BEST & WORST Rides in Magic Kingdom

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  • @squeedtv6683
    @squeedtv6683 Рік тому +38

    I have memories of my family on Haunted Mansion. I started crying when the ghoul popped out in front of me in the cemetery. My mom, who was sitting next to me, comforted me until the end. After we got off, my wife heard what had happened and told me to grow up.

  • @MillerTime821
    @MillerTime821 Рік тому +35

    Don't worry AJ, we love the animatronics, so that section was just fine! Thanks for doing such a fabulous job on the narration of these videos and to the staff at DFB for producing awesome (and very helpful) content.

  • @Dahkie111
    @Dahkie111 Рік тому +54

    How could you leave out the Tiki Room as an animatronic bonus?! Not a ride but I enjoyed the show for the first time in 20+ years this January (first time for my kids and husband) and LOVED it just as much or more than I did long ago!!

    • @wdwexploreandchill
      @wdwexploreandchill Рік тому +3

      I ❤ the Tiki Room!

    • @washington_caps4360
      @washington_caps4360 Рік тому

      HOW COULD YOU...

    • @rexation8952
      @rexation8952 Рік тому +2

      ​@Hope But they mentioned the Hall of Presidents, and that also is a show-not-a-ride!!!

    • @librajenn80
      @librajenn80 Рік тому +2

      I came here to say this too! It should have been listed under animatronics, non-riders and historical/nostalgic rides!

    • @Madman6884
      @Madman6884 Рік тому +1

      Ngl I would put it in the boring section. Not to put anyone down who enjoys it, it was charming...but I also dozed off for a moment.

  • @jrsarillana
    @jrsarillana Рік тому +207

    Unpopular opinion: Unless you are a coaster completionist or a Snow White super fan, you can skip Seven Dwarves Mine Train. The line is long, the ride is short, the thrills are minimal.

    • @elainehill5931
      @elainehill5931 Рік тому +22

      Agreed. Also, I think Peter Pans flight not worth the lengthy line but many people disagree with that.

    • @667neighborofdabeast
      @667neighborofdabeast Рік тому +5

      @@elainehill5931 Peter Pans Flight used to have s really average wait when I used to go in the past. Incredible how much it’s changed in DW.

    • @mikebachelor7582
      @mikebachelor7582 Рік тому +5

      Agreed. More dark ride sections and less outside coaster elements (making it more like an all ages Mummy / Gringots) would have made for a better ride IMO.

    • @jrsarillana
      @jrsarillana Рік тому +2

      @Elaine Hill I will get on Peter Pan's Flight, only if it has a 10-15 minute wait, just to play with the stuff in the queue line. The ride itself is meh.

    • @jadecoloredglasses5822
      @jadecoloredglasses5822 Рік тому +7

      I agree. Also the seat is pretty uncomfortable if you have big thighs. The lap bar pins your knees together.

  • @polemius01
    @polemius01 Рік тому +11

    Comparing People Mover to comfort food is brilliant . . . and accurate!

  • @RiverRev
    @RiverRev Рік тому +21

    I took an engineer friend who thought he hated Disneyworld with us to the parks. I took him to the TIki Room and, at the end of the show, he stood on a bench and examined a bird with great delight. He could not get over all of the doohickies and whatchamacallits (not his words - he used the real ones) that made the bird move. He was suddenly a Disney fan.

  • @starbird3939
    @starbird3939 Рік тому +11

    I would have added the Tiki Room. For one thing, you can SIT DOWN and you’re in a dark and often cool room. This is a great ride to just unwind.
    As for teens: Tron, The Mountains, Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Carribbean (how could you not mention that one?), and the Orbiter-especially at night.

