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Day Out: Downtown Disney

Woman in the Middle | September 12, 2012

The whole family went off to Downtown Disney on Saturday evening. I guess we hadn’t had enough Mickey Mouse in our lives and since Downtown Disney is free and Disneyland costs $87, it is certainly the place to go for a dose of Disney Magic without the hefty price tag!

Parking for Downtown Dis\ney is free for the first three hours. You can get an additional two free hours of parking with validation from “participating stores.” We have been there many times so three hours is more than enough for us to do a circuit of the shops. If you plan on eating there and looking at the shops, too, then you may need more time. Each additional hour costs $6.00.

I fully admit that my family enjoys window shopping, so Downtown Disney is perfect for us. We like to poke around in the shops, admire the merchandise,and soak up the Disney atmosphere. The girls and I like to go through the huge Disney store to see what they have managed to put Mickey on now. Hubby, bless him, tolerates our oohs and aahs. If you like pin trading then the Disney store is perfect because there are always at least a few employees wearing a lanyard full of pins and, again, you don’t have to pay to get into the park to enjoy that activity.

Another fun store (which my Hubby enjoys much more) is the LEGO store. They had a whole area set up outside the store with tables and LEGO which was being enjoyed by a number of families. They also have added two huge displays constructed of LEGO to the outside of the store and one inside the store, all with a Disney theme, of course! I will be posting photos of those on another day.

There are often entertainers scattered though out Downtown Disney. On the Saturday night we were there there was a band playing music and quite a few couples were swing dancing and even more people were gathered around enjoying the music. There was also a guitarist and a violist. Like all things having to do with Disney, these are not your typical buskers, but really amazing musicians, hand-picked I am sure to play in Downtown Disney. An entertainment schedule is available on the Downtown Disney Website.   http://disneyland.disney.go.com/downtown-disney/

Since it was Saturday night there was more entertainment but there were also more people, LOTS of people. If you prefer a less crowded experience I suggest you go earlier int he day or on a weekday.

My only complaint about Downtown Disney, ever since it opened, is that it is lacking in casual, won’t cost an arm and a leg dining places. We usually go on the spur of the moment and we do not like to pay a huge amount for dinner for the four of us.  They are finally trying to remedy that. A new restaurant called the Earl of Sandwich is ging in even as I type. Several pf the existing restaurants have expanded their outside (and more casual) dining areas. Or you can do what we often do which is eat before we arrive.

So, we were once again filled up with the magic of Disney. For Hubby and me the magic was even more magical because it didn’t cost a dime!

 

 

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