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Parks: Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom
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Status:   Operating since 10/1/1971
Also Known As:   Disney World
Phone:   407-824-4321
Web:   Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom's site
Address:  
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
USA
Visits:   1251
Rating:   This Park's Rating Is: 4
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Notes:
The Magic Kingdom follows the formula established by California's Disneyland, dividing into Tomorrowland, Frontierland, Fantasyland and Adventureland (roughly in declining order of merit). Some rides are identical to their California forebears; others are greatly improved. In Tomorrowland, old favorite Space Mountain offers a gut-churning roller-coaster trip around distant galaxies on a ferocious starlit switchback. In the witty, fast-paced Timekeeper , an animatronic mad professor and feisty robots take you on a dizzying trip through time, relayed convincingly on an enormous 360° cinema screen.

Rides in Frontierland are gentler, though just as much fun. On Splash Mountain , a lazy boat ride through Brer Rabbit land culminates in a shriek-inducing 50ft drop. People with weak hearts steer towards the less frenetic runaway train of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad , or, if the rides are getting too much, to the hokey Country Bear Jamboree , where you can hoedown with furry, dungareed grizzlies. In Liberty Square , between Frontierland and Fantasyland, make time for Haunted Mansion , a seriously spooky ghost ride with spectacular holograms.

Fantasyland, heralded by Cinderella 's exceptionally pink castle, is very much old-style Disney, with a lot of stuff for kids. For adults the most endearing ride is the very 1970s It's a Small World , a bizarre boat jaunt advocating brotherly love. Adventureland feels similarly quaint; Pirates of the Caribbean , a boat ride through a town invaded by debauched robotic figures, looks distinctly tame compared to the newer rides in Tomorrowland.
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Roller Coasters
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad Steel Coaster Operating since 9/23/1980
Goofy's Barnstormer Steel Coaster Operating since 1996
Space Mountain - Alpha Steel Coaster Operating since 1/15/1975
Space Mountain - Omega Steel Coaster Operating since 1/15/1975
Rides
Astro Orbitor Fixed Ride Operating
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin Fixed Ride Operating since 1998
Carousel of Progress General Attraction Operating
Cinderella's Golden Carousel Fixed Ride Operating
Dumbo the Flying Elephant Fixed Ride Operating since 1971
it's a small world Water Ride Operating since 1971
Jungle Cruise Water Ride Operating since 1971
Liberty Square Riverboat General Attraction Operating
Mad Tea Party General Attraction Operating
Peter Pan's Flight Dark Ride Operating since 1971
PhilharMagic Fixed Ride Operating
Pirates of the Caribbean Dark Ride Operating since 1973
Snow White's Scary Adventures Dark Ride Operating since 1971
Splash Mountain Flume/Chute Ride Operating since 1992
Stitch's Great Escape General Attraction Operating since 11/2004
Swiss Family Treehouse General Attraction Operating
The Hall of Presidents Dark Ride Operating since 1971
The Haunted Mansion Fixed Ride Operating since 1971
The Magic Carpets of Aladdin Fixed Ride Operating since 2001
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Dark Ride Operating since 1999
Tomorrowland Indy Speedway Fixed Ride Operating
Tomorrowland Transit Authority Fixed Ride Operating
Walt Disney World Railroad Fixed Ride Operating since 1971
Past Rides
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Water Ride Operated from 1971 to 1994
ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter General Attraction Operated from 1995 to 2003
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride Dark Ride Operated from 1971 to 1998

Reviews
SFOG Freak

Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 2626

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Greatest of the Disney parks. Most rides, best themeng. I have so many great memories there.

7-23-04 10:45:32
RLLrCoastrLover

Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 1058

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I want my parent to take me there.

9-30-04 21:36:29
Montu Man

Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 2949

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They desperately need something new, besides Stitch. They need a major ride like Spash Mountain.

11-9-04 16:11:44
LFox

Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 5

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It's magic!

1-7-05 18:58:42
sfne stinks

Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 11177

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Best of all the Disney parks.

2-8-05 19:10:04
slnewbus

Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 1651

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I love this park.

2-12-05 14:55:46
Universal Freak

Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 15

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I absolutely hate this park
it bores me so much
everything it has universal has a better version of it

2-14-05 20:17:30
sfft_2108

Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 5164

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This park is pretty cool. I went to this park back in 99. I had a good time with my friends and family.

