Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Tips for the Magic Kingdom


The Magic Kingdom is the most child-friendly park.  It's got fun rides for teens and adults, but a big part of its charm is the number of fun rides that kids can go on without being limited by height restrictions.

The rides at the Magic Kingdom that DO have height restrictions are:
  • The Barnstormer (35")
  • Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (38")
  • Stitch's Great Escape (40")
  • Splash Mountain (40")
  • Thunder Mountain (40")
  • Space Mountain (44")
  • Tomorrowland Speedway (52" to ride alone/32" to ride with an adult)
Park Strategy: Arrive 10 minutes prior to park opening (this is great because walking in at the park opening allows you to ride several rides before the park starts to get busy).  Head to the "land" that has the most rides you want to visit first and do everything on your list in that area. We often send a responsible runner with our tickets to get Fastpasses and meet up with us at the next ride, but this tip may soon be obsolete because Disney is updating the Fastpass system.  We use the Disney Experience App from the iTunes store to check the wait times and head toward the higher priority rides on our list that have short wait times, but once we're in a land we generally stay in that area until we are done with everything we "must" do in to avoid walking so much that our feet fall off!

Magic Kingdom's rides that almost always have short lines:
  • Pirates of the Caribbean
  • It's a Small World
  • Prince Charming's Carousel
  • Philharmagic
  • Stitch's Great Escape
  • Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor
  • Swiss Family Treehouse
  • Hall of Presidents
  • Tiki Room
  • Country Bear Jamboree
Insider Tip: Did you know that Walt Disney was left-handed? Since he was left-handed he designed the best spots on most rides and shows to be on the left side and Disney has maintained the trend.

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