Top 20 Orlando Attractions (Disney/Universal)

[WondersOfLife]

I'm sure this sort of thing has made its rounds a bunch of times... But why not start off on a fresh thread? What are your top 20 favorite attractions... Based on the 6 main parks in the Orlando area?? (This is all opinion based... I personally lean towards my childhood nostalgia for a lot my rankings)


1). Spider-Man
2). TTA PeopleMover
3). Poseidon's Fury
4). Country Bear Jamboree
5). E.T. Adventure
6). DINOSAUR
7). Splash Mountain
8). Spaceship Earth
9). Muppet*Vision 3D
10). Men in Black: Alien Attack
11). Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride
12). Living With the Land
13). The American Adventure
14). Hagrid's
15). Forbidden Joureny
16). Horror Make-Up Show
17). It's Tough to Be a Bug
18). Avatar: Flight of Passage
19). Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
20). Mickey's Philharmagic

 

[cranbiz]

Any list that doesn't include Jungle Cruise or Haunted Mansion is wrong.

 

[JohnD]

Any list that doesn't include Jungle Cruise or Haunted Mansion is wrong.

In no particular order, except for #1.

1. Haunted Mansion
2. Splash Mountain
3. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
4. Pirates of the Caribbean
5. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
6. Everest
7. Rise of the Resistance
8. Kilimanjaro Safari
9. Hollywood Tower of Terror
10. Jungle Cruise
11. Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
12. Revenge of the Mummy
13. Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
14. Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges
15. The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
16. Spaceship Earth
17. Ratatouille
18. Living with the Land
19. Avatar: Flight of Passage
20. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

* Haven't yet ridden Hagrids or Velocicoaster as I haven't been back to Uni since those were built.

 

[WondersOfLife]

Any list that doesn't include Jungle Cruise or Haunted Mansion is wrong.

I like them. They're fine. But I don't flock over to them nor do I have nostalgia for them.

 

[wdwfan4ver]

1. Harry Potter and The Escape from Gringotts
2. Living With the Land
3. The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
4. Haunted Mansion
5. Avatar: Flight of Passage
6. Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room
7. Peoplemover
8. Big Thunder mountain Railroad
9. Men in Black: Alien Attack
10. Spaceship Earth
11. Star Tours: The Adventure continues
12. Kilimanjaro Safari
13. Toy Story Midway Mania
14. Liberty Belle
15. The Bourne Stuntacular
16. Dinosaur!
17. Seven Dwarfs mine train
18. Mickey's Philharmagic
19. Muppet*vision 3d
20. Carousel of Progress

Honorable mentions go to: Hogwarts Express, American Adventure, Poseidon's Fury, Transformers the ride: 3d, E.T. Adventure, Impressions of France, Its Tough to be a bug!, and Country Bear Jamboree.

 

[wdwfan4ver]

Before someone tries to be hip by claiming my list is wrong by no Velocicoaster, no Incredible Hulk Coaster, and no Rock'n roller coaster, those people need to know that I am not a big launch coaster/ upside down coaster person at all. My body had issues with going backwards on Everest the last time I went on it.

Revenge of the Mummy was closed on the only trip I went to Universal. I don't do virtual queues, Genie+ and Individual Lightning lane at WDW. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind was a no go for me.

Before someone mentions Soarin's around the world to me, that attraction is worse than the original Soarin' in my view.

 

[Leo!]

In no particular order:

Star wars: Rise of the resistance
Harry Potter: Forbidden Journey
Avatar: FoP
Harry Potter: Escape from Gringotts
Hagrid's
Haunted
Velocicoaster
Pirates
Spaceship Earth
Kilimanjaro
Seven Dwarfs
Bourne
Star Tours
Remy's
Big thunder
Poseidons Fury
Test Track
Toy story mania
Soarin'
Mickey and Minnie RR

Splash was my favorite, but currently its in very bad shape.

 

[WondersOfLife]

Before someone tries to be hip by claiming my list is wrong by no Velocicoaster, no Incredible Hulk Coaster, and no Rock'n roller coaster, those people need to know that I am not a big launch coaster/ upside down coaster person at all. My body had issues with going backwards on Everest the last time I went on it.

Revenge of the Mummy was closed on the only trip I went to Universal. I don't do virtual queues, Genie+ and Individual Lightning lane at WDW. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind was a no go for me.

Before someone mentions Soarin's around the world to me, that attraction is worse than the original Soarin' in my view.

That is the thing about a personal favorites list... It's personal, opinionated, and everyone has their own reasons.

