Thanks Lynnette for mentioning Tour Guide Mike
I'm a huge fan of his touring advice! We went during Spring Break '09 which is a very busy time of year and we had little or no waits for rides. It was amazing! We had lunch and talked to a family that had waited 2 hours for Space Mountain. During that 2 hours we had not only riden Space Mountain but like 6 other rides. That alone was worth the $20! My husband (who hates to be told what to do and very much likes to do rides "in order") was resistant to trying TGM but after just our first few hours at the Magic Kingdom he was telling me he would email Mike and tell him that he was a convert!
Specifically at TGM, I did Brett's spreadsheets of what to ride/when. My membership is lapsed at TGM so I can't tell you exactly where to find that info, but if you join, sign up for the August forum and those people will help guide you to the info.
Another forum that I used a lot was the Disboards.com . Also check out
Mousesavers.com and sign up for their monthly newsletter. It came out around the 15th, so the next one isn't due for a couple weeks.
As for the meals you've planned, it all depends on your touring schedule and which park you'll be at each day. (We didn't have the park hopper because using TGM's plan, you won't typically need to jump parks.) Of those you've mentioned I will comment on the ones that I've been to-
for Character interaction, we loved Chef Mickeys.
Food was only so-so but at least it's buffet so you can pick your favorites.
We LOVED Whispering Canyon! Don't know if that would work with your Wishes plan though. Whispering Canyon is known for their crazy antics, which I thought my husband would hate so I told him to relax and just go with it. We ended up having a blast and LOVED our waiter (named Marshall Law, LOL) My husband had the Canyon Skillet and loved it. I had the vegetarian dish (which is off the menu now, I've heard) and thought it was awful so I also had the Skillet. LOL We had so much fun there! We'd certainly go there again! And the boat ride to the Wilderness Lodge from the Magic Kingdom was FUN! It was terrific and the best way to get to Whispering Canyon.
50's Prime Time Cafe was only okay-good. We had a strange waitress and the playfulness wasn't great. We enjoyed it once but wouldn't go there again.
We didn't eat at the other place you've mentioned. Disboards can really help with figuring out if the place is for you. I also looked up all the menus and made sure we'd even like the food beforehand. That helped a lot.
As for kits that work for Disney, I have a few Disney pages in my gallery and Cindy has a ton in hers. I know others do too, so that might help see some kits in action for disney pages.