  • @frankyi8206
    @frankyi8206 Рік тому +3

    I went to Disneyland last year and my almost 3-year old (she was a month shy of her birthday) absolutely loved driving on Autopia. I handled the gas pedal since she couldn't reach it. She wasn't a great driver by any means, but the experience was just fantastic for her (and she still talks about it to this day)

  • @RDRussell2
    @RDRussell2 Рік тому +8

    Count me as a Haunted Mansion fan since early childhood. My family's first trip there was in 1974 (I think, maybe 1975) and we stayed at the Contemporary. (Back then, it WAS contemporary!) I wasn't even 10 years old yet. Somehow I knew the Haunted Mansion was all make-believe, not that I knew how any of the effects were achieved. But I definitely erred too far into that realm of make-believe.... How so? I remember standing in line for the Haunted Mansion at night, when suddenly there was lightning overhead. It didn't begin to rain - in fact it never did rain at all - but there was lightning anyway. I was standing in line with my aunt (who was a teenager at the time) and confidently explained that the reason we see lightning but no rain is because of Disney's special effects. My aunt tried to explain that the lightning was real, and I considered it for a moment. But no, I decided, "that lightning was put there by Disney to make the ride seem more scary." In other words, I have LONG been a true believer in Disney magic!

  • @brandonkaplan8157
    @brandonkaplan8157 Рік тому +2

    Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin will always have a special place in my heart. I was obsessed with Buzz Lightyear as a kid and I vividly remember my first time going on the ride (it was 2009 or 2010). I had so much fun on the ride that I literally refused to get off it😂. I made my dad go on it with me so many times that just let us stay on the ride until we wanted to leave.
    Fast forward to about a month ago when I came back to Disney World for the first time since then I immediately made my friends go on it with me the second we got into Magic Kingdom. Let’s just say… it wasn’t as good as I remember lol. I’ve clearly aged out of it at this point (I’m 19 now) but that first time riding it will always be a core memory for me.

  • @genevievetorrisi7490
    @genevievetorrisi7490 Рік тому +1

    At Disney now. Going to Magic Kingdom tomorrow again. Good to know for rides we haven’t gone on yet .Virtual queues are great. Keep you updated on your time to return.

  • @1995ssc
    @1995ssc Рік тому +3

    TTA PeopleMover is the best ride at MK. Great at night and during fireworks but best in mid afternoon when it's hot, everything has long lines and you just want to sit down, take a break and people watch.

  • @kassandra594
    @kassandra594 Рік тому +5

    I passed 2 kidney stones and when I tell you I was running in circles because if I stood still I could feel them passing and it was so painful. So I understand how a bumpy Rollercoaster could keep your mind off the passing and help the moving process 😅

  • @Matt_Hatt3r
    @Matt_Hatt3r Рік тому +5

    I was terrified of Haunted Mansion when I was a kid (I still remember burying my face in my mom's side lol), and now it's my favorite ride, along with Pirates. 😄

  • @traubsmuzach
    @traubsmuzach Рік тому +4

    As a 49 year old man, I still LOOOOVE animatronics! As an Oregonian, I’ve been to Disneyland 9 times (so far) Going to Disney World for my 50th birthday next year.” Looking forward to seeing DW’s animatronics!

    • @VanDanmark
      @VanDanmark Рік тому +1

      the most advanced is the Shaman on Navi River Journey at Animal Kingdom. It really is incredible. However, the ride is VERRRY short, so I wouldn't wait long for it. It's just not worth waiting an hour for this one. It's not even worth 30 minutes. I'll only ride it again if it's a walk-on!

  • @wdwexploreandchill
    @wdwexploreandchill Рік тому +2

    Happy Monday, y’all! 🎩🥂🖤

  • @Inlelendri
    @Inlelendri Рік тому +2

    Definitely an animatronics fan - which is odd, because I abhor costumed characters walking around. Legitimately frightens me, but animatronics, I wholeheartedly love. So thank you for including them AJ!

  • @MarkWeiser
    @MarkWeiser Рік тому +3

    My 3 year old son would stop walking every 20 yards and look behind after getting off the haunted mansion... he was looking out for ghosts following him home... so cute!

  • @sofcampoy
    @sofcampoy Рік тому

    i AM a big animatronic fan! my very first disney trip was when i was 8 years old and they just completely impressed me, i couldn't believe they looked so realistic. i'm 23 now and continue to be impressed over the years with how much they have evolved

  • @shadowlord7
    @shadowlord7 Рік тому +9

    I know it's not a ride so technically doesn't count, but the worst attraction at the Magic Kingdom is, hands down, the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse. It has all the thrills of walking up a flight of stairs. Which, of course, is exactly what you want to do after walking for miles and standing in line for hours. They should add a subtitle to the attraction..."Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse: Feel the Burn!"

