Disney World has so much to do. There is a ton of good food, plenty of great entertainment, awesome character experiences, and incredible detail in the different lands that you can explore. For us though, the best thing to do at Disney is get on a ride and have some fun. There are so many different kinds of rides and there is something for everyone. There are exhilarating roller coasters, relaxing dark rides, and interactive gaming rides. Which rides should you ride? That is why we put together our ranking of the Disney World rides.

We have been to Disney more times than we can count and we often get asked what our favorite rides are. We have gone back and forth about this through the years and finally decided to put together our rankings for the world to see. Before we get to the rankings – a couple of guidelines for the list.

1. When we say rides we are talking about the attractions that move and are available for the majority of the day. You will not see Carousel of Progress or the Main Street Vehicles on this list. We love both, just don’t think they should be on this ranking.
2. This is our rankings and our rankings only. It is totally fine to call us crazy (just do it in a nice way) and to disagree with us. Everyone is different and that is a good thing. That is why there are so many options.
3. We took just about everything into account in these rankings. We looked at wait times, smoothness, storytelling, the queue, thrill factor, overall enjoyment, even FASTPASS availability. The memories we have on the ride is something else we looked at. We tried to look at the overall ride experiences we have had with them.
4. Though we can’t necessarily handle all of the rides, we tried to look at the big picture. For instance, Megan isn’t a big fan of Tower of Terror (doesn’t like the big drops) but she understands the greatness of it as a ride, that is why it is high on the list.
5. These rankings are based on today. There are days where we will enter the parks and not want to ride our top ones, but will just want to go on Small World. This is the fun of Disney World. So much to do!
6. We like every single one of these rides and would gladly ride each and every one of them. None of this is hating any ride on the list.

So, without further ado, here is our official Walt Disney World Ride Rankings.

44. TriceraTop Spin

This is one of those carousel rides that take you up in the air located in Dino Land USA over in Animal Kingdom. There really isn’t much to this ride, pretty much just Dumbo with triceratops. You sit down next to each other and watch the land go by. There are some cool views of characters while you are there. This one is here because the theming of Dino Land is just weird and the story they are trying to tell is pretty out of place. You will hardly wait in line for this ride, and there is a reason for it. This is a GREAT ride for little kids.

43. Astro Orbiter

This ride is located in Tomorrowland over in Magic Kingdom. This ride is a lot like TriceraTop Spin just rocket themed. Astro Orbiter comes in slightly ahead for a couple of reasons. It sits atop the Launching Pad quick service restaurant. It is what you see straight ahead as you enter the land. Getting on the elevator to the rockets is pretty cool and the views from the ride are great. You get a really awesome perspective of the castle from up there. The problem with this ride though is it gets so hot up there! You will melt on a hot day. Another negative is it takes forever to load and has a pretty low ride capacity. A short line is still a long wait time. Finally, the rockets are pretty small and narrow. They are a bear to get in and out of. Very uncomfortable.

42. The Magic Carpets Of Aladdin

Here we go with our third aerial carousel in a row. Aladdin is located in Adventureland and allows you to fly in the air in a circle on your very own magic carpet. This one is second (there is one more of these at the parks) on the list of this type of ride because we are big Aladdin fans and there is a lot of excitement in this part of Adventureland. This area is always crowded and it is a good spot to people watch as you are flying around. You get good views of the Tiki Room, Aloha Isle, Jungle Cruise, and the marketplace. The controls on this ride typically work better on this one than the others. The controls allow you to go up and down and rock back and forth. You can actually get it going in a pretty fun way once you master the technique.

41. Spaceship Earth

And with this ranking, we just lost readers! We know that Spaceship Earth is a special ride to so many people. We loved it for years but right now it needs to change. This is a dark ride located in the icon of Epcot – the giant geodesic sphere (Epcot ball) that you see at the entrance to the park. This ride tells the story of humanity and looks forward to the future that is possible on the spaceship we all live on, Earth.

The problem with this ride is that it is dated and old. The last five times we have ridden on it we have been stuck. It breaks down all of the time. The last time we rode it it took us over an hour to ride it. It would go for a couple of hundred yards and then break down. It was brutal. The animatronics are fine, the story is decent, but it needs to be refurbished. By the way, Disney agrees with us. It is scheduled to go through a huge transformation over the next couple of years. We are excited to see what they will do with it. Pretty sure it will jump up higher on this list when it reopens. Having said all of that, if you have never been on this ride, you definitely need to do it. It is a classic.

