Here at Dole Whipped, a question we get asked a lot is “What is the _______est ride at Disney?” Now filling in that blank could be “scariest”, “most relaxing”, “most thrilling”, or something like that. In order to answer that question fully, we each came up with our own answer for each park, a ranking of sorts. So listen in and find out which attraction we think is most thrilling, most relaxing, has the best themeing, etc.!
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Continuing on with our in depth look at the Walt Disney World Resort parks and their “lands”, this week we take a look at Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom! We discuss all the attractions, shops, and delicious food you can find in this sci-fi themed land.
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It’s that time of year again! Time to pit our Disney favorites up against each other to see which one reigns supreme! This time, we’re comparing our favorite Walt Disney World rides. Find out which of these 16 attractions we voted as our number one favorite. We think you’ll be surprised by which one comes out on top!
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We talk a lot about where attractions are located within the parks, but this time we talk about where you should sit while you’re viewing an attraction. Which seat is best on Expedition Everest, the front or back? Listen in this week and find out!
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If you’ve listened to our podcast even once, you know that I am, in fact, a giant chicken. Bok bok. I do not like roller coasters. They scare me. I’m not much for thrill rides in general, but sometimes I can convince myself I need to experience something awesome and I need to prepare in advance for that. I’m going to give you a ranking of the roller coaster rides at Walt Disney World so that you can see in advance what appeals to you and what you’d rather avoid.
We’ll start with the most intense and go down the list from there.
1. Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster
Location: Hollywood Studios
Max Speed: 57 mph
Height Restriction: 48″
Ok, so it has “roller coaster” right there in the title. It’s fast. It has big drops and inversions. This is a Level NOPE on my chicken meter.
2. Expedition Everest
Location: Animal Kingdom
Max Speed: 50 mph
Height Restriction: 44″
This one’s a little tamer than the previous but it is fast. There are some big drops. Probably the most terrifying part of this coaster is that it heads up the mountain at one point, looks like it’s going to plummet over the edge (it’s not, of course), and then sends you screaming back down the mountain backwards.
3. Primeval Whirl
Location: Animal Kingdom
Max Speed: 29 mph
Height Restriction: 48″
This is not a particularly scary coaster, but there is the added spinning aspect of the car that makes it more than just a standard coaster. If you’re familiar with Goofy’s Sky School at Disneyland, this is the same track.
4. Space Mountain
Location: Magic Kingdom
Max Speed: 28 mph
Height Restriction: 44″
It’s not the fastest coaster at Walt Disney World but it is the darkest. The gimmick here is not speed or drops but that it’s totally dark so you don’t know what’s coming.
5. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Location: Magic Kingdom
Max Speed: 35 mph
Height Restriction: 40″
This one’s pretty tame as far as coasters go. Little bit fast, only a couple of small drops. Rates as a Pretty Fun on my chicken meter.
6. Seven Dwarfs’ Mine Train
Location: Magic Kingdom
Max Speed: 34 mph
Height Restriction: 38″
Having just experienced this one for the first time, I have to say that this coaster is FUN. Personally, I didn’t find it scary at all, but I did find the seats to very cramped and legroom almost non-existent.
7. The Barnstormer
Location: Magic Kingdom
Max Speed: 25 mph
Height Restriction: 38″
A fun kiddie coaster. Very tame, no drops. Also, the ride is quite short so if your little one does get a bit spooked, it’s over very quickly.
Of course, the ranking here is totally subjective, but since you have the info, you can decide in what order you would rank them! If it’s different from mine, I’d love to hear it! Post it in the comments!
I recently watched Tomorrowland and I will say out of the gate that I really enjoyed this movie! It wasn’t exactly what I expected but it a great way. The previews that you see on TV just don’t do it justice. This was a truly original movie with a great cast and was visually stunning.
I won’t be spoiling the moving for anyone because I think as a Disney fan you all should probably get out and see it. But I will say there are plenty of Disney references for you to find and enjoy. It starts out strong with a look back at the 1964 World’s Fair where we hear “Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow”, take a quick ride on “it’s a small world”, and see a dress that will remind you of Spaceship Earth, all this in the first few minutes!
The characters spend a lot of time trying to get to Tomorrowland and so much of the film is about the journey not the destination. But when they do get there it is just stunning to look at. If this were are real place we would all be clamoring to live there! These sections of the film also have nods to the Disney parks, like Space Mountain or the hover rails.
The thing I love most about this movie is it is pretty quick moving with lots of action and adventure. It may not be suitable for most young children since it does have some violence and death as well as end of the world themes.
I didn’t know Walt Disney personally but I feel as if he would have been so proud of this film. The story and lessons to be learned from it where all part of his personal philosophy of always moving forward, creating and inventing new and exciting things and ideas. Bottom line: I would very much see this again I give it two thumbs up!
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