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“Game On” at Walt Disney World® Resort Hotels

Looking for an activity to dodge that Florida heat, a rainy day, or maybe just burn some of your kids’ extra energy? The answer is just steps away at your Walt Disney World® Resort Hotel.

Open daily from 7am to midnight, each Walt Disney World® Resort Hotel features their own arcade with a variety of video games, from classic to contemporary, for guests of all agents.The arcades at the Walt Disney World® Resort Hotels run off of a cashless system where “points” used to play the games are purchased at a kiosk. For 2012, each Magic Your Way® Package booked with one of our Magic Makers® automatically receives a complimentary Arcade Game Card with 100 points*!

Check out this video for a sample of the fun awaiting your family at your Walt Disney World® Resort Hotel Arcade

* – (1) complimentary Arcade Game Card with 100 points per room

Disney Magic Starts on Arrival Day in Walt Disney World

Walt Disney World Entry Sign After all the planning and anticipation, the day will finally come when you arrive for your Walt Disney World® vacation! What you do on that very first day can set the tone for your entire trip. How about some fun, undeniably magical, and yes, even relaxing suggestions for your very important arrival day?

If you’ve got a longer trip planned, lucky you! Why not spend your first day outside of the parks? Often, guests are so tempted to get in every last ride in at the parks that the special qualities of the resorts are often overlooked. Ease in to the experience by taking a swim, explore the resort grounds and participate in some of the activities going on there. You will be glad when you awake the next day rested and ready to take on the World!

If you are planning to stay just a few days, getting right into a park is probably on your agenda. But there’s no need to rush through the whole park in one day! Try a more laid-back approach: pick one headliner attraction you really want to experience and grab a FASTPASS® for it as soon as you arrive.

Then stop and smell the roses while you wait for the return time – watch the zany Streetmosphere performers in Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ or get a dazzling hairstyle with colored gel and “Mickey Dust” at the Harmony Barbershop in the Magic Kingdom® Park. Eat a Mickey Bar and watch the spectacular fountains in Epcot® or wander around the trunk of the Tree of Life in Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park. Be open to just letting the magic happen!

Whatever you do, plan something to top off your first day with that essential Disney feeling. A character meal might just do the trick! Try Chef Mickey’s and be welcomed in a festive atmosphere hosted by the Big Cheese himself. There’s Disney magic even in a simple thing like taking a loop on Disney’s Monorail. Riding through the Disney’s Contemporary Resort, catching a glimpse of Cinderella Castle, you could just have that moment – when you feel a little thrill and know you’ve truly arrived.

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