The Enchanted Tiki Room Under New Management: Not a bad bet on a hot day particularly when you are in need of a break in a cool and comfortable spot. Here the Audio-Animatronic Enchanted Tiki Birds perform their musical revue "Tropical Serenade".

Shrunken Ned's Junior Jungle Boats: Especially popular with school age kids these remote control boats follow the theme of the Jungle Cruise attraction. This is a pay as you go attraction requiring about a dollar a throw.

Jungle Cruise: Long been considered a must see this perennial favorite is however beginning to show it's age. An outdoor jungle cruise that works its way through a twisting and winding waterway, while the cast member skipper entertains guests with often funny or at least amusing patter. For an enhanced experience and one in which this attraction's age will not be as apparent try it at night.

Pirates Of The Caribbean: This indoor adventure boat ride takes guests past scenes of Audio-Animatronic pirates and the villagers that they are plundering. Great special effects to be enjoyed by guests of all ages, although the dark waiting area and subterranean atmosphere might be frightening to pre-school age children.

The Magic Carpets of Aladdin: Similar to Dumbo the Flying Elephant attraction except this time you ride on a flying carpet. Riders control the height of their carpets, as they past by water spitting camels.

Splash Mountain: Indoor/outdoor water flume adventure ride that climaxes in a five-story drop and the triumphal return of Brer Rabbit. Riders are treated to over 100 Audio-Animatronic characters that are scattered over the half mile journey all telling the story of Brer Rabbits adventure.

* Minimum height requirement 40 inches / 102 cm

Walt Disney World Railroad: Board one of four authentic steam driven old-fashioned trains for a 1.5-mile grand-circle tour of the Magic Kingdom, with stops in Mickey's Toontown Fair and Mainstreet station

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: Ride the runaway mine train through and around this Disney Mountain, which creatively depicts the Gold Rush era. This tame roller coaster is more thrill than scare and a not to be missed attraction.

* Minimum height requirement 40 inches / 102 cm

Raft to Tom Sawyers Island: Take the time to explore this getaway especially if you have school age children. The kids can run around freely while mom and dad recharge their batteries.

Country Bear Jamboree: During this Audio-Animatronic country western hoedown theater show you will find a cast of bears that have sung and danced their way onto the hearts of children generation after generation.

Frontierland Shootin' Arcade: This electronic shooting gallery is one of the few attraction not included in price of admission to the Magic Kingdom. Big hit with the kids even though it is target practice only and no prizes are awarded.

* Cost .$0.50 per play.

"The Diamond Horseshoe Saloon Revue": This is a live western song and dance show that runs a little over a half hour with seating on a first come first serve basis. Great hit with the adults in the group but can run a little long for the kids.

The Hall of Presidents: This historical theater presentation is one of most ambitious Audio-Animatronic displays to be found at Walt Disney World. During the performance's grand finale where a roll call of president's past and present is given guests will find the attention to detail is extraordinary. Always popular among older guests this sometimes slow moving presentation of the great moments in American history may cause the children and teens in the group to fidget.

Liberty Belle Riverboat: Guests are invited aboard this large riverboat for an outdoor scenic boat ride, which offers a unique perspective of Frontierland and Liberty Square as it travels the Rivers of America. Here again the attention to detail found aboard this steam-driven sternwheeler is extraordinary and worth the time to explore.

Mike Fink Keelboats: Outdoors scenic boat ride aboard a small double-decker boat. Open seasonally

The Haunted House: Perhaps no other attraction at Walt Disney World rivals the attention to detail and the special effects seen in this long time favorite. Guests ride in “Doom Buggies?along a conveyor belt and are treated to more fun than scare. Younger children are often more frighten by the pre-show than anything actually experienced during the ride itself.

It's a Small World This indoor boat ride with a world brotherhood theme first premiered at the 1964 New York Worlds Fair and may appear somewhat dated. Despite this and the mind-bending song that will reverberate in your head for weeks it still holds a nostalgic appeal and is worthwhile. A great place to cool off and the quick loading format ensures that the wait is never very long.

Peter Pan's Flight: This indoor ride takes guests in flying pirate ships over the familiar and well-designed sites from the Peter Pan story. Due to this attraction's enduring popularity lines build fast so consider utilizing the FastPass feature.

Legend of the Lion King: Live multi-media and puppet theater show. Really this description does not do justice to this engaging and well-produced show. With its special effects, larger than life puppetry and animation guests are treated a superb rendition of the movies popular songs and story line.

