Visit disney.com and you might even be able to buy tickets online for Cirque du Soleil. If not online, then there is definitely a phone number where you can order advance tickets. I just dug out an old ticket I had from when I saw it at Thanksgiving. Here's a good area to sit in: Sec. 201 Row AA Seat 11
Shopping: plenty of outlet shopping in Orlando. Premium Outlets just opened not too far from Disney off of I-4. Also, there are a lot of outlets off of International Drive: Off Saks Fifth Ave, Polo, Coach, Waterford, Wedgewood, etc. The Waterford store sells stuff for about half-off or less from department store prices.
[This message has been edited by Alysia (edited 02-22-2001).]