DISNEY FUN FOR ALL AGES 

At Disney, fun is for kids of all ages.  Whether you're a toddler, a teen, an adult, somewhere in between, or all of the above,  you'll find something to tickle your fancy.  Disney offers thrills for all:

 Take your toddlers where magic is real

By Jane Stokes

No one brings fairy tales to life like the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida – and for parents of toddlers, just watching the little ones meet their favorite characters and spend the whole week surrounded by make-believe, is bound to turn the whole Disney experience into sheer magic for you too.

EXTRA SPECIAL KID ADVENTURES – Youngsters can explore the fun of the Neverland Club at Disney's Polnesian Resort, one of several child care centers available to guests at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.

Better still, as parents you can also trust that a Disney vacation is going to be easy to manage, even with preschoolers. Throughout Walt Disney World Resort there are more than 66 attractions and entertainment options just for them, like "Peter Pan's Flight", "Mickey's PhilharMagic", "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh", "Voyage of the Little Mermaid", "Dumbo, the Flying Elephant", plus daily parades, live shows and character meet-and-greets. For extra peace-of-mind here are some pointers for you and your tots.

Tips For Your Tots

• Arrive at the parks early in the day and then take a break at your resort hotel for lunch and naps. Return to the theme parks in the late afternoon when everyone is well rested and ready for more fun.

• Stay on property for easiest and instant access to the parks, plus amenities like themed swimming pools and kiddie pools, character meals, and bedtime stories on in-room TV.

• Baby Services locations provide private rooms with rocking chairs, low lighting, plus feeding rooms with highchairs and supplies.

• No need to bring the stroller or crib. In-park stroller rentals are US$8 a day, plus cribs and guardrails can be reserved too.

• In-room baby-sitting services or resort-based childcare programs are ideal options for parents who would like a night out.

• Character dining – where a cast of characters visits your table while you eat – is an irreplaceable experience. Reservations are required.

Teens rate Disney tops for the white-knuckle thrills

It is generally agreed that a Walt Disney World vacation is sheer magic for kids, but did you know that a visit to Disney is also unmistakably "cool" for young teens?

Indeed, Disney is all the rage because in addition to an eye-popping vacation in the most magical place on earth, it is also the promise of countless, action-packed, heart-pounding, pulse-racing adventures designed for teens and tweens, aged 10 and up, like these:

• Mission: SPACE at Epcot is the most technologically advanced attraction ever created by Disney, which imitates an Earth-to-Mars adventure featuring a true-to-life sensation of launching vertically.

• Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith is an indoor, high-speed thriller at Disney-MGM Studios. Guests blast off on a rockin' musical journey in 24 passenger cars configured as stretch limos, with twists, turns and multiple inversions through movieland.

• The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Disney-MGM Studios adds a frightening new twist to this well-known, scream-machine attraction. Pumped up lighting, special effects and accelerated speeds plummet guests 13 stories, again and again, making the Tower of Terror scarier than ever.

• Disney's Test Track at Epcot screeches through a 150,000-square-foot pavilion with hairpin turns, spirals and spins, with speeds revving to 65 mph. Riders in test vehicles zoom into the exclusive world of automobile testing in an exhilarating mile-long adventure.

• DINOSAUR in Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park, starts as a peaceful journey but soon turns into a pulse-racing blast as an all-terrain, time rover whisks travelers on a turbulent trek back 65 million years to a world filled by frightening encounters with extraordinary dinosaurs, fiery asteroids and meteor showers.

Adult fun may appear where you least expect it

By Jane Stokes

The best family vacations, it's agreed, are those with equal opportunity. Each and every family member deserves an individually rejuvenating getaway – and this means that even at the best of the fun-filled theme parks, there should be ample activities for adults exclusively.

STORY IN THE SKY – "Wishes," the biggest, boldest fireworks spectacular ever staged at the Magic Kingdom, weaves a thrilling "story in the sky" that blends music and character voices from cherished Disney animated films, original narration by Jiminy Cricket and dazzling pyrotechnic effects never seen before in a Disney theme park.

Take the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, for example. For kids (and for big kids) there are roller coasters in Magic Kingdom, hair-raising discovery attractions at Epcot, movie thrill rides at Disney-MGM Studios, and a lot of wild, wild adventures in the fourth park, Disney's Animal Kingdom. For adults – couples, singles, and parents too – hire one of the available babysitters and then there will be this for you to do:

Golf all day, all week. Disney's five championship courses add up to 99 holes, much of it crafted by the famed Pete Dye, Tom Fazio and Joe Lee.

Spa all day at two, full-service spas on the Disney property – Saratoga Springs and Disney Grand Floridian Resort & Spa.

Tennis is tops with 30 of the finest courts in Central Florida.

Go sports fishing where guests routinely catch bass weighing two to eight pounds.

Enjoy the culture – the architecture, dining, art and history exhibits – of 11 countries at Epcot World Showcase.

Plan a night of fine dining at Victoria & Albert's in Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa.

Club crawl at Downtown Disney Pleasure Island where nightclubs feature everything from hot rock, to comedy, to country, to jazz.

Dance the night away at the elegant Atlantic Dance Hall at Disney's BoardWalk, a whole district of dining, entertainment and recreation.

Experience Cirque du Soleil, House of Blues, the Virgin Megastore and lots more nightlife at Downtown Disney West Side.

Stroll quietly through Celebration, a community with an old-fashioned downtown and where an evening stroll can end at a cinema or in a cozy restaurant.

- News Canada

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