Fun outside of the parks?

[Karmel96]

My girlfriend and her family are leaving this week (Thanksgiving ) for WDW for a few days. They're staying at POR. She was wondering about what her and her family could do if the parks are too overwhelming. I gave her a couple of ideas: Go to DTD; go to FW campgrounds to see the petting farm/draft horses, etc; view animals at AKL; do some phot-ops at the value resorts; do the pool/bike and boat rentals at POR.
Are there any other ideas? Please let me know ASAP (she leaves late tomorrow night!), so that I can share them with her.
Thanks all!

 

[Swimmergirl]

We've always enjoyed visiting other resorts, just to see what they're like. Wilderness Lodge is fun to walk around even if you're not staying there. I think they even have a little guide to the hotel and maybe a hidden mickey search or something. If they are in the Magic Kingdom resort area in the evening they could watch the water pagent. Hope they have fun!

 

[Camster0307]

They could ride the monorail and get off at the resorts along the way to check out the holiday decorations. Also the Boardwalk area is a fun place to visit!

 

[Luckymomoftwo]

One of my favorite things to do on property but not in the parks is to just hang out at Boardwalk. Rent a bike and ride it around, or walk around. There's not a whole lot going on there during the day, so if they're looking to get away from the crowds but still have the Disney magic in the air, that's a good place to hang out.