Disney Springs often gets overlooked when Guests are planning their Walt Disney World Resort itinerary and then they do not have enough time to enjoy everything this area has to offer. Yes, you can absolutely spend an entire day at Disney Springs! Let's start the day with some serious shopping.
Disney Springs (formerly known as Downtown Disney) consists of several different neighborhoods, featuring more than 150 stores, restaurants and entertainment locations. The neighborhoods are named Town Center, The Landing, West Side, and Marketplace, and each has a distinct feel.
The first area that comes to mind is Disney Springs. This is a large shopping, entertainment, and nightlife area at Walt Disney World. While of course you would need to pay for shopping or dining, you can walk around the area with no admissions charge.
The big draw at Disney Springs is its excellent restaurants ? there are at least half-a-dozen really good places to eat. Disney Springs also has good shopping options, and plenty of bars and snack stands. It's also much easier to get to Disney Springs than ever before.
Bus service to Disney Resort hotels begins when Disney Springs opens and ends one hour after close. Bus service from theme parks to Disney Springs is not available.
Overall, this is a very nice place to do some shopping, walking and dining. Just like Universal City Walk, Disney Springs has lots of walking, Shopping and eateries. This place felt more rich then universal city walk.
Unlike Disney Springs, Downtown Disney isn't big enough to plan a visit for an entire day, but it is worth visiting for at least a morning, afternoon, or evening. Weekends and evenings are typically busier, so it's best to keep that in mind, especially when booking dining reservations.
The Magic Kingdom park at Walt Disney World is the most visiting theme park in the world so one of the other most popular questions we receive is, which day of the week is the slowest at Magic Kingdom? And as a general rule of thumb Tuesdays tend to be the slowest day at Magic Kingdom park.
In general, the best days of the week to visit the Disney World parks are Tuesday and Wednesday. The reason being is many families find that you need an entire week for a Disney vacation and typically arrive on Saturday or Sunday. We find weekends and Mondays the busiest days at Walt Disney World.