Theme park tickets don’t come cheap.  But that doesn’t mean you have to spend an arm and a leg for entertainment when visiting Orlando.  In fact, some of the best options are free!

You can keep the kids entertained for hours at the Lego Store located within Disney’s Marketplace.  Just stop by and dig into the brightly colored bins outside the store that are filled with Lego pieces.  Create your own masterpiece or try racing your own Lego car.  And don’t forget to take your picture with the oversize Lego creations surrounding you.  Then take a leisurely walk around this fun-filled shopping and entertainment complex.

Another freebie takes place every day at the Peabody Orlando hotel.  It’s the always anticipated March of the Peabody Ducks where the resident ducks enjoy a celebrity stroll across a red carpet to and from the Royal Duck Fountain.

It begins promptly at 11 a.m. when five North American mallard ducks descend from their $100,000 penthouse Royal Duck Palace and emerge from a special elevator in the lobby.  Accompanied by a Duck Master and appropriate marching music, they waddle in formation through the marble halls to a magnificent fountain where they splash in and spend their day.

At 5 p.m., the procession is reversed, The Peabody Orlando Ducks march back to their special elevator, then to their Royal Duck Palace for dinner and a quiet evening together.

Another popular and free outing is a visit to the Harry P. Leu Gardens, a 50-acre botanical park with the largest camellia collection in eastern North America. Admission to the gardens is free every Monday morning from 9 a.m. til noon.  In addition, the park runs a free story time program on the third Monday of every month for young children.

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