Minnie's Country House

Young guests get to explore Minnie's pink-and-purple country home, and then explore the backyard, where Minnie herself will be waiting to greet guests in her gazebo. This is another excellent photo opportunity and a chance to interact with one of Disney's most popular characters. Be prepared to experience a wait to meet Minnie in person.

Mickey's Country House and Judge's Tent

After exploring Mickey's yellow, green and red country home and yard, young visitors get to meet Mickey in person. This is an excellent photo opportunity and a chance for your children to meet the Mouse one-on-one. While Disney characters make appearances every day throughout Disney World Vacation, if you want to be guaranteed that your child will get a chance to meet Mickey, this is the place to visit.

Donald's Boat

Kids get to explore this boat-shaped playground with a nautical theme. This boat is hardly seaworthy, however. In fact, it has so many leaks, kids who explore it are virtually guaranteed to get wet! The shooting fountains offer an excellent way for kids to cool off on a hot day.

Quick tip: Eating with children at EPCOT

EPCOT offers a variety of fine dining and foreign foods that may be welcomed by most adults but not by many children. Many of the pavilions in EPCOT's World Showcase offer food that is totally foreign to most young people. Stop at the Liberty Inn to find all-American food that your children will recognize and relate to. Here you will find hamburgers, fries, hot dogs, etc.

Animal Kingdom's Tree of Life

Here are some quick facts on Animal Kingdom's most unique landmark: The Tree of Life.

Animal Carvings: 325 animals

Chief Sculptor: Zsolt Hormay and a team of three Native American artists, plus artists from France, Ireland, Indianapolis, and Central Florida. It took eighteen months to create the carvings on the Tree of Life.

Height: 145 feet

Number of Branches: 8,000

Number of Leaves: 103,000

Trunk Width: 50 feet

Width at Root Base: 170 feet

Winter Summerland Miniature Golf

Disney's Winter Summerland Miniature Golf is located near Blizzard Beach. Families can experience this 18 hole miniature golf course with a winter theme for $9.76 per adult and $7.78 per child. If you play a second round of golf on the same day, the second round is half off. You can also purchase money-saving combo tickets for Blizzard Beach and Disney's Winter Summerland Miniature Golf.

Soarin’ over California

The newest attraction at the EPCOT Center is quite an adventure. Soarin' combines Omnimax motion picture technology with state-of-the-art motion simulators to create an experience of flight unmatched anywhere else. You'll soar over historic American landmarks, cities, forests, oceans, and other destinations. You will even smell what's going on...at some points you will pick up on the scent of fresh orange blossoms and pine trees!

Cirque du Soleil: La Nouba

In the heart of Downtown Disney, you will find what many bill one of the greatest shows on earth: Cirque du Soleil: La Nouba.

This breathtaking spectacular blends traditional circus elements with live instrumentation, abstract performance, and intricate storytelling that many will need to experience more than once. It may be tough finding a ticket if you arrive right before showtime so a good bet would be to arrive at the box office at least 45 minutes before the show starts to ensure you have a chance at reserving your seats. There is a stand-by line but of course this will not guarantee you a seat.

Simply an amazing show...don't miss it!

Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!

The Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular is one of the most entertaining live shows in all of Disney World Vacation. Even though there is a FastPass available for this show, if you plan accordingly there is no need for one. The theater is enormous (accomodates over 2,000 guests), and if you arrive about 25-20 minutes before showtime you are pretty much guaranteed a great seat for this exciting show!