Approximately 200,000 people visited Disney World daily over Easter and I may have seen or bumped into 90 percent of them. What I marvel at, aside from the crowds and those Neanderthal looking turkey legs that have lines as long as the thrill rides (WTF?) is the fact that my kids can find things to cry and complain about almost constantly in the place where dreams come true.

Luckily, mine weren't the only ones. Sure my son may have set some kids off when he screamed Mickey Mouse is DEAD in a crowded room? Oh, that happened as I was explaining Walt Disney (the original Mickey) was dead. Um, my bad.

And yes, my daughter may have shed a tear about getting the "wrong" colored magic carpet, but I watched a toddler flailing on the ground exclaiming his ice cream was too "drippy." Nothing like watching other people with their children to make you feel sane! That said, here are things your children will probably cry about in the "happiest place on Earth."

Anytime I check into a hotel and hear the words, "We went ahead and upgraded you, Ms. Fischer" -- it sounds like music to my ears. There's nothing better than booking one room type and being bumped up a category or two, or three, or four -- or possibly even higher than that.

And that's exactly what happened to me last night when I was staying at the St. Giles in New York City. Much to my delight, I found out I'd been upgraded from one of their deluxe king rooms to a nice suite, probably because I was a repeat guest, and they like to treat their loyal customers well.

But when I checked into my room and found something that wasn't quite to my liking, I went back down to the front desk and politely explained my situation -- and that's when something amazing happened.

Hi, my name is Mary, and for whatever reason, I experience a major case of separation anxiety every time I have to leave my 7-year-old son for more than 24 hours or so.

I really don't know what my problem is, but the minute it's time for me to say goodbye to him and leave him for a few days -- I honestly start to miss him so much, it hurts. And considering I'm about to take off tomorrow night and go hang out with my college girlfriends for a long weekend, the panic in my gut is starting to set in.

Even though I'll probably be fine as soon as I arrive at my destination, it still makes me sick to my stomach simply thinking about leaving him.

I can think of few times in my life that I've felt such anxiety and a sense of dread as I have when boarding an airplane with a toddler. From the nightmares preceding the trip to the flashbacks of trips gone wrong to the searing heat from the glares of the planeful of people watching you walk down the aisle willing you to walk past the empty seat next to them, it's a lot of pressure.

There are some things you can do, however, to help cut the chances that any of those nightmares will come true, and make those crabby passengers wish that you'd sat next to them instead of the drunk guy they got stuck with. Here are 10 ways to make traveling with toddlers less terrifying and more enjoyable for everyone.

Well ladies, it's happened again. Another man has been caught molesting a woman on a flight. 50-year-old Brett Zorse is accused of groping a 32-year-old woman on a JetBlue flight from San Francisco to New York. She says he put his hand under her skirt and started massaging her thigh while she was asleep. Needless to say, this woke her up. Talk about a rude awakening.

Oh it gets worse, though. Guess who was sitting on the other side of pervy Dad? Zorse's 12-year-old son. The poor kid! I can't even imagine how embarrassing that must have been, not to mention the horrible example it sets for how to treat women. And I CANNOT believe what Zorse allegedly told the woman when she woke up to his groping.

Unless you're going cross-country or to Europe, it seems (and even then!) the days of getting a free meal on board an airplane are long gone. Some airlines even have the nerve to charge for piddly snacks that used to be obvious freebies. It's really sad. But it's also why something that happened aboard a recent Delta flight was so cool ...

En route to Atlanta from Boston, the plane was diverted due to inclement weather, and ended up sitting on the runway in Knoxville, Tennessee for several hours. (Ugh! And I thought having to endure a five-hour delay while hanging out in the Fort Lauderdale airport was a pain in the neck!) So, in what appears to be an effort to prevent passengers from getting hungry and, in turn, outraged, the airline, TSA, and local police banded together to ... throw a pizza party on the plane! Ha, yes, really!!

Most days, we're apt to believe that ever since she married Prince William, Kate Middleton has basically been living the real-life version of a Disney Princess fairy tale. Even when suffering from extreme morning sickness and being stalked by paparazzi, Kate has appeared to have it all. But a story in the news sets the record straight: When it comes to being a duchess, there are definitely more drawbacks than we realize. Drawbacks like having to forgo some of life's most basic, ordinary, everyday pleasures.

For most of us, riding public transportation is more of a pain in the butt or, at least, a choice we don't really have based on financial circumstances. (Sure, we can wish we had a private sedan to scoot us endlessly around, but uh, yeah right! We're not princesses. Not even Mia Thermopolises!) But it's something Kate can't do that she actually misses. And she actually requested that she be allowed to recently!

Nothing ruins a vacation faster than hitting snags that should be avoidable...things like a cellphone that doesn't work, a lost or stolen passport, or a long plane delay with hungry, cranky, bored kids.

So we polled our well-traveled friends and came up with these top 5 travel essentials.

1) Travel wallet: It could be a money belt that goes around your waist or a wallet "necklace," but you need something that will allow you to keep your passport, money, and an emergency credit card at hand without attracting the attention of pickpockets like a purse would. Something that goes under your clothes is ideal, plus it leaves your hands free for taking photos or holding a bottle of water.