40. Tomorrowland Speedway

Tomorrowland Speedway is a go cart track in Tomorrowland in the Magic Kingdom. It sits right across from Cosmic Ray’s. It recently was refurbished but the only thing they did was shorten the track to make some extra room for the TRON coaster they are building. Silas loves this because it gives him the chance to sit behind the wheel and go – seriously, what kid wouldn’t! However, the cars are gas powered and you can smell the fumes everywhere. We were hoping that they would change these to electric cars during the refurb, but that didn’t happen. The track gets pretty hot when you are riding under that Florida sun (and waiting in line). Also, the cars don’t go too fast. They kind of just creep around. We have some great memories from this ride, but it is not a must ride for us.

39. The Barnstormer

This one was tough to put this far down the list. The reason for that is because it was the first roller coaster Silas ever rode. He loved it then and really we all still love it today. It is a short, Goofy themed coaster perfect for kids. It is fun and well-themed over in the Storybook Circus area of Fantasyland in the Magic Kingdom. We really don’t have anything negative to say about this ride, it was special to us when our boy was younger and will always be, but he has kind of grown out of it so we don’t ride it as much. It really is a great first coaster for kids. Also, from this point on we actually like all of these rides – but they still had to be ranked.

38. Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin

This ride drives us crazy! We love the idea behind it and the theming. We just can’t stand it, one of those love/hate deals. This is an interactive dark ride over in Tomorrowland in the Magic Kingdom. You get in your ride vehicle and shoot targets with the laser that is attached. There are a bunch of great rooms that you ride through to defeat the Evil Emperor Zurg. There is a lot going on.

The problem with this ride though is the lasers seem to always be off line or not working at all. I know, it is easy to blame the equipment when you have a low score, but we are telling the truth! Every now and then though you get a good gun and you have the chance to get that 999,999 score and can earn the Galactic Hero button at the end of the ride (you have to take a picture and tell them you did it). We have both gotten this and yes we are bragging.

37. It’s A Small World

This is a classic dark ride on the main drag of Fantasyland in the Magic Kingdom. This has one of the most iconic theme songs for any ride ever. It will get in your head and will stay there. That is not necessarily a good thing! This ride is full of Mary Blair designed animatronics that wave hello to you from all corners of the earth.

This ride is pretty easy to get a FASTPASS to and is a good place to get some air conditioning on a hot day. It is really beautiful inside with some bright colors and the clock in the queue area is fantastic. This one is ranked a little lower because it is constantly backed up towards the end (like Pirates). Whenever we ride it we are stopped as far back as the Oceania room. That wouldn’t be bad, except then you are listening to that song for a long time! Also, after going to Disneyland and seeing how much better theirs is, it is hard to ride with the same excitement level.

36. Living With The Land

This is a slow moving boat ride in The Land Pavilion of Epcot. It seeks to educate riders on how the land produces food and why it is important to take care of it. You get an up close view of how Disney grows some of the food that they serve on property. This ride is full of fun hidden Mickeys and pretty crazy plant life. There is also a section with some animatronics and nature scenes. This is a great place to relax, the line is pretty short most of the time and they will typically give you your own row.

35. Prince Charming Royal Carousel

This is the most magical carousel you will ever ride. It is located right behind the castle as you walk into Fantasyland in the Magic Kingdom. This is a must at least one time in your life. If you can, make sure you ride on Cinderella’s horse. It is the white one with the golden ribbon around the ponytail. Get it if you can!

34. Alien Swirling Saucers

This ride is in Toy Story Land in Hollywood Studios (the first ride from this park on the list). It could have actually ranked it a little higher. This ride is based on the aliens from the Toy Story franchise. You get to get on board a rocket ship under the all-seeing claw and spin and twirl around while some great music is blasted on the loud. This is a pretty short ride and though not worth a really long wait, it is really fun.

Because the ride whips you around, you are able to have some fun with the people in your ride vehicles. Silas and I love building up momentum and smashing each other against the sides of the doors. We probably laugh on this ride more than on any other ride at Disney World. It is one of those rides that if you take it for what its worth you can have a lot of fun.

