Which Disney World Park?

Question

I'm going to Disney World (yay!) in a couple of days but I am only going to one park. (disney world is only a side quest to my vacation.) So if I were to spend one day at one of the parks, which one should i go to? They have these parks: magic kingdom, epicot, hollywood studios, animal kingdom.

I heard Animal Kingdom is the funnest.

I am a fifteen year old and I'm looking for excitement. I know Disney World is no Six Flags but can you please recommend the one with the funner rides? (I've never been.)

Answer 1

goto Gatorland. its not disney, but its way more fun and a lot cheaper.

Answer 2

Definitely Animal Kingdom.The park is made up of seven themed areas. However, the original plans called for another area.



Animal Kingdom entrance

[edit] Oasis

Upon entering the park, guests must walk through this area to get into any of the other lands in the park. The Oasis consists of different paths leading to Discovery Island which walk guests past animal habitats such as muntjac, cavy, spoonbills, ducks, fish, turtles, wallabies, giant anteaters, babirusa, Hyacinth Macaws, and others. A Rainforest Cafe is also located at the entrance of the Oasis.

[edit] Discovery Island



A closeup view of the Tree of LifeThe main land in the park (previously known as Safari Village), Discovery Island is the center island in the park and has paths to all six of the other lands. It is also the home of The Tree of Life.

Here you'll see kangaroos, flamingos, axis deer, West African crowned cranes, vultures, porcupines, lemurs, macaws, ducks, Galapagos tortoise, small-clawed otters, saddlebill storks, and more.

It's Tough to be a Bug - At the roots of The Tree of Life, Flik from A Bug's Life shows a 3-D Film about bugs and their daily lives.

[edit] Camp Minnie-Mickey

This land is the home of two shows and four character greeting spots where guests can meet characters such as Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, and others.

Pocahontas and Her Forest Friends - A children's show with live animals based on the film Pocahontas.

Festival of the Lion King - A high-energy musical performance featuring songs and characters from the film The Lion King.

[edit] Africa

Set in the fictional village of Harambe, the Africa section contains a number of animal adventures.

Kilimanjaro Safaris - Guests climb aboard an open-sided safari vehicle for an expedition seeing many African animals. Animals from Africa freely roam through acres of savanna, rivers and rocky hills. The guests can see giraffes, hippos, elephants, rhinoceroses, lions and other animals, while later embarking on a mission to stop some ivory poachers.



The Africa area features an exhibit of Silverback GorillasPangani Forest Exploration Trail - The guest treks into the forest in search of gorillas. Along the way, the guest goes on a nature walk through a verdant African valley filled with Nile hippos, birds and fish and enters an exotic bird aviary, a research centre with naked mole-rats and various rodents and reptiles, an underwater hippo viewing area, a savanna overlook, and has an intimate up-close encounter with a magnificent troop of gorillas.

[edit] Rafiki's Planet Watch

Accessible by train only, this area, hosted by Rafiki, contains small animals, a petting zoo with domesticated goats, and exhibits teaching about conservation efforts. The veterinary hospital's viewing window allows guests to watch medical procedures conducted by the veterinary staff.

Wildlife Express Train - Guests ride the rails on this rustic African train that travels the savanna for a behind-the-scenes journey through several animal housing and care areas of the park. On the return trip, the train passes near the Asia section of the park.

Habitat Habit! - Guests see endangered cottontop tamarin primates up close, trekking down an adventure trail and learning of novel ways to help animals.

Affection Section - This attraction is an animal encounter with goats, sheep, pigs, chicken, llamas and more. Some of the park's friendlier animals make special guest appearances.

Conservation Station - At the trail's end, guests can visit the center of Disney efforts to promote wildlife conservation awareness. Inside are a variety of wild animal experiences, interactive games and shows.

[edit] Asia

Asia was the first expansion land added to Disney's Animal Kingdom, first opening in 1999. Like Africa, the section's attractions are part of a fictional village, Anandapur.



The mountains of Expedition: Everest.Flights of Wonder - Guests join a trainee bird handler and a wayward tour guide who teach each other about the delicate state of nature and see birds such as vultures, hawks, colorful macaws, crowned crane and the American Bald Eagle up close.

Kali River Rapids - Guests raft down the turbulent waters of the Chakranadi River aboard a 12-passenger raft through an enchanting Asian rain forest. Guests ride past a blazing inferno, a rushing waterfall, and geysers. Guests will get wet on this ride.

Maharajah Jungle Trek - Guests trek into the lush forests for an unparalleled adventure into the wilds of the mystical Anandapur Royal Forest of Southeast Asia and respective ancient ruins, having up-close encounters with Komodo dragons, fruit bats (the largest species in the world), tapirs, birds, and tigers.

Expedition Everest - In this runaway-train roller coaster, Himalayan trekkers board refurbished steam trains on their way to the base camp of Mount Everest, using a shortcut that passes through the "forbidden mountain" guarded by the legendary yeti.

[edit] DinoLand U.S.A.

