Downtown Disney Area



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General Downtown Disney Area Facts

120-acre entertainment, dining, and shopping complex at the WDW resort made up of 3 distinct sections: The Marketplace, Pleasure Island and the West Side.


5 ATM’s are located at Downtown Disney Area.

Pleasure Island

300 cast member’s work at Pleasure Island.

1,800 parking spaces at Pleasure Island.

6 acre man-made island known as "Pleasure Island" contains shops, restaurants, but mainly adults-only nightclubs.

550 can dine at Planet Hollywood.

42 foot diameter rotating dance floor was located at Mannequins

Marketplace

50,000 square feet makes the World of Disney store the World’s largest Disney Character merchandise shop. They ring up 10,000 sales a day, and have 12 themed rooms of shopping.

4,400 square foot Denmark-based LEGO company store opened on November 6, 1997 in Downtown Disney, and is modeled after the original LEGO store at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota.

3,000 square foot outdoor Lego play land, which includes some amazing Lego sculptures. The 30-foot sea serpent in the Lake is made up of over 1,000,000 Lego’s and even shoots water from its nostrils!

8 dining options are available in the Marketplace area

4 restrooms are available in the Marketplace

$175.00 for the Full Castle package at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique. Which includes the Crown Package plus Imaging Package (The Imaging Package includes one 6" x 8" and four 4" x 6" photos in a princess-themed photo holder.), and complete costume of your choice with accessories.

$45.00 for the Crown Package includes hairstyle, shimmering make-up and nails at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique.

$35 for the Coach Package includes hairstyle and shimmering make-up
at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique.

3 hairstyles are available at the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, and they include Fairytale Princess Hair style, Disney Diva hairstyle and Pop Princess hairstyle.

600 seat restaurant named T-Rex will be opening in 2008

400 feet above the waterfront is how high you will fly on Characters In Flight

72 foot diameter balloon with a whimsical design featuring silhouettes of a dozen of Disney’s “flying characters” is used at Characters In Flight operated by Aerophile

30 guests can ride Characters In Flight at a time on a 6 minute trip

210,000 cubic feet of lighter-than-air gas is used in the ballon of Characters In Flight

360-degree view of up to 10 miles can be seen from Characters In Flight

105-foot-high balloon is used to lift the guests at Characters In Flight

$16 for ages 10 and up, and $10 for ages 3-9 is the cost of a flight at Characters In Flight

2,500 square fit is the size of the Trend-D store that opened in 2009

West Side

66 acres is the size of Disney’s Westside

1,671-seat Theater in Downtown Disney is the first freestanding permanent theater ever built for Cirque du Soleil.

72 cast members are in the show La Nouba

14 countries make up the 72-person cast of LaNouba

300 costumes and head pieces are in the show La Nouba

16,000 square foot restaurant is easily recognized by the huge two-story pineapple-shaped structure outside the entrance. Yes that is Bongo’s. It has two floors of indoor and outdoor dining areas, as well as three separate bars. (Check out the bongo-drum shaped bar stools!)

24 theater complexes are located on the Westside.

110,000 square feet is the size of the AMC Theater.

5,390 movies fans can seat in the 24 AMC Theaters

73,800 square feet is the total size of the Cirque Complex.

49, 00 square feet, plus 300 CD listening stations, and 20 video viewing stations can be found at the Virgin Megastore. There is also room for 50 to seat at the Café.

518 seating with 34 at the bar can be enjoyed at Wolfgang Pucks Café in this 15,000 square foot culinary restaurant

25 feet in diameter is the wreath that is hung on the Cirque du Soleil building makes this the largest wreath hung at WDW.

33,000 square feet is the building size for the House of Blues
2,000 can be accommodated in the House of Blues facility

1,500 can be seated at the House of Blues restaurant

Disney Quest

5 floors of entertainment are held in the Disney Quest building.

4 zones are in Disney Quest and they are the Explore Zone, a virtual Adventureland; the Score Zone, for superhero quests; the Create Zone, for artistic endeavors; and the Replay Zone for nostalgic fun.

5 stories is the height of the Disney Quest Building

100,000 square feet is the size of the Disney Quest Building

30 minute class can be taken at the Animation Academy at Disney Quest