  • @AubreyBanaszak-y6w
    @AubreyBanaszak-y6w 5 місяців тому

    Thank you sooooo much for this I ❤️ this !!!!💖💖💖🤩 thank you

  • @stephanieclaire2569
    @stephanieclaire2569 Рік тому +1

    I love the animatronics!! You forgot to mention the Country Bear Jamboree.. 🐻❤️

  • @tinyotaku2095
    @tinyotaku2095 Рік тому +9

    I swear, it’s like the DFB crew KNOW I’m going to Magic kingdom soon. 😂

    • @DavidJordao
      @DavidJordao Рік тому

      I’m planning for November 😁

  • @anneholden9908
    @anneholden9908 Рік тому +1

    I think the first time I went to WDW was 1972. I was 6 or 7. We went on the Haunted Mansion. I had my head in Daddy's lap almost the whole way through. It's my favorite ride now. I'm almost 60 now. I will never forget that first time, though.

  • @lirr408
    @lirr408 Рік тому

    I love the animatronics. Great video as always. People Mover is always my favorite.

  • @gretchenmiller3639
    @gretchenmiller3639 Рік тому +1

    I've always liked audio animatronic figures! I agree with your assessment of all the rides. ❤

  • @Kimonster
    @Kimonster Рік тому +2

    OK, AJ, you wanted to know about preschooler who can drive. Not the Autopia (we took my kid when he was 9 to Disneyland - he hated it - I'm thinking that they switched kids at birth on me) but the Legoland driving ride in San Diego. My kid was about 4 and they do not have it on a track. It's literally just a bunch of kids driving around motorized go carts. Some kid crashed in front of my kid and to my ever loving shock, my kid swung his car around the crash, avoided hitting other kids who couldn't figure out what to do and kept going. Other parents were cheering my kid! Now my kid is 17 and refuses to get a driver's license so ..

  • @emilysmith7909
    @emilysmith7909 Рік тому

    Haunted Mansion 🙌🙌🙌 is the best!!! Love Peter Pan and the Tinker Bell effects while your standing in line!

  • @lauriskov
    @lauriskov Рік тому +1

    Huge animatronic lover here! One of the many many reasons I miss splash mountain 😢

  • @rexation8952
    @rexation8952 Рік тому +3

    Intense Opinion:
    Drag every person who is scared of trying The Haunted Mansion for the 1st time on onto it anyway...they will thank you afterwards, and ask to go on it again!!!
    I was that way as a kid, and my neices and nephews were that way, and I've heard countless others with similar stories of this being the case!!!

  • @shadowlord7
    @shadowlord7 Рік тому +2

    Very nicely done! This is the way to review rides. Much, much better than subjective "rankings." Thanks!

  • @sbk123411
    @sbk123411 Рік тому +3

    Because AJ asked, I’m a huge fan of animatronics. To me, there’s nothing that says Disney quite like animatronics. My favorite attractions have always featured them heavily.

  • @kristinemunchkin
    @kristinemunchkin Рік тому +2

    Animateonics is what Disney is known for it is at the heart of imagineering

  • @mallorievans2633
    @mallorievans2633 Рік тому +1

    I'm surprised you did not mention Seven Dwarfs Mine-Train for thrill rides! If you're someone who hates drops like me and you're in the back row for that one it can push your limits quite a bit.

  • @frankvermeer4511
    @frankvermeer4511 Рік тому

    I think you would love The Efteling theme park in The Netherlands. It’s very family friendly and the theming is next level.

  • @LaurieBartels
    @LaurieBartels 7 місяців тому

    ABSOLUTELY an animatronics fan! First time in Haunted Mansion was Christmas vacation 1971! we were 6,9, and 10!

  • @mgseggerman
    @mgseggerman Рік тому +1

    I rode It' A Small Word - once - in 1965 - in Flushing Queens. That was quite enough for me, thank you. I don't however take a Disney World without going up (and down) the Swiss Family Robinson tree house. S.O. thinks the same way about People Mover.

    • @LauraPeregrine
      @LauraPeregrine Рік тому

      I rode It’s a Small World at the World’s Fair too.

