We are planners. WDW is, IMO, a must plan for vacation. We’ve been there 10 times and have stayed at same Disney property the last 5 times and still plan. One of the best examples of planning was a trip to DC. W got a hold of one of those Washington DC for Dummies books. One recommendation was to write your congressmen far in advance as they sometimes send stuff. W wrote expecting no reply. We got replies from all 3 congressmen. Both Democratic Senators Boxer and Feinstein sent all sorts of stuff (eg passes to things not typically available to public)… Feinstein had us show up at her office where we met another family. One of her aides then took us and the other family on a personal tour of Capital that included, in a part, riding on underground train system that takes Senators from their offices to Capital. We also got to stand on Senate floor where aide talked about history of Senate Chamber and S got to sit at VP’s desk in his office across from Senate floor (This was in pre 9/11 days). Our Republican Representative sent us a request for a $75 donation to his campaign.