Main article: DinoLand U.S.A.

The Boneyard - Guests slip, slide, slither and slosh through a play maze filled with fun fossils. "Exploration. Excavation. Exultation." is the motto of the Dino Institute and nowhere is this truer than here. Would-be paleontologists young and old play amidst a world of dinosaur discoveries like a Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus rex, and Wooly Mammoth.

DINOSAUR (formerly Countdown to Extinction) - Guests whoosh back to primeval times for a wild ride of an expedition to complete a dangerous mission. Guests have mere minutes to rescue a stray dinosaur, and must beware the hungry clutches of one large meat-eating predator and the devastating power of an impending asteroid.

Animals located in Dinoland include an American Crocodile, Abdim's Storks, and Asian brown tortoises.

Finding Nemo - The Musical - Officially the park's newest attraction, the show debuted on November 12, 2006. This original stage show was developed by Walt Disney Creative Entertainment and tells the story of the Disney/Pixar film Finding Nemo with new songs by Avenue Q composer Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, and puppets designed by Michael Curry. The production combines dancers, acrobats, animated backdrops, and theatrical puppetry. Marlin, Dory and Nemo are depicted by actors holding large puppets while other characters are portrayed through a variety of puppetry styles. The show performs several times daily.

Dino-Sue - Disney's oldest "cast" member, clocking in at 67 million years, Dino-Sue is a painstaking reproduction of the largest, most complete T-Rex ever found. The length of a four-story building, the mighty T-Rex is available to pose for pictures with guests at the Dino institute.

Cretaceous Trail - Cretaceous Trail is a walking tour amidst plant and animal survivors that have outlived the dinosaurs. Guests play with a Pachycephalosaurus, encounter living animal species that have survived since prehistoric times and discover fossil dig sites.

Chester and Hester's Dino-Rama - part of Dinoland U.S.A., this portion is an area made to look like a tacky 1950s roadside attraction built on an old parking lot.

Primeval Whirl - Guests ride a spinning time-machine themed roller-coaster with sudden dips, hairpin turns and tight curves. Each colorful car spins independently.

TriceraTop Spin - Guests ride a whirling, twirling, four-person flying dinosaur.

[edit] Beastly Kingdom



Animal Kingdom's original logo which includes a dragon at the center.Disney's Animal Kingdom focuses on three broad classifications of animals: those that exist today; those that did exist, but are now extinct (i.e., dinosaurs); and, those that exist in legend and mythology. In the original design for the park, the animals of legend were to have their own section.

Beastly Kingdom (supposedly spelled in Old English as "Beastly Kingdomme") was to have featured mythical animals such as unicorns, dragons, and sea monsters. The land would feature realms of both good and evil creatures. The evil side would be dominated by Dragon Tower, a ruined castle home to a greedy fire-breathing dragon who hordes a fabulous treasure in the tower chamber. The castle is also inhabited by bats who plan to rob the dragon of his riches. They enlist the guests' help in their scheme, and whisk them off on a thrilling roller coaster ride through the castle ruins. The climax of the ride is an encounter with the evil dragon himself, resulting in a nearly-barbecued train of guests.[citation needed]

The good side of this land would be home to Quest of the Unicorn, an adventure which sends guests through a maze of medieval mythological creatures to seek the hidden grotto where the unicorn lives. Finally, the Fantasia Gardens attraction would be a musical boat ride through the animals from Disney's animated classic, Fantasia. The ride would feature both the crocodiles and hippos from " Dance of the Hours" and the Pegasus, fauns, and centaurs from Beethoven's "Pastoral."[citation needed]

Due to budget constraints of the Walt Disney Company, Beastly Kingdom never came to fruition and Camp Minnie-Mickey was built as a temporary tenant of the Beastly Kingdom's land.

The change was supposedly rather sudden, as remnants of this planned area were visible when the park opened. One such remnant was a fire-breathing dragon in the Discovery River Boats attraction. Said dragon was visible from the Camp Minnie-Mickey bridge for several years, roaring loudly and spewing fire from a rocky cave. In addition, one of the McDonald's Animal Kingdom-themed Happy Meal toys was a winged purple dragon.

Legend has it that Disney laid off the Imagineers who had planned the Beastly Kingdom, and they were subsequently hired to create the Dueling Dragons and the Flying Unicorn attractions for Univ

Answer 3

I think you should could to the Magic Kingdom if you want the character rides and smooth, but fun rides. At the Animal Kingdom, you can see animals. Its almost like a zoo, but with many attractions and rides. I hear that Expedition Everest is one of the best rides. Epcot, seems to be fun too. Finally, Hollywood Studios seems to be really cool too!

I hope you enjoy your visit to Disney World! I've only been there once when I was seven.

Enjoy!

Answer 4

six flags!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

but on the news, one kid was hit ON 1 of the roller coaster and died. just a heads up.