  • @ChadStormTheAftermath
    @ChadStormTheAftermath Рік тому

    I like the animatronics, AJ. You’re not alone.

  • @Glipglop71
    @Glipglop71 Рік тому

    I have literally been obsessed with animatronics for about ten years so don’t worry you’re totally justified in adding that segment!

  • @therainbowdude98
    @therainbowdude98 Рік тому

    For sure an animatronic gal! I love them! For some reason they are just so endearing and feel like my old friends.

  • @danielthibodeau4316
    @danielthibodeau4316 Рік тому +2

    AJ, I definitely defend your decision to have an entire section on animatronics 👍

  • @alessayin6718
    @alessayin6718 Рік тому

    We enjoyed MK the least during our trip to Disney two weeks ago. The park was packed. Every single ride was more than 75min wait, including little mermaid, mad teacup, etc. We used Genius+ for Peter Pan and Jungle cruise. It was useless for the rest of the day because it was either unavailable or super late during the day. The humid hot weather didn't help either.

  • @maxpowr90
    @maxpowr90 Рік тому +5

    Tomorrowland Speedway vastly needs an overhaul. There's nothing futuristic about it.

    • @MrNBreezy215
      @MrNBreezy215 Рік тому +3

      They should do away with it and build something new. I understand the nostalgia for it but it's kind of just "there". Nobody gets excited for their Disney trip because of Tomorrow Land Speedway. They could put something really cool on all that space.

    • @MC-tu4rf
      @MC-tu4rf Рік тому

      The line is also ridiculously slow.

    • @flipcoin6301
      @flipcoin6301 Рік тому

      Should Re-theme it to Cars

    • @maxpowr90
      @maxpowr90 Рік тому

      @@MrNBreezy215 Why I'm baffled AJ gets excited for the round-about rides. There are umpteen amusement parks closer to where you live that offer the same thrill in a different theme. If there is basically no wait, go nuts. If there is, you're wasting your money.

  • @armorer94
    @armorer94 Рік тому +1

    Big animatronic fan here!

  • @DawnzeenaMcGill
    @DawnzeenaMcGill Рік тому +1

    Animatronics are awesome! We Stan Animatronics (even if FNAF is what got me into them)

  • @Isaiahslifeexperience
    @Isaiahslifeexperience Рік тому +1

    So excited I was waiting for this I’m going to magic kingdom today it would be my first time trying other rides I tried the carousel back in Nov 14 2020 🎠

  • @davisrachele
    @davisrachele Рік тому

    Love animatronics!! Love your videos!

  • @cesarsosa4617
    @cesarsosa4617 8 місяців тому

    I took my 4yo girl to tower of terror and haunted mansion and she loved them both. She got a little scared in the universal kingkong ride, but other than that she did great

  • @debbiepace7109
    @debbiepace7109 Рік тому

    The first time my daughter rode Haunted Mansion as a child, she kept her sunglasses on the whole time and was so mad at me. Lol Now, she's 25 and it's one of the first places we go and the family buys her every Haunted Mansion thing that comes out. 😊

  • @noaheastland5477
    @noaheastland5477 Рік тому +4

    THE BEST RIDE FOR ME IS CAROUSEL OF PROGRESS

    • @NARoze99
      @NARoze99 Рік тому

      I was so mad to find out that there wouldn’t be live meet and greet with them in Disney World.. didn’t Disney land remove the ride in CA.. I LOVE this ride

  • @-Clair-de-lune-
    @-Clair-de-lune- Рік тому

    I’m going to all parks in two days and I NEED THIS

  • @Samminish
    @Samminish Рік тому +1

    Looking forward to trying out non-drowsy DRAMAMINE @ WDW in a few weeks .. .. We'll see how it does .. ..

  • @Krotonean
    @Krotonean Рік тому

    I'm a Huge Animatronics fan! I'm fascinated on how they work and Move. I'm an engineer so, thanks for that section!!

  • @timmyramone1985
    @timmyramone1985 Рік тому

    100% all in on animatronic dark rides! Explains why I prefer practical SFX too.

