Favorite thing to do when visiting a resort you aren’t staying at

[VioletSparkles]

Hi! We’re heading to Disney in mid May, staying at Port Orleans, and I’m looking for some fun non-food and park activities to fill our time. We’ve already planned a carriage ride and cane pole fishing at the Old Fishing Hole, which the kids are really looking forward to!

I also came across a TikTok about a candle-making and bath bomb experience at a store in the Grand Floridian, and we definitely want to check that out since my kids love anything that makes bath time extra luxurious! We’re also planning to spend some time at the Boardwalk, and my daughter is eager to get cake at the Cake Bake Shop.

Other than that, we’re open to any suggestions you might have for family-friendly activities that are suitable for kids aged 4, 8, and 12. We’ll be spending three days in the parks, but we’ve built in plenty of relaxation time to explore other properties and enjoy pool time at our resort.

Thanks in advance for your ideas!

 

[pinkxray]

My kids love to go to Fort Wilderness for a few hours. The main playground is probably the biggest on property that I can think of? They spent hours there one night. DS10 asked recently if we could go back next trip. We have done archery, pony rides for our smallest, and regular horseback riding. We are actually doing a few days with no parks this summer and play on doing the gem mining and maybe archery again.

We are hoping to try Splitsville next trip since we don’t really go bowling in our home town.

 

[Marthasor]

We also love Ft W. To add to the list of activities above, you can also rent kayaks and canoes.

 

[Genie+]

Sleep in their lobby with my feet up on the furniture

 

[holden]

Maybe do a monorail crawl to visit The Contemporary (they used to rent small boats/pontoons - not sure if they still do), Polynesian (check out the beach and get a Dole Whip) and Grand Floridian.

We've done the archery and horseback riding too. Kids enjoyed those things.

Have you considered a water park?