I Wouldn't Miss...and Wouldn't Bother With...

[Disney Fan]

Since we are going to have five days at the parks this August, I was curious to know which few attractions would you absolutely not miss at each park and which ones wouldn't you bother with.
I thought it would be fun to read all of your preferences. Thanks for sharing!

 

[markymark]

MK

I wouldn't miss most things

But I wouldn't bother with :-

It's a Small World (after all)
Teacups (Bleaurghr!)
Tiki Room

EPCOT

Again will go to most

Wouldn't bother with :-

JIYI


Studios

Especially have to go on :-

ToT
RnR
Catastrophe Canyon
Great Movie Ride (is it still there?)
Muppets 4D

Wouldn't bother with:-

Indy Stunt Show - been once and go bored!

AK

Not really anything I don't like, mind you, still not that much there.

 

[Disneynut]

MK
Would not miss:
The 3 mountains
Haunted Mansion
Jungle Cruise
Pirates

Would pass:
Country Bears
Tom Sawyer Island
Dumbo

Epcot
Would not miss
Test Track
Spaceship Earth
Honey I Shrunk the Audience

Would pass
JIYI
Living Seas

MGM
Would not miss
TnT
RnRC
Backstage Tour

Would Miss
Sounds Dangerous

AK
Would not miss
The entire park

 

[WDW-Imagineer]

Miss;

MK

Dumbo, Tom Sawyer Island (if your not the adventure-type), Adventures of Pooh, Astro Orbiter, It's a small world, Enchanted Tiki Room, Mickey's Toontown Fair (unless you have little ones)


Epcot

JIYI
Wonders of Life (except Body Wars), Universe of Energy, The Land (except Living with the Land)

In World Showcase, don't miss Maelstrom


MGM

Indian Jones Stunt Show, Sounds Dangerous, Voyage of the Little Mermaid


That's about all I can think of... hope this helps.

 

[thedisneyfan]

MK: Don't Miss:
Splash mountain---the first time I went on it I was awed at how much of a ride it really was.
Railroad---a nice trip encircling the whole park.
Haunted Mansion
Pooh---especially if you are a pooh fan, very cute!
People Mover (Tomorrowland Transit)---its neat to circle around Tomorrowland and go in and out of the Tomorrowland attractions!
It's a Small World---the ultimate classic and awesome (contrary to other people's beliefs)
Pirates of the Caribbean---see above

Skip:
Mickey's Toontown Fair---unless you have children, wall to wall people can be skipped!
Magical Moments Parade---how old is this parade now?
Tomorrowland Speedway---again unless you have children aged 5-10.

MGM Studios: Don't Miss:
RnR
ToT
Great Movie Ride---who knows how much longer this will still be the same (there at all in any of its current existance?)
Muppet Vision 3D
Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular---unless already seen before (this attraction need an overhaul with action sequences from the other movies)

Skip:
Sounds Dangerous---more like sounds snoring ZZZZ!
Voyage of the Little Mermaid

EPCOT: Don't Miss
WS---all the countries are worthwhile---Interact with the cast members of each country, it will make it so much more interesting!
Spaceship Earth---one of the few originals left from FW that had that awe inspiring ride experience like Horizons and World of Motion and the old JIYI used to have
Test Track
The Land
The Living Seas
Tapestry of Nations---awesome music!
Illuminations

Skip:
Wonders of Life
JIYI
Honey I shrunk the Audience
Innoventions---unless you just want to see big corporate stands promoting their corporation in the most boring way---what ever happened to Communicore?

Animal Kingdom: Don't Miss:
Tree of Life/Tough to be a Bug---save for later in the day (less crowded)
Dinosaur---very scary for young children, otherwise it is a blast!
Kilimanjaro Safaris---go as early in the morning as you can (otherwise the animals duck for cover in the hot afternoon sun---just like real life though)
Kali River Rapids
Maharajah Jungle Trek---especially if you like Tigers
Tarzan Rocks

Skip:
Camp Minnie-Mickey
Pangani Forest Exploration---ZZZZZ!
Conservation Station---other than the train ride there---see above.

Remember to go at your own pace and take in the whole atmosphere of each park---which is probably the greatest attraction of all, well next to the smiles on everyones face!

 

[Seano846]

Skip the Animal Kingdom, your local zoo is probably much better,try blizzard beach instead

 

[kevlightyear]

MK:

Must Do's--
Space Mountain
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin (gotta love Buzz)
Carousel of Progress
Magic Carpets of Aladdin
SpectroMagic

Could Miss--
It's a Small World
Magical Moments Parade
Most of Fantasy Land--except you have little kids
Alien Encounter--not much to it

Epcot:

Must Do's--
Test Track
Spaceship Earth
Food Rocks
Honey I Shrunk the Audience
American Adventure

Could Miss--
Living Seas
Innoventions
JIYI
France, China, and Canada Movies

Disney MGM Studios:

Must Do's--
RnR
ToT
Who Wants to be a Millionaire Play It!--watch out it gets addicting
Great Movie Ride

Could Miss--
Voyage of the Little Mermaid
Art of Disney Animation
Sounds Dangerous

Animal Kingdom:

Must Do's--
Festival of the Lion King
Dinosaur
Kilimanjaro Safaris
It's Tough to be a Bug

Could Miss--
Pocahontas and her Forest Friends
Kali River Rapids (you get too wet)
All of the Trails
Conservation Station

Have a blast this August!

