** Saturday Spotlight Downtown Disney - WEST SIDE**

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** SATURDAY SPOTLIGHT ON DOWNTOWN DISNEY - WEST SIDE**

This weeks Saturday Spotlight we focus on Downtown Disney West Side


Saturday Spotlight is aimed at helping you get a little bit extra from your trips to Orlando. The tips mentioned here may already be known to you, but perhaps you can contribute a tip of your own which others might not know.

We’re not trying to rewrite the guide books and web pages dedicated to the nuts and bolts information, but hope we can add a little bit of our own icing on the cake.

Check out the Saturday Spotlight 'sticky' thread at the top of the board where we're collecting all the tips from each week's threads covering the different topics.

Here are this week's starter tips for Downtown Disney Wesr Side, so please join in and add your own favourite(s)!

As covered last Saturday, Downtown Disney consists of 3 districts. The Marketplace, West Side and Pleasure Island - this week we are focusing on West Side, which is the largest of the three DTD areas.

Shopping Hours: 10:30am until 11:00pm
Dining and Entertainment Hours: 11:00am until 12 midnight

West Side is home to the Cirque De Soleil's La Nouba show - not to be missed You can get tickets from the box office or by ringing Disney direct (407 939 7600) You don't need to pay for the top priced seats - there are no bad seats in the theatre

Check out some of restaurants on offer at West Side:
Bongos Cuban Cafe (Cuban Cuisine created by Gloria Estafan),
Planet Hollywood,
House of Blues and Wolfgang Puck.
Some great places to eat before or after seeing La Nouba

If you are into Gospel Music check out the Gospel Brunch at the House of Blues - Call 407-934-BLUE for booking details or check out the website:
House of Blues

There are also some great live concerts at The House of Blues - check the website above for details.

Check out the smaller shops in West Side - if you like fridge magnets take a look in 'Magnetron' !

Disney Quest is a good place to go on a rainy day, especially if you like arcade games. You can even design and ride your own coaster!
[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]DisneyQuest 1 Day - $36.21 (adult 10 and up); $29.82 (Ages 3-9), includes tax.
You can access the Disney Quest shop without paying for entry.
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Take advantage of Virgin Atlantic's Downtown Disnet Check-in, to gain a few more hours in WDW. Open 8:30am until 1pm the check-in is at the valet parking near Cirque de Soleil.

There is a great coffee/sandwich shop in the Virgin Megastore if you need a break from shopping.


Here is a link to the DIS DTD information - Downtown Disney


Don’t forget to join us in Chat on Sunday at 7pm we can share more information on Downtown Disney West Side then.

 

[jockey]

Remember to bring a watch to DQ as you can loose track of time easily!! Also no strollers are allowed in DQ so bring a baby carrier!!!

 

[Hilary]

Remember to bring a watch to DQ as you can loose track of time easily!!

Ditto for the World of Disney store - it takes a while to look around all the 'rooms' here!

If your group/ family splits up in the store, a good place to meet up is in the central 'hub'.

 

[Miffy2003]

I agree with Hilary - my family can spend at least 2 to 3 hours in the WOD store!

 

[KayleeUK]

There is Internet access in DisneyQuest and the cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory is YUM!!!

 

[KayleeUK]

Wolfgang Puck is a good restaurant, everything here from take out to the cafe to fine dining