# What is Your Favorite Disney World Ride? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 14, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151 "2018-05-14T18:13:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151/21 "2018-05-15T04:03:13Z")
My favorite is gone; 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Of those left I’ll say Haunted Mansion. If it carries any weight, I am in ACE, DAFE, GOCC and the Coaster Zombies as well. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151/22 "2018-05-15T12:34:45Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > I liked the Carousel of Progress in the New York World’s fair, where the audience was on the carousel instead of the stage. I was disappointed that they changed it. The audience is still on the carousel. The theater seats rotate around the various sections of the stage, which does not move. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151/23 "2018-05-15T13:11:56Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Another vote for the Tower Of Terror, I love those giant drop rides. I’d probably put Expedition Everest up there as well. Those broken tracks got me every time. Expedition Everest for me. The first time I rode it, I was in the front car, and no idea about the broken tracks. In my entire life, I have never been more convinced I was about to die. They totally got me. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151/24 "2018-05-15T13:31:58Z")
This one time, when I went to the Haunted Mansion, as we were all filing in to the entrance hall, one of the somber attendants approached me and said in a low tone, “_You should not have come._” That was the best Disney trip ever. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151/25 "2018-05-15T13:38:37Z")
> [@mako88sb](#): > > Soarin! Too bad it was closed for renovations last time we were there in Mar 2015. Grrr! > > Really enjoyed the “Festival of the Lion King” as well both times we were there. We did that this past weekend, which would make the second time I’ve seen that show, and I’m surprised at how fun it is every time. You can never go wrong with gymnastics and a Hawaiian fire spinner! > [@Sattua](#): > > It used to be The Maelstrom. Now I don’t have a favorite. I mean, the Frozen ride isn’t THAT much different. You still go backwards! > [@Yllaria](#): > > The one that sticks in my mind is the boat ride through the Epcot hydroponics garden. > > Yes, I am an old fogey. > [@control-z](#): > > Yeah that was always neat. Apparently it’s called [Living with the Land](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_with_the_Land), used to be called Listen to the Land. Love Livin’ with the Land! They have a backstage tour (Behind the Seeds Tour) that is cheap to do (I think 30 bucks, but I’ll confirm this weekend) and hella interesting. You’re able to see their science center, feed the fish, eat a cucumber they grew there and there’s a moment where you can literally just walk around and look at the plants. > [@dzeiger](#): > > I’ve only done it once with a FastPass (no ride is worth 3 hours of standby), but Flight of Passage is hands down the best ride I’ve ever been on. > > For the other parks, > > Haunted Mansion in the MK. May be worth mentioning the Spirit Photography available in Memento Mori, since it doesn’t seem to be massively advertised. > Rock 'n Roller Coaster is HS (I like Tower of Terror but have a hard time doing it more than once per trip) > Living with the Land in Epcot (honorable mention goes to France for letting me sit down while watching their country montage) Flight of Passage is truly amazing. There’s a moment where you’re flying around on a beach and you literally want to close your eyes and soak up the sun and feel the wind…even though it’s all fake. It’s phenomenal. Since Mrs. Cups doesn’t like roller coasters I always go on Rock’n Roller Coaster by myself while she waits for me at the exit. She says that the people getting off that ride are the most jazzed and hyped up of any ride in Orlando. > [@kopek](#): > > My favorite is gone; 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Of those left I’ll say Haunted Mansion. > > If it carries any weight, I am in ACE, DAFE, GOCC and the Coaster Zombies as well. I actually don’t know what those acronyms mean. What are they? ---
**Author:** ![Gedd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gedd/32/4938_2.png) [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151/26 "2018-05-15T13:46:06Z")
Expedition Everest Our kids (6 & 8) got off and squeezed stuffed animals because of how scared they got. Then they wanted back on it. We rode it 5 times. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151/27 "2018-05-15T13:52:28Z")
Like **Dung Beetle,** I haven’t been to Disney World in a long time, though I’ve gone to Disney Land many, many times. For straight up thrills the best ride is Space Mountain. It’s not much when you compare it to some of the super duper looper coasters but I’ll take it over any of those. I used to love Pirates and Haunted Mansion and, I don’t know if Cal. did the same thing or if I’m imaging it, but they seem to have changed, and not for the better. Does anyone else remember when the HM \*wasn’t \*covered in cheesy, neon, black light paint? The graveyard used to actually be scary but now it looks like a cheap carnival ride. I haven’t been on PotC since the PC police “cleaned it up” and I almost don’t care if I ever ride it again. That is saying something:( Now that I think about it, my best Disney memories are from the CA park, so I may not have anything valid to add to the OP. If I may, let me be the sole person to speak up for _It’s a Small World._ It’s a great place to cool off and rest your feet. Plus, I like costumes and I love the way it smells in there. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151/28 "2018-05-15T14:13:27Z")
I love the safari in Animal Kingdom. Every trip is completely different. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151/29 "2018-05-16T00:21:41Z")
Another vote for the Haunted Mansion. I can’t remember if we had a get-in-early pass or what, but when the gates opened we ran to the back corner of Liberty Square where the Haunted Mansion is located and we got right in. Runner-up favorite is Thunder Mountain Railroad. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151/30 "2018-05-16T05:13:47Z")