33. Mad Tea Party

This ride is another classic Fantasyland attraction in the Magic Kingdom. There never is a huge line, you can grab a FASTPASS pretty easily, and it is a good thing to hop on as you are passing by. The ride itself is beautiful and has that awesome Alice in Wonderland theme. You get to ride around in circles on a teacup. Who wouldn’t like that? We like this ride any way (it all depends on if Megan is riding). Sometimes we like to grab the center wheel and spin it as fast as we can go. The best is when you time it just right and start turning the other way when the tea cup is making its normal revolution. You get double the thrill. Sometimes though it is fun to just sit on it and watch the world go round. Win both ways.

32. Primeval Whirl

Primeval Whirl is located in Dino Land U.S.A. in Animal Kingdom. This is another one of those roadside carnival attractions that seem so out of place in this park. This is a wild mouse coaster which means it spins as it goes down the track. Pretty much tea cups on a roller coaster, except you don’t control the spin. This is not the most comfortable ride and can leave you feeling pretty stiff. It is fun and has a couple of unexpectedly thrilling drops. There are rumors that this one will be closing down, so get on it while you still can.

31. Mission: Space

Mission: Space is a centrifugal motion simulator in Future World (soon to be World Discovery) at Epcot. This is pretty much one of those Gravitron rides you see at local fairs that tilts and has a screen. This ride takes you on the X-2 spacecraft to complete one of two missions. The orange side is more intense and sends you to a simulated landing on Mars. The green side is less intense and takes you on a simulated orbit around the Earth. Of course both of these journeys have their ups and downs before you finally complete your mission.

This ride is not for the faint of heart. If you get motion sickness at all – don’t get on this ride. This one routinely gets shut down because people get sick and the cast members have to spend extra time cleaning out the pods. The theming of the ride is pretty good and the overhaul that this went through a couple of years back was definitely well needed (though I miss Lieutenant Dan). The line doesn’t get past 45 minutes too often and you can usually grab a FASTPASS. Definitely not the top tier of Disney rides but still pretty decent.

30. Jungle Cruise

Jungle Cruise is located in Adventureland at the Magic Kingdom. This is a great boat ride through the jungles of Africa, South America, and Asia. There are some great old school animatronics of animals throughout the ride. It is like a mechanical water Kilimanjaro Safari. The line can get really long here and it always feels like there are people trying to hop on this classic ride.

The highlight of the Jungle Cruise are the boat pilots of the Jungle Navigation Co. These are Disney cast members who come up with any and all puns they can think of to make you laugh. Most of the time we are laughing pretty hard because we love a good pun as much as the next person. Most of the time. The skipper definitely makes the difference on this one – luckily there are a ton of great ones out there. Get on the boat and go check out the back side of water!

29. Dumbo The Flying Elephant

This is the highest ranked aerial carousel on the list. This classic ride is located in Storybook Circus over in the Magic Kingdom. This is the ride where you get on Dumbo and fly round and round. They added a second Dumbo ride during the last expansion and that has helped with wait times. The reason why this one is ranked higher than the others is because it is a classic! It is always fun to circle the fountain on Dumbo with Timothy Mouse watching you. Wait times are typically short and they have a great play area for little kids for you to enjoy while you wait. Even if you aren’t going to ride the ride, you should still check out the wait area play zone.

28. Gran Fiesta Tour

This is one of the two ride attractions at the World Showcase in Epcot. That will change soon with the Ratatouille ride in the France Pavilion scheduled to open in 2020. Gran Fiesta Tour is located in the Mexico Pavilion inside of the Mesoamerican pyramid. This is a slow moving boat ride that stars the Three Caballeros (Donald Duck, Panchito Pistoles, and Jose Carioca). Donald has gone missing and the ride centers around Panchito and Jose traveling through Mexico to find him. They do at the end and there is a great celebration as their animatronics perform under fireworks. This is a great scene!

We really like this ride because there is never a line – you will never wait more than 10 minutes. It also is one of those great places to duck (pardon the pun) inside, relax, and cool off. The music is awesome and it is a Donald Duck themed ride! Always good to see him get some love. Fun fact: Panchito is the leader of the Caballeros and he is the only one of Mexican descent. Donald is American and Jose is Brazilian.