Cinderella's Golden Carrousel: A merry-go-round that is truly worthy of Walt Disney World. The elaborately painted horses and the familiar Disney tunes make this a delight to the senses, especially at night.

Snow White's Scary Adventure: This indoor ride takes guests in old mining cars past scenes from this Disney classic.

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: This indoor ride takes guests in honey pots past scenes right out of a story book. Guests literally ride past huge pages from a picture book as they are ushered into the Hundred Acre Woods where they are treated to a story that includes Pooh and all his friends as they encounter a blustery day. Fantasyland's newest attraction.

Ariel's Grotto Character greeting area: Children can play in this attractions fountain, while parents hold a place in the line to meet Ariel.

Dumbo the Flying Elephant: A midway type ride made special by Disney Magic. This irresistible flying elephant has been delighting children year after year.

Mad Tea Party: Riders sit in spinning teacups with Alice in Wonderland’s Mad Hatter as the backdrop. Here again Disney has taken an ordinary carnival ride and made it special. Waits can be long due to the loading time and in the end may not be worth it.

Minnie's Country House: A self guided walking tour through Minnie's country house.

Toontown Hall Of Fame: Several of the Disney Characters including Minnie can be found here in three separate greeting areas.

Mickey's Country House: A self guided tour through Mickey's house with optional photo opportunity with Mickey himself.

Walt Disney World Railroad: Board one of four authentic steam driven old-fashioned trains for a 1.5-mile grand-circle tour of the Magic Kingdom, with stops at the Main Street station and Frontierland.

Donald's Boat: Kids are automatically drawn to this interactive fountain and playground featuring a very leaky boat owned by Donald. They can be seen and heard running from one squirting water leak to the next laughing, playing and, oh yes, getting wet. Great break on hot days so either strip the young ones down to the bare minimum or plan ahead and bring a bathing suit and towel.

The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm: This creatively themed and visually appealing attraction draws kids to it like a magnet, which makes it hard to pass up.

Very short roller coaster ride that clocks in at just under 60 seconds of thrill. This less than a minute of Disney magic can cost upwards of an hour or more wait during peak times. Now your rational mind might be telling you that it is simply not worth the wait. However, unless you want to come off like the Grinche that stole Disney you can either lie to your children by telling them that Mickey's Toontown suffered a terrible industrial accident and will be closed for the duration of their childhood or you can beat it over to this attraction just as early as you can.

Tomorrowland Indy Speedway: Drivers move along on a guided track in the gasoline powered miniature race cars at just a little under ten miles an hour. A real yawn for adults unless you have a young future Indy driver seated next to you then it is pure magic watching the excitement on their faces.

The ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter: This theater-in-the-round sci-fi horror show has sharply divided those who have either enjoyed or endured it. The dark theme begins early in the pre-show and climaxes in the dimly lighted observation theater with a real in your face scare. So if you are tried of dancing animals and singing flowers and you have had a recent physical go for it..

The Timekeeper: This 360 Circle-Vision show with its special effects, humanoid host (Timekeeper) and robot (9-Eye) is possibly the best kept secret in all of the Magic Kingdom. This attraction is a great place to head to during the hotter part of the day. The 1,000 seat theater swallows up large numbers of guests every 20-minutes so waits are usually never too long.

Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin: This very enjoyable interactive indoor ride allows riders to help Buzz Lightyear defeat the evil Emperor Zurg by shooting laser guns at targets scattered throughout the ride. Each car is equipped with a joystick for positioning and individual lasers that have separate displays that record your score. Tomorrowland's newest attraction.

Walt Disney's Carousel Of Progress: Follow an Audio-Animatronic family who over the course of several generations has their lives changed and improved by advances in technology.

Tomorrowland Transit Authority: This linear induction-powered transit system allows guest to take a leisurely scenic tour of Tomorrowland. Guests are also afforded a glimpse inside Space Mountain and a peak at Buzz's space warriors as they do battle against Zurg. A great relaxing treat especially during the middle of the day. The loading and unloading are extremely efficient so the wait is never long.

Astro Orbiter: When is a carnival ride not a carnival ride? When it affords you a spectacular view of the Magic Kingdom. Despite the view and the thrill it still might not merit the wait however. Slow loading causes the waits to be excruciatingly long most of the time.

Space Mountain: To classify this attraction simply as a roller coaster in the dark, while accurate, it is a vast understatement. Creatively themed to simulate a space flight to the furthest reaches of the galaxy with all its teeth rattling jerks and turns has thrilled generation after generation of guests.

* Minimum height requirement 44 inches / 112 cm

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