Downtown Disney Marketplace

Downtown Disney Marketplace

DisneyQuest – It's Virtual Magic!


Downtown Disney Marketplace entertains visitors with Virgin Megasotre and other shops, great restaurants, incredible Cirque du Soleil shows, and its own indoor theme park! Emjoy Downtown Disney Marketplace during the day, or night, when it transforms in to a glittering center of Orlando nightlife.

Where else can you find an entire store full of refrigerator magnets? Or unique memeorabilia such as photographs, albums and balls signed by the world's biggest atheletes, rock stars, and politicians? Gloria Estefan's Bongo's has delciious Cuban food in a sizzling Latin atmosphere, and The House of Blues has world famous gospel brunches and sublime southern corngbread and jambalaya. Out in back see an archway by Mr. Imagination, a top southern artist, that will blow your mind with its eclectic and glittering additions. (See also the fence outside painted by another of the great southern artists, Purvis Young.)

If you find yourself at Downtown Disney Marketplace at Night, see live music performances at House of Blues' concert venue, but be ready to stand up while you listen.

A highlight of Downtown Disney Marketplace is DisneyQuest, a one-of-a-kind indoor interactive Theme Park with "state-of-the-art" games. There are five floors of cutting-edge technology, virtual reality and 3-D experiences. The entry portal, Ventureport, leads to four different zones: 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. Anyway you cut it, you're in the Zone at DisneyQuest!

Everyone loves CyberSpace Mountain, where you can actually design your own roller coaster on a computer, with special assistance from Bill Nye the Science Guy. (You can make it as scary as you want!)Then you jump into a simulator and ride your creation in full 360° motion!There is a height Requirement of 51" (129.54 cm) or taller.

At Pirates of the Caribbean - Battle for Buccaneer Gold, you will put on your headpiece and find yourself in a world of swashbuckling pirate action. Their height Requirement is 35" (88.9 cm) or taller.

On the Virtual Jungle Cruise, you board a raft with other team members, and plunge down a prehistoric river in the Dinosaur Age. You will try to avoid all of the many "deadly" obstacles in the thrilling rapids.

On Aladdin's Magic Carpet Ride, you put on a virtual-reality helmet and enter the magical world of Agrabah as you take a magic carpet ride with characters from Disney's "Aladdin." Believe me, you won't ever forget this virtual trip!

You will launch into the outer space aboard your own virtual-reality spaceship on Invasion! An ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter. You will hae a chance to heroically rescue earth people kidnapped by aliens in this exciting adventure.

On Buzz Lightyear's Astroblasters,,/b> you can drive your own futuristic bumper car into battle where you will load cannonballs and blast asteroids. The height requirement is 51" (129.54 cm) or taller.

At Animation Academy, you can be a Disney animator! An instructor takes you through the process of drawing a Disney Character. You won't believe what you are capable of creating!

On Comix, you become a superhero in a virtual world! You will fight a thrilling cyber battle and swing laser sword at comic book villains.

At Mighty Ducks Pinball Slam, you compete to become the Mightiest Duck of all!You become a life-size pinball and bounce off bumpers and flippers to score points win!

 Disney Quest


La Nouba-Cirque du Soleil

Or see the gorgeous Cirque de Soleil's La Nouba show. Its pure art. La Nouba transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary, engaging the imagination from beginning to end with opulent sets, brilliant choreography, theatrical lighting and provocative music. Featuring mesmerizing high wire and flying trapezes, stunning acro-gymnastic performances and other dynamic displays of coordination and strength, La Nouba surprises, excites and mystiies. And there isn't a bad seat in the house.


Virgin Megastore

Find the hottest music, films and books in Virgin Megastore: the source for media entertainment. It is so vast that it is every media lover's dream come true. See the book section upstairs for the world's best selection of music publications.


Starabilias

The best store for authentic Americana collectibles and memorabilia, including fabulous movie posters signed by the stars, album covers autographed by the performers and even guitars with the signatures of rock 'n' roll legends. Plus jukeboxes, Coca-Cola machines and more one-of-a-kind discoveries!
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