27. The Seas With Nemo And Friends

This is a really cool dark ride that takes you through the movie Finding Nemo. It is located in the Seas Pavilion in Epcot. This is an easy in and out ride that you don’t need a FASTPASS to most of the time. The animation is really cool here. Fun fact, they wrote the song specifically for this ride. This ride ends in the aquarium and the last couple of scenes have a projection in the water of the actual aquarium. It is cool to see the characters of Nemo with real-life sharks and rays. This ride is great for kids and people who love the movie.

26. Journey Into Imagination With Figment

Figment rules! Don’t say anything bad about him. We love Figment, the unofficial ambassador of Epcot. His ride is located in Future World West at Epcot. It is the building with the glass pyramids. This dark ride takes you on a journey into your imagination where you got to see how your senses work (Silas loves the skunk scene). Eventually Figment takes over the ride and things start to get crazy. You get to check out Figment’s house and some other super weird scenes. All in all you get to listen to a good soundtrack and relax as you journey through your imagination. The line isn’t too long typically but get there before 7 pm because that is when they normally close.

25. Na’vi River Journey

The River Journey is located in Pandora at Animal Kingdom. This is a very impressive dark boat ride through the jungles of Pandora. They do a really great job with the black lighting and projection. The Pandorian (?) animals really pop out and it feels like you are right in the middle of them. The flowers and plants are awesome too. It really is beautiful in there. The highlight is the Na’vi animatronic towards the end of the ride. It is impressive, most impressive. And that song will get stuck in your head! Also, try and find the hidden Yoda at the end.

The ride though is pretty short, only a couple of minutes. Also, the boats are small and they try and squeeze four adults in there at once. Every time Megan and I have gone by ourselves they put us in with another couple. It is no fun at all rubbing legs with a sweaty dude. It is beautiful but not out of this world awesome. Good ride to do if you get a FASTPASS, but not worth a wait over an hour.

24. Kali River Rapids

Silas is mad that this is so far down the list, but he has to understand one thing. This is a classic river rapid ride but it is missing something – the ability to consistently get soaked. It really is hit or miss on whether or not you get wet. There have been times I have gone on this ride and only had a few drops of water land on me. When I ride something like this, I would like to get at least a light soaking. Still, we really do like this ride a lot.

This ride is located in Asia in the Animal Kingdom. It takes you on the Chakranadi River through the Kali Rapids Expeditions company. One of the cool things is seeing what raft you are getting on. They all have names. It is a beautiful ride all of the way through. The scenery is great along the rivers and you have some cool views of the Forbidden Mountain. The queue area is awesome as it takes you through temples and the company offices. This ride talks about the dangers of deforestation and the impact it can have on the environment.

Kali is pretty easy to get a FASTPASS to, though it is more difficult the hotter it gets. During the cooler months it is pretty much a walk on unless it is down for refurbishment.

23. Pirates Of The Caribbean

Pirates is located in Adventureland at the Magic Kingdom. This has gone through a bunch of different refurbishments, but the story remains pretty much the same. A bunch of pirates doing pirate things. Of course now, Captain Jack Sparrow is running wild. There is a pretty fun little drop at the beginning (which actually is where the Walt Disney World Railroad crosses).

This has the highest ride capacity in Magic Kingdom and the line moves pretty quickly even when there are a ton of people in line. This definitely is a classic and one that every Disney fan needs to ride. By the way, this is ranked here because we have been to Disneyland and that version is so much better. Sorry!

22. The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh

This ride is in Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom right across from Mine Train. It takes up the spot once held by Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. We love Pooh and love the story. This is a really fun dark ride that takes you through the Hundred Acre Wood and inside of Pooh’s dreams. It is bright and colorful and really fun. There is a great little play area for kids in the queue area. Get in a honey pot and check out Rabbit, Piglet, Owl, Tigger, and all of your favorite characters.

21. Haunted Mansion

Haunted Mansion is a really fun “haunted house” dark ride in Liberty Square in Magic Kingdom. The ride takes you on a tour of the house with the help of your ghost host. There are 999 happy haunts on this ride but there is room for one more. After riding through the home and hearing and seeing the ghosts and the stories behind the ghosts you get to head out to the graveyard outside. This is a really great scene with some funny things along with some legitimately scary things for kids.

There are so many little fun facts about this ride, too many for this post. This is for both in and outside of the ride. The queue itself has so much to look at. The stretching room, the ballroom, Madam Leota – it is all good and all fun.

