So we have finally booked our tickets to Shanghai for a trip of 9 days in mid November.

I have drafted out an itinerary, I would like to know if the below is feasible. I have not booked any hotel or train ticket yet. So any suggestions appreciated.

-> is there a recommended website to book for train tickets in advance?
-> Is it ok to get around in Huangshan by bus or should we get a local driver/taxi?
->where to stay in Huangshan if we want to go hiking?


Day 1 Saturday- SHANGHAI

Shanghai - Reach Shanghai @ 10am
- The Bund
-Yuyuan Garden
-Shanghai French Concession
-Shanghai Old Street
-Acrobatic Show (any show to recommend)?
- Take a boat ride to see the Shanghai skyline?

Day 2 Sunday- SUZHOU
1 day trip from Shanghai to Suzhou to see the gardens.

Day 3 Monday - SHANGHAI
-Disneyland

Day 4 Tuesday - HANGZHOU
-YueWang temple(Westlake)
-Linyin temple
-Three pools Mirroring the moon (Westlake)
-Flower & Fish park(Westlake)
-Tiger spring
-Liuhe pagoda

Day 5 Wednesday - HANGZHOU
-Lotus in the Breeze at Crooked Courtyard
-Dragon Well
- Take the train to Huangshan (bullet train)

Day 6 Thursday- HUANGSHAN
-Hiking on the Yellow mountains

Day 7 Friday - HUANGSHAN
-Hiking on the Yellow mountains

Day 8 Saturday-HUANGSHAN
-Visit the Hong Village and Tunxi
-Take night train to Shanghai

Day 9 Sunday
-Shanghai Museum
-Riverside Promenade

Be sure to see the water show on the lake at Hangzhou. It was spectacular. The great difficulty though was finding a taxi to return to hotel. I suggest staying on the lake or close by.

It is a very busy trip!
On your specific questions
1- There are many websites now to book tickets online ahead of time. Never heard of the one suggested above. I used china-diy-travel.com They have great reviews on TripAdvisor and are very helpful for all sorts of questions.
2- If you plan to visit places like Hongcun by public transportation, it requires a lot of planning. driver would definitely be better for that day.
However from the train station to Tangkou (where the mountain is), there are buses.
3- You want to get an early start on the mountain, so stay at a hotel near the bottom in Tangkou. I was there one day and had enough. I assume that you are doing this two days to see the sunset or sunrise? In this case you have to spend on night at a hotel on the top. They are not great but they are expensive. You also need to book ahead as they sell out quickly.

For your questions:
-> is there a recommended website to book for train tickets in advance?
I used http://chinatour.net/train/ before, they delivered train ticket to my hotel's reception in Shanghai, very convenient, saved a lot of time of mine because I know it is not easy to wait in queue to collect E-ticket in the train station windows and the language problem of the staff in window. With the train ticket delivered to my hotel, I just need to go and board the train.
I checked above CanadaChinaTraveller's suggestion, their site offer E-ticket only, you will need go to the train station waiting in queue to collect ticket in window, i suggest you go to the train station 2 hours in advance, it may take one hour to collect the ticket.

-> Is it ok to get around in Huangshan by bus or should we get a local driver/taxi?
taxi is not difficult if you had planed well with the address, and it is cost saving.

->where to stay in Huangshan if we want to go hiking?
I suggest you book a hotel on the top area of the Huangshan mountain, there are some 4-5 star hotels on the mountain, you need book in advance. you will be able to see the nice sun rise view on the mountain.

I always pick up my tickets at the station. Easy and language is never an issue as you do not need to speak a single word.
I buy my tickets directly on the official website but most people cannot do this unless you have a Chinese bank account, Chinese phone number, etc.
Some easy tickets can be bought at the station. But you need to speak to the clerk for this.