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10 Things You Never Knew You Could Do At Disney

10.  Free Tours While Disney does offer many tours for an extra fee, there are a few tours anyone can participate in for free.  At the Wilderness Lodge guests can learn about the history, art, and architecture of the resort.  Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge also offers several tours.  One of them features cultural representatives from other countries who teach others about the hotel’s African-inspir

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10 Things You Never Knew You Could Do At Disney

8.  Harmony Barber Shop Did you realize that you could get a haircut in the Magic Kingdom?  Located directly to the left of Emporium on Main Street U.S.A., Harmony Barbershop offers a fun and entertaining experience.  You might even run into the Dapper Dans, Main Street’s very own barbershop quartet.  Harmony Barbershop also features a special “My First Haircut” package in which guests receive a c

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10 Things You Never Knew You Could Do At Disney

4.  Go for a Pony Ride Does your little cowboy or cowgirl like horses?  At Tri-Circle-D Ranch at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort, children can go for rides on petite ponies.  This is a fantastic opportunity to make their wild, wild west fantasies come true.  For this activity, riders must be under 80 pounds.  Photo credit sweet-turtle-soup.blogspot.com

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10 Things You Never Knew You Could Do At Disney

5.  Listen to Famous Musicians Events at Disney seem to get bigger and better every year.  This is certainly the case with the Eat to the Beat concert series during the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival, and the Garden Rocks concert series during the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival.  Take a break from your hectic day and listen to classic hits by some of your favorite music

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10 Things You Never Knew You Could Do At Disney

6.  Meet Santa Claus Around World Showcase There’s nothing better than visiting Disney World during the holiday season.  The beautiful decorations and entertainment create a combination that is truly unforgettable.  One of my favorite holiday entertainment events is at Epcot.  As you travel around World Showcase you get the opportunity to meet Santa Claus in various countries.  The American pavili

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10 Things You Never Knew You Could Do At Disney

7.  Watch Cooking Demonstrations from Famous Chefs During the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival many of your favorite famous chefs visit to demonstrate cooking techniques.  This is a far cry from the traditional theme park’s activities, and instead offers a relaxing atmosphere where guests can learn about cheeses, food and beverage pairing, and culinary demonstrations from experts.  Some

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10 Things You Never Knew You Could Do At Disney

2.  Ride in a Hot Air Balloon Just like the Darling children in Peter Pan, you can fly!  Officially known as Characters in Flight, this hot air balloon offers a birds-eye view of Disney Springs.  It is the perfect end to an evening of shopping and dining. Photo credit Disney.

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10 Things You Never Knew You Could Do At Disney

3.  Participate in the Flag Retreat Every evening in the Magic Kingdom, guests are welcomed to take part in the Flag Retreat.  Gather on Main Street U.S.A. to pledge allegiance and listen to patriotic songs as the flag is taken down and folded.  You could even be chosen to be the special guest that participates in this theme park ritual.

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CLOSED – 5 Reasons Why Disney Closes A Park

3. Capacity Capacity closures are not a shutdown of the park, but rather a shutting of the gates due to an overabundance of guests. If you’ve been inside a Disney park during peak seasons, you may have wished they’d start shutting the gates, but in reality a capacity closure is pretty rare. Since Magic Kingdom is the most popular park, capacity closures happen most frequently there, followed by Ho

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CLOSED – 5 Reasons Why Disney Closes A Park

4. Power Failure Without electricity, there’s really no reason for the parks to be open. In July of 2002, a substation near Epcot’s Test Track suffered an electrical fire, causing blackouts to the park and surrounding resorts. Disney parks are equipped with backup power sources, so a repeat of this event would be unlikely.  However, in the 2002 incident the back-up power failed due to water damage

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