20. Star Tours

Star Tours is in Hollywood Studios over by Echo Lake. It is a simulator that allows you to join the Rebel Alliance by helping get a spy to a Rebel base. C-3PO is your pilot and he leads you all over the galaxy trying to connect with other Rebel leaders. We are a Star Wars family so we try and ride this attraction any chance we can. The cool thing about this is the scenes are constantly changing and there are so many different options that you can ride this all day and not have the same experience. Our favorites have to do with the original trilogy, they are great!

19. Peoplemover

This ride is the ultimate chill spot at Walt Disney World. It is located in the middle of Tomorrowland in the Magic Kingdom. You take an escalator up to the platform and hop on the ride vehicle. The vehicle is a car on a train that sits on a conveyer belt. This belt takes you all around Tomorrowland. You get some great views of the land and you even get a nice view of the castle. You get to go through rides like Buzz and Space Mountain – it really is a great way to see the park. This is not a thrill ride at all, it is a relaxing place to kick up your feet and check things out. The wait goes pretty quick even if the line is long because the ride is constantly moving.

18. Peter Pan’s Flight

This ride is an absolute classic. You have to get to Peter Pan any chance you get. This ride is right in the middle of Fantasyland in the Magic Kingdom. You get to jump on a pirate ship sprinkled with Pixie Dust and fly off to Neverland. On the ride you soar over London before taking off towards the second star on the right and straight on til morning.

You get to check out some classic scenes featuring Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, and Captain Hook. You also get to see the Lost Boys, the mermaids, Wendy, Michael, and John, Mr. Smee, and of course Tick-Tock Croc. This ride is pretty short and the wait is always long. It is also pretty tough to get a FASTPASS unless you get one far in advance by staying on property. One good thing about the wait though is the queue is awesome. You can chase shadows and hang out with Tinker Bell. Super cool.

17. Frozen Ever After

Some of you might be upset that this one is too high (we miss Maelstrom too), others might not think it is high enough. We think it is right here at the beginning of the really great rides at Walt Disney World. Frozen is in the Norway Pavilion of the World Showcase in Epcot. It is in the same place as the aforementioned Maelstrom ride (even using the same ride vehicles). To many, this ride signaled the beginning of the end of Epcot – moving from “Walt’s vision” to the land of the IPs. That is another post in and of itself, but to us, this is a really fun ride that does a good job telling a story.

This is a boat ride with a couple of pretty fun little drops (one even goes backwards). The ride tells the story of going to Elsa’s ice palace for the Summer Snow Day Festival to commemorate the day that Anna saved Elsa and the kingdom through her act of love. Along the way you get to see some of the best animatronics on property of your favorite characters – Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf, Sven, the trolls, and so many more. These characters are singing the soundtrack to the movie which is pretty cool. Disney really did a great job with the ride, whether you believe it should be there or not.

This line can get pretty long, usually over an hour, and it is difficult to get a FASTPASS because the ride capacity is so low. The queue is pretty awesome though so the wait goes pretty fast.

16. Journey Of The Little Mermaid

This is the highest ranked dark ride on the list mainly because Megan is a big Little Mermaid fan (there are other reasons). This ride is located in Fantasyland in the Magic Kingdom. It tells the story of the Little Mermaid movie with some really great animatronics and music. There are so many bright colors and awesome scenes (though I have always thought it ends kind of abruptly. There is never a really long line here and it moves pretty quickly. You can almost always get a FASTPASS for it as well. Our favorite scene is probably the massive “Under the Sea” song scene. There are so many different characters throwing a huge undersea party. It really is pretty cool, hard not to sing along.

15. Test Track

Test Track is over in Future Word (soon to be World Discover) at Epcot. It is the fastest ride on Disney property and is a pretty fun experience. You get to design your own car and test it out on their ‘test track’. Silas absolutely loves designing the car and syncing it up to the ride vehicle. You get points based on how you design it. Our high is 224. He always goes pure power because who cares about the environment in an imaginary world (we do in real life, thank you).

This and Frozen are the two most difficult to FASTPASS at Epcot, but it is possible to snag one day of. The design process does take a while, one of those rides that take about 30 minutes to do so be prepared for that. The indoor part of this ride is great swerving back and forth and accelerating before slamming on brakes. The highlight though is seeing how fast you can go and whipping around the turn outside. This is just pure fun (and you can see a lot of Epcot from here). After the ride there are some virtual race tracks that you can test your car out on, so don’t forget about those. Pretty cool too.

