Park tickets are best purchased online in advance either directly through Disney or from a trusted third-party vendor. However, if you arrive without park tickets, head to the concierge desk in the hotel lobby.

Dining reservations are best made online in advance or on your phone or tablet during your visit.

Disney hotels have gifts shops near their lobbies with a decent collection of Disney-branded souvenirs. You will also find basic pharmacy items such as sunscreen, aspirin, allergy and cold medicine, baby diapers and formula, shampoo, and the like. Resort hotels with Deluxe Villa rooms offer an assortment of groceries, as well.

Disney suggests checking with the Hotel Front desk for third-party babysitting providers.