3-16-05 13:08:38
Tanks4me05

Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 988

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No thrill whatsoever. Even a Traveling Fun Fair that only had $50 to spend on rides, food, and staff is WAY better than this park.

4-20-05 14:52:13
Blink182

Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 205

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This is the best disney park by far. It is awsome such a thrill. But the over crowding is a slight problem but hey you cna deal with it as there is so much to do here thats thrilling.

4-24-05 12:29:43
blondathart

Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 35

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Its got all of the old classics! its so much fun and it was so kool bein there on the 50th anniversary becuz they did so much kool stuff 4 it.


7-2-05 23:11:59
RLLrCoastrLover

Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 1058

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This park is dated. It has way too much hype. The crowds were crazy and the lines were too long. The only things I enjoyed were the three mountains.

7-30-05 20:34:07
Adriel

Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 7

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There are no super-thrilling rides here, in this park. Many of the rides use excellent-special effects to rise the thrilling-factor.

10-22-05 1:49:04
MegaLink92

Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 16

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It ok. It's better for little kids. For thrills go to Epcot and MGM Studios for disney related stuff.

4-29-06 22:47:54
I love DW

Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 2292

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I loved Magic Kingdom but they need to work on there rides. I was on three of them and they stopped in the middle of the ride (Buzz lightyear's Space Ranger Spin - 2 min. stop, Haunted Mansion - 5 min. stop, Splach Mountain 6 - 7 min. stop) and one stopped while I was standing in line (Peter Pan's Flight - 15 min.) So Magic Kingdom needs to get it together. (For an example I have been to Dollywood over 180 times and I have not ever stopped five times on any rides even if you total all of the stops I have made on rides together.

6-11-06 17:34:02
GeminiRider

Joined: May 2007
Posts: 223

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Magic Mountain is a very original American park. With the Disney characters and the roller coasters, it is very enjoyable.

5-11-07 17:44:58
Shadowlord

Joined: May 2007
Posts: 109

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I like space mountain the most!

5-31-07 21:34:32
Yellowbird88

Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 163

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The first time I've been to this park was fairly recently...fun time...but I felt like a walking advertisement when I boarded my plane for home.

By the time I left I have accumulated, Disney Flipflops, Disney Baseballhat, Disney Shirt, Disney Pens, Disney Bag....I came to Disney with no disney products. How does this happen?

If you have the time, take the backstage tour...you go underground in the Utiladore and they take you backstage in the parades...it is very interesteing and you can ask anyquestion you might have about Disney.

10-18-07 12:05:53
Canobie Coaster

Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 423

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Rating: 5 out of 5
Best Ride: Splash Mountain

Magic Kingdom easily is the best of Disney parks in my opinion and really is a world-class park thanks to its atmosphere and great collection of thrills and unique dark rides.

Coasters- Good. Space Mountain (7 out of 10) is definitely the best of the park's coaster collection. With two separate and good tracks, Space Mountain certainly is a pretty wild coaster with some good surprises. Big Thunder Mountain (7 out of 10) is easily the better of the two mine trains I've been on thanks to the top-notch theming along with the long and fun ride. Barnstormer is a very smooth junior coaster that's short but fun.

Flat Rides- There are a few, but not many as expected from a Disney park. The Mad Tea Party is one of the best tea cup rides out there and Astro Orbiter is a very cool ride as long as the line is short. Dumbo is popular with kids, but I just don't find it at all worth the wait.

Water Rides- Splash Mountain is far and away the best log flume I've been on thanks to the theming and spectacular drops, especially that final one. Pirates is a great boat ride and the Jungle Cruise is a good ol' classic. It's a Small World is a classic, but honestly I find it annoying.

Dark Rides- Excellent. Disney has plenty from Pooh to Stitch, to Peter Pan to Snow White, and so on. Buzz Lightyear is the best shooting dark ride I've been on and not to mention all of the water rides that I've already said along with Space Mountain. Last but not least, the Haunted Mansion is definitely the best haunted house I've experienced.

Food- The restaurants are a mixed bag in my opinion, with some being good and others bad.

Atmosphere- As all of you probably know, the Magic Kingdom is made of many themed lands. All of them are great and have many rides that really fit the theme. The whole park is amazingly clean and just a pleasure to experience.

I strongly recommend the use of the train around the park since the park is very big.

7-15-08 21:07:34


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