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The Greatest Disney World Ride of All Time
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NYwdwfan
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bethymouse
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Of all time! Hard to choose.
All of the classics, including the ones that are "retired".
All of the classics, including the ones that are "retired".
mcurtiss
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totally! I remember getting my Disney welcome packet on the Eastern flight to Orlando and something about it just seemed amazing. Air travel even in the 70s just seemed so rare and extravagant. and IYHW totally played into the amazing experience of flying to exotic places. seems so easy today, but to a 7 year old kid, it was awe inspiring.
ParentsOf4
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Tower of Terror.
Tower of Terror is one of those special treats rarely found at most amusement parks.
Even before you enter Disney Hollywood Studios, you see it lurking in the distance, beckoning you. At first you can't believe it's an attraction. It's just for show, right? But then you turn the corner on Sunset Boulevard and, faintly, start to hear the screams emanating from its pinnacle. You continue your stroll down Sunset, so many distractions but, involuntarily, no matter where you are, you find yourself glancing up, always glancing up.
As you approach, your excitement builds. The gate doesn't look like an attraction entrance; it looks real, a place frozen in time where something has gone horribly wrong. You enter the queue, slowly approaching the lobby. Even on the sunniest days, it's still dark and foreboding. You finally reach the lobby, so much to see, so much to absorb, and you know, just know, something special lies ahead.
Yeah, Tower of Terror.
Tower of Terror is one of those special treats rarely found at most amusement parks.
Even before you enter Disney Hollywood Studios, you see it lurking in the distance, beckoning you. At first you can't believe it's an attraction. It's just for show, right? But then you turn the corner on Sunset Boulevard and, faintly, start to hear the screams emanating from its pinnacle. You continue your stroll down Sunset, so many distractions but, involuntarily, no matter where you are, you find yourself glancing up, always glancing up.
As you approach, your excitement builds. The gate doesn't look like an attraction entrance; it looks real, a place frozen in time where something has gone horribly wrong. You enter the queue, slowly approaching the lobby. Even on the sunniest days, it's still dark and foreboding. You finally reach the lobby, so much to see, so much to absorb, and you know, just know, something special lies ahead.
Yeah, Tower of Terror.
AdventureHasAName
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Enchanted Tiki Room - for me, it feels like you just stepped into 1955 in another area of the world. It's as "family friendly" as any attraction on property. It's fun. The music is memorable and catchy.
My Top 5:
1. Enchanted Tiki Room
2. PotC
3. Haunted Mansion
4. Horizons
5. Great Movie Ride
My Top 5:
1. Enchanted Tiki Room
2. PotC
3. Haunted Mansion
4. Horizons
5. Great Movie Ride
HouCuseChickie
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It's a Small World - it's not just that it's a classic...it's not just all of that amazing Mary Blair artistry...it's not just the Alice Davis costume design. I think it's the message and the vibe. It is so beautiful IMO and so happy that I find it impossible not to have a huge smile on my face for the entire ride.
If I had to go with extinct- the original Imagination along with the rainbow corridor.
If I had to go with extinct- the original Imagination along with the rainbow corridor.
ImagineerDude
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I just don't get the same feeling for HM that everyone else does. We ride it once a trip, but we re-ride Pirates far more. Splash Mountain is my all-time favorite though. I love it!
**And I forgot to add Tower of Terror! Everest with the working yeti is high on the list, too.
**And I forgot to add Tower of Terror! Everest with the working yeti is high on the list, too.
Magenta Panther
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Totally agree. Haunted Mansion would be my second choice, if it weren't for the disastrous new queue and the TERRIBLE stoppages that occur thanks to allowing handicapped people to ride.
Playful spooks have interrupted our tour...haha.
I do think the stoppages take away from the ride when there are too many. A simple rule of 1 wheelchair per 5 minutes would solve this issue. They don't wait in the regular queue anyway, so they can wait!
I do think the stoppages take away from the ride when there are too many. A simple rule of 1 wheelchair per 5 minutes would solve this issue. They don't wait in the regular queue anyway, so they can wait!
My top few (in order):
The American Adventure - the great animatronic work coupled with the music always grabs me. A must do on every trip.
Haunted Mansion - but yes, the stoppages definitely break the magic for me.
POTC - even the queue is a classic
Living with the Land - the captures classic Epcot to me. it inspired me in my earlier days to even do hydroponics at home.
Carousel of Progress - In some ways, this attraction really sticks with me. I was amazed when my daughter hopped in the car the other day and started singing the music. It's been about a year since we were even there.
The American Adventure - the great animatronic work coupled with the music always grabs me. A must do on every trip.
Haunted Mansion - but yes, the stoppages definitely break the magic for me.
POTC - even the queue is a classic
Living with the Land - the captures classic Epcot to me. it inspired me in my earlier days to even do hydroponics at home.
Carousel of Progress - In some ways, this attraction really sticks with me. I was amazed when my daughter hopped in the car the other day and started singing the music. It's been about a year since we were even there.
KCheatle
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I feel ashamed of myself for forgetting The American Adventure and Carousel of Progress
Those are my two must-do rides in all of Disney. For punishment, I will now have to watch them each on youtube so that I never forget them again wearing a sign around my neck that says "0 days since I forgot my two favorite rides at WDW." 
Bairstow
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I feel ashamed of myself for forgetting The American Adventure and Carousel of Progress
In your defense, one of those isn't a ride and the other barely qualifies.
Figmentation
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If we're going top 5 here.....
1: MR. TOAD!!!!!!!!!!!
2: Splash Mountain
3: Horizon
4: Alien Encounter
5: Primeval Whirl
1: MR. TOAD!!!!!!!!!!!
2: Splash Mountain
3: Horizon
4: Alien Encounter
5: Primeval Whirl
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jlsHouston
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Peter Pan, because I loved it at DL riding it with her when DD29 was 5 and 6.
Space because I rode it my first visit to WDW and it's exciting to me
How weird both my fav's are kind of flying rides.
Space because I rode it my first visit to WDW and it's exciting to me
How weird both my fav's are kind of flying rides.
Weather_Lady
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Agreed! Load all the mobility-impaired folks at once, every 5 minutes or so. I'm sure they don't appreciate the ride stoppages any more than the non-disabled folks do.
It didn't bother me so much until the very first time we took our kids on HM, and it stopped five times! It was a terrible way to introduce them to the attraction.
[Sorry for the tangent. Now, back to your regularly-scheduled celebration of great WDW attractions...]
kondjott
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Splash Mountain is #1 for me, it's just so beautifully executed.
My most missed is definitely Mr. Toad's Wild Ride for purely nostalgic reasons... as a kid that was always the first one I wanted to do when I got in the park, mainly because I thought it was cool to "drive the car". The image of driving straight for that locomotive and then ending up in "hell" was forever burned into my young brain.
My most missed is definitely Mr. Toad's Wild Ride for purely nostalgic reasons... as a kid that was always the first one I wanted to do when I got in the park, mainly because I thought it was cool to "drive the car". The image of driving straight for that locomotive and then ending up in "hell" was forever burned into my young brain.
AllydoesDisney
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Which do you think Walt would pick? I read in my book that he would always figure out how to make them even better