{"id":38714,"date":"2015-05-05T12:00:19","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T16:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=38714"},"modified":"2022-05-05T00:03:21","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T04:03:21","slug":"free-activities-downtown-disney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/free-activities-downtown-disney\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Activities in Downtown Disney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We spent a morning walking through Downtown Disney to shop and take in the sights. \u00a0Shopping does not top my kids&#8217; favorite things to do list, so armed with our shopping list, we had mentally prepared ourselves for some moaning and groaning. \u00a0Surprisingly, there were many FREE activities for the kids to do while my husband and I would take turns shopping. \u00a0We like free.<\/p>\n<p>Our first free activity was our boat ride there. \u00a0We were staying on property at the Port Orleans Riverside and rode the boat over to Downtown Disney. \u00a0The kids loved it and when we got off, they wanted to know if we could ride that ride again. Sure kids! \u00a0We are going to do some shopping first though&#8230;and the groans begin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/RainforestVolcano.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-38716\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/RainforestVolcano-327x400.jpg\" alt=\"RainforestVolcano\" width=\"327\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/RainforestVolcano-327x400.jpg 327w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/RainforestVolcano.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Erupting Volcano at the Rainforest Cafe<\/em><\/p>\n<p>They weren&#8217;t groaning for long, though, when they caught sight of the erupting volcano at The Rainforest Cafe. \u00a0We walked through the shop just to check out the fish in the aquarium, pretended to run from the erupting volcano, and threw some change in the waterfall&#8230;that cost us some change, so technically not free, but I don&#8217;t think that counts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/legobuzzwoody.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-38921\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/legobuzzwoody-295x400.jpg\" alt=\"legobuzzwoody\" width=\"295\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/legobuzzwoody-295x400.jpg 295w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/legobuzzwoody.jpg 405w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Legorace.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-38923\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Legorace-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Legorace\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Legorace-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Legorace-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Legorace.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/legocreation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-38922\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/legocreation-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"legocreation\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/legocreation-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/legocreation-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/legocreation.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We walked some more and came to The Lego Store. \u00a0They had a place in front where the kids could create their own cars and race them down a ramp. \u00a0They also have amazing creations all around the store and even coming out of the water. \u00a0So while my husband supervised the kids creating to their hearts content&#8230;seriously, they could have stayed there all day&#8230;I hit a few shops nearby. \u00a0We had to do a little dragging to get the kids to leave the legos behind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fossils.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-38920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fossils-400x316.jpg\" alt=\"fossils\" width=\"400\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fossils-400x316.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/fossils.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We headed a little farther down the lane and came across a giant dinosaur skeleton at the T-Rex Restaurant. \u00a0Full of animatronic dinosaurs and a place to Build a Dino similar to Build a Bear, we found a hidden little spot that the kids loved! \u00a0So while my husband went off looking for another pin for his collection, I supervised the kids digging for dinosaur fossils in the Paleozone and panned for treasure in Discovery Creek&#8230;which had the added benefit of cleaning off all the dirt.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/pirates.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-38924\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/pirates-241x400.jpg\" alt=\"pirates\" width=\"241\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/pirates-241x400.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/pirates.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/princess.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-38925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/princess-400x345.jpg\" alt=\"princess\" width=\"400\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/princess-400x345.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/princess.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were also many photo opportunities along the way&#8230;Lego creations, princesses, pirates, and more.<\/p>\n<p>It turned into a very pleasant shopping trip and before we knew it, it was time to get back on our boat &#8220;ride&#8221; and head over to our resort pool for the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><em>What are some of your favorite free activities to participate in at Downtown Disney? Share them in the comments!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We spent a morning walking through Downtown Disney to shop and take in the sights. \u00a0Shopping does not top my kids&#8217; favorite things to do list, so armed with our shopping list, we had mentally prepared ourselves for some moaning and groaning. \u00a0Surprisingly, there were many FREE activities for the kids to do while my&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":38716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,2137],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-walt-disney-world","category-walt-disney-world-water-parks-and-other-destinations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38714"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39182,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38714\/revisions\/39182"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}