  • @adeejinnz
    @adeejinnz Рік тому

    Talking of Soace Mountain, I prefer it at Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland. They each have two seats in each row of the train. Disneyland Paris has, by far, the most adventurous Soace Mountain. It has a high speed launch and the track does a loop (and maybe a barrel roll;- haven’t been to that park since 2000.)

  • @deshayne09
    @deshayne09 Рік тому

    I love animatronics its different and it makes the ride even more interesting to me so thank you for putting this in the video

  • @richardmercer2337
    @richardmercer2337 Рік тому +1

    Just about any ride in MK could be on either list. For me, any MK ride with a short line is a good ride!

    • @richardmercer2337
      @richardmercer2337 Рік тому +1

      There is a special place in my heart for Carousel of Progress, in small part because they make referenence to the Wright Brothers, though they mistakenly suggest they were from North Carolina. Since I worked at Wright State University, I know where they were really from!

  • @Ladyroyalegames
    @Ladyroyalegames Рік тому

    Yes animatronic fan! I went nuts over the priestess on na’vi river boat journey!

  • @brianhirsche7126
    @brianhirsche7126 Рік тому

    Big animatronic fan! Got your back AJ. lol

  • @angeleancale26
    @angeleancale26 Рік тому

    I love the animatronics! ❤❤❤

  • @marilyngonzalez8226
    @marilyngonzalez8226 Рік тому

    I say yes to animatronics specially when it’s done right!!! Keep up the GOOD WORK ❤️👍

  • @kierankerrigan1384
    @kierankerrigan1384 Рік тому +1

    the people mover is the BEST ride in Walt Disney World

  • @christinaajuria5195
    @christinaajuria5195 Рік тому

    Love animatronics!!! Thank you

  • @alisonclaunch8749
    @alisonclaunch8749 Рік тому

    Love Animatronics!!! Totally justified, AJ

  • @sianowen8921
    @sianowen8921 Рік тому

    We love the animatronics! 😊

  • @marc6340
    @marc6340 Рік тому

    I AM a big animatronics fan! Thank you very much!

  • @courtneykramer6602
    @courtneykramer6602 Рік тому

    AJ its me, Im the animatronic fan lol. Loved that section!

  • @beanboozledjellybean
    @beanboozledjellybean Рік тому

    i love animatronics, its so cool what weve been able to accomplish with them

  • @MaddSlasher
    @MaddSlasher 2 місяці тому

    I am in fact an animatronic fan. It why I love “It’s a Small World”

  • @rebeccalynn3184
    @rebeccalynn3184 Рік тому

    My family goes to six flags a lot so when we went to Disney we completely avoided the aerial carousels and teacups. They have basically the same thing at every other theme park, just with different theming. "Basic" amusement park rides aren't even on my radar when it comes to Disney lol

  • @drewium6386
    @drewium6386 Рік тому

    I love animatronic rides. They're pretty much my favorite.

  • @corruptedjoeytheredlantern1223

    I mean I like buzz lightyear space ranger spin it’s been one of my favorite rides when I was little but I understand it’s your opinion

  • @TheSimpleRomantic
    @TheSimpleRomantic Рік тому

    I love Small World and any carousel type ride
    I’ll take your turn

  • @toddnelson7393
    @toddnelson7393 Рік тому

    Tea cup ride can be the most intense ride in the park. Get a bunch of your friends on it and see how fast you can spin it.

  • @grammeatticus2172
    @grammeatticus2172 Рік тому

    Hate exciting roller coasters- love the Mine Train.

  • @ourspecialway2361
    @ourspecialway2361 Рік тому

    Don’t worry, AJ, you have at least one animatronic super fan!! I actually used to want to create animatronics for a living!!

  • @elinorzollweg
    @elinorzollweg Рік тому +1

    I’m not sure how this happens, but every time I have been to MK, the line for Magic Carpets and Astro Orbiter have been 30-40 min so I never bothered going on them

  • @andrews6211
    @andrews6211 Рік тому

    I L❤️VED the pirates of the Caribbean when I was little. We would go on it 4-5 in a row!

