I am still sooooo excited about going in just a few short days!
It is just adults going, but my hubby has never been! I FINALLY got him to watch the free Disney Planning DVD! Now he is getting excited, too! He loves reading manga (Japanese stories) and he found out about EPCOT's World Showcase, so now he wants to go there first!
My brother and his wife are also coming to Orlando, but he doesn't want to go to Disney World :(
I did research about what free things they can enjoy (besides just sitting by the resorts pool all day).
-The downtown CityArts Factory houses seven separate and diverse art galleries that showcase local and international art. Exhibitions rotate monthly. Attend art show openings at multiple venues from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month
-Admission to the Cornell Fine Arts Museum is free for 2014 thanks to the generosity of the Bessemer Trust. (Students who show their I.D. always get in free.) Be sure to see Cosimo Rosselli’s “Madonna Enthroned Nursing the Christ Child" (circa 1470) and Albert Bierstadt’s “Shoshone Indians-Rocky Mountains” (1859), both on display in their permanent collection. Closed Mondays.
-Stroll along Disney's BoardWalk, a re-creation of a 1930s-style Atlantic coastal village. The quarter-mile promenade alongside Crescent Lake is known for its nightclubs and entertainment hot spots, but all visitors can enjoy the many street musicians, magicians, and performers for free.
-Visit Downtown Disney! Watch glassblowers at Arribas Brothers; visit the 4,400-square-foot (409-square-meter) Lego Imagination Center to compete in a "beat-the-clock" building contest, or see a 12-foot (3.6-meter) T. rex and 30-foot (9-meter) sea serpent, both made of thousands of pieces of one of America's favorite toys.
-Magic Kingdom fireworks can be seen from other areas. Leave your car in the main parking lot and take the free tram to the Transportation and Ticket Center (TTC) for the best up-close views of the nightly fireworks. If you are staying in a Disney-operated resort, hop on the monorail for free and get off at the Magic Kingdom entrance to watch the show
-Just north of Orlando is the largest flea market in the U.S., FleaWorld, where more than 1,700 vendors sell bargain-priced items ranging from orchids to reptiles. Open Friday-Sunday; free admission
-Each year, thousands of tourists who visit Orlando go to Lake Wales, Florida, to see if the old Indian Legend of Spook Hill is true. A sign marks the spot where you should stop your car, put it in neutral, and watch as your car rolls uphill.
-Just south of the Orlando International Airport is Old Town, a unique amusement park and shopping area. Old Town comes to life on Saturdays with a vintage-car parade starting at 1 p.m. On Wednesday evenings, The Dukes, a ‘50s and ‘60s cover band, play doo-wop hits and lead the crowd in the Stroll, the line dance made famous on American Bandstand. Visitors must buy tickets for the amusement rides, but admission to Old Town, and its concerts and car shows, is free.
-On Lake Jesup, Black Hammock Adventures has free live alligator and bird exhibits. Watch trainers feed the 12-foot (3.6-meter), 650-pound (295-kilogram) resident gator Hammy on Sunday afternoons. At the restaurant, listen to free live music every Friday and Saturday night
-Visit the Orlando Public Library's Children's Library for storytelling, arts-and-crafts activities, Third Thursday family movie night, board games, and musical events.
-You can see the nightly Electrical Water Pageant. Watch King Triton and other sea-themed floats glitter past in an array of sparkling lights. The show starts at 9 p.m. near the Polynesian Resort and ends near the Contemporary Resort about an hour later.
-Opened in 1935 in Orlando, Chamberlin's Market & Cafe is more than an organic grocery store. Stop by for free classes and guest speakers year-round.
-Twenty minutes east of Orlando in Titusville is Fort Christmas Historical Park, a full-size replica of Fort Christmas, originally built for the Second Seminole Indian War (1835-1842). The Fort has several historical structures and many pioneer demonstrations (like musket and cannon firings) and craft fairs throughout the year. Closed Mondays and holidays
--This information can be found at http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/city-guides/free-orlando-traveler/
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