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Affordable Disney World Vacation - Ideas for Free
Things to Do
by Alison Meacham

We all know that the costs of a trip to Disney World can
start to add up rather quickly. However, there are many
ways that you can save on your vacation and there are
even some free things to do if you know where to look. Here
is your guide to making your Disney World vacation more
affordable.

Go to The Boardwalk - a brilliantly themed area set around
a lake evoking images of Coney Island in the 1940s.
Parking is free for 3 hours,so walk around and check out
the great restaurants and free entertainment. It is so
relaxing to sit on the beach at the side of the lake and just
watch the world go by. You can even catch a glimpse of the
EPCOT Reflections of Earth fireworks, which happen every
night at 9pm.

Go to Downtown Disney. This is a huge area featuring
shopping, entertainment and restaurants. Disney loves to
do shopping and entertainment on a large scale and it does
it exceptionally well. Some hightlights of Downtown Disney
are the largest Disney Store in the World,and an enormous
Lego Store with lots of areas for the children to play,and a
Virgin Megastore which is great for browsing.

Visit a resort hotel. Disney is the world leader in hospitality
and their beautifully themed resort hotels reflect an amazing
attention to detail. The Grand Floridian is their most
luxurious hotel - the lobby has to be seen to believed. My
personal favorite is The Animal Kingdom Lodge. You step
into another continent as you enter the lobby doors with the
wonderfully themed sights and sounds of Africa. The hotel
is sited at the back of the Animal Kingdom Park so you can
see animals in the huge savanah. On my last visit I spent an
entertaining time talking with one of the animal experts
about the animals that we could see - we had our own
personal guide for free.

Take one of the free tours at The Grand Floridian, The
Yatch Club,The Wilderness Lodge or The Animal Kingdom
Lodge. These tours, which are free to any Disney resort
hotel guest are interesting and informative. Some tours
need an advance reservation - contact the hotel directly for
information and reservations.

Visit the town of Celebration. When Walt Disney first had
the idea for EPCOT is was his vision that it would be a
master planned community of the future, where people lived
and worked, and where futuristic technology and
transportation would be integrated. Well, EPCOT didn't
really turn out that way! However, when Disney was
deciding how to develop the land it had close to it's theme
parks, it decided to build the master planned community of
Celebration. It is a beautiful, pedestrian friendly town
centered around lake - many say it is reminiscent of
Mayberry! Just wander around and browse the shops, have
tea at The Sherlock Holmes Tea Room or one of the other
eateries, visit the Celebration hotel, or just people watch by
the lake. During the Christmas Holidays it even snows on
Main Street!

About the Author
Alison Meacham is an author who owns Florida vacation
rental homes within 5 minutes of Disney World at the
Windsor Palms resort. She is the author of a Disney World
Vacation Money Saving Guide. Website:
www.windsorpalmsusa.com