  • @LillianVicious
    @LillianVicious Рік тому

    Animatronic fan here 🙋‍♀It was a big influence in becoming an engineer myself 😍

  • @TheSimpleRomantic
    @TheSimpleRomantic Рік тому +1

    I adore animatronics
    Especially Tiki Room and Pirates
    I don’t enjoy any sort of thrill rides

  • @mjkl614
    @mjkl614 Рік тому

    I’m in the 40s, for some reason I like the small world ride a lot 😅

  • @maltisse
    @maltisse Рік тому

    Definitely love the animatronics.

  • @aeryn42
    @aeryn42 Рік тому

    LOVE animatronics!!

  • @danaolsen9802
    @danaolsen9802 Рік тому

    This is for either DL or WDW but definitely do Jungle Cruise at night if you like the corny jokes or just a jungle cruise fan. Some jokes are only done when it is dark and skippers can play with the lights. 😊

  • @bettyvick2850
    @bettyvick2850 Рік тому

    Disney plus was $35 per day when I was there the first week of April. It really helped us access more rides.

    • @Dogqueen45
      @Dogqueen45 Рік тому +1

      The money also really helped u empty out your bank account LOL 😅 😂

  • @alisagonzalez175
    @alisagonzalez175 Рік тому

    I’m looking forward to tron

  • @MC-tu4rf
    @MC-tu4rf Рік тому

    Waited only 15 minutes for Big Thunder during the fireworks. If you are willing to miss them, it's a good way to avoid the line.

  • @jchandlersabeast
    @jchandlersabeast Рік тому

    My favorite rollercoaster is the “Disney stock coaster” biggest drop ive ever seen!

  • @yunakitty2
    @yunakitty2 Рік тому

    I was terrified of Haunted Mansion, but no one else in my family was, and no one was willing to sit out with me. So I was forced on it multiple times a year 😢 I’d block my ears and squeeze my eyes shut but I still saw stuff 😢

  • @danwentzel6804
    @danwentzel6804 Рік тому +1

    Okay, if It's a Small World gets voted the worst due to a song stuck in your head, and we're considering Carousel of Progress to be a ride, we do need to warn people about that one. Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow is just as catchy as It's a Small World. - Full disclosure, I am very susceptible to earworms, but neither of these bother me when stuck in the brain. I have ridden with people who do have issues with them, however.

    • @NARoze99
      @NARoze99 Рік тому

      I LOVE!!!! Carrousel of Progress and will sometimes catch myself singing this in the office.. hands down best ride… yes I said ride… at magic kingdom

  • @davidzasloff8797
    @davidzasloff8797 Рік тому

    When I was a kid I was a terrible chicken, so the first time I went to Disneyland (I live on the west coast) when the Haunted Mansion opened, I skipped it, mostly on account of those characters that leapt out of gravestones and shrieked. They're not there anymore, but I'd seen them on TV, so I waited for my family at the exit. Unfortunately, that meant I had to stand there hearing "Hurry back...hurry back..." for 10-15 minutes. Embarrassing.

  • @Deadseelife
    @Deadseelife Рік тому +2

    AJ…i hate shorts on UA-cam….but you NEED to make that kidney stone thing a short so i can send it to my dad 😂

  • @MiladyMacabre
    @MiladyMacabre Рік тому

    Of course we LOVE animatronics!!!

  • @Officiallemon
    @Officiallemon Рік тому

    Fun fact, when I was at magic kingdom my dad tried to get on the virtual queue for tron and it didn’t work. We asked a Disney worker why and she said that all of the available rides were gone in 2.8 seconds so be fast

  • @c2c113
    @c2c113 Рік тому

    When does April 2024 room reservations open up?

  • @cristinafrank1885
    @cristinafrank1885 Рік тому

    I love the animatronics in Disney World!! I’m an animatronics fan!!

  • @eileenmiller4575
    @eileenmiller4575 Рік тому

    Love animatronics!! 😊

  • @EPGelion
    @EPGelion Рік тому +3

    I'm constantly amazed that the Speedway hasn't been totally redone to feature all-electric/green/enviro-conscious cars. That would be a truly "tomorrow" update to a very "yesterday" attraction. Less noise, no smell, promoting future innovation, and maybe make for a smoother ride, too.

  • @rickmullinax6740
    @rickmullinax6740 Рік тому

    I’m a animatronics fan as well! 😊

  • @Bfowler2
    @Bfowler2 Рік тому

    Huge animatronic fan!