What to expect:
- One million five year old princesses emerging from the BippetyBoppety Boutique. (Yes, For $200 your daughter can become a real princess! Complete with hairstyle,nails, make up and dress.)
- One million boys with too much sugar (Where else to spend the $200 you didn't use in the BBB, but candy?)
- Two million worn out parents that still manage to have a great time.
- Not a single ride that appeals directly to teenagers or all adult parties.
Ride by ride:
1. WDW Railroad
Start the day with this in order to skip Main street. Train stops in Frontierland and Toontown.
2. Disney Dreams Come True parade
All your favourite characters, and a song that never ends. Beware of fake parades appearing to be the Dreams Come True parade! Best place to see parades: Main Street.
3. Swiis Family Treehouse
Was under renovation. Good. As far as I can remember that place was a big "B" with some added "oring".
4. Magic Carpets
Standard issue ride. Forgettable, but decent fun.
5. The Enchanted Tiki Room
OLD attraction that got a much needed update in the 90s. Good place to wait for the Pirates Fastpass to be ready. (The actual show is very quick and if you are lucky (sit in the "front" row near the exit) you might even get a "souvenir".
6. Jungle Cruise
If you want absolutely no excitement, but a jungle cruise, this is it.
7. Pirates of the Caribbean
Sure, they added Captain Sparrow, but the real addition to this attraction is the pirate ship battle. Amazing!
8. Splash Mountain
My girlfriends favourite. A weird mixture of cutesy puppetry and a scary splash at the end. A classic that cant be missed. A good idea is to get a Fastpass to Thunder Mountain or vice versa before going here.
9. Thunder Mountain
Not the most thrilling ride you'll ever go on, but definately the most scenic. I love this coaster and so will you! Fastpass!
10. Tom Sawyer Island
Can only be reached by a raft. Seems like a huge playground for kids. Never been there.
11. The Hall of Presidents
A Mechanised Nixon and all of the U.S. presidents throughout history? And they sing? On stage? I will return here when they add George W. Ah, hahahaha.
12. Liberty Square Riverboat
A 20 minute ride that takes you right back where you started. No bathrooms. No thrills. But a great snapshot opportunity.
13. The Haunted Mansion
Though one of the most impressive mansions, and perhaps the most stylish and atmospheric attraction of them all... The Haunted Mansion is simply not... scary. Its as if the makers thought that the more ghosts they could cram into the place, the scarier it would be. Instead it became.. cluttered. Its still a show you cant miss!
14. 'It's a small world"
Shun like the plague. Puppet hell. And they sing. Always.
15. Peter Pan's flight
Peter Pan never flew in a Pirate ship! Did he? Old, predictable and slow. But very nostalgic.
16. Mickey's Philharmagic
Absolutely awesome! 3D theatre at its best!
20. Winnie the Pooh
Perhaps the most confusing storytelling ever concieved in a ride like this. And a 20 minute ride? My gawd! It's Winnie the Pooh though!
29. Space Mountain
Miss this and cry!
32. Stich's great escape
A revamped frightfest. This used to be the only adult attraction in WDW. Now its not even close to scary. But you get a close encounter (and I mean CLOSE) with Stitch!
33. Buzz Lightyear
Fun, if you enjoy sitting in a Tea cup while blasting at anything that moves.
34. Laugh Floor
Im stll amazed and dazzled. What a fun surprise! The wait time is awful, and the show is short, but it will be worth it.
Highlights of my day (as a 25 year old male):
- Mickeys Philharmonic (cant remember the exact name)
The biggest surprise of them all. I expected a lame 3D movie, but instead I found that old magical feeling from watching early morning Disneyshows. Don't miss it!
- Space Mountain
Always makes me giggle. An indoor rollercoaster!
Biggest surprises:
- Jack Sparrow in the flesh
The guy who acted as Jack Sparrow did an absolutely great job! Can't imagine how many times he must have watched the trilogy to copycat Depps behaviour. /applauce!
- The Monsters Inc. Laugh floor
I had no idea you could do this for real! Go see what I mean!
- Food.
The food at Disneyworld is actually good. And not expensive as I would have been lead to believe.
Bottomline:
WDW is a KIDS park. It's still recommended for everyone who ever watched anything Disney. In other words: Recommended for everyone. This place, even with the kids, is too fun to miss.
Tips:
Get Fastpasses!
Skip Main street till the end of the day.
