Things to do during down-time besides swim?

[MagicalMomAZ]

Planning on a winter trip again....also planning on NOT doing 2 days straight through w/ no rest time.

Back in the day we'd go to the park until aftr lunch & then go back to the hotel & nap or swim. After our last trip I'm convinced taking it slow is the way to go. Only.....it will be too cold to swim.

Any other ideas or options out there??

 

[Kayla's Mom]

We like to take a day and just hang out at Downtown Disney and go to the Character Warehouse.

 

[DLR29]

Explore Downtown Disney or some of the onsite hotels. Or, you can go over to the new Gardenwalk and look around there.

 

[medievaldave]

I have always done winter trips at DL. Was never to cold to swim

 

[DisneyFairytale]

Bring a lap top and sit down somewhere cool and fresh and watch a disney movie?

 

[MagicalMomAZ]

I have always done winter trips at DL. Was never to cold to swim

I see you're from AZ too.....90 is too cold for me! 100 & up only for us....

 

[medievaldave]

lol wow. I have shorts on when its 40. I work outside so I love the cold.

 

[PiperG]

Pin Trading is fun and there are usually Castmates in the hotels and DTD with whom you can trade.

 

[Kayla's Mom]

I see you're from AZ too.....90 is too cold for me! 100 & up only for us....

We are also in AZ -- anything below 70 and I am FREEZING!

 

[MagicalMomAZ]

MedievalDave - you sound like mu DH, if it's cold enough for me to wear jeans & a jacket it's cool enough for him to walk around in shorts & a tee. If he says, "It's nice out.." I ALWAYS bring a jacket!

We are also in AZ -- anything below 70 and I am FREEZING!

I hear ya!!! I now bring a jacket to all grocery stores, it's finally warm enough out that they cranked the air way down for my body to go into shock!!

 

[JadeDarkstar]

anything over 85 is to hot for me lol but here in az its summer summer an December.

my son an dh go to the pool an then we take about a 1hour nap an head over for the evening stuff at the park.

 

[Luv Bunnies]

We like going to movies at DTD. It nice to get off your feet and relax for a while.

 

[DisneyMomma81]

A winter trip?? With hours being 9 or 10 am - 8 pm we don't take breaks. A sit down lunch is a break for us. Maybe if the hours were 8am - midnight we'd take a break, but we tend to visit when hours are short anyway ~ we don't want to waste time taking breaks.

 

[keptwoman]

My crazy children will swim whatever the weather, I will be beside the pool watching their crazy selves with a book in hand.

 

[spacemermaid]

I know you said you don't want to swim, but if the hotel you're staying at has a hot tub/Jacuzzi, that is SOOOO nice in the (mild, California) winter! Especially on a chilly night after walking around the Park all day...so relaxing!

You can also take a break during the day go listen to the carolers sing at the on-site hotels.

Have fun on your trip! The holidays are my favorite time of year at the Park!

 

[mechurchlady]

Calvin would love to go back to Disneyland Hotel to see the wall of momentos. It is a gigantic collage with tons of stuff like staff badges, old photos, brochures, games, toys, plates, pins, and so many many memories.

 

[Judy from Boise]

we are all readers....so a good book in the hotel and we are good to go.

 

[MagicalMomAZ]

we are all readers....so a good book in the hotel and we are good to go.

DD & I can read anytime anywhere...DH has this thing about only reading in bed tho? And...DS is not yet 5 - no reading yet.

I think popping a DVD in or going to a movie is really the only things that can get you OFF your feet, besides reading.

 

[Daisybelle]

The theater in Downtown Disney is really nice. We planned on having one afternoon to watch a movie since it was mid-July and HOT and it was a really refreshing break. We watched Mama Mia there and now whenever we hear a song from it brings back all our wonderful memories. And occasionally a little melancholy since we don't know for sure when we're going back. So, to make a short answer long, I recommend a movie and browsing in DTD.

 

[MagicalMomAZ]

The theater in Downtown Disney is really nice. We planned on having one afternoon to watch a movie since it was mid-July and HOT and it was a really refreshing break. We watched Mama Mia there and now whenever we hear a song from it brings back all our wonderful memories. And occasionally a little melancholy since we don't know for sure when we're going back. So, to make a short answer long, I recommend a movie and browsing in DTD.

Totally off subject but I LOVED Mama Mia!! Dh & I stayed at Mandalay Bay in Vegas for 2 yrs straight & we were SO sick of hearing/seeing clips from the show in the elevators. Then I watched the movie on DVD....OMG I can't WAIT for it to come back to our theatre (Phx) - I'm taking my mom & DD!! Hopefully it's soon...