14. Soarin’ Around The World

Soarin’ is located in The Land Pavilion at Epcot. This is a flight motion simulator that takes you on a trip around the world. A couple of years ago they changed the Epcot ride from Soarin’ Over California to Soarin’ Around The World. Now, you get to board a plane and visit some of the most famous places in the world. The ride lifts you up in the air so you are dangling high up and you get to watch a massive screen in front of you. The ride moves along with the screen so it looks and feels like you are flying.

You fly over the pyramids of Egypt, the African savannah, the Great Wall of China, the Taj Mahal, and many other places before finishing up at Epcot. This ride does take forever to load, so don’t think you will get over there real quick to ride it. Also, ask for the middle. If you are on the sides everything looks crooked and curved. It really takes away from the experience.

13. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

At the time of writing, this is the newest ride in the Magic Kingdom. Located in Fantasyland, this is a cool swinging coaster that takes you on a trip in and around the mine the Seven Dwarfs work. There are some really great twist and turns and a couple of good thrills, but it is definitely not an intense coaster. This one is family friendly for sure. The animatronics on this ride are amazing. Riding through the mine you get a great scene with the Dwarfs singing about their work. At the end of the ride you get to look inside their home where they are having a dance party with Snow White. They did a great job with this.

Because of the popularity of this ride, it is best to rope drop this first thing or get a FASTPASS. These are tough to get day of, but you can do it. There are some cool things in the queue. When you get to the spinning barrels try and get them all going at the same time – you will get to see some Disney magic.

12. Splash Mountain

Splash Mountain is a classic log flume ride in Frontierland in Magic Kingdom. This ride tells the story of the controversial film Song of the South. I think Disney has pulled that from everything, but the ride still stands. This is a long ride that takes about 11 minutes if there are no stops. Along the way there are three mini-drops before you get to the final one. The last drop is awesome and you can get pretty wet on it. There are other places where you can get wet too, I think Disney controls it for more water on warmer days (unconfirmed theory).

Lines can get pretty long here but we never have trouble scoring a day of FASTPASS. If you like thrill rides you have to ride this one!

11. Dinosaur

We believe this to be the most underrated ride in all of Walt Disney World. This ride is fantastic. This is an Enhance Motion Vehicle ride in Dino Land U.S.A. in Animal Kingdom. This ride is super thrilling and so much fun. The idea behind this ride is you are going back in time to capture an iguadon to save dinosaurs from extinction. Unfortunately, you were dropped off right before the asteroid hit that wiped out all of the dinosaurs. So, you have to grab the dino and travel back in time before the asteroid hits you. If it is confusing, don’t worry, Claire Huxtable will explain everything to you before you ride.

The “Time Rover” that you are riding on takes you on a track with plenty of bumps and turns. It accelerates pretty well and flings you all over the place. Along the way you come in contact with plenty of dinosaurs, some out to get you. Unfortunately, those are not your dinos so you have to continue your search. There are a couple of really scary parts for young kids. We have seen more than one get off the ride in tears, so keep that in mind. This really is a great ride that will have you laughing the whole time – and the picture you get from it is one of the best ones out there.

10. Expedition Everest

Everest is a great ride to start our Top 10. This ride is located in Asia in Animal Kingdom and is fantastic! This is one of the most intense roller coasters on property. Though it is called Expedition Everest, you never actually make it to Everest. The ride takes place on the Forbidden Mountain (on the way to Everest) where the Yeti lives. The Yeti has taken out the tracks which leads to pure chaos. You go up, down, forwards, and backwards trying to get away from the Yeti. It is crazy fun. If you get motion sick, you might not want to ride this as the backwards drops will get to you.

The queue is incredible telling the story of the Yeti and all of the attacks that have been attributed to it. There is a really cool animatronic Yeti in the ride that broke a couple of years ago. Disney didn’t want to fix it so they just put a strobe light there to make it seem like it moves. So, that is why it is called the Disco Yeti. There is a single rider line here, but a lot of times if there is a line there it could be faster to do stand-by.

