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RNtheRN
03-28-2008, 09:27 AM
My personal favorite is Epcot, specifically the World Showcase. But I could go to them all, ALL the time.

ninety-seven
03-28-2008, 09:39 AM
Magic Kingdom. Before my last trip, I would have said Hollywood Studios, but MK just has too many great memories!

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dvczerfs
03-28-2008, 10:00 AM
magic kingdom!! than epcot. alot of old memories at mk. parents and a bro that have passed before epcot and studios and animal were built.

cjstarr
03-28-2008, 10:06 AM
Since you don't have an ALL button I can't vote!!!:laughing:

Tinkerbell424
03-28-2008, 11:09 AM
Magic Kingdom is my favourite but EPCOT come's second.:goodvibes

Dimaline312000
03-28-2008, 11:28 AM
I have to go with Magic Kingdom. No other park makes me feel the magic of Disney more than the Magic Kingdom. It's such a great park, not discrediting the other parks but MK to me is the BEST!!

GrumpyCAdad
03-28-2008, 11:43 AM
Magic Kingdom for sure. That is where my children have the most fun! The wife too!!! Disney Studios would be a distant 2nd.

Jrabbit910
03-28-2008, 11:44 AM
ugh... :rotfl: I love them all but Epcot has to be my favorite because of the World Showcase... I love walking around and experiencing the different contries and Illuminations is always a tear jerker for me...

MK is a very very very close second. I am sure things will change when I bring my kids though! :hug:

jimmiej
03-28-2008, 11:50 AM
Epcot because I like World Showcase. Specifically the restaurants & the fact that the CMs are natives of the countries represented.

Tora Millypoops
03-28-2008, 03:14 PM
Mine would have to be the Magic Kingdom because there is so much to do there.

kathie859
03-28-2008, 03:49 PM
I have to vote MK (though Epcot is close) because the MK is full of great memories from when my children were younger. Imagine a little 2 1/2 yr old girl breaking away from her parents running full steam ahead to see Mickey while yelling "Mickey Mouse, Mickey Mouse!! I'm here! I'm here!!" Thus began the WDW love affair for the family which now encompasses 3 generations of Mickey freaks:goodvibes

AnastasiaTremaine
03-28-2008, 03:51 PM
Oh, my heart belongs to the Magic Kingdom. But my stomach belongs to Epcot! popcorn:: popcorn:: popcorn:: It's funny, when I break it down, as an adult I enjoy Epcot so much more - I love the World Showcase, and all the different countries (and foods, obviously) and I love Spaceship Earth and all the 'science-y' futuristic stuff in Epcot. But my heart leaps at the thought of MK - I suppose it's the dozens of trips as a very small child to Disneyland, as well as just...the magic of MK.

Sorry, Epcot. MK owns me. :lovestruc :wizard:

Arcades1
03-28-2008, 03:53 PM
Epcot is my favorite, then Magic Kingdom and last but not least the Disney Hollywood Studios:lovestruc

CDNmouse
03-28-2008, 03:57 PM
The Magic Kingdom because that was the first Disney park I went to as a kid and brings back so many wonderful memories. Just looking at the castle is amazing to me.

Second is ECPOT (World Showcase).

If Hollywood Studios didn't have RRR and TT I probably wouldn't go there.

ILoveDisney&Cruising
03-28-2008, 04:54 PM
Magic Kingdom for sure! Because it's so ........ magical!

My kids are 9 & 11 and we've been going at least once/year since 2001. So many fantastic memories!!!

got2luvtink
03-28-2008, 05:22 PM
MK. Nothing says Disney for me like Cindy's castle princess:

kat3668
03-28-2008, 05:27 PM
I'd have to say Animal Kingdom... I LOVE all the animals and shows and EE is the best attraction in all of Disney in my opinion!

roselark
03-28-2008, 05:28 PM
Definitely in the minority here...I LOVE Hollywood Studios. Probably because I love movies so much.

Epcot is a close 2nd, followed by Animal Kingdom. I think MK is very boring. I could easily go a full trip without setting foot in MK. Only thing I really like is Haunted Mansion. But...I was 33 on my first trip to WDW and I don't have nor do I ever plan on having kids.

DLBDS
03-28-2008, 05:32 PM
Magic Kingdom.....I'm sentimental :love: .

LegoMom3
03-28-2008, 05:38 PM
I voted for Epcot.

I love MK, after all it's the original "Disney." But I just love Epcot! I love Spaceship Earth (well, the old one, anyway....haven't seen the newest update yet!), Soarin', Test Track, and I could watch the Fountain of Nations perform to music all day long...! The countries are fantastic, and Illuminations is my favorite fireworks show.


