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Best idea I had for our child during last WDW trip: All kids like to get the autographs, but what do you do with the books when you get home? Usually put away never to be seen again.  We had our son get all his autographs on a hat (white) so that he could see them all the time and re-live some of the trip each time.  Tip for the hat; once you get home, spray it with hairspray as it will preserve the signatures.  Thanks to Michael for this tip!

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My daughter was not quite tall enough for the big rides. The Star Tours folks let us on without the movement so she could see it. The four of us went on something called a 'flight check'. We were the only ones in the room. No movement, but she didn't feel punished for not being tall enough. Ask the guy outside if it is possible, and he will call up and ask. Don't bother if it's busy.  Thanks to Chris for this tip!!!

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Schedule 'running around' time for small children. After several days of sitting in a stroller, sitting on rides, sitting in theaters, my daughter went absolutely nuts in the 'Honey I shrunk the children' playground at MGM. It might seem like a waste of time while there are shows to catch and rides to ride, but her disposition picked up considerably. Animal Kingdom's 'Boneyard' and ToonTowns play area next to Donald's Boat also met her needs.  Thanks to Chris for this tip!!!

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If you plan to let your little ones splash in the fountains that come up out of the ground at Disney, carry a thin cotton beach towel to use to dry them off a bit. I used to carry an extra outfit when they were small.  Thanks to DisneyKid's Mom for this tip!!!

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We also tell our boys we only buy souvenirs on the last day of our visit.  They can look the whole time we are there but by the time it's OK to buy they know what they really want, and it prevents the gimmies during the trip. Thanks to Patti for this tip!
 

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We had four children going with us to WDW so we purchased disposable cameras - one per day per child. There are some great deals on the internet to buy these cameras in bulk (we found some for $2.50 a piece).  The kids took some of the best pictures of the trip. The adults in our party had adult cameras, but we didn't have to worry about the kids bugging us to take pictures. They had a blast!  Thanks to a WDW Visitor for this tip!!!
 

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When our family rode with the driver in the monorail, the driver presented both children with a monorail license. It is not completed, we had to write in the children's names but it was a nice remembrance for both the kids. Thanks to Delabar for this tip!
 

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The kids (5+9) really enjoyed getting the characters autographs. I thought that would be a nice diversion for them as we walked around but they ended up enjoying collecting autographs as much as the rides! They ended up with 34 different character signatures each.  Thanks to Stan for this tip!!!
 

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