Disney Quest
Address: 55 East Ohio Street
Phone: (312) 222-1300
Hours: Sun-Wed: 10am-10pm; Thurs–Sat: 10am-12am
Description:
Disney Quest is an indoor interactive theme park with eight extremely high-tech virtual reality rides that are surrounded by classic and modern video games and amusements. Located two blocks west from the famous Chicago shopping highway, Michigan Avenue, the gigantic building has five floors of fun (four with games), including two eateries and a gift shop on the first floor. Although Disney Quest is always jammed with kids, there are certainly enough attractions to keep the adults occupied. In fact, if you can’t find something to do in here, you definitely need to loosen up.
There are several options for admission purchases, ranging from $16-$34. The money you will spend throughout your visit is paid in a lump sum in the lobby before you even enter the gaming areas. Visitors have the option to buy a limited game card or an unlimited game card. Rather than spending cash sporadically as you go from game to game, the cards are swiped at individual games or rides. Assuming you have a limited game card, the card is only good at specific games. Once a card is purchased you are free to come and go for 24 hours. (A ticket booth clerk will provide you with more details). Be sure to get your hand stamped if you leave the building. Also, there is a bag and coat check hidden in the hallway between the ticket booth and the Disney Quest Emporium gift shop. You do not want to take personal belongings in the gaming areas for two reasons: there are way too many people roaming around, and once you get a glimpse at some of these rides, you won’t be able to fight the urge to participate.
If you plan to spend most of the day here, begin your tour on the third floor and work your way up to the fifth, then back down to the second and on out through the first. Here’s why: Take the Cybrolator (a really fantastic elevator ride) to the Venture Port on the third floor. Here you will find signs pointing to specific attractions. As you can imagine, the lines for these adventure rides are very long. Thus, working your way from the third floor to the fifth can take a while. And when you"ve finally reached the fifth floor there is a very good chance extreme hunger will have already set in. The food court is on the fifth floor! It’s better to refuel here before you try to hit the second floor, which has what seem to be the most popular rides, and therefore the longest lines. Waiting in line can last up to an hour and a half! Though there is a food court on both the fourth and fifth floors, the fourth floor eatery serves only light snacks and desserts, as opposed to the fifth floor which serves meals. Getting to each level is most commonly done via elevator, but stairs and handicapped ramps available.
Second floor adventures: CyberSpace Mountain—if you like roller coasters, CyberSpace Mountain is where you want to be. Of course, there is not a gigantic real-life roller coaster inside; hut what makes this virtual reality ride so special is that you are able to design your own coaster. And it can get pretty sick. Hercules in the Underworld—for warriors and Greek Mythology lovers, you can join up with Hercules and his friends to fight the evil Hades in a pretty wild 3-D Underworld.
Third floor adventures: Mighty Ducks Pinball Slam- this is a human pinball game where you can do battle with other "pinballs" shown on a HUGE screen by riding some kind of stationary, body-controlled platform with handlebars. In other words, the game is every active but you’re at a stand still the whole time. Aladdin’s Magic Carpet Ride- a mechanical carpet and big screen set you flying through the alleys and streets of Agrebah on a hunt to find the magic lamp.
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