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reminisce
03-28-2008, 07:39 PM
Magic Kingdom is my favourite but EPCOT come's second.:goodvibes

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SGMCO
03-28-2008, 07:46 PM
I love Animal Kingdom the best because I find it
very Beautiful (all of the landscaping and architecture).
I love the shows (favorite shows in WDW).
AK has my favorite Parade. Love the Tigers!!!
I enjoy the Safari and trails--its a very pleasent place
to spend time.
My 2nd is MK then Epcot, DHS (though I love Fantasmic!!)

CrazyDisneyMommy1
03-28-2008, 07:57 PM
I voted for MK it is where I love to start and end our vacation. 2nd would have to be Hollywood Studios.:lovestruc

gardengalB4
03-28-2008, 08:10 PM
MK is our favorite :)...it's just the magic.....forgetting all our troubles...

Eveningsong
03-28-2008, 08:10 PM
Magic Kingdom

Grandbuddy
03-29-2008, 12:43 PM
they don't think they are at Mickey's house! Gotta be the Magic Kingdom.

GoofyWaterCoaster
03-29-2008, 01:34 PM
Animal Kingdom because of Everest and Kilamanjaro Safaries (I accidentally voted MK)

HakunaMatata23
03-29-2008, 10:05 PM
Hollywood Studios is number one for me...and MK is second.

disneygirlatheart
03-29-2008, 10:13 PM
I am with the other previous poster. You forgot the all button in the poll!! I really can not pick just one!! I love them all.

karmalicousss
03-30-2008, 06:55 AM
The park that I picked was Hollywood Studios because I love Rockin' Roller and Tower of Terror. But I also love Magic Kingdom because they have most of my favorite rides.

*KeepMovingForward*
03-30-2008, 03:21 PM
Epcot is my favorite, although it is truly hard to pick a favorite because I like each park for different reasons. The World Showcase just thrills the heck out of me though. Our family loves to eat our way around the world and we love the atmosphere of each country. It feels like a vacation within a vacation for us when we are there. ;)

angelmav
03-30-2008, 03:43 PM
1. EPCOT, 2. Animal Kingdom, 3. Magik Kingdom, 4. Hollywood Studios

Always loved EPCOT, its just such a different experience than any place else. Big Animal Lover and with the exception of Dinoland USA, the park is so immersive! Magik Kingdom is of course tried and true, maybe its because we have been there the most and to the various incarnations, Disneyland, Disneyworld and Paris Disney that the experience might be a little overdone for me. Hollywood Studios is OK, I mean its a fun park but its not on par at the moment IMO.

CatNipRules
03-30-2008, 06:44 PM
My whole family has a different favorite park.

Mine in Animal Kingdom. I always feel at home there. I love walking thru the entrance and how the trees cover the sidewalk. Then walking thru the rocks. I always feel like I am walking thru a cave. I have always love animals and love all the rides at AK.

DH loves Disney Studios. For no other reason than he is a movie buff.

Now for the shocker, DS. He absolutely loves EPCOT. He has ever since we started going. Way back when he was 3. He loves the Behind the Seeds tour. Asks to do it everytime we go. Last time we went it was just the 3 of us. Very informative and he got to release some ladybugs into the gardens. He couldn't stop talking about it for months afterwards. He also got to feed the fish. The minute the food hit the water they went crazy.

We all like the MK, but the other parks just seem to make us smile simply at the thought of visiting them.

slightly_obsessed
03-30-2008, 08:13 PM
Epcot. I absolutely love the World Showcase. I could spend all day just walking around just taking pictures and still not see everything. I think the live performances are amazing, illuminations is fabulous, food is delicious, and the shopping is tons of fun!

rentayenta
03-30-2008, 08:21 PM
MK because it's the closest to Disneyland which is the closest to my heart. :lovestruc

TanyaLovesPooh
03-31-2008, 12:54 PM
Magic Kingdom without a doubt....because it is so Magical.

Animal Kingdom was our least fav as of 2005.

Mrs. Jennie Mouse
04-01-2008, 07:45 PM
:tink: I can't pick my favorite. I Love them all. To me WDW is a magical place that is never meant to be fully understood how everything happens. I think I could visit them everyday and never get tired of them. Each time I go I learn about new things or notice something I hadn't noticed before. My first trip was in 2006 and we bought a Pal Mickey. :smickey: He was expensive and an extra item to carry around the park but he was worth every penny. He tells you of things you may not notice otherwise.

SavannahBetsy
04-03-2008, 04:33 PM
Def. Magic Kingdom then Epcot! :)

dan394
04-03-2008, 04:38 PM
I love Magic Kingdom because of it's magical atmosphere, but then I am also a fan of Hollywood Studios! Hard to decide because they are all so great!

