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Entering the Park

Heading through an offshoot from the park's (and MK's) garages, guests are able to access a wide brick courtyard full of lush flowers, trees, and a centerpiece fountain. A large entryway arch dominates the skyline, with two twin Mickey-shaped towers recalling disntivince Marceline-style Victorian architecture. Popcorn lights flicker across the entryway and bring the guests' focus into the carousel in the distance.

Admission is completely free, and the park's main walking trails and parks are open 24-7 to all guests (not including the price for parking, which still allows resort guests to come for free through the transporation system).

Surrounded in a swath of Great trees, the main "peninsula" community hub features a eclectic collection of small attractions, shops and restaurants ala marketplace. Here, guests can travel across different spokes leading deeper into the park.

The Stage 🎤

Heading into the main courtyard area of Mickey Mouse Park, guests can access a variety of different experiences and amenities, one notable one being the park's Stage. Located in a small plaza towards the middle of the park, guests can find a Victorian-era bandstand stage. The scale of it isn't large, but enough to fit a small band while still having enough breathing room. Two rows of benches are available in front of the bandstand, as well as additional benches alongside the path (not directly facing the bandstand, but still within earshot for guests to enjoy music while resting).

Throughout the day, guests can enjoy a wide variety of music including ragtime pianists and string ensembles performing Disney music during the day, to jazz bands playing under the lights of the bandstand to end off an evening in the park, and everything in between.

The bandstand is never the main focus of the park, but a nice way to rest of 20 minutes and enjoy a show while doing so.

🌲The Trails

Crossing a bridge can allow guests to access an opening towards the park's trails. Following through on an idea present in the original Mickey Mouse Park, this new version features a walking trail surrounding the half of the lake dedicated to boating, that also shoots off into its own little area near the entrance, providing an experience that’s more “nature park” than “theme park”. Officially marked with an archway styled after Mickey’s iconic mouse ears at each entrance, the trail is incredibly light on theming, as it would go against the intended design of being a simple nature trail if there was too much on the theming side, with the only exception being small statues of the Sensational Six each accompanied by a bench, trash and recycling cans, and a water fountain, with these areas acting as “checkpoints” to designate different sections of the trail. The actual design of the trail is, once again, quite simple, with some variety in both wet and dry lands being found in the ground, while a variety of live oak trees dot the path, with this being broken up by spots with more open views of the lake and the sky, acting as great spots for any potential bird watchers.

The Lake 🌊

Wrapped around by the trail, guests will be able to have a stunning view of the park's Central lake and water features. There are two main sections to the lake on either end, with a smaller calm river connecting the two, allowing for large areas of water to explore. Speaking of exploring the lake, guests have that ability! Located in the middle, connecting piece, guests have the ability to rent boats to travel throughout.

Similar to the Swan and Dolphin, guests can rent two or four person Swan paddle boats by the half hour, to travel throughout the park's expansive lake. Along with the boat, guests can find a laminated map, that gives a recommended "tour" where guests can get a great view of various landmarks both in the park, and across the resort that can be seen directly from the lake.

🌷Lillian's Gardens

One of the park's most beautiful and tranquil experiences is Lillian's Gardens, a winding pathway of carefully manicured flower bushes and topiaries that slowly lead to the Ticket and Transportation Center (for Magic Kingdom). Inspired by Walt's wife Lillian and her natural love and care of flowers through her life, the area is bustling with both flora and fauna with a respectable population of honeybees and more in the area.

Lakeside Fireworks Viewpoint 🧨

The perfect way to end a Disney day is always with fireworks, but if you don't have a ticket to Magic Kingdom or would rather avoid the insane crowds on Main Street your options can be a bit limited. Luckily, Mickey Mouse Park has you covered with a dedicated lakeside viewing area next to the cafe. Grab yourself a snack or a drink before making your way to one of the lawn chairs set up along the water's edge and enjoy the view of Happily Ever After from afar! Much like the Polynesian and Contemporary resort fireworks viewing areas, there will be music played for guests watching from Mickey Mouse Park, but unlike those spots it will not just be the same soundtrack. A remixed version of the Happily Ever After soundtrack will be played with smooth jazz remixes of all the songs to maintain the integrity of the nighttime show without losing the relaxed vibe of the park.

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