Yay! Thanks I will have to put that on the list of things to do...My oldest loves to watch the fireworks just dislikes the noise...he wears earplugs on NYE LOL
Grab a Dole Whip at Captain Cook's before you head out to the beach. That's the way to do it.
And you can see the Electrical Water Parade or whatever it's called there, too.
We like to hit Boardwalk in the afternoon -- I wouldn't do it
instead of the parks, but if you're someone who does "resort days" where you don't want to go-go-go, it's fun. There are performers most afternoons into the evening, you can rent bikes, etc. Get a snack at the bakery, people watch, shop a bit, watch a performer or two, that kind of stuff.
Or Downtown Disney, same story -- not worth giving up park time, but fun for a quiet day. The
Lego store has a big play area my kids always spend some time in, and there are lego constructions there to see, you can make a dinosaur at the T-Rex shop, there's a little carousel, etc. There's dancing and stuff in the evening but we usually go in the afternoon to avoid the crowds so I dunno how well that works. Parking there is supposed to be a bear at night, too. We like to ride the boat from one end to the other -- the kids griped the first time about parking at one end when I wanted to visit the other, but now they think the boat ride is a necessity.
