Lisa LoCascio and several others ask: How long does it take to walk to Downtown Disney from Saratoga Springs? Can you hear the fireworks from the rooms?
AE Answers: Lisa, if you’re going in just a few weeks, you’re not going to be able to walk to Downtown Disney — the path isn’t open yet, due to the construction. The official word is “August.” We’ll see. Once it opens, though, I expect that the walk will take about 10-20 minutes from the Congress Park buildings. (There is probably a way to walk through the Lake Buena Vista Golf Course paths over to Downtown Disney’s West Side, near Cirque du Soleil, but that’s not a sanctioned route apparently, since you risk getting run over by a golf cart!) And yes, you can hear, and possibly see, the fireworks from Downtown Disney. At midnight one night, I heard what I thought was thunder. When I noted the time, I realized that it might be the fireworks, so I ran onto the balcony — sure enough, I could see them, although the view was partially blocked by some trees.
