For first timers, what's your top 5 for each park?

[Now Is The Time]

So say some friends of yours are heading down to the mouse for the first time. If you were to pick 5 things from each park so you could say to them, "Whatever you do, do not by any means miss these 5 things," what would you pick? Below is my list. If you disagree, don't just say I missed something, you have to trade it out with something I listed so the list stays at 5.

MK - Splash Mountain, Space Mountain, Haunted Mansion, Philharmagic, Wishes

Epcot - Soarin', American Adventure, Illuminations, Turtle Talk With Crush, Spaceship Earth (mainly because if it's your first time, riding inside "the ball" is always fascinating)

Studios - Great Movie Ride, Rockin' Roller Coaster, Tower Of Terror, Muppet Vision 3-D, One Man's Dream

AK - It's Tough To Be A Bug, Safari, Flights Of Wonder, Dinosaur, Everest

ok let's hear it!

 

[Rufus T Firefly]

So say some friends of yours are heading down to the mouse for the first time. If you were to pick 5 things from each park so you could say to them, "Whatever you do, do not by any means miss these 5 things," what would you pick? Below is my list. If you disagree, don't just say I missed something, you have to trade it out with something I listed so the list stays at 5.

AK - It's Tough To Be A Bug, Safari, Flights Of Wonder, Dinosaur, Everest

I would swap out Flights of Wonder for Festival of the Lion King.

 

[tigfan]

So say some friends of yours are heading down to the mouse for the first time. If you were to pick 5 things from each park so you could say to them, "Whatever you do, do not by any means miss these 5 things," what would you pick? Below is my list. If you disagree, don't just say I missed something, you have to trade it out with something I listed so the list stays at 5.

MK - Splash Mountain, Space Mountain, Haunted Mansion, Big Thunder Mt RR, Carousel of Progress (if open)

Epcot - Soarin', American Adventure, Illuminations, Mission: Space, Test Track

Studios - Great Movie Ride, Rockin' Roller Coaster, Tower Of Terror, Muppet Vision 3-D, One Man's Dream

AK - It's Tough To Be A Bug, Safari, Kali, Dinosaur, Everest

ok let's hear it!

My changes are in blue.

 

[mro415]

my picks.

Magic Kingdom
wishes
splash mountain
space mountain
pirates of the caribbean
spectromagic

Animal Kingdom
Everest
Dinosaur
Festival of the lion king
Kilmanjaro Safari

Epcot
Soarin
Test Track
Kringla bakery ( haha )
Illuminations

Hollywood Studios
Fantasmic!
Tower of terror
Lights Motor Action! or.. rockinrollercoaster.. toss up.
Great Movie Ride

 

[Disneykidder]

For me it is the following...

MK- Splash Mountain, Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Carib, Buzz Lightyear, Winnie the Pooh (add Wishes and Spectro)

AK- Kali Rapids, Dinosaur, Tough to be a Bug, Kili Safari, Everest

Epcot- Soarin', Test Track, Mexico ride, Illuminations, Mission Space

HS- ToT, RnRC, Fantasmic, Star Tours, Little Mermaid

 

[hpyhnt 1000]

Magic Kingdom
-Splash Mountain
-Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
-Haunted Mansion
-Mickey's Philarmagic
-Space Mountain

Epcot
-Soarin'
-Mission:SPACE
-Living with the Land
-IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth
-Spaceship Earth

Disney's Hollywood Studios
-Tower of Terror
-Rock n' Roller Coaster
-Great Movie Ride
-Star Tours
-Fantasmic

Animal Kingdom
-Expedition Everest
-Kilimenjaro Safaris
-Its Tough to be a Bug
-Festival of the Lion King
-Dinosaur

 

[tdonald]

My Top Fives For First-Timers

Magic Kingdom

Haunted Mansion
Splash Mountain
Pirates of the Caribbean
Space Mountain
Jungle Cruise

Epcot

Soarin'
Spaceship Earth
Test Track
Living With the Land
The American Adventure

Disney's Hollywood Studios

The Great Movie Ride
TL Tower of Terror
Studio Backlot Tour
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster SA
Walt Disney One Man's Dream

