| 10 fun activities that don't require a ticket!1. Visit | | | | There are many miles of trails at Fort Wilderness, |
| Downtown Disney. | | | | through pine and cypress woods. All free. You can |
| It cost nothing to visit Downtown Disney. There are | | | | hire bikes but to walk costs nothing6. Visit The |
| lots of fun shops to stroll through and plenty of | | | | Boardwalk |
| people watching oportunities. (If you visit during the | | | | Best in the evening. Just stroll and take in the |
| day PLEASE take a hat. I think Downtown Disney | | | | atmosphere. There's usually lots of "street |
| has it's own micro climate - it often seems degrees | | | | entertainment"7 Visit the The petting farm at Fort |
| hotter than the rest of Orlando.) Don't miss the | | | | Wilderness . |
| snoozing man made from lego or the fabtastc | | | | The petting farm is open 7 am to dusk a. There is |
| magnets at Magnetron Magnetz. Stop in the Art of | | | | free day parking at Ft. Wilderness.8.Take the free |
| Disney store - They run a trivia quiz every day and | | | | garden tour at the Yacht & Beach Club Resort. |
| give out prizes if you get them all right!2. Watch the | | | | Call guest services for times9.Take the free lobby |
| Magic Kingdom Fireworks | | | | tour at Animal Kingdom Lodge. 10 Campfire sing-song |
| from the beach of the Grand Floridian or Polynesian. | | | | and a movie |
| You can park at the resorts for a short time for | | | | Each evening a campfire is held at Fort Wilderness (it |
| free. Tell the guard you are visiting the hotel coffee | | | | is free to WDW Resort Guests) near the Meadow |
| shop.3 Take a free tour of Wilderness Lodge | | | | Trading Post. Take your own marshmallows to toast. |
| Check with guest services for times and details. | | | | The campfire is followed by a Disney cartoon feature |
| There is also a hidden Mickey hunt (list available from | | | | shown on a large outdoor screen.--- I know I said 10 |
| guest services)4. Watch the Electrical Water Pageant | | | | Free things but I have included one more because |
| It takes place each night on Seven Seas Lagoon and | | | | #10 is only free to guests staying at a Disney World |
| Bay Lake - times vary. A long line of barges are | | | | Hotel!11 Take a boat ride |
| transformed into a magical light show. It is short - | | | | from Dixie Landings to Downtown Disney - it's |
| just a few minutes long but is one of the overlooked | | | | especially nice at night. Take a stroll round Downtown |
| treasures of Walt Disney World. It can be seen from | | | | Disney and catch the boat back to your car at Dixie |
| the beaches of the Grand Floridian and Polynesian and | | | | Landings.Jane Williams is vice president of Florida |
| the Fort Wilderness Marina and Beach5. Nature Trails | | | | Value. |
| at Fort Wilderness | | | | |