Top Ten Things to Do with Teens in Walt Disney World

Top Ten Things for Teens (and you) to do at the Walt Disney Worldยฎ Resortโ€ฆTen Things for Teens

Wondering if your teen has outgrown Walt Disney World? Check out this mustโ€“do list for teens compiled by Magic Makerยฎย Kim Bowers and approved by her very own teenage daughter.

  1. Stay Out Late
    Staying out at night holds a special magic for teens. As a Disney Resort Guest, youโ€™ll enjoy the Extra Magic Hours Benefit. While others are flocking to their cars after fireworks, you will just be getting started! The parks will be transformed by the night-lights and youโ€™ll enjoy shorter lines into the wee hours of morning!
  2. Conquer Mountains
    Thrills and chills await the brave at The Magic Kingdomยฎ Parkโ€™s Space Mountain, Disneyโ€™s Blizzard Beach Water Parkโ€™s Summit Plummet, and Disneyโ€™s Animal Kingdomโ„ข Parkโ€™s Expedition Everest. And while youโ€™re at it, we dare you to ride The Twilight Zone Tower of Terrorโ„ข โ€“ a โ€œhauntedโ€ elevator drop at Disneyโ€™s Hollywood Studiosโ„ข!
  3. Get your Goofy on!
    Youโ€™re browsing a gift shop and your son hands you a Goofy Ear hat to wear. Reply, โ€œI will if you will!โ€ (and take pictures!) Where else can you be this silly and fit right in?
  4. Swim under a volcano
    The Walt Disney Worldยฎ Resorts feature themed heated pools with features like fountains, slides, and waterfalls. Jump in or lounge by the pool with a snack while you soak up some Florida sun!
  5. Shop at the Downtown Disneyยฎ Area.
    Design your own candy-coated pretzel, make a custom T-shirt, and check out latest junior styles at Trend-D. Fan Boys will be at home in the huge Star Wars gift shop in Disneyโ€™s Hollywood Studiosโ„ข! Anime lovers will want to set aside at least an hour to peruse the Japanese Pavilion store at Epcotยฎ!
  6. Walk around the World at Epcotโ€™s World Showcase
    Why not have appetizers in Mexico, dinner in Germany and dessert in France? My 14 year old daughter and I kicked it up a notch last summer by buying a piece of candy from each country โ€“ the perfect โ€œwe miss Mickeyโ€ snack for our return home!
  7. Have lunch with a Disney Imagineer!
    This is a little known opportunity your teen will never forget. You and a small group of guests will have a private lunch with a real Disney Imagineer at the Brown Derby Restaurant of Disneyโ€™s Hollywood Studiosโ„ข and learn insider stories and tips for what it takes to make Disney magic!
  8. Bond with the Fam.
    Team up for a kid vs. parent laser showdown in Buzz Lightyearโ€™s Ranger Spin, practice making pirate faces in line for The Pirates of the Caribbean, or let your daughter escort her little sister to meet Minnie Mouse.
  9. Play with Tomorrowโ€™s Video Game Technology
    Only at DisneyQuestยฎ Indoor Interactive Theme Park, a 5-story cutting edge arcade – a gamerโ€™s paradise that only Disney could create.
  10. Just Chill
    Have some down time in the happiest place on Earth! Watch fireworks from the beach of Disneyโ€™s Polynesian Resort, enjoy a spa treatment, have funnel cake on Disneyโ€™s Boardwalk, or find a bench and just people watch at Cinderellaโ€™s Castle.

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