Less than two hours from Walt Disney World Resort, but a world away from the hustle and bustle of the theme parks, Disney's Vero Beach Resort offers an Old-Florida experience that's refreshingly authentic and restorative.

Situated on Florida's Treasure Coast and overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, the Disney Vacation Club property debuted in 1995, and boasts a bevy of land, water and environmentally-based activities, with options to suit every member of the family.

On weekly excursions, school-age kids can practice casting a line in the lake, or steer a kayak on a lagoon trip bound for a barrier island. Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 can attend a tea party, set off on a treasure hunt, or play games like "Fish Find" and "Coin Toss". Teens and 'tweens can try a new sport, such as surfing to scuba.

By day, families can play together in the surf and sand, or at a lighthouse-themed pool complex, complete with a pirate ship water play area and a winding 163-foot waterslide. Nighttime brings a new roster of kid-friendly fun, from campfire sing-a-longs with s'mores to Disney Discover Club -- an entertaining evening childcare program.

Accommodation options range from standard Inn rooms which sleep four, to deluxe three-bedroom, three-bathroom beachfront cottages which sleep up to twelve. Spacious one and two-bedroom villas feature full kitchens, washers and dryers and a sleeper chair and accommodate five and nine persons, respectively.

Along with nature, the resort emphasizes the area's strong treasure, baseball and citrus connections. Families can cavort with Disney characters at a pirate themed-dinner, sign up for a naturalist-led turtle walk, or play ball at "LaSorda Field," a grassy lawn dedicated to the Baseball Hall of Famer who brought the Los Angeles Dodgers to Vero Beach in 1948. A new 1,500-square-foot spa features citrus-inspired treatments, as well as 'tween, teen and "Mommy and Me" services.

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