Answer 5

I would go to Epcot =]

Epcot is the park most designed for teenagers & adults. At epcot, there are looots of big fun rides, lots of cool museum-exhibit-like attractions, and they have the world showcase, where they have pavillions from a handful of the world's countries. So you can eat Japanese food or French food or all that fun stuff. And there's tons of awesome scenery and a firework show over the lake at the world showcase at night.

Some reasons you might not want to visit the other parks:

Magic Kingdom : Really colorful & aimed toward younger children. Fun, but not AS fun I would say. Lots of long lines & disney-related shopping. Epcot has a lot of interesting international shopping areas.

Hollywood Studios : Sort of strays away from some of the disney concepts of other parks. This park has nice restaraunts and cool movie trivia though.

Animal Kingdom : This park gets the hottest & most humid, and the sidewalks are TERRIBLE. It feels more like a nice zoo with a few rides than a disney theme park though.

Epcot perfectly combines all of the things you want from a theme-park and mixes in just the right ammount of disney magic so that you get the perfect theme-park experience. I definitely recommend it!

Answer 6

I would say MGM for face paced rides and shows or Animal Kingdom is very cool too.  

I would recommend a park hopper pass so you can do AK in the AM and stay late at MGM to see an evening show.  

Have fun! :0)

Answer 7

I found Animal Kingdom, basically just like a zoo. Epcot was what I thought was most fun, the many lands there are amazing, Test Track was cool.

The best theme park with rides is Hollywood studios. Rock and Roll Rollercoaster was amazing. At night they have Fantasmic which was good.

Magic Kindgom isn't nearly as great as Disneyland, like the space mountain there is short, non-thrilling, no stars, and no music.

Answer 8

the most expensive one

Answer 9

Kevin--the magic kingdom is very similar to DL, so you are right on that.  Animal Kingdom and Epcot are the parks that are the most different from DL and DCA.  Hollywood Studios is very cool but since you've probably seen tower of terror at DCA I'd go with one of the other two.

Epcot has three top notch rides (Soarin, Test Track, Mission Space).  AK has two--Expedition Everest and Dinosaur.

AK otherwise really rewards an interest in...animals...and Epcot an interest in other countries (in its World Showcase section) and in science/technology in its future world section.  I'd pick Epcot, but it's a coin flip.  

Pick the right week from this page of Disney World itineraries http://yourfirstvisit.net/planning-your-... and look at the days at these parks for a sense both of what's there and how to manage your day!

Hope this helps and have a great trip!  Dave

Answer 10

i would recommend two since you are looking for fun

Disney Hollywood Studios. it is the smallest park but has three thrill rides. Star Tours (same as in california) Tower of Terror (the original one and slightly different than california) and Rock and Roller Coaster. probably the best coaster on property. or at least one of the top two.) there are also some great shows and other rides. should be able to see most of it in one day. this is usually Teens favorite parks.

Animal Kingdom. has three thrill rides. Expedition everest. (the other coaster in the top two coaster on Disney world property) dinosaur and Kali River Rapids. plus the safari ride, a bunch of animals and some cools shows.

if you like animals, then animal kingdom might be a better choice. if you  don't care or have spent enough time at really good zoos, the DHS

Answer 11

Disney world. go inside the elevator thingy

Answer 12

Hollywood Studios is kind of boring. I think you should stick with your instinct and go with Animal Kingdom!

Answer 13

I love every park but if you can only go to one I would probably go with the animal kingdom. They only have one roller coaster Expidition Everest. kali river rapids is also fun and they have alot of shows. My second choice would be Hollywood studios if you go there dont miss Tower of terror or the rockin roller coaster. Have fun!

Answer 14

I been to Disney world 3 times and i love Magic Kingdom and Epcot. So one of those would be good.

Answer 15

Well magic kingdom has alot more of a fun MUST SEE atmosphere. like rides such as Space Mountai , Thunder mountain , Splash Mountain and other rides that are cool like Haunted mansion.

But Epcot is truly amazing it has a bunch of different  countries with real food from that country and real items. It has rides like Soarin and Test Track but also has  a really cute finding nemo ride.

Answer 16

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

animal kingdom

Answer 17

for a 15 year old boy i would more recommend hollywood studios and  animal kingdom

Answer 18

Definitely go to Animal Kingdom, and go early because it closes at six or seven.  If you like roller coasters, do not miss Expedition Everest (in Asia).  Have fun!

Answer 19

magic kingdom or the hollywood studios.

animal kingdom for me was kinda boring.

Answer 20

Epcot. You get to experience all the different cultures and it's like a vacation to all those different places. I've been to all of the above mentioned and it was the best. Magic kingdom (at least when I went there) didn't have a lot of big roller coasters so I was really disappointed. I was like 13 I guess. The others don't have "fun rides" really. If you can I'd suggest going to Universal Studios Island of adventures and skip disney world all together if you want fun rides.

Answer 21

definetly animal kingdom!! they got that giant tree and that ride with the sasquatch. hope i helped! have fun!

Answer 22

I would say Magic Kingdom or Epcot...

been there five times myself and to all the parks...they are all fun :)

Answer 23

go to hollywood studios