Travel Reference
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Donald's Boat (S. S. Miss Daisy)
Frommer's Rating:
B+ for kids
Recommended Ages:
2-10
The good ship
Miss Daisy
offers plenty of interactive fun for kids who enjoy getting wet.
Watch out as you make your way around the surrounding “waters” as the leaks squirting
from the boat are practically unavoidable—but that's half the fun (you can tell by the
little squeals of joy heard from those who've been doused).
Tip:
The nearby Toon Park
(a 40-in. height
maximum
) is a small covered playground with slides and a small play-
house for dryer adventures. There are also a handful of covered benches for weary parents
in need of a momentary break.
Mickey's & Minnie's Country Houses
Frommer's Rating:
B for younger kids
Recommended Ages:
2-8
These separate cottages offer a lot of visual fun and a small bit of interactive play for young-
sters, but they're usually crowded—the lines flow like molasses. Mickey's place is more for
looking than touching, though it does feature a small garden and garage playground. Min-
nie's lets kids play in her kitchen, where popcorn goes wild in a microwave, a cake bakes
and then deflates in the oven, and the utensils strike up a symphony of their own.
Shopping in Mickey's Toontown Fair
The
Toontown Hall of Fame Tent
has continuous meetings with Disney characters, as
well as a large assortment of Disney souvenirs.
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TOMORROWLAND
This land was originally designed to focus on the future, but in 1994, the WDW folks
decided Tomorrowland (originally designed in the 1970s) was beginning to look a lot like
“Yesteryear.” So it was revamped to show the future as envisioned in the '20s and '30s—a
galactic, science fiction-inspired community inhabited by humans, aliens, and robots. A
video-game arcade also was added.
Astro Orbiter
Frommer's Rating:
C+
Recommended Ages:
4-10
Although touted as a tame ride much like the ones you might have ridden when you were
a child and the carnivals came to town, it does offer a bit of unexpected uneasiness. Its
“rockets” are on arms attached to “the center of the galaxy,” and move up and down while
orbiting the planets, but they also tilt to the side—and when you're on top of a two-story
tower, looking down from your perch can make you rather anxious. Because of its limited
capacity, the line tends to move at a snail's pace, so unless it's short, skip this one.
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
Frommer's Rating:
A+ for kids and parents
Recommended Ages:
3 and up
Recruits stand ready as Buzz Lightyear briefs you on your mission. The evil emperor Zurg
is once again up to no good, and Buzz needs your to help save the Universe. As you cruise
through “space,” you'll pass through scenes filled with brightly colored aliens, most of
whom are marked with a big “Z,” so you know where to shoot. Kids love using the
dashboard-mounted laser cannons as they spin through the sky (filled with gigantic toys
instead of stars). If they're good shots, they can set off sight and sound gags with a direct