123Disney
04-04-2008, 04:23 PM
I love them all! Magic Kingdom has my heart!

Goofy One
04-04-2008, 04:33 PM
This was a hard one.

I love all the parts quite a bit but went with Hollywood Studios. What pushed it over the edge was the Star Wars weekends. Just really good time the time I went for that before Episode 2 came out

I would rank them as:

1 - Studios

2 - Magic Kingdom

3 - Animal Kingdom

4 - Epcot

colonialtinker
04-04-2008, 04:34 PM
Epcot, MK, HS then AK, in that order.
Love the World Showcase:banana:

crazyhusband
04-04-2008, 04:47 PM
my fav is disney studios(rock and roll rollercoaster), epcot(test track), MK(space mountain, splash mountain, big thunder mountain), animal kingdom(expidition everest).pirate:

Indianadisneyfan
04-04-2008, 07:58 PM
Ak I think because all the trees, it makes me feel like I'm at a zoo and a theme park all at the same time.

RNtheRN
04-04-2008, 08:00 PM
I apologize for not adding the "Disneyland" or "all of the above" buttons.

harmonium
04-04-2008, 08:10 PM
As much as I love AK I realized this year that if we were in WDW and did not get to MK then our trip would seem so empty. Just arriving at the MK and the walk from the entrance to the Dumbos (first ride every year) I feel so happy to be there. I am transformed into a little kid once again everytime. No other park can do that.

In order
MK
AK
Epcot
HS

stopher1
04-04-2008, 10:11 PM
MK for me! While I really love the other parks - the MK is just so similar to my first love - DL. Being a native CA 'ian, and a former CM at DL - it's definitely a comfort thing, when I get down to thinking about it. The MK just feels like "home" whereas the others are more like going to a friend's house. :)

sb127
04-05-2008, 05:59 AM
From the first visit in 1978 we fell in love with the Magic Kingdom. Over the years the addition of the other parks was fun and exciting but nothing comes close to entering Main Street and seeing the castle. Looking forward to May 4 when we will visit again.:cool1: :cool1:

Charleyann
04-05-2008, 06:13 AM
I chose Epcot but Magic Kingdom is right there. It is hard picking a favorite....

Charleyann

mommytoone
04-06-2008, 03:27 PM
MK, because I will never forget the look in my DD eyes the first time she saw the castle, I tear up everytime I think of it..

snowman1035
04-07-2008, 08:24 AM
My favorite is Epcot. I love the different countries and the fact that the CM's are from that country. However my DD and DS would say it was MK.

~MrsJackSparrow~
04-07-2008, 08:34 AM
Its a toss up... I like Epcot

Epcot, when I was a WDWCP'er, I would stop by after my work shift and
watch illuminations and ride a few rides, just to relax. So it was like an escape from the actual work side of the program.

So people think its the most boring park on the property....but if your open minded, it'll get better.

JaimeinWonderland
04-07-2008, 08:55 AM
I went with Epcot! I love all of the parks but Epcot is my favorite one over all. Magic would be if it was not such a PITB to get to!

Magical Moments
04-07-2008, 09:02 AM
Our favorite is MK as well, for many of the same reasons as pp's.....the feeling you get when you see the Castle & Main St., the memories of seeing dd there her first time etc etc

mickeywatch33
04-07-2008, 09:07 AM
MK is right up there, but I would have to say Epcot. My most fond memory when I was a kid was walking into Epcot and staring up at Spaceship Earth a lit up (purple and orange) glowing and I was amazed!!:eek:

RllngRckBrw
04-07-2008, 09:08 AM
Only because when you thing WDW you think about MK this is where the magic truly lives. If it wasnt for the feeling of being in MK would say they all have an equal place in my heart.

hogwartsdropout
04-07-2008, 10:56 AM
Magic Kingdom! Its the happiest place on earth!

