Disney World for Free: 5 Free Things to Do at Walt Disney World

There's so much to do at Walt Disney World. With four amazing theme parks, two water parks, and countless recreational activities, you'll never run out of things to do while visiting Walt Disney World. However, a lot of what there is to do at Walt Disney World costs money and a vacation can get expensive, but it does not have to. There's plenty to do at Walt Disney World that doesn't cost anything.

Here are my top five things to do at Walt Disney World that don't cost anything.

Spend the evening on the Disney Boardwalk.
Disney's Boardwalk Hotel features a recreation of an old fashioned boardwalk. While there are restaurants, shops, and even a dueling piano bar on the boardwalk, there's plenty to see and do on the boardwalk for free. You can watch the jugglers, mimes, musicians, and even fire eaters as they entertain at various points on the boardwalk. End you night at Atlantic Dance, and large dance hall with live music or a DJ spinning Top 40 music that usually has no cover charge.

Watch the "floating" version of the Main Street Electrical Parade
The Electrical Water Pageant is a nightly floating parade around Bay Lake and the Seven Seas Lagoon passing by the beaches of the Polynesian Resort, Grand Floridian Resort, Wilderness Lodge, Ft. Wilderness and Contemporary Resort. The pageant usually starts at 9pm and features dancing lights on the water set to music. Each of the pageant's 14 floats consist of 25 foot high screens at are decorated with lights depicting sea dragons, King Triton, and other creatures of the sea. The pageant's ends with a salute to America featuring the Stars and Stripes.

Spend and afternoon at Walt Disney World's ranch
Tri-Circle D Ranch is located in Fort Wilderness and is the home to Walt Disney World's horses. The horses used to pull the trolleys on Main Street in the Magic Kingdom retire each day to the Tri-Circle D Ranch. Visitors to the ranch can see the horses and some other farm animals in the petting zoo area. There are also pony rides for the young at a cost of just a few dollars.

Watch the fireworks at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom while lounging on a white sand beach
Every night above Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom the sky lights up with a spectacular fireworks display that can be seen from any of the hotels' beach that sit along with the Magic Kingdom on the Seven Seas Lagoon. In my opinion, the best hotel from which to watch the show is the Polynesian Resort hotel. Grab dinner at one of the hotel's restaurants and then cozy up with your loved one in one of the hammocks on the white sand beach and enjoy the show.

Join Chip and Dale for an old fashioned campfire sing-along
Each night, there's a sing-along, marshmallow roast, and a free Disney animated movie shown on a large outdoor screen at Disney's Fort Wilderness. Bring our own food and blanket and enjoy a night under the stats watching some of your favorite Disney classic films.