Trip with no parks- ideas on what to do?

[kkmcan]

We are just stopping for a two night visit in Oct. Trying to keep it budget so I'd love your ideas on stuff we can do/see without having to buy park hoppers.

Here's what I've come up with so far:

Arrival day- approx 3pm
Check in at Hojos. Head to Downtown Disney for some shopping. Kids can pin trade at the shops. Then to Whitewater snacks for dinner. that Whitewater snacks place.

Next morning- Head to DL Hotel to tour the gardens area. Breakfast at Goofys Kitchen. Then either back to Downtown Disney for shopping or return to hotel for swimming.

That evening there is a TOT party so I thought we'd attend that in order to do some rides for cheap.

Next morning we leave to head to Legoland ( we won free tickets on the radio. otherwise we wouldn't be doing Legoland at all)

What are some other things we could do or see in the hotels or the Downtown Disney area?

Thanks in advance for any ideas.
Kelly

 

[alvernon90]

You don't say what age your kids are, but two fun things at Downtown Disney are the movie theater (kills an entire evening) and the sports games upstairs at ESPN Zone.

 

[funatdisney]

You could go the the Anaheim Gardenwalk if you like to shop. It is just a short distance from Disneyland on Katella and Clementine. It is an outdoor mall with shops and restaurants. Just go down Harbor and turn a left on Katella. The Gardenwalk is on your left just a half block away from Harbor and Katella.

 

[cruise cruise cruise]

I have not done the math, but if you are willing to do Goofys Kitchen and TOT party, I am thinking the price of both of these add up to close to the amount of a one day ticket. Maybe? Or am I way off?
So, if the price is about the same, I would skip goofys and TOT and head to the park for the day.