After finding cheaptravel options to visit Orlando, such as cheap airplane tickets, discount hotel rooms, discounttravel deals, and cheap vacation packages, youshould make a point of identifying free things to do at Disney World if thatwill be your ultimate destination.
Mind you visiting Disney World is not cheap, with one daytickets costing about $100. However, ifyou know where to look, there are many free activities beyond the parks gates thatcan help make your vacation memorable without breaking the bank:
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You donot have to be inside the parks to enjoy the nightly fireworks. Some of the best views of the Magic Kingdompyrotechnics can be seen at the Ticket and Transportation Center, the beachesat the Polynesian Village and Grand Floridian resorts, and the bridge betweenDisneys Contemporary Resort and Bay Lake Tower. The California Grill atop the ContemporaryResort is an ideal spot to see the fireworks, though mind you dinner there isnot cheap.
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TheElectrical Water Pageant is a 15 minute nightly presentation, a sort of minifloating Main Street Electrical Parade, that be seen from the resorts that circlethe Magic Kingdom, including the Grand Floridian Resort and the WildernessLodge.
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You donot have to be a hotel guest to take the complementary guided tours that someDisney World resorts offer. Wonders ofthe Lodge is a one hour exploration of the art and architecture of theWilderness Lodge. The Animal KingdomLodge offers three different tours: African Inspired Disney designed tour, Sanaa Cultural Tour that allowsparticipants to view an attractive restaurant and try a small sample of itsAfrican and Indian menu, and a Culinary Tour.
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Exoticanimals including giraffes and zebras roam the savannah outside the AnimalKingdom Lodges lobby.
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Visithorses that work at the Magic Kingdom at their home at the Tri-Circle-D Ranch,near Fort Wilderness.
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MostDisney World hotels, weather permitting, offer free outdoor movies everynight. Some also offer campfires withcomplimentary marshmallows to roast or the ingredients to make smores. At Fort Wilderness, participants get to see amovie, enjoy smores, join in a sing-along, and meet characters for free atChip N Dales Campfire Sing-A-Long.
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Rideyour way through Future World aboard the Epcot monorail or take the MagicKingdom monorail and stop to view the hotels along the way such as thePolynesian Village Resort.
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Thereare several free water taxis including ones that travel over the riversconnecting Epcot, Disneys Hollywood Studios, and nearby hotels as well as onesthat ferry from Downtown Disney to resorts in that corner of Disney World.
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Visit theDisney Wilderness Preserve which is not on Disney Worlds property, but innearby Kissimmee. There see nativeanimals and plants while hiking along the preserves trails.
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Childrencan learn how to sketch Disney characters in classes offered at Disneys Art ofAnimation Resort.
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Listento music at the lobby of the Grand Floridian Resort where a jazz band orpianist is often serenading guests.
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Sit inthe grandstand of the Richard Petty Driving Experience and get be thrilled bywatching the breakneck driving.
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If youstay at a Disney World resort, you can print your boarding pass, check yourluggage at the hotel, and then take Disneys complimentary Magical Express busto the airport.
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