Great Wolf Lodges across the country have added a touch of magic with their new MagiQuest Game. For reservations call 40, or visit New adventures Whatever your favorite Disney tale is, you’ll be right at home at this resort. Cars fans will be delighted to stay here. Lightning McQueen and Mater stand guard at the Cars Resort where a paved street leads to the pool area, and cabanas are shaped like road cones. Landscaping around the pool, the largest at Disney World, is reminiscent of kelp. Don’t be surprised if Bruce the shark swims by on the shower curtain.Ĭrush the turtle and four noisy sea gulls stand guard at the 310,000-gallon Little Mermaid pool, where the characters can be heard conversing under water. Four themes from Disney films - Cars, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King or Finding Nemo - immerse guests in the story. The resort features family suites that sleep six, with plenty of room to bring along a grandparent or two. The Magic Kingdom passenger train stops here, and whisks you back to the main gate after your visit.Īfter a day of fun, the storybook fantasy continues at the Art of Imagination Resort, where guests can move right into their favorite Disney story. weathervane and Carolwood Park sign represent the steam engine Disney had running through his own backyard. Trains are a part of circus history, and the Fantasyland Train Station pays homage to the elegant train travel of America’s past. The Barnstormer coaster offers aerial acrobatics. Look up in amazement to see not one, but two Dumbos spinning through the sky above the Storybook Circus. There’s even a misty spray from the engine Casey Jr.
Kids can take a cooling break among the circus wagons where monkeys, elephants and camels squirt water over their guests. It’s always fun when the circus comes to town, and Disney’s “Storybook Circus” provides a fun day for all ages. With seating for 550, Be Our Guest offers a French-inspired lunch or dinner.
Tall arched windows offer views of the French countryside where a light snow is falling. Entering the tall, ornate gates, you pass through a hallway where knights in armor check you out and discuss whether or not you should be admitted to the castle.ĭine in the elegant ballroom with giant chandeliers, or the mysterious West Wing of the castle.
Crossing the drawbridge can be tricky as gargoyles on lamp posts guard every step, but it’s worth the trip to dine at Be Our Guest, the newest restaurant at Disney World. High up on a mountain, the castle of the Beast stands majestically. Next cross a stone bridge to a charming French village where Belle awaits to tell “Enchanted Tales.” Follow a stone pathway to Maurice’s cottage, where a magic mirror is the doorway to step right into the story of Beauty and the Beast. You won’t get wet, but will feel a wind and a slight splash of water as the adventure begins. “Under the Sea” tells the story of Ariel and her cast of characters.
Located just beyond Cinderella’s Castle, Fantasyland offers an Enchanted Forest where elephants fly, castles touch the sky, beauty meets the beast and a mermaid plays under the sea.Įnter a clamshell to take an underwater adventure with the Little Mermaid. In Florida, Disney’s Imagineers have opened the largest expansion to the Magic Kingdom in the park’s more than 40-year history. Now you can immerse your favorite youngsters in the world of make-believe, where they can interact with some of their favorite storybook characters. The world of fantasy awaits visitors to Walt Disney World in Orlando and at Great Wolf Lodges across the country.