Animal Kingdom

Kilimanjaro Safaris
Expedition Everest LOTFM
Festival of the Lion King
Finding Nemo: The Musical
Kali River Rapids

 

[DisneyRoxMySox]

Magic Kingdom
-Splash Mountain
-Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
-Wishes
-Mickey's Philarmagic
-Space Mountain

Epcot
-Soarin'
-Mission:SPACE
-Test Track
-IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth
-Spaceship Earth

Disney's Hollywood Studios
-Tower of Terror
-Rock n' Roller Coaster
-Lights! Motor! Action!
-Toy Story Mania (If its open)
-Fantasmic

Animal Kingdom
-Expedition Everest
-Kilimenjaro Safaris
-Its Tough to be a Bug
-Festival of the Lion King
-Dinosaur[/QUOTE]

 

[doop]

MK - Splash Mountain, PotC, Haunted Mansion, Space Mountain, and the Jungle Cruise.

Epcot - Spaceship Earth, Mission: Space, Test Track, Soarin', and IllumiNations: RoE.

DHS - Tower of Terror, Rock 'n' Rollercoaster, LMA, Star Tours, and Fantasmic.

AK - Expedition Everest, Dinosaur, Kilimanjaro Safaris, It's Tough to be a Bug, and Kali River Rapids.

 

[donder]

Great question! I mostly agree with yours

Magic Kingdom
Spash Mountain
Space Mountain
Jungle Cruise
Haunted Mansion
Philharmagic

DSH
Tower or Terror
Rock 'n Rollercoaster
Muppet 3-D
Indiana Jones (for a first timer, also, I might replace this with Fantasmic)
Great Movie Ride

EPCOT
Soarin'
Spaceship Earth
American Adventure
Test Track
Living with the Land (I think this one surprises a lot of first timers)

Animal Kingdom
Everest
Safari
Flight of Wonder
Festival of the Lion King
Kali River Rapids

 

[phatcatrun]

It will be my gf's first time to Disney this September and this is what I will make sure she doesn't miss:

AK: Festival of the Lion King, Everest, Dinosaur, Kilamanjaro Safari, and Kahli.

DHS: Tower of Terror, Aerosmith RNR, Great Movie Ride, Muppets 3-D, and Startours.

Epcot: Test Track, Mission Space, Soarin, Journey into Imagination, and Spaceship Earth.

MK: Thunder Mountain, Splash Mountain, Jungle Cruise, Pirates, and Hall of Presidents.

 

[happymom52003]

Magic Kingdom
POTC
Haunted Mansion
Space Mountain
Spectromagic
Wishes

Epcot
Spaceship Earth
Soarin
Mission Space
Test Track
Illuminations

DHS
ToT
Rockin RR
Fantasmic
The Great Movie Ride
Star Tours

Animal Kingdom
KS
Festival of the Lion King
Nemo
EE
Dinosaur

 

[WDWGoof07]

MK: Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean

Epcot: Test Track, Mission Space, Soarin, Spaceship Earth, Universe of Energy

Hollywood Studios: Tower of Terror, Rock 'n Roller Coaster, Star Tours, Muppet Vision, Lights Motors Action

Animal Kingdom: Expedition Everest, Kilimanjaro Safaris, Dinosaur, Kali River Rapids, Festival of the Lion King

 

[urbanvegan]

MK:
Pirates
Big Thunder
Splash
Mad Tea Party
Wishes

Epcot:
Spaceship Earth
Soarin'
The Seas con Nemo y ses Amigos
Test Track
Illuminations

Studios:
ToT
Rock n Roller Coaster
Muppetvision 3D
ummm....
Fantasmic!

AK:
Safari
Dinosaur
Maharajah
Pangani
Everest

Also:
LaNouba
Humunga Kowabunga
Summit Plummet

 

[ctxak98]

Well here are my top five.

Magic Kinfdom-Philharmagic,splash mountain, space mountain, haunted mansion, carousel of progress.

Epcot-spaceship earth, soarin, illuminations, test track, and the countries.