9. The Twilight Zone Tower Of Terror

This ride is located in Hollywood Studios and is one of the most fun experiences you can have in Disney World. It is a drop tower ride. Pretty much you go straight up and straight down over and over again. The ride goes up and down multiple times in different ways. It keeps you guessing. There are a ton of screams and laughs coming from the ride vehicle. Nothing like feeling your stomach in your throat.

There is a great story behind this ride. The theming is fantastic throughout the queue, and the pre-show is pretty good too. You can typically get a FASTPASS day of, which you need because the line can get super long! This is also the icon of Hollywood Studios now that the water tower is gone.

8. Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run

At the time of this writing this is the newest ride attraction at Walt Disney World. This ride is over in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Hollywood Studios. This ride allows you to actually fly the Millennium Falcon. It is so fun to take the controls of the Falcon and make the jump to light speed. All of my childhood fantasies came true when I looked over at Silas, yelled out “punch it Chewie” and he sent us off. It is ridiculously awesome. We have absolutely nothing negative to say about this ride except you could get motion sickness. This ride is like Soarin’ and Mania combined but you get to control it.

The theming on the ride is great, the queue is incredible (you can sit at the table where they played space chess), and the story behind it is fantastic. You get to be either a pilot, gunner, or engineer. For my money pilot is best, but they all can be fun. Honestly, the ride is great, but just being able to walk around the Falcon is too cool. As soon as you can, go and ride this ride.

7. Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster

This is an Aerosmith themed coaster in Hollywood Studios. You get to ride in a super stretch limo vehicle and speed through Los Angeles traffic in order to get to the show on time. This coaster launches you at the beginning and it brings tears to your eyes because of the sudden acceleration. This is an indoor coaster and everything is black except for the blacklight street signs. This is the only coaster on Disney World property that goes upside down. It is fast and it is fun.

The whole time you have Aerosmith blasting in your ears. We are not the biggest Aerosmith fans, but we love the fact that music is playing. We wish more rides had this feature. This ride is over in about two minutes. It is really short. But, you get to those backstage passes with plenty of time. Also, the pre-show is one of the best (cheesiest) of all the attractions on this list.

6. Kilimanjaro Safaris

Can’t afford a trip to Africa? Just head to Animal Kingdom and go to Africa and get on a safari. On second thought, a trip to the real Africa might be cheaper. This ride is phenomenal! It takes you through a makeshift savannah and allows you to go on safari to check out a ton of animals. You get to get up close and personal to giraffes, crocodiles, rhinos, hippos, and lions. It is a wonderful experience for any age. The drivers are knowledgable and give you plenty of information (a flock of flamingos is called a flamboyance). Do this on any trip to Animal Kingdom. It takes a while, but it is worth it!

5. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

This is the Wildest Ride In The Wilderness located over in Frontierland at Magic Kingdom. This ride is so much fun and we absolutely love it. It is a really great fast feeling roller coaster with plenty of ups and downs but no major drops. It whips you around in a really great way and takes you by the Rivers of America. The backstory of this ride is pretty cool, an old mining town called Tumbleweed sprouted up on a cursed Native American burial ground which caused the town to get flooded. Now the trains are riding around the tracks with no conductor. Pretty cool. We love seeing all of the different animals around the track and try to point them out to each other. No trip to Magic Kingdom is complete until we hop on one of these trains.

4. Avatar Flight Of Passage

This ride is simply incredible and could easily be at the top of this list. It is located in Pandora in Animal Kingdom. There are two reasons why this ride is not #1 and I am going to get them out of the way. The main reason is this ride takes way too long to load. I would rather wait in line than watch a ridiculous video explaining what is happening. I know, sounds dumb, but the videos in TWO DIFFERENT ROOMS are just bad (thanks to science). It takes 30-40 minutes to ride with a FASTPASS. The second reason is there is always a 2-hour plus wait time. In order to rope drop this you have to get there an hour or more before the park opens so you are still waiting two hours.

This ride is based off of the Avatar movie – the second-highest grossing film of all-time that nobody remembers. The idea is that you ride on a Banshee, a giant flying beast from that movie. In order to fly on the banshee you have to be genetically linked to your Na’vi avatar (again, thanks to science). You get to go to a room with a giant screen much like Soarin’ and climb on your Banshee (it is like getting on a bike). This is really cool and while you are “flying” you can actually feel your “Banshee” breathing if you press your legs against the vehicle.

