Places to go other than Parks

[LuLu23]

Hello.....for the people who have been in the parks in the summer months, you must know how hot it can be. Since this is our first time coming down in the "heat"......and we have seen all the parks already, but we were wondering what the best places to go that are indoor and cool if it gets too hot and or raining?

 

[MagEpcDisAni Voyager]

DisneyQuest at Downtown Disney is a five story virtual arcade. it is a great place on really hot or rainy days.

 

[disboo]

We really love AKL, but can't afford to stay there usually. What we do is go over around dusk, watch the animals, wander around the lodge (cool and shady!), maybe catch the storyteller, and have a meal at Boma or Jiko. After dinner we have been known to plop ourselves down in one of the really comfy lobby sofas and people watch or just admire the surroundings.

 

[MickeyMan2010]

Well, Down Town Disney as alot of things that you can do indoors that are also entertaining. If you want to cool off in the heat you can go to one of the water parks!

 

[kcarp]

Go check out the Boardwalk area.

 

[ShadowWind]

There is some cool Miniature Golf Courses at Disney, Winter Summerland at BB and Fantasia Gardens in front of Boardwalk. The mouse boats are always fun on the lake. Cirque de Soleil, though expensive, is another wonderful experience. Planet Hollywood at DTD is great to have dinner at. There is a fully equipped movie 24 theatre AMC there as well..

Some non Disney things in Orlando are Ripley's Believe it or Not, Guinness World Book of Records, Porte Orlando (with an IMAX movie theatre), Amazing Animals, Belz Factory Outlets (where they have a cool Disney merchandising outlet that sells Disney stuff cheap that they are trying to get rid of).. For the brave of heart, there is the SkyCoaster on US-192 in Kissimmee, Old Town, Medieval Times (and various other dinner shows). There is also the famous Peabody Hotel Duck Parade (where ducks are treated to a daily red carpet walk from elevator to their pond). And of course, Universal Orlando, Universal Citywalk as well.

Places to Avoid: The Amazing Place ($5 for a maze) on US-192, and WonderWorks at Pointe Orlando (though the upside down building is definitely worth seeing). It's a cheap science museum that isn't worth the price. If you like science, the Orlando Science Center is also very cool...