subject: What Should You Do if it Rains on Your Disney World Vacation? by:Clare Swindlehurst [print this page] If you are taking your family to Disney World on vacation then planning is key, but there is always one thing that you can't control; the weather. So what do you do if rain threatens to stop play on your vacation? Simple, you go and have fun anyway!
1. Head over to Disney Quest
Disney Quest is pretty much an indoor theme park. Located at the West Side at Downtown Disney this giant playground is the perfect place to while away the rainy hours of the day.
You can challenge with Buzz Lightyear and his Astroblasters or battle for buccaneer gold with the Pirates of the Caribbean. Your kids will enjoy designing and then riding their own coaster, and musical types will have fun recording their own music video.
Disney Quest is open seven days a week from 11.30am until late, and if all the fun makes you hungry then you can refuel in the food court.
2. Tour the Resort hotels
If you don't want to waste your park passes on a wet day then why not go on a tour of the Walt Disney World Resort hotels?
The Disney Imagineers didn't stop at the theme parks, they put just as much creative effort into their hotels too. You might like to spend some time watching the animals roam the savanna over at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge or just chilling out by the fire in the lobby of Disney's Wilderness Lodge.
For the ultimate in luxury take the monorail over to Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. You'll be whisked back in time to Victorian Florida when you step inside the flagship resort. If you're travelling during the holiday season you won't want to miss the huge Gingerbread House that stands majestically in the lobby.
3. Break out the ponchos and have fun in the parks
If you're happy to just be a kid again and hang out in the rain then wet days are some of the best times to be in the parks, because most people are driven away by the rain! All you need to do is grab a poncho and some suitable footwear and go and have fun, you'll enjoy yourself almost as much as if the sun were out. Some of the attractions like Test Track can't operate when it's raining, but it doesn't usually rain for long anyway.
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