Ideas for male, mid-30's attending conference at Swan?

He won%26#39;t have a car and won%26#39;t have time to visit the parks. His family won%26#39;t be there, so I%26#39;m guessing he%26#39;ll be skipping the character meals at the resorts. :-)

So far I%26#39;ve told him about the Boardwalk and going to Animal Kingdom Lodge for a meal to see the animals. He%26#39;s been to Downtown Disney, so he%26#39;ll probably go back.

From what I understand from the forum, he can also ride boats and monorail if he wants to. (He doesn%26#39;t have to be staying at a Disney resort, right?)

What is the ESPN thing? Is that a restaurant? I would assume he%26#39;d like that.

Thank you in advance for your help!

Lily

Ideas for male, mid-30's attending conference at Swan?

Yes, anyone can ride Disney boats, monorails, and busses at any time. No ';proof of admission'; is ever asked for.

ESPN Club is a restaurant at the Boardwalk, located near the Swan, with tons of televisions to watch while dining. They also have a small commercial shop where ESPN stuff is sold.

Ideas for male, mid-30's attending conference at Swan?

Thank you Kat Cubs fan!

Remind him he can also eat at any of the resort restaurants. But I think that DTD and the Boardwalk will keep him busy enough lol.

I could make a couple more suggestions for him, all of which are available at Disney World:

Disney offers bass fishing excursions on their lakes that are a lot of fun. You can book trips out of a number of resorts.

You can rent watercraft on some of the lakes. There are little water sprites that are fun to zip around on.

Sammy Duval%26#39;s at the Contemporary Resort offers parasailing.

There are two miniature golf courses on Disney property.

The Richard Petty Driving Experience offers some exciting racing fun.

Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground offers horseback riding.

Disney%26#39;s Wide World of Sports Complex has the Atlanta Braves spring training going on; he could catch a game, depending on when he%26#39;ll be here.

Hope these help, and I%26#39;m sure there%26#39;s plenty more.

Great ideas! Thank you very much!

There was a post on here recently about a Hooters somewhere in the area.

The conference organizers may have some events set up that will utilize the parks. I know the one that I attended at the Contemporary had a buffet from the restaurant at the top of the hotel (the California Grill?) one night for the MK fireworks, and they bussed people over to a reception in Epcot for Illuminations another night. Golf outings were another very popular pastime for the conference attendees.

I%26#39;m also thinking that they had a special deal that offered access to the parks each afternoon after the conference%26#39;s sessions ended. If he%26#39;s staying at the Swan, it would be easy for him to stroll over to Epcot in the evening for Illuminations. He can make a stop at the bar in England for a pint to go, grab another stein when he gets around to Germany, and top it off with a margarita in Mexico before stumbling back to the Boardwalk for a nightcap!

The Swan is considered to be a Disney resort as far as the transportation goes, so he should be able to get anywhere using the system.

I appreciate all of the ideas! I will pass them on to him. It looks like he%26#39;ll have plenty to do!

Don%26#39;t know if he has an afternoon off (doesn%26#39;t sound like it due to the fact that he can%26#39;t go to the parks), but if he in interested in space, the Kennedy Space Center is only about 45 minutes away.

Kennedy Space Center is a great place! He won%26#39;t have a car on this trip, so maybe next time. Thanks for the idea though!