10 Amazing things to do at Disney Springs
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| The largest Disney Store in the world! |
Disney Spring is an outdoor shopping mall located
outside of the Walt Disney Parks. It is free to enter and has enough Disney
magic to still feel like you are still inside the Disney parks. There are plenty of big brand stores, the biggest Disney Store in the world and free boat rides around Disney Springs. Its definately worth a visit!
There are a few different areas in
Disney Springs:
The Marketplace (the main shopping area)
The Landing (an area along the waterfront and with many more
restaurants)
Town Centre (more shopping)
West Side (more restaurants)
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| Disney Springs - many big brand shops are here. These are not discount outlet shops though! |
Disney Springs is easy to get to as all the Disney resort buses stop there and they have sign posts for the bus stops to get back to your hotel. Disney Springs is pretty big and it’s beautiful to walk around. There is a Starbucks but no McDonalds, supermarket or even a pharmacy/chemist there. You will have to go outside of Disney for those amenities. The biggest Disney store in the world, ‘World of Disney,’ is located at the Marketplace and there is also a gigantic Lego store. There are also many big name brand stores like Pandora (with an exclusive Disney Parks collection of jewellery).
10 Amazing things to do at Disney Springs
include:
1.
The Lego Store
This is a gigantic store with
lots of wonderful Lego – the Disney Castle, Saturn V rockets and the Millennium
Falcon are all on display – and can be purchased. They also have competitions
for building your own Lego car – which you race with other kids along a Lego
racetrack. The races are organised by Lego store staff.
There are also some great photo
opportunities with gigantic Lego sculptures such as the Loch Ness monster, a
fire breathing dragon and the characters from Toy Story.
Regular Lego events occur at the
store (check their website for current details)
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| The Loch Ness Monster |
2. Free Boat cruises
There are free boat rides from
one end of Disney Springs to the other. We went on a boat ride twice – once during
the day and again on a scenic sunset cruise – all for free. I highly recommend
it. There are two main ‘routes’ that the boats take. One heads around 3 stops
in Disney Springs. The other route goes to Disney resorts and then back to
Disney Springs. Each cruise takes about 20 minutes return.
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| Waiting for a Disney Cruise |
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| The Disney Springs Cruise boat |
3.
Themed Shops and Restaurants
There are plenty of shops to
explore – with quite a few of them being Disney related. Walking around the World’s
biggest Disney Store ‘World of Disney’ is lots of fun. The big eye at the entrance to the Disney store actually follows you
around which is a bit disconcerting.
There is a wonderful Dinosaur
restaurant and shop called T-Rex in Disney Springs. It is very well themed and
it is almost like a mini museum inside with gigantic Amethyst rocks and
reproductions of giant dinosaurs. To the right of the store is a dig pit for
kids to explore. This is all free.
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| T-Rex Restaurant |
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| Inside the T-Rex Restaurant |
Similarly, the Rainforest Café
has a gigantic volcano that roars overhead and lots of animatronic animals to
view for free both inside and outside– but a warning you might get persuaded by
your kids to buy something in the shop! It is a very lively area of Disney
Springs.
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| The Rainforest Cafe - the volcano erupts every so often! And is very noisy |
Coka a Cola store – This is a big
store (3 floors) where you can get your photo taken with the giant polar bear! There
is a rooftop beverage bar and also plenty of Coke merchandise. There are also
some wacky photos that the Coke people take of you as a group that cost $15 USD.
'Goofy's Candy Company', 'Disney's Days of Christmas' and the 'Art of Disney' stores are all worth visiting too.
'Goofy's Candy Company', 'Disney's Days of Christmas' and the 'Art of Disney' stores are all worth visiting too.
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| At Goofy's Candy Company you can watch Candy being made. There are large display kitchens. |
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| Disney Day's of Christmas Store - its literally Christmas all year round. The store is enormous and filled with Christmas gifts and decorations. All Disney themed. |
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| Art of Disney Store - this is a real tapestry. There are also lots of merchandise such as paintings that you can purchase |
Earl of Sandwich is located in
Disney Springs. You can sign up to their email lists and get offered good
discounts ($5 off sandwiches etc.). Great place to eat for fussy eaters. Just
make sure you say you want your sauce ‘light’ or none otherwise they will drown
it in sauce.
4. There are also free outdoor
activities for kids
Free activities include
hoola hoop contests and water spouts. Located near Earl of Sandwich at Disney Springs. These are all organised activities by
Disney Springs.
5. Pin Trading
Need some more Pins? You can buy
them here at Disney Springs including rare collectable ones. I also found the same
selection here as what I found in the parks.
6. Free Selfie Photos at UNIQLO
The UNIQLO store has a free
selfie photo booth where you can get your photo taken. It is in the middle of
the store, ground floor. We did a family photo twice – at the start of our
holiday, and 19 days later. You get a hard copy to take home and an electronic
copy which gets emailed to you. It does take a few minutes to process, so make
sure you are not rushed for time.
7. Play with some Star Wars androids
There is a Star Wars themed
shop in Disney Springs called Star Wars Galactic Outpost. They have moving
robots of BB8 and R2D2 to play with for free which were a lot of fun. You can
also build your own android (Lego size) and build your own light sabers. A note
on Light Sabers – we bought one for $10USD at the Disney Store Outlets. It
lights up and makes light saber noises especially upon contact. The price of
Light Sabers varied wildly from shop to shop.
8. Catch a show at Cirque du Soleil
Awesome acrobatics show set to music. This is a
permanent show at Disney Springs (near to House of Blues on the West side)
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| Cirque du Soleil |
9. Catch the 'Characters in
Flight' balloon ride
This balloon is
tethered to the ground. It soars 400 feet in the air and was custom
built for Disney! Twenty-nine people can go up at a
time too. Its about $20 USD for an adult to go up in the balloon. Less for a child.
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| The balloon is tethered to the ground at all times |
10. Enjoy some live music
There are some great ‘live
music’ spots in Disney Springs including ‘House of Blues’ and the ever popular
Bongos to pass the time. Bongos is owned by Gloria Estefan and plays Latin
music.
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| A very popular place to eat and enjoy some music |
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Also, The Disney Store is currently undergoing refurbishment too. The store is still open but smaller. This should only be for a few months.