 

[sillyspook13]

Magic Kingdom-
do:
The mountains
Haunted Mansion
All of Adventureland
Tomorrowland Transit Athority

skip:
Magical Moments Parade unless with kids (Adventureland is empty during this time!)
Pooh unless with kids
Mickey's Toontown Fair unless with kids

Epcot-
do:
Maelstrom
Tapestry of Nations (o ya!) ^_~
IllumiNations
Spaceship Earth
Honey I Shrunk the Audience

skip:
O Canada- too tiring to stand
Wonders of China- ditto

MGM-
do:
Rock n Roller Coaster
Tower of Terror
Beauty and the Beast
Hunchback of Notre Dame
Animation tour

skip:
nothing

Animal Kingdom-
do:
everything

skip:
It's Tough to be a Bug- only when in the mood to sit back- ouch!

 

[sillyspook13]

Nobody has mentioned anything beyond the parks!

do:
Blizzars Beach
Typhoon Lagoon
Disney Quest
La Nouba
Rent a water mouse!

skip:
River Country

 

[The Mom]

We were there June 1st, and Great Movie Ride was still open & basically unchanged. (there haven't been any fires in a long time, and the "bad guy" is a gangster instead of cowboy) The maelstrom was closed for refurbishment .

 

[jay_london]

MK/epcot/mgm I wouldn't miss a bloody thing I love it all, ALL you hear.

Outside, LaNouba is a must, if you haven't done it do it, its worth every penny.

BBeach is a great fun time

Mrs jay has given me a list of 30 stores throughout Orlando that she never misses but thats another storey.


ooooooooh happpy days

jay

 

[sillyspook13]

Originally posted by marciahahn
We were there June 1st, and Great Movie Ride was still open & basically unchanged. (there haven't been any fires in a long time, and the "bad guy" is a gangster instead of cowboy) The maelstrom was closed for refurbishment .

Little correction: those are actually different scenes, not a changed scene. The ride is made up of four vehicles. There is a guide in the first and third ones. In the beginning, the first two cars pass through the gangster scene and into the western scene, where they have the shoot out with the explosion. The other two cars stop in the gangster scene for that scene and then pass through the western scene. This leaves the groups far enough apart that each group has a separate tour until they meet up again in the Wizard of Oz scene.

 

[The Mom]

I guess we just haven't riden in the car with the cowboy/cowgirl on our last few rides, so I thought it had been changed.

 

[Brett]

MAGIC KINGDOM:

I wouldn't miss Splash Mountain (My favorite Disney ride ) and pretty much wouldn't miss anything else here.

I wouldn't bother with...
Maybe Swiss Family Treehouse, that's it

EPCOT:

I wouldn't miss Spaceship Earth, Horizons (wait that's gone ), Mexico, and Norway.

I wouldn't bother with...
Maybe Ellen's Energy Crisis and the new Journey Into Your Imagination (Ack!)

STUDIOS:

I wouldn't miss Rock N Roller Coaster and Tower of Terror...

I wouldn't bother with...well, everything here is fine by me.

ANIMAL KINGDOM:

If you haven't been, do it all, it'll take a half day and then hit Blizzard Beach

 

[DisneyFreak]

Magic Kingdom

Not to Miss: Alien Encounter, Splash/Space/Thunder Mountain, Buzzlightyear, Fantasy Land (if you have young ones..if not you can pretty much skip it), Pirates of the Carribean
Skip: Tom Sawyer Island, Tiki Room, Tea Cups

Epcot

Not to Miss: The whole park. Try to have lunch (cheaper than dinner) at one of the countries. It's worth every penny!

Disney Studios

Not to Miss: The whole park. Try to have a meal at Prime Time Cafe. Mom is always cooking a good meal and your cousins will serve you.

Animal Kingdom

Not to Miss: The whole park. Kilamanjaro Safari is outstanding!

Other things not to miss around the World

River Country - old fashion swimmin' hole
Typhoon Lagoon
Blizard Beach
Pleasure Island - go during the week. Lots of locals on the weekends
Disney Quest
Boat rentals on Seven Seas Lagoon

 

[figmentcrazy]

Magic Kingdom

Must see:
1. Pirates of the Carribean
2. Haunted Mansion
3. Splash Mountain
4. Thunder Mountain
5. Winnie the Pooh
6. Peter Pan
7. Alien Encounter
8. Carousel of Progress


Could miss:
1. Teacups
2. Dumbo
3. Astro orbiter
4. Speedway


Epcot

Must see:
1. Spaceship Earth
2. Universe of Energy
3. The Land
4. The Living Sea
4. Journey into Imagination (oh wait, that was replaced)
5. Mexico
6. Japan
7. Maelstrom

Could miss:
1. JIYI (I wouldn't go on this ride again if you paid me!)
2. Wonders of Life
3. Test Track (Just not exciting after the first time)
4. Innoventions

MGM

Must see:
1. Great Movie Ride
2. Catastrophy Canyon
3. Star Tours
4. Rockin Rollercoaster
5. Tower of Terror

Could miss:
1. Some of the tours.
2. Sounds Dangerous

Animal Kingdom

Must see:
All of it...