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Rainforest Cafe is a must, and it will be more so now with the refurb. The fountains, Little Miss Matched, Ghiardhelli, the toy store, Lego Store...
And if we're there on certain nights, my mom's cousin is one of the performers so we'll stop and watch him for a while. (Everyone together now... it's a small world after all...)
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"There are moments of life worth purchasing with worlds."
Now, keep in mind that this is only my opinion. When my Husband an I went for our honeymoon in June of 2012 it was his first trip (EVER) and my first time back since I was a little kid. On our first night there we wondered down to DTD to look for a place to eat. That being said:
WE LOVE LOVE LOVE Fulton's. (It's that boat docked on the water) My husband and I have both since agreed that it was the BEST MEAL we have had in our lives. No joke. He had a steak that wa SO good he didn't use any sauce added to it. And I had the best seafood in my life. Plus the service was wonderful and our server was great going the extra mile and getting us to try things for the first time.
Now just so you know, they are on the expensive side. We were on the Deluxe Food Plan at that time and I think we used two credits per person for that meal (can't remember now - I can barely remember what I did last weekend! ) But it was TOTALLY worth it to us.
We have been back since that trip and I think DTD is my husband's favorite place while we're there. He could prob spend an entire trip at just DTD. Something that always sticks out in my mind about that place is the "twinkling" lights in the trees! They could have just put lights in the trees - but no - they went the extra mile and made sure you can't see the lines and they don't flash - they twinkle!!!
There's so much to do at all hours of the day for all ages - I'm sure you guys will find your "favorite" just like my husband and I did!
My favorite thing to do is browse in Tren-D. That store has sooo many cool shirts and accessories, a lot of which you can't find anywhere else on Disney property.
If it's in the budget, La Nouba is a must do for me. I also enjoy Hoi Polloi for shopping, and walk up window at Bongos for Cuban coffee and Cuban sandwich. Raglan Road is also great for dinner, and have had a good lunch at Rainforest. Enjoy browsing at the Art of Disney.
I want them all!!! I love DTD but have to restrain myself when I go there cuz I wish, wish, wish and want, want, want - to eat, eat, eat and shop, shop, shop.
I never seem to have enough time here. We try to hit all of Marketplace though and just have an ice cream rather than a sit down meal.
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Love the Christmas Store to get a dated ornament for our tree. My girls and I love the Basin. During spring break we could not decide what to buy and decided on grab bags. They were $10 (I think) and loaded with awesome products! We bought like 10 of those maybe more....
We usually head straight to Earl of Sandwich Then we browse all the stores (DD and I love Basin, World of Disney, Tren D - both DSs love the pin store and LEGO and DS(5) loves to make a Mr. Potato Had and pick and fill a box with new "parts"), and then we finish up with Ghirardelli. My fave there is the sea salt caramel hot chocolate, which I happily drink regardless of the weather
If you like games (old, new and some off the wall stuff) you can check out Disney Quest. We had a ball running around all five (yup count them) levels. Plus it was part of our water parks and more option on our tickets so we walked right in And it's not just for kids...
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Then we browse all the stores (DD and I love Basin, World of Disney, Tren D - both DSs love the pin store and LEGO and DS(5) loves to make a Mr. Potato Had and pick and fill a box with new "parts"), and then we finish up with Ghirardelli. My fave there is the sea salt caramel hot chocolate, which I happily drink regardless of the weather 
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