 

[SpectreJordan]

1.) Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
2.) Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
3.) Velocicoaster
4.) Expedition Everest
5.) The Tower of Terror
6.) Haunted Mansion
7.) Kilimanjaro Safaris
8.) Hagrid's
9.) Big Thunder Mountain
10.) Spider-Man
11.) Splash Mountain
12.) Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular
13.) Pirates of the Caribbean
14.) Muppet Vision 3D
15.) Jurassic Park River Adventure
16.) Soarin'
17.) Flights of Passage
18.) Star Tours
19.) The Incredible Hulk
20.) Popeye & Bluto

Honorable Mentions: Feathered Friends in Flight, Toy Story Mania, Space Mountain & Festival of the Lion King.

 

[JIMINYCR]

1. Velocicoaster
2. Splash
3. Hulk
4. Mummy
5. RotR
6. ToT
7. HM
8. EE
9. FoP
10. BTMRR
11. RnRC
12. PoTC
13. HP
14. ST
15. JC
16. Dino
17. Soarin
18. TSMM
19. Rat
20. TTA

 

[Marc Davis Fan]

Rated in terms of overall immersion / impressiveness / holistic impact:

1. Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
2. Rise of the Resistance
3. Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
4. Haunted Mansion
5. Splash Mountain
6. Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
7. Kilimanjaro Safaris
8. Spaceship Earth (pre-2008 versions would have been much higher on the list)
9. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
10. Jurassic Park River Adventure
11. Flight of Passage
12. Dinosaur
13. Soarin'
14. Na'vi River Journey
15. It's A Small World
16. Star Tours
17. Expedition Everest
18. Smuggler's Run
19. Space Mountain
20. Pirates of the Caribbean (this is so low because I can't help comparing it against all the other, vastly superior, versions; if those didn't exist, this would probably be at least a little bit higher)

*I haven't yet been on Gringotts, Velocicoaster, Cosmic Rewind, Hagrid's, or Runaway Railway, so those are excluded.

 

[Goofyernmost]

In no particular order:

TTA PeopleMover
Poseidon's Fury
Spaceship Earth
Muppet*Vision 3D
Men in Black: Alien Attack
The American Adventure
Haunted Mansion
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Pirates of the Caribbean
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
Carousel of Progress
Soarin'
Country Bear Jamboree
E.T. Adventure (Strictly nostalgia and fun)
Hogwarts Express
Tiki Room
Peter Pan
Living with the Land
Star Tours
It's tough to be a Bug

I few of my favorites that no longer exist:

The TimeKeeper
Terminator
Jaws
Original Imagination
Honey I shrunk the Audience
World of Motion

 

[WondersOfLife]

In no particular order:

Spider-Man
TTA PeopleMover
Poseidon's Fury
Spaceship Earth
Muppet*Vision 3D
Men in Black: Alien Attack
The American Adventure
Haunted Mansion
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Pirates of the Caribbean
The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man
Carousel of Progress
Soarin'
Country Bear Jamboree
E.T. Adventure (Strictly nostalgia and fun)
Hogwarts Express
Tiki Room
Peter Pan
Living with the Land
Star Tours

I few of my favorites that no longer exist:

The TimeKeeper
Terminator
Jaws
Original Imagination
Honey I shrunk the Audience
World of Motion

Sounds like we would get along on a trip!

 

[UNCgolf]

In no particular order:

Haunted Mansion
Pirates of the Caribbean
Spaceship Earth
Na'vi River Journey
Expedition Everest
Kiliminjaro Safari
Flight of Passage
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
E.T. Adventure
Jurassic Park River Adventure
Living With the Land
Tower of Terror
Rise of the Resistance
Carousel of Progress
PeopleMover
Soarin'
Splash Mountain
Revenge of the Mummy
The American Adventure
Dinosaur

Closed attractions that would have either made the list or been in strong consideration:

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Horizons
World of Motion
Journey into Imagination
Universe of Energy
The Living Seas/Seabase Alpha
The Great Movie Ride
Jaws
Disaster
Kongfrontation
Original Studio Backlot Tour

 

[WondersOfLife]

The point isn't whether you agree. The point is, if we are listing "favorites", there is nothing to discuss. No reasons need to be given. You like what you like, I like what I like, etc. That's the only criteria and by definition it is not up for debate.

Who said I was looking for a debate? I'm just curious to see where peoples favorites like on this site. Not everything has to be a debate. In fact, this debate in and of itself right here doesn't have to happen. It's a favorites list thread.

You're more than welcome to start a debate thread if you please. No one's stopping you.

 

[UNCgolf]

I agree that for many, there is no difference. In part because they cannot separate what they personally like from more objective criteria. It's why fans of Adam Sandler's comedies lament them not winning Oscars.

But if that's not a concept one can wrap one's head around, then yes, there will not be any differentiation.

I think you're the one missing it here -- there is very little objective criteria when it comes to a theme park ride.

I'm actually curious what possible objective criteria you think can apply to a comparison between, say, Pirates of the Caribbean and Velocicoaster.

To be honest, there's very little objective criteria for movies either. Movies don't win Oscars because of objective criteria, for the most part.