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What's the ride you head to first?
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BrerBear41
New Member
Magic Kingdom- Mine Train
Epcot- Soarin
AK- Safari
Hollywood- Toy Story Midway
Epcot- Soarin
AK- Safari
Hollywood- Toy Story Midway
Weather_Lady
Well-Known Member
My answer will seem bizarre, but there is logic in it --
[Drumroll please...] Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse at the Magic Kingdom!
Allow me to explain. We always begin our vacation with the Magic Kingdom, and we're always walking into it for the first time well after rope-drop (after flights and check-in at our resort) on our arrival day. That gives us about half a day to work with, and all of our favorite attractions, and the ones for which we'll have made FP+, are in Frontierland/Adventureland/Liberty Square (e.g., POTC, BTMRR, Splash, HM). Another arrival-day tradition is dinner at Liberty Tree Tavern. That means that the best use of our time is to start in Adventureland and then proceed clockwise through Frontierland, and Liberty Square, and perhaps start on Fantasyland. That makes Swiss Family Treehouse the first attraction we reach, so we do it first. It also has a couple of other advantages: (1) as we climb higher, we get a beautiful view of the Magic Kingdom, and have a chance to re-acquaint ourselves with the layout, or explain it to any first-timers in the group; and (2) because it's not the most "exciting" attraction, it's a great way to dip our toes into touring and then slowly build the excitement by continuing with attractions like the Magic Carpets, Tiki Room, etc., before getting to the really thrilling stuff like Pirates and Splash.
On subsequent days, of course, our "first attraction" is determined solely by the desire to avoid long lines. At HS, Jedi Training (whatever it's called now) or Toy Story for DH and the kids, and RnR for me. At Epcot, Test Track (with a FP+ for Soarin') and Spaceship Earth. At Magic Kingdom, whatever headliners we haven't been able to FP+. At Animal Kingdom, Kilimanjaro Safaris, Expedition Everest, Kali River Rapids and/or Dinosaur.
SteamboatJoe
Well-Known Member
I prefer to go to Magic Kingdom on my first day. I don't know if I can articulate why. I just do.
When I went last fall on my honeymoon, the first time the wife and I went to Magic Kingdom during the trip, we opened and closed the park (9AM - Midnight). Upon arrival, we went straight to Adventureland and rode Jungle Cruise, then moved on to POTC, Splash Mountain, Thunder Railroad, and Haunted Mansion all of which we had completed by 10:30 or 11 AM. Leaving us the rest of the day to work through the rest of the park with our Fast Passes. We knew we were going to be back at least 1 more full day and another evening so all things considered, we both felt like we had a pretty successful day. We even took an hour to eat a late lunch in the Royal Banquet Hall and enough time to watch the parade, see Elsa freeze the castle, and enjoy Wishes. The only major attraction we didn't go on was 7 Dwarves and that was by design as we had Fast Passed it for another day.
Epcot = Spaceship Earth
I can't remember what we did first at AK or DHS as we didn't have much of a plan for either of those days but if I were to try and plan, I would probably do Kilimanjaro Safaris and Rockin' Roller Coaster first, respectively.
When I went last fall on my honeymoon, the first time the wife and I went to Magic Kingdom during the trip, we opened and closed the park (9AM - Midnight). Upon arrival, we went straight to Adventureland and rode Jungle Cruise, then moved on to POTC, Splash Mountain, Thunder Railroad, and Haunted Mansion all of which we had completed by 10:30 or 11 AM. Leaving us the rest of the day to work through the rest of the park with our Fast Passes. We knew we were going to be back at least 1 more full day and another evening so all things considered, we both felt like we had a pretty successful day. We even took an hour to eat a late lunch in the Royal Banquet Hall and enough time to watch the parade, see Elsa freeze the castle, and enjoy Wishes. The only major attraction we didn't go on was 7 Dwarves and that was by design as we had Fast Passed it for another day.
Epcot = Spaceship Earth
I can't remember what we did first at AK or DHS as we didn't have much of a plan for either of those days but if I were to try and plan, I would probably do Kilimanjaro Safaris and Rockin' Roller Coaster first, respectively.
Csmith041177
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I have no idea whey, but when we enter the Magic Kingdom, we always hang a right and head to Space Mountain. It is strange, because I enjoy Adventureland and Frontierland so much more than Tomorrowland, yet we always start there.
