Disney Quest an Indoor Arcade at Disney World

Disney Quest is a massive five story indoor video game complex in Downtown Disney at Disney World. It’s broken into  different areas by theme.

For example one area is all pinball machines and another is all classic arcade games.

My kids favorite area is the game area that has all kid games like Chuck E. Cheese.

Animation Academy – Here on level 2 you will learn step by step how to draw one of your favorite Disney characters, including Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, or Pluto.

 



Aladdin’s Magic Carpet Ride – Here you put on a special helmet and fly your carpet through the alleys and streets of Agrabah. In this first photo you see the thing you have to wear on your head. The visor then sits on the helmet. It is heavy and bothered my small kids a little.
 

Virtual Jungle Cruise – You climb aboard a raft and paddle with a real paddle down a prehistoric river. You even get splashed along the way

   
Another virtual game is a Star Wars game where you are fighting people with light sabers.

There are rooms full of race car games and they even have Star War airplanes you can race. They were surprisingly difficult to maneuver.

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Free stuff around Disney World

English: ' observation balloon ride at Downtown Disney in Orlando, Florida. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

We can no longer use our annual passes to get into Disney because the expired. Such a bummer. And we just found out that we might be going to Orlando for the New Year. My husband might do the fly by for the Capitol One Bowl game. So, I have begun looking for things to do with our kids that will be fun and won't break the bank! Here is what I have found so far:

You can park for free at any Disney resort, you just have to ask for the 3 hour parking pass!  You can also park at Downtown Disney for free.

Every night, beginning at 9 pm, the Electrical Water Pageant makes it's way around Seven Seas Lagoon and Bay Lake. It can be seen from 5 of the resorts. You could go to The Grand Floridian and then walk down to the beach and see the Pageant and the fireworks at Magic Kingdom.

Disney's Boardwalk is located right outside Epcot and modeled after Atlantic City's boardwalk. Every night they play a Disney movie and have a campfire on the beach side. The kids can play in the sand while they watch the movie. Apparently if you are around when they do Illuminations at Epcot, you can see a lot of the fireworks and hear the music. (we will definitely do this, because when we where at Epcot, we could barely see!) Sometimes there is a magician there. You can also take a boat ride.

Fort Wilderness Campground has a bonfire every night (around 8 pm) for free. It starts with a sing-a-long, Chip and Dale come for a meet and greet and then they play a Disney movie for free. You can bring items to make your own s'mores or you can buy it there. They also has a free petting zoo and you can visit the barn where they house the horses they use on Main Street. Small children can enjoy pony rides.

Animal Kingdom Lodge has over 100 grazing animals on property. You can view them for free. There is a place set up for kids to play musical instruments from Africa inside the gift shop.

Downtown Disney is free and there are lots of shops and restaurants. There are full size statues of Disney characters. My kids love the Lego store. They have an area set up where the kids can build and a playground. There are also really large Lego creation around the store. The Ghiradelli Chocolate store is always giving out free samples! My kids also like watching the hot air balloon go up and down.  Most nights there is a family friendly DJ near the toy store.  (He is really good)

The Gaylord Palms – My step mom said this was worth checking out! There is a large atrium with three destinations The Everglades which has REAL alligators, a Spanish Castle with pathways through the everglades and Key West – there is a large boat which is a bar inside the atrium. You do have to pay for parking however.


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Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at Disney World

     The Bibbidi Bobbidi boutique at Disney World was an Incredible experience. I went into it thinking it may not be worth the money, but when it was all done it was.  I can't wait to take my daughter to do this again someday.
     We got the Crown package, which is the middle package.  It costs $54.95.  This included hair, makeup, and nails.  My daughter choose a hair piece instead of a crown.  At the end she got to keep her makeup pallet, two bottles of nail polish, and a little package of face jewels. Oh, and the hair piece of course!
I planned ahead and ordered an elaborate costume off of disneyshopping.com for $14.00. This is substantially less money then you will pay to buy one at the boutique. It is $60.00+ for an outfit at the boutique.
     Also, book ahead if possible.  I called a week prior so unfortunately the one inside Cinderella's castle was already completely booked.  We went to the one in Downtown Disney instead. Call (407) WDW-STYLE or (407) 939-7895 to make a reservation today.
     The morning we took her we made sure she had clean hair because this is a requirement. We were meet at the door of the Bibbidi Bobbi Boutique in Downtown Disney by one of they fairy godmothers.  The fairy godmother greeted my princess and sprinkled fair dust all over her. She walked us to the check in and then to the dressing room. My princess put on her outfit and then we were introduce to her fairy godmother. My princess was given  the choice of hair styles and hairstyle colors.  She also picked what make up and face jewel she wanted to wear. Then at the end they did the big reveal! She loved it!

I hope that you enjoy pictures of her experience.

Off to meet fairy godmother Estelle.
Her fairy godmother started by doing her nails and then her makeup.

Once done with the makeup they were on to her hair. She selected her hairstyle before they got started.She selected to wear a long hair piece instead of a crown.
This of course took lots of hairspray and more pixie dust so she had a face shield to protect her during the massive spraying!

Next, she was given a sash that said Birthday Princess as well as a button to wear that said Happy Birthday Princess. Because of the button all day long at the Magic Kingdom all of the workers stopped and told her Happy B-day.

Finally after 45 minutes came the big reveal! She was very happy!

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