The Banshee follows the movements of the screen, it really feels like you are flying. The animation is perfect and beautiful. The wind is blowing in your face, water is splashing on you, they did an amazing job. This ride is sooooo good. The queue area is pretty cool too, the best part though is the mountains that make up the outside of it. Some really pretty scenery and a great place to grab a picture. This ride is close to perfect and will have long lines for years to come.

3. Space Mountain

This ride is perfect. We love it so much and would hate to visit Magic Kingdom and not try it out. This iconic ride is in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom. We love coming in on the monorail and seeing this beautiful structure. That is when we know we have arrived. You can usually get a FASTPASS but you might have to pound the app for a while. There is a good Play Disney game on the app you can enjoy in the queue.

Space Mountain is an indoor, dark roller coaster. There are two tubes of light that you pass through, but besides that you are in the dark flying through space. The ride doesn’t get above 30 mph but because you are in the dark it feels like you are going way faster. Another really great thing about this ride is you can’t tell where you are going because of the dark. We have ridden this thing close to 100 times and we still don’t know what the next move is. There are two different tracks on the Disney World version, both of them are unique and both equally fun. Hopefully you can check out both of them on your next trip!

2. Slinky Dog Dash

Slinky Dog Dash is one of the two newer additions to Toy Story Land over in Hollywood Studios. Disney Imagineers thought of the idea of Andy creating a roller coaster in his backyard and the visitors to the land (the toys) get to ride on it. This is an awesome ride that is so much fun. We love going on this ride at night. It is one of the most beautiful areas in all of Walt Disney World. And, because there are so many fireworks at the Studios there is a good chance you can catch a ride with them exploding right over your head. It is super cool.

This coaster is definitely the smoothest at Disney. It might not be the fastest or the most thrilling, but it is a great combination of everything. The ride takes you by surprise. You think it is going to go fast and it slows you down to make you feel like you are floating. You think you are going to go slow and it shoots you up a ramp. There is just a great feel to this ride. Pro tip, try and ride on the back. You can feel the ups and downs a little better and it seems like you go faster. This is the most difficult FASTPASS in all of Disney World right now, but the queue and Disney Play game are both great. It is worth the wait however.

1. Toy Story Mania!

This ride is the one ride we have to ride each and every single time we go to Walt Disney World. We absolutely love this ride. This ride is located in Toy Story Land in Hollywood Studios. That’s right, 5 of our Top 10 rides are in the Studios. This park used to be a joke, now it is simply awesome, and getting better!

In Mania, you put on 3-D glasses and jump on a vehicle that takes you to different screens. These screens have different carnival style games that you get to play. You play by using the pull-string gun attached to your vehicle. You break dishes, ring aliens, hit targets, you get the idea. If you are doing it right, by the end of the ride your arm will be burning and you will be laughing so hard. Each vehicle holds four people, two to a side.

What a lot of people don’t understand about this ride is that there are secrets that help you get higher scores. There are plenty of YouTube videos out there showing you how to get them. We have gotten pretty good at getting the secrets, but we still can’t get the scores that some others have put up. We can’t move our arms fast enough! This game is super fun because every time you are trying to get better than the time before.

It is also fun because you are competing agains other people. On our last trip this guy was super pumped that he got over 200,000 points and his friend looked over at Megan’s score and said “she beat you”. The dude was mortified that this mom took him out. Made her whole night. Also, this ride allows you to work together as a team. The better teamwork you have the higher your points will be (for the casual competitors). The more you understand this ride the more fun you will have.

You can get a FASTPASS for this ride relatively easily, just keep pounding that app. Also, the queue is one of the best on property. The Potato Head animatronic is fantastic. All of these reasons make it our number 1!

Silas’ Top-10

Ok, so Silas did not agree on our Top-10 and wanted to give his own. So, without any explanation, here is his list:

10. Alien Swirling Saucers

9. Test Track

8. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

7. Kali River Rapids

6. Big Thunder Mountain

5. Space Mountain

4. Slinky Dog Dash

3. Toy Story Mania!

2. Millennium Falcon Smuggler’s Run

And his number 1? Avatar Flight of Passage

There you have it! Which Top-10 do you agree with more? What would be your Top-10? Which rides did we have low on the list that you love? What would you put lower that we have high? Let the debate begin!

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