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Walt Disney World Resort covers 47 square miles

priceless! Here are a few tips when you’re making magical plans:

• dot com Start by checking out the Disney World website [www.disneyworld.disney.go.com]. There is a ton of info that can help you plan your itinerary based on the age of your children.

• timing Take into consideration when you will be going. Regardless, there will be a ton of people when you go, but the beauty of Disney World at Thanksgiving or Christmas might not be worth dealing with the whole world being there as you tote your preschooler along. Besides, going during the off season [late Fall & late Spring] can save you some greenbacks!

• relax Make sure you actually enjoy your vacation. Sure you want to take in as much of the park as you can, but you don’t want to come home and need a vacation from your vacation. Consider a day at the hotel pool with no agenda.

• the scoop Take a look at The Ultimate Disney World Savings Guide [www.dw-secrets.com]. This e-book [$19.97] is written by a former Disney World employee and she gives you all the details on having an enjoyable and affordable vacation. What is neat about the e-book is you buy it once, download it to your computer and you have access to the updates she makes forever. Also check out www.mousesavers.com for package deals as well as rental car and airline deals.

• what you think Some of the best advice for just about anything under the sun, comes from the ones you trust that have been there before. So, ask your friends what they could have done without, what they would do again & what they wish they had done differently.

Like any trip, the best way to make sure you enjoy yourself is to not get so hung up on your itinerary and be flexible. Good to have a plan, but don’t get consumed in fulfilling the itinerary and forget about having fun.