7 More Unique Things to Do at Walt Disney World that You Never Knew About

I recently wrote about 7 unique things to do at the Walt Disney World such as swimming with dolphins at Epcot or racing like a NASCAR driver at the Richard Petty Driving Experience (you can read that article here). The Walt Disney World Resort is so large (twice the size of Manhattan, in fact) that there are so many more unique things to do than I listed in that first article. So here are seven more unique things to at the Walt Disney World that you never knew about.

Watch an Atlanta Braves Spring Training Game
Each spring, the Atlanta Braves head to their spring training home at ESPN Wide World of Sports complex at the Walt Disney World Resort. And if you're visiting Walt Disney World in the spring you can catch a game or two. The Braves play an 18 game schedule and tickets start at only $10 per game.

Build your own Space Mountain
At Downtown Disney's DisneyQuest , Disney's unique 5 story virtual reality theme park, you can build your own version of Space Mountain... and then ride it! At the CyberSpace Mountain attraction you begin by building your dream roller coaster using a computer. Then you get the chance to ride it! Climb in the two person virtual reality capsule and then blast off and experience your creation!

Fly in a Balloon High Above Walt Disney World
High above Downtown Disney you'll see a large hot air balloon featuring Disney characters such as Mary Poppins, Aladdin, and Dumbo. And if you're brave enough, you can take a ride 400 feet above Walt Disney World in the tethered balloon for a 10 minute, once in a lifetime view of the entire resort.

Have Dinner with a T-Rex
Located at Downtown Disney, the T-Rex Cafe is a prehistoric themed restaurant that let's you eat side-by-side with life-size animatronic dinosaurs. Featuring dishes such as Layers of the Earth Lasagna, prehistoric pizzas, and Gigantosaurus Burgers, everything in this restaurant is themed right down to the "Kitchen of Fire" featuring pyrotechnical dino breath!

Learn to Surf
Sure, Walt Disney World is about 45 minutes from the ocean but that doesn't mean you can't learn to surf while visiting. At Disney's Typhoon Lagoon you can take surf lessons from surf pros in the world's largest wave pool. The lessons, which are about 2 ½ hours long take place early in the morning before the water park opens to the public.

Swim with Sharks
Also at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park, Shark Reef is home to an underwater adventure unlike anything you've seen. Set in a salt water lagoon, Shark Reef is home to a sunken freighter, color fish, and a few sharks (small ones, but sharks none the less). The experience, which is included with Typhoon Lagoon admission and only requires a mask, snorkel, and life vest (all of which are available to borrow free of charge).

Go on an Old-Fashioned Hay Ride
At the Fort Wilderness Campground you can hop aboard a horse drawn hay wagon for an hour long tour of Fort Wilderness. The hay rides depart from in front of Pioneer Hall at 7:00pm and 9:30pm each night and are first come first served so get there early!