Planning a Trip to Disney World?

We are planning a Disney World trip for the week after Thanksgiving 2014. It will be my 3rd time going and the first time for my dh, dd, and ds. (MIL and FIL's first time too if they decide to come with us.) We are planning on letting the kids know this Christmas and having that be the "big" shared gift with a Disney shirt, stuffed animal, rolling backpack, and book for each of the kids, as well as using other "gift giving opportunities" throughout the year, i.e.

birthdays, to acquire more things they will need or want to take. We are planning to stay in one of the resorts as well as using one of the dining packages.

My questions are these:

• What are the best things to pack? (2 or possibly 4 adults and 2 kids, 6 and 8 at the time of the trip, and not sure if we're flying or driving yet.)
• What are suggestions for restaurants to make reservations for using the dining package? (1 snack, 1 quick service, and 1 sit down per day)

Thanks in advance for the great advice I know is soon to come!

By Jessie