Non-park WDW activities

iloverags2 · Post by **iloverags2** » Jun Sat 17, 2006 5:19 pm

What's your favorite non-park activity at Walt Disney World? Even though Wilderness Lodge is our favorite resort (basically where we always stay now), I still love the days of hanging out in the hammocks on the beach of Caribbean Beach Resort. What other activities should we look for on non-park days?

dmandavids · Post by **dmandavids** » Jun Sat 17, 2006 5:24 pm

How about golf.

AKLRULZ · Post by **AKLRULZ** » Jun Sat 17, 2006 5:29 pm

Water mice, shopping at DTD and golf!

SimonTemplar · Post by **SimonTemplar** » Jun Sat 17, 2006 5:33 pm

I love the water mice and shopping at DTD. I also like to just take some time to visit various resorts around the property, just riding the buses and the monorail from place to place.

AKLRULZ · Post by **AKLRULZ** » Jun Sat 17, 2006 5:34 pm

Great advice actually - resort hopping is a ton of fun, ESPECIALLY at Christmas when everything is decked out. 8)

knedeau · Post by **knedeau** » Jun Sun 18, 2006 7:33 pm

I love the little speedboats you can rent and ride around on Bay Lake! ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

Post by **Dr. Ravenscroft** » Jun Mon 19, 2006 1:25 pm

I always wanted to try them but I want to do it with friends and none of them want to spend the money. They always looked so cool, and if I was going to take one out Bay lake would be the place it is gi-normous.

Post by **rdeacon** » Jun Mon 19, 2006 5:01 pm

This one is easy SHOPPING!!! yea haaaaa

Rich

SimonTemplar · Post by **SimonTemplar** » Jun Tue 20, 2006 11:12 am

Dr. Ravenscroft wrote:I always wanted to try them but I want to do it with friends and none of them want to spend the money. They always looked so cool, and if I was going to take one out Bay lake would be the place it is gi-normous.

The great thing about the water mice on Bay Lake is the amount of room you have. We rented ours at the Poly, and we were able to go all the way over past WL, and the old River Country. We made several laps around Bay Lake and Seven Seas Lagoon in the time we had. That's a lot of water to cover.

Fantasrick · Post by **Fantasrick** » Jun Tue 20, 2006 11:41 am

Pleasure Island is pretty cool. I haven't been in years but the last time I went I had a killer time. There was so many different clubs to check out each with such different appeal it was had to decide what to do next. There was comedy, dancing, live music, and I remember there was a place where it was New Year's every night at midnight.

knedeau · Post by **knedeau** » Jun Tue 20, 2006 1:20 pm

Dr. Ravenscroft wrote:I always wanted to try them but I want to do it with friends and none of them want to spend the money. They always looked so cool, and if I was going to take one out Bay lake would be the place it is gi-normous.

Well. if you ever DO try them.... make sure to rent the ones at the places around the Magic Kingdom (WDW) and not the one's near downtown disney. Since Bay Lake is SOOO big, and has less water traffic, the ones on the lake go FASTER than the ones at DTD. My hubby found this out (so my shopping excursion was cut short.... ugh.) Just an FYI. And actually, they ARE worth the $!

SOOOOOOO FUN!

SimonTemplar · Post by **SimonTemplar** » Jun Tue 20, 2006 1:28 pm

Has anyone ever done the parasailing at WDW? I've done it down in the Gulf of Mexico, but I've seen people doing it behind the Contemporary. I'm not sure of the cost, but I bet the views are great.

knedeau · Post by **knedeau** » Jun Tue 20, 2006 1:29 pm

Heheheh, HUbby and I almost did..... But the fact that there could be gators in the lake changed my mind..

SimonTemplar · Post by **SimonTemplar** » Jun Tue 20, 2006 3:03 pm

knedeau wrote:Heheheh, HUbby and I almost did..... But the fact that there could be gators in the lake changed my mind..

If gators are a legitimate possibility, then I'll just stick to my normal WDW activities.

I guess if snakes are on property, then gators are welcome too.

jbvenn · Post by **jbvenn** » Jun Tue 20, 2006 10:34 pm

Resort hopping is fun, especially if combined with dining, like going to AKL and Boma. We like taking the Sassagoula boat up the river to DD, too.