Help! Haven't been to WDW since 2012. I feel like a complete newbie!!!

[Mousefever]

Hi folks!

The last time I went to WDW was in 2012 for Intercot's 15 year anniversay! My son and my husband were tired of vacationing there so I stopped following information about Disney World.

Here it is over 7 years later and I have lost all of my knowledge and skills! But my husband and I are booked to go at the end of January 2020, so I need to get up to speed!

Imagine that you were transported from 2012 WDW to 2020 WDW! What is super different? What do I need to do before the trip begins? I have heard that I'm supposed to make a profile on a specific Disney site in order to make dining reservations and get fast passes ahead of time. How do I do that?

I'm excited about our upcoming trip, but I'm feeling very overwhelmed too. Please help me by filling me in on what I should know.

Here's a snapshot of our plans. We arrive on Jan. 25 and are staying at the Contemporary Atrium, Magic Kingdom view until Jan. 29th, at which time we are switching to Universal Studios, Portofino Bay. We fly back home to Denver on February 1st.

Inform me, PLEASE!!

Amy

P.S. We are traveling with (but not staying with at WDW) my husband's 38 year old son, his wife, and their three kiddos aged 10, 8, and almost 5.