Thought this would be fun. I expect the dark rides will be the gateway to the more intense rides - in fact, my DS4 might do ONLY dark rides and the even milder rides this October on his first visit. But IMO getting him to ride a spooky dark ride like HM will be a big step because I think he'll be seeing that even if some things at WDW are a little spooky, nothing will hurt him - it's all in fun. So here are my rankings for the order in which I might have him try the dark rides. Of course, the touring plan will probably blow this all to shread, but... This is sort of a combination of what I think might be mildest to wildest, and also just the order I think might be most fun for him to get into the swing of things. Also, I'm including Jungle Cruise because while it's not dark, IMO it's more similar to all these other rides than anything else.
1. It's a Small World
2. The Seas with Nemo (is this really a dark ride?)
3. The Little Mermaid
4. Peter Pan (I'd put PP before Little Mermaid as probably milder, but I think the fact that the boats are hanging in the air may give him pause for a moment - he may think it's a flying ride of some sort)
5. Jungle Cruise (this could really go anywhere in the first half of this list - not scary, I think my son will LOVE it!)
6. Pirates of the Caribbean
7. Haunted Mansion (a very mild ride of course, but DS4 will THINK he should be more scared than he really should.)
8. Maelstrom (if he cottons on to the fact that there's some kind of storm, he might be scared of this. Also, he went on a dark ride called Ye Old Mill in Rye Playland (anyone know it?) which is sort of similar and the noise and the trolls scared him. I think he's going to associate this ride with Ye Old Mill.)
Am I forgetting any? Oh, that Mexican one - I've never been on that, Pooh, Nemo, or Little Mermaid so those are really all equal and a bit unknown to me. But not very scary, I assume.
1. It's a Small World
2. The Seas with Nemo (is this really a dark ride?)
3. The Little Mermaid
4. Peter Pan (I'd put PP before Little Mermaid as probably milder, but I think the fact that the boats are hanging in the air may give him pause for a moment - he may think it's a flying ride of some sort)
5. Jungle Cruise (this could really go anywhere in the first half of this list - not scary, I think my son will LOVE it!)
6. Pirates of the Caribbean
7. Haunted Mansion (a very mild ride of course, but DS4 will THINK he should be more scared than he really should.)
8. Maelstrom (if he cottons on to the fact that there's some kind of storm, he might be scared of this. Also, he went on a dark ride called Ye Old Mill in Rye Playland (anyone know it?) which is sort of similar and the noise and the trolls scared him. I think he's going to associate this ride with Ye Old Mill.)
Am I forgetting any? Oh, that Mexican one - I've never been on that, Pooh, Nemo, or Little Mermaid so those are really all equal and a bit unknown to me. But not very scary, I assume.
