Rainy Day At Disney Having Fun When It s All Wet

Y ou're on the vacation that       Disney for the day. You can spend  you've always dreamed of,       the day shopping, eating, and      Mickey calls your room to       enjoy some indoor entertainment.   wake you up, you bounce out of        Take in a flick at the AMC Movie   bed and pull back the curtains of     Theater, spend hours trying out    your hotel room, and....NO!! It's     the 5 floors of indoor             raining outside. And according to     interactive enterainment at        the weather forecast you just         DisneyQuest, or watch magic        turned on, it's likely to rain        demonstrations at Magic Masters.   all day.                              You can easily blow your diet                                            sampling Downtown Disney's food    Now what? Well, there's no need       choices: split a sundae at         to stay cooped up in your room        Ghirardelli Chocolates, make your  all day. In fact, unless the          own treat at Goofy's Candy         weather is severe, the best thing     Company, try fine Italian dining   to do is put on your rain ponchos     at the Portabello Yacht Club, or   and duck shoes and hit the parks.     have food with a Latin flair at    You'll find that the crowds are       Bongo's.                           lighter because the rain will                                            keep many away, especially            If you do decide to brave the      locals. And a large majority of       weather and visit the parks, here  the attractions at Disney World's     are some useful tips:              theme parks are under cover or                                           inside. So the amount of time         * Wear a baseball cap to keep the  you'll spend slogging through the     rain off your face (much easier    rain will be managable.               than trying to carry an                                                  umbrella).                         If the weather is severe, or you      * Protect your camera, cell        just can't stand to be out in the     phone, pager, etc. by storing      elements, try heading to Downtown     them in a zippered plastic bag.    * Carry a small hand towel or         feet most comfortable; but at the  two—they'll come in handy for       very least wear rubber-soled       drying off seats and other            shoes to keep from slipping and    surfaces.                             falling in wet areas.              * Waterproof shoes will keep your      About the Author: Leslie Clevenstine is editor of YourDisneyGuide.com, an unofficial guide to planning the perfect Walt Disney World vacation. Visit at http://www.yourdisneyguide.com Source: www.isnare.com