What rides to Ride & Shows to see at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom
*=Best of Show (DL=DisneyLand only) (WDW=DisneyWorld only)
Main Street: Disneyland Railroad*, Main Street Cinema (old cartoons & store)
Frontierland: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad* (not for youngest kids), Fantasmic!* (evening show), Mark Twain Riverboat, Rafts to Tom Sawyer Island, Sailing Ship Columbia, The Golden Horseshoe Stage, Splash Mountain* (WDW)
Adventureland: Indiana Jones*, Tarzen’s Treehouse (DL) or Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse (WDW), Enchanted Tiki Room, Jungle Cruise, Pirates of the Caribbean* (WDW)
New Orleans Square (DL) or Libery Square (WDW) : Haunted Mansion*, Pirates of the Caribbean* (DL) , Hall of Presidents (WDW)
Critter Country (DL): Splash Mountain* (DL), Davy Crockett’s Explorer Canoes (DL)
Fantsyland: Alice in Wonderland, Dumbo the Flying Elephant, It's a small world*, King Arthur Carrousel, Mad Tea Party (some adults may not like it), Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride*(DL), Peter Pan's Flight*, Pinocchio's Daring Journey, Storybook Land Canal Boats (DL), Matterhorn Bobsleds* (DL), Snow White (WDW)
Tomorrowland: Astro Orbiter, Autopia or Indy Speedway (a perennial favorite with kids), Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters* (may need adult rider), Disneyland Monorail*(DL), Honey I Shrunk the Audience* (DL), Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage (DL)* (popular, get there early!), Space Mountain (not for youngest kids), Star Tours (DL), Carousel of Progress (WDW)
Toontown: Gadget’s Go Coster (DL) Goofy's Coaster (WDW), Goofy’s Playhouse, Roger Rabbit’s Cartoon Spin (DL), Minnie and Mickey's House (WDW)
Recommended One Day Schedule: (Particularly on busy days – if any of these are not your favorites just skip them and go to the next one.)
Get there early (30 minutes before opening) and go directly to
- Tomorrowland:
- Buzz Lightyear
- Space Mountain
- Go to Fantasyland.
- Matterhorn
- Peter Pan
- Small World
- Go to New Orleans Square
- Haunted Mansion
- Pirates
Lunchtime yet? Go to Blue Bayou (may need a reservation)
- Got to Frontierland:
- Big Thunder Mountain
- Go to Adventureland:
- Indiana Jones
- Go to Critter Country
- Splash Mountain
- Splash Mountain
- If crowds are heavy shop, go to your hotel and take a nap or chill out with a cool drink
- Do any rides you missed or redo ones you liked if line is short
- Get to New Orleans Square an hour before Fantasmic! begins.
- After Fantasmic, depending on schedule, see a parade or fireworks.
- Later in the evening lines at you favorite rides may be short – this is a good time to re-ride your favorites
- Shop along Main street on your way out.
Note: Generally, the lightest times for lines are early in the morning and late at night – to avoid the crowds plan for a lazy afternoon from lunch to about 5pm and use that time to do relaxing things like the Tiki Room, The Storybook Canal, Tarzan’s Treehouse, The Mark Twain Steamboad (or Columbia), Tom Sawyer Island, The Railroad, and see the sights you’re usually too in a hurry to notice such as the street players, exhibits, and shops.
Recommend Rides for families with small kids (4 to 8): [You will need to ride with them on some of these rides] Anything in Toon Town – also Peter Pan, Pirates, Nemo, Small World, Carousel, Alice in Wonderlans, Carsy Jr Circus Train, Disneyland Train, Donald’s Boats, Storybook Land Canal Boats, Fire Engine (Main Street), Horse-drawn Streetcar, Omnibus
