Thursday, August 13, 2009

What Does a Disney Veteran Do at Disney World?

I've been lucky to have enjoyed many Walt Disney World trips over the past 30+ years. It's safe to say, I've seen it all. So what do I do in Disney World now? Here are 10 of my favourite things to do in Walt Disney World Resorts as veterans.

1. What's New? I scan www.disney.com for new attractions, shows, restaurants and resorts and give them a whirl! Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort has recently added 384 Pirate themed rooms! My son and I are starting to consider a Halloween trip and checking out the new rooms!

2. Classics! We can't visit Disney World without a couple rides on Splash Mountain and Twilight Zone Tower of Terror! We have our favs and MUST DO's written in stone!

3. Riding up front with the monorail driver and get our co-pilot's licences. Okay, we must have 50 of them, but we can't resist riding with the monorail driver at least once during a trip. It's free and fun.

4. Boardwalk Resort Area. We really enjoy strolling thru the five deluxe resorts surrounding the Boardwalk Resort area. Taking a ride on the Friendship boat to Disney's Hollywood Studios just for fun is another free and fun thing to do. It was awesome watching the sun set while riding the boat. The lights of the Boardwalk Resort area topped our day!

5. Recreation. Disney is so much more than theme parks and ride lines. Archery, horse back riding, boat rentals, fishing excursions, golf, spas, health clubs and more. We rent Sea Raycer Mini Power Boats. Our daughter was as young as 12 years old when she first piloted a Sea Raycer.

6. Swimming with sharks at Typhoon Lagoon. Shark Reef is a popular part of Typhoon Lagoon Waterpark so no extra admission fee to swim with sharks and sting rays. My children were 7 years old when they first swam at Shark Reef.

7. Character Meals. We have enjoyed just about every Disney character meal. It's always fun to thank Cinderella for inviting us to breakfast in her castle or dancing with Mickey Mouse at Chef Mickey's in the Contemporary Resort.

8. Resort Hopping. It's always fun to visit a new Disney resort. We like having dinner in one resort, touring around a bit, then having dessert at a different Disney resort. It's relaxing and still all about Disney.

9. Watching WISHES from the beach. I'm a big fan of FREE Disney Things To Do and this is one of them. We like driving to the Polynesian Resort, riding the monorails and then grabbing a quick take-out dinner to the Polynesian Resort beach to lounge and watch WISHES fireworks over Magic Kingdom.

10. MY RESORT MUG. I love my resort mugs! I've got quite a collection. For $13US, I get a souvenir and all the free coffee in the morning, sugar-free lemonade by the pool and a decaf tea in the evening.

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