney is running with "Magic Your Way" tickets encourages people to only enter one park per day ("Hopping" costs extra) and so all those folks are trying to maximize their time and hit whatever park is open "late" that night, jamming it to heck and back.

So much more, couldn't even begin. Good resources for planning your trip are allearsnet.com and disboards.com. Enjoy!

What can I say but that it was GREAT! My kids loved it and so did my husband and I. You can also take advantage of a local babysitting service so you can have some time alone with your spouse.

Walt Disney World is the best resort area in the world. The theme parks are made with real magic. I've never been so mesmerized in my life. I will go back until I die.