I got back from Disney World last night and am, this morning, experiencing Post Disney Blues. I am sure this is a legitimate condition because after 5 days at full throttle sensory stimulation, reality is a real downer. Every morning the kids would spring out of bed with a smile and every night (and the nights were late) they would fall asleep exhausted and happy after a day of Disney magic. Today? Not so much. Dragging them out of bed is an understatement.
As I mentioned in my previous post, I hadn’t been to Disney in a long, long time and my kids had never been so this was new for all of us. What really struck me about our time at Disney was the whole “experience”. Each ride. Each restaurant. Each hotel. Everything is a full experience. Not just a ride or a movie or a tour. For example, when waiting in line at the Tower of Terror (which, btw, is AWESOME), Disney set the stage and created a Twilight Zone theme that had you shaking long before you got on the ride. This is something I haven’t experienced anywhere else and something my kids could not get enough of.
Telling you about Disney in one post is hard. So, I decided to break it up by specific experience. Below you will find a few of our trip highlights but just the thrill rides. I will post some of our other faves here over the next little while as well as posting in Travel Reviews as soon as I wrap my head around all of the Disney goodness. In the meantime…
Disney Thrill Rides:
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror at Hollywood Studios. Loved. This. Ride. It was haunted house meets Drop Tower. Plus, it was scarier the second time. Don’t believe me? Check out me and Globetrotting Mama and our kids in the front row:
Yes, I think you can see right down my throat but man was it fun.
Next was the Rock N’ Roller Coaster where you rock out to Aerosmith in the dark on a fast-paced looping coaster. Awesome.
My daughter just squeaked by on the height requirement and gave this ride a cool thumbs up.
And who could forget this classic? Magic Kingdom’s Space Mountain still thrills.
So fun! My ride-crazy-adrenaline-junkie kids sure got their fill. Check out other thrill rides below we really loved:
* Test Track at Epcot. Again, it is the whole experience. Have a car lover in the family or just love to go really fast? Total fun.
* Although not as high adrenaline as some of the others, Soarin’ at Epcot was one of our favourites. The experience of soaring over beautiful landscapes and experiencing it with every sense. Amazing.
* How can getting chased through the mountains by a Yedi not be a rush? We loved Animal Kingdom’s Expedition Everest.
* Also at Animal Kingdom was a journey through time back to the days of the dinosaurs. Dinosaur was a hit with the kids. Lots of dinos popping out at you and rugged terrain.
Have you done Disney? What are your favourite thrill rides?
tower of terror is always a thrill. i’m always amazed at the detail of EVERYTHING! the dust in the lobby of the spooky hotel. DUST!
and, not being tall is not truly a factor for a lot of things. there’s so much to do the pros outweigh the cons.
Height was a non issue! It is not like Wonderland where there are big roller coasters they can’t go on. Most rides are 40″ to 48″. We never saw one that was bigger than that. Go and enjoy!
Looks like a blast! Disney is one of those must-do things once you have kids. I swear, Space Mountain is like a trip down memory lane.
Just say when!
Great write-up and great hanging with all of you!
I agree, it’s hard to get goin after returning, so we’ll just have to go back!
Must. Go. To Disney! I’m just worried because my 9 year old daughter is…ahhh…not tall. I wouldn’t want to spend all that money and have her be devastated by not being able to go on the great rides she’s after. Maybe after the next growth spurt.
Soaring is the all time very best ride ever although it is less a ride than an experience. We all wanted to do the whole US on it.
I love Tower of Terror and Space Mountain too! Awesome rides. Love your picture. I’d have the death grip on the ride versus my 7yo thrill seeker would have her hands high in the air. Oh, my stomach just flipped thinking about it.
Sounds like you had a great trip.