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imgoingtodisney
10-26-2002, 06:21 PM
We get off the Magic 8-9am. Flight home isnt until 715pm. We need to pick up the Avis car at Port Canaveral and return it to the airport so I figure we only really have 6hrs before our 715pm flight.
Was thinking of Gatorland but hear it's too lame. What would you do? And what would you do if you spent the day at Downtown Disney? We are DVC owners so I was also thinking of touring the resorts. Would it be worth it/possible to rent a room (use our points) at the Beach Club from 10am-4pm and use Storm Along Bay?
musicfan
10-26-2002, 06:35 PM
I could easily spend 6 hrs in DD. Go to a movie (2 hrs), go to lunch at Wolfgang Puck's downstairs cafe (1.5 hours), go into Virgin megastore and read their books, shop for stuff, watch the videos playing downstairs (there are three or four TVs down there playing continuous loops of various movies/TV shows with headphones) (2 hrs easily), grab a snack at the Candy Cauldron and then walk down to the Magic Store and either browse or watch a magic show (.5 hour). There. I've used up 6 hours and there's WAY more to do, and I haven't even left the West Side! And I didn't even go to Disney Quest or Cirque du Soleil!

You could also walk over to the Marketplace and catch the boat down the river to OKW, which is a nice and reaxing ride that takes over an hour, round trip. Heck, I know people who could easily blow 6 hours doing nothing other than eating and shopping.
imgoingtodisney
10-26-2002, 06:39 PM
Is there a fee for the boat from Marketplace to Old Key West? We are DVC owners and would like to take a look.
rbuzzotta
10-26-2002, 07:24 PM
Go miniature golfing........shopping..........eating........... ..shopping........people watching..........shopping........movie........... shopping......


Oh did I say go shopping????
Dan Murphy
10-26-2002, 07:27 PM
I could easily spend 6 hours just walking and looking at the stores. I would not waste time doing things I could do at home, like a movie. No charge for the boat.
daughter_of_amid_chaos
10-26-2002, 08:10 PM
SHOPPING!!!!!!!
I am such a teen girl lol
Rajah
10-26-2002, 08:12 PM
Disneyquest!!! :D :D

I'd actually probably end up spending less $$ on the entrance to Disneyquest than I would if I tried shopping. :D I could spend a lot at that new toy store!
Marla Hellwig
10-26-2002, 08:14 PM
SHOPPING
DocRafiki
10-26-2002, 08:25 PM
The last time I was at the Marketplace, I was thinking how I should go up and spend the whole day there sometime. I never get to browse through but a few shops. There are lots of photo ops that I haven't taken, and I haven't seen any entertainment there in a decade. Does anyone remember "The Glory and Pageantry of Christmas" that they used to have there?
Disney Doll
10-26-2002, 08:44 PM
I would go in and out of all the shops in DD,on the west Side, on PI, and in The Marketplace. If I had time left, I'd take the boat to OKW to nose aorund there. There are also the mini golf courses, or a water park, although then you'd have to buy a ticket.
MerryPoppins
10-26-2002, 09:36 PM
We did Winter/Summerland Mini Golf after our cruise and it was cute. Shopping and eating are always fun at Downtown Disney. We've done DisneyQuest and it's good, too, but I like Cirque de Soleil the best if they have an early enough showing. You could always ride the boats and check out some other resorts.
EROS
10-26-2002, 11:30 PM
On our last DCL cruise, we had a flight back to Boston at 6:00 P.M.

We decided to spend the day at the Kennedy Space Center. It was fabulous.

Kennedy Space Center (http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/?source=over)

I wouldn't hassle driving all the way to Orlando just to do Downtown Disney. After all, shopping is shopping is shopping. There's plenty of stuff to buy on DCL.

Have a great trip,
austinsmommy
10-27-2002, 12:57 AM
Three Words...WORLD OF DISNEY!!!!!!!:p :p
Ted and Holly
10-27-2002, 05:40 AM
Well..... In July it took us almost that long to stand in line for a Ghiradelli ice cream!

There's plenty to do and see. If you throw in a meal or a snack, 6 hours is easy to spend in DTD.

Holly
Micca
10-27-2002, 11:18 AM
Shop at all the specialty Disney stores, have some food/drink, definitely go to the Virgin superstore.
PhotobearSam
10-27-2002, 11:22 AM
My DH (Finace at the time) spent 8 1/2 hours shopping at DOwntown Disney last year... and he hates shopping. It was soooo much fun. Lots of photo ops and tons of great stores...