Hollywood studios-great movie ride, tower of terror, one mans dream, rockin rollercoaster, fantasmic

animal kingdom-DINOSAUR , expedition everest, kilamanjaro safaris, kali river rapids, and festival of the lion king:wave:

 

[wvdisneyfamily]

Magic Kingdom
Haunted Mansion
Mickey's Philharmagic
Space Mountain
Splash Mountain
Thunder Mountain

Epcot
Soarin'
Test Track
Maelstrom
Spaceship Earth
Figment

MGM er...DHS
Tower of Terror
Rock'n'Roller Coaster
Muppets 3D
Fantasmic
Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage

Animal Kingdom
Kilamanjaro Safaris
Expedition Everest
Dinosaur
It's Tough to Be a Bug
Maharajah Jungle Trek

 

[coasterphil]

Magic Kingdom
Space Mountain
Splash Mountain
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Haunted Mansion
Pirates of the Caribbean

EPCOT
Test Track
Soarin'
Mission: Space
Spaceship Earth
Illuminations

Disney's Hollywood Studios
Rock 'n' Rollercoaster
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Great Movie Ride
Muppets 4-D
Block Party Bash

Animal Kingdom
Expedition Everest
Kilimanjaro Safaris
Dinosaur
It's Tough to Be a Bug
Finding Nemo: The Musical

 

[Dwarful]

MK: CoP(if open), BTM, Splash Mountain, Space Mountain, evening parade/fireworks

MGM: ToT, Muppet Vision, Great Movie Ride, RnRR, Fantasmic

Epcot: Soarin', Test Track, Spaceship Earth, American Adventure, Illuminations

AK: E.Everest, Safari, Dinosaur, It's Tough To Be A Bug, Nemo the Musical

 

[scarpiapiano]

So say some friends of yours are heading down to the mouse for the first time. If you were to pick 5 things from each park so you could say to them, "Whatever you do, do not by any means miss these 5 things," what would you pick? Below is my list. If you disagree, don't just say I missed something, you have to trade it out with something I listed so the list stays at 5.

MK - Splash Mountain, Space Mountain, Haunted Mansion, Philharmagic, Wishes

Epcot - Soarin', American Adventure, Illuminations, Turtle Talk With Crush, Spaceship Earth (mainly because if it's your first time, riding inside "the ball" is always fascinating)

Studios - Great Movie Ride, Rockin' Roller Coaster, Tower Of Terror, Muppet Vision 3-D, One Man's Dream

AK - It's Tough To Be A Bug, Safari, Flights Of Wonder, Dinosaur, Everest

ok let's hear it!

I agree with one or two exceptions - I wouldn't call Wishes or Illuminations attractions and if I did, I'd certainly include Fantasmic in my top five for DHS. All of those nightime spectaculars are "must see!" in my book. If I trade out Wishes, I can add Buzz Lightyear for MK. Runner-ups include Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh, and Monsters Inc.

If I trade out Illuminations in Epcot I can put in Mission Space. Runner-ups in Epcot would certainly include Test Track, The Living Seas with Nemo, Journey Into Imagintion, Ellen's Energy Adventure, Honey, I Shrunk the Audience and Maelstorm. (Damn I love Epcot!!) It's hard to decide.
P.S. Yes, I love Journey Into Imagination and I don't care what the Unofficial Guide says!

I think I'd switch out Star Tours for One Man's Dream at DHS. I'd also want to put Indiana Jones in somewhere.

The Finding Nemo show trumps Flights of Wonder for me.

That's my two bits.

 

[KaliSplash]

Great thread!

I've noticed some people only offered 4 entries. So I'll do six

MK: Splash Mountain, Carosel of Progress, Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, Hall of Presidents, Country Bear Jamboree.

Epcot: Space Ship Earth, Soarin, Mission:Space, Test Track, The American Adventure (including the Voices of Liberty), The Maelstrom.

DHS: The Great Movie Ride, Tower of Terror, Rockin Roller Coaster, Star Tours, Muppet Vision 3-D, Fantasmic.

AK: Kali River Rapids, Dinosaur, Expedition Everest, Kilomanjaro Safari, Festival of the Lion King, It's Tough to Be A Bug.