I hate disney more than anything, however, i understand you have to pay homage to the mouse once in your life. We did it and i hated every moment so yes, just bite down and get it over with.
-drinking around the world is indeed the highlight. pace yourself....i was stumbling by the time i got to japan.
-we had one of those disney planners do our entire trip. when we got to our hotel i sat down with the concierge and she threw our plan away and re-did it. MUCH better than what we had planned. someone else said to use the people who work there for advice, do it.
-you will see the worst in people while you are there. i helped an old lady up who got trampled after the fireworks one night. people suck and disney is a magnet for those people. foreigners, generally speaking, have little to no manners, watch your 6.
-get a bottle of good bourbon on your way to the hotel, dont buy booze on campus if you can avoid it.
have fun.