Going to Celebration is far from the maddening crowds, you can get a coffee or smoothie at Barney's and take it go sit on the one of the rocking chairs (piped in music) playing and you sit and rock in front of a man made lake.......
relaxing!
After 8pm, mostly locales who eat inside, the tourists eat outside, being both the tourist for years, now a part time resident, we prefer the quietness of the inside--of the resteraunts, especially Market Street, one of our favorites.
The later you go, the less touristy.........
Gets very thinned out down town! On Sundays Celebration offers the Open Market, where people sell food as well as crafts, every Sunday all day.
That's free, interesting and some nice vendors, especially the guy who sells the Jerk Chicken.
There are enough resteraunts for every taste there.
There is also a nice walkway that goes around the entire perimeter of the lake in front of all the shops, you can walk on, it's illuminated at night.
There's also a small AMC theatre, so if you are interested in seeing a current movie=you don't have to deal with all the crowds going to DTD, they only show 2 movies there!
Right next door to the Columbian Resteraunt, inside is a tapas bar.
If you like Spanish food.
You can even rent a electric car or bike and ride around Celebration.
I can't wait, I miss it alot, 25 more days!!!!! and counting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Old Town is also an option, way out of the way of the bustle of the parks crowds as well.
Many shops, including A & W, all kinds of Surf shops, lots of places to rest, we took my parents there, they enjoyed it!
There's also the Mall down town, that you can walk around (I can't think of the name) but it's where the old FAO Toy Store was, they are out of the way, and there's alot of different shops you don't find in the reg malls per say.
The Orlando Science Museum, they would enjoy.
If anyone else has any more tips, send them along, we are always looking for some out of the way places to enjoy.
I would suggest Amelia Island to you, or Mt Dora, but I am not sure how far, you want to travel, both places are quaint, have galleries, shops, bistros, etc, but are a drive from Orlando.
You could always go to any of the resorts and try out their resteraunts on the Disney properties, you don't have to be staying on property to do that.
Or go rent a Pontoon Boat at either Key West Marina or Port Orleans and you pick up lunch at Olivia's Rest. at Old Key West and Pontoon yourself slowly down to down town Disney area. That was very fun, my kids loved that one, me too*!!!
Hope this helps!
so much to do, so little time!!!!
Have fun!!!