The shuttle back to the hotel. ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151/31 "2018-05-16T06:28:22Z")
I was never big for the actual rides, I get motion sick pretty easily, but when Epcot first opened and there was a…ride? that involved being On a people mover going through a tunnel made of round neon lights, they were something about a dragon – Fidget? I remember very little of the actual details but I remember the sense of wonder/excitement. I am sure that the ride has closed. > **[The History of the Rainbow Tunnel at Disney's Imagination Pavillion - The...](https://themouselets.com/the-timeline-of-the-imagination-pavillions-abandoned-rainbow-tunnel)** > > The rainbow tunnel at Epcot's Imagination Pavilion was once an icon - but after being left abandoned for 20 years, it is no longer open to guests. This post explores the history, abandonment, and final destruction of the beloved rainbow tunnel! ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151/32 "2018-05-16T11:20:27Z")
Don’t threadshit. If you have something to contribute to a thread that’s fine, even a contrary opinion. But driving by a thread and dropping a one liner like that serves no purpose except to shit on the topic is Just not cool. > [@jtur88](#): > > The shuttle back to the hotel. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151/33 "2018-05-16T12:29:49Z")
Space Mountain is my favorite in the Magic Kingdom. If you include all of WDW then Tower of Terror. But I also have a soft spot for the Haunted Mansion and the Jungle Cruise (which is all dependent on the tour guide). ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151/34 "2018-05-16T14:13:40Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > I was never big for the actual rides, I get motion sick pretty easily, but when Epcot first opened and there was a…ride? that involved being On a people mover going through a tunnel made of round neon lights, they were something about a dragon – Fidget? I remember very little of the actual details but I remember the sense of wonder/excitement. I am sure that the ride has closed. > > [The History of the Rainbow Tunnel at Disney's Imagination Pavillion - The Mouselets](https://themouselets.com/the-timeline-of-the-imagination-pavillions-abandoned-rainbow-tunnel) That whole Imaginarium section could definitely use some love. I could honestly take or leave Figment, but people in that park luuuuuurve him. Him and the bird-thats-also-an-orange. They’re everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151/35 "2018-05-16T14:36:19Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > The audience is still on the carousel. The theater seats rotate around the various sections of the stage, which does not move. OK. They’ve gone back to the original. When I was there, only the inner stage rotated. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151/36 "2018-05-16T14:48:17Z")
If I had to choose - I’m taking a bunch of teen girls in three weeks, pray for me - I’d go with Soarin’, I suppose? The thing is, Disney has always been more about the experience and not so much about the rides. They’re selling a point-of-view and not an experience. It’s less adrenaline rush and more soaking in the atmosphere. It’s that combined with really nice - but expensive - resort living. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151/37 "2018-05-16T15:08:12Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > If I had to choose - I’m taking a bunch of teen girls in three weeks, pray for me - I’d go with Soarin’, I suppose? > > The thing is, Disney has always been more about the experience and not so much about the rides. They’re selling a point-of-view and not an experience. It’s less adrenaline rush and more soaking in the atmosphere. It’s that combined with really nice - but expensive - resort living. I used to caution people about going to DW and tell them that if they thought it was all about the rides, they were wrong and would have a disappointing day. DW is about LINES. It’s about standing in line, talking with your friends and family and others around you and the _shared experience_ that the day brings. The rides are the briefest part of your day, and they are fun, but they aren’t really what the DW experience is about. ---
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Pirates of the Caribbean, followed closely by Spaceship Earth. Love the musty corridors leading up to the Pirates ride, the detail on the pirates, the cannonballs splashing special effects, the guys in jail trying to lure that dog with the key. Lots of fun, but I thought bringing in Jack Sparrow and sanitizing the pirate chasing a woman around (now for her food, formerly for her body) were in one instance trying to cash in on a movie franchise and in the other instance prudish. Spaceship Earth was better with the Cronkite narration, but love the ride and the best part is smelling the burning of Rome. ---
**Author:** ![puddleglum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puddleglum/32/137_2.png) [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151/39 "2018-05-16T17:27:04Z")
Thunder Mountain at the Magic Kingdom, Safari at Animal Kingdom, Test Track at Epcot, Fantasmic at Hollywood Studios. ---
**Author:** ![Tee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@Tee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tee)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151/40 "2018-05-16T17:30:55Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > I used to caution people about going to DW and tell them that if they thought it was all about the rides, they were wrong and would have a disappointing day. DW is about LINES. It’s about standing in line, talking with your friends and family and others around you and the _shared experience_ that the day brings. The rides are the briefest part of your day, and they are fun, but they aren’t really what the DW experience is about. I agree wholeheartedly with this. It’s hard to pick any favorite thing. I almost said pin trading, or the Monorail. Yes, the Monorail. I have a co-pilot’s license around here somewhere. One time I was walking in Fantasyland with my daughter, who was five, and out of nowhere this garbage can rolls up alongside of us and starts chatting pleasantly. Stuff like that is why we go to Disney. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-disney-world-ride/814151.md?page=3)