G8RFAN
04-07-2008, 11:01 AM
I voted for EPCOT, but if my DS were voting, it would be Blizzard Beach. In the summer, I'd have to say he's the smarter of the two of us. ;)

mikeandsydsmom
04-08-2008, 01:07 PM
When the kids are with us it's Magic Kingdom, when it's just DH and I, it has to be Epcot, to me strolling around the world is so romantic. During extra magic hours in the evening, it's Hollywood Studios after dark. On lazy days, we like to go to Animal Kingdom.princess:

iKlo
04-08-2008, 01:36 PM
Magic Kingdom for me :cutie:

It has the most memories built up in it from when I was a little girl.
MK has a little of everything... fantasy, frontier, adventure ... you get it :rolleyes:

The other parks are great too though, in different ways ;)

KayLuvsMickey
04-08-2008, 01:51 PM
Magic Kingdom and Epcot are the "Family Favorites", but I really enjoy animal kingdom!:wizard:

wdwlover88
04-08-2008, 01:59 PM
Magic Kingdom! Even saying it makes me feel like a kid again! (Even though Im only 20):woohoo: We're going in mid August and sometimes I go on the Disney website just to hear the music!:thumbsup2 Im a dork. I know.

scooby9932
04-08-2008, 02:06 PM
Ok, it would have to be MK!:lovestruc I think it's because of all the childhood memories. I grew visiting LA every summer and have been to DL too many times to count, plus many to WDW. The castle, Main Street, the sounds & smells...ah, just magical.

EPCOT comes as a very close 2nd because I find it offers so much more as an adult. AK is 3rd because I'm an animal lover :goodvibes ...and DHS, well, I could skip this one altogether if not for Fantasmic.:rolleyes1

Only 23 days until I get my yearly fix of the magic mouse!! (hee hee - sounds like a weird addiction, no?)
:cool1:

Tinkertini
04-08-2008, 02:08 PM
Magic Kingdom - I just really turn into a little girl when I'm there, and I believe magic really is in the air there! Epcot is a close second because I LOVE the world showcase!

Bess92
04-08-2008, 03:35 PM
MK. I have taken my daughter twice now and we are going to California this summer to check out the parks out there. I guess I favor MK because my parents and I was able to go several times before my father passed away and I have a lot of wonderful memories.:cutie:

EltonJohn
04-08-2008, 03:56 PM
When I was a kid I said Magic Kingdom. I hated Epcot as many of my peers said at that time. Now, as an adult, I would most likely say Epcot is my favorite*, the World Showcase in particular. I haven't been to Animal Kingdom and MGM, but I would be happy to skip them and go to Universal Orlando instead.

*Take this with a huge grain of salt though-just look at my siggy ;)

AlyssinWonderland
04-09-2008, 12:24 PM
I picked Epcot because my favorite thing to do in the world is walk around the World Showcase with my best friends! Magic Kingdom would come in as a seriously close second though! Love the Castle, and the rides! :cloud9:

GGOOFY1
04-09-2008, 01:42 PM
Over the years when the kids were smaller I would have voted differently. But now with kids going on their own, I love the slower pace of AK. I know it is a zoo, but it has so much to offer everyone.

baby1disney
04-09-2008, 02:56 PM
Magic Kingdom - I just really turn into a little girl when I'm there, and I believe magic really is in the air there! Epcot is a close second because I LOVE the world showcase!

I totally agree with you!!! I feel the same way except I would pick EPCOT!! I love World Showcase!!! All the food is wonderful!!!:woohoo:

Dawn68PA
04-09-2008, 03:14 PM
This is tough. I said the AK. I just love the animals :goodvibes I could ride the safari all day long.

firsttimer2007
04-09-2008, 03:23 PM
Epcot

babytiaraprincess
04-09-2008, 10:38 PM
My favorite park is hollywood studio, because I love the rides rocken rollor coster is my favorite. I love the whole old drama thing with the actors and actress, I love drama

ilovediznee2
04-14-2008, 03:10 PM
Magic Kingdom is my favorite park, as it is where it all started. But, EE is my favorite ride!!

animallover11
04-14-2008, 03:51 PM
Magic Kingdom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! I love Fatasyland and Frontierland

SusantheGentle
04-14-2008, 07:35 PM
Just 'cause everyone else thinks so. Nah,..I like it because it has the most Disney feel.

Homesick for Disney
04-14-2008, 11:37 PM
I love all the parks, but MK is where the magic is. It has my favorite rides, the best fireworks show, and the best atmosphere.

MsKari
04-16-2008, 12:08 PM
I'm all about MK. then Animal Kingdom. Then Epcot. Shoot, who am I kidding, anything Disney & I'm there!!!

missfigment
04-17-2008, 09:22 PM
i have a soft spot for EPCOT. We went to that park more than MK growing up. But oh, how I just long for the old EPCOT to return!:guilty:

totallycait
04-20-2008, 01:38 PM
For me, Epcot edges out Magic Kingdom by just a little bit.

RMAMom
04-20-2008, 05:09 PM
I voted for HS but if it's F&W time then I would pick Epcot.

polyfan60
04-20-2008, 06:13 PM
Magic Kingdom because it is wonderful:love: and it's the most magical and happy place I have ever been in!:thumbsup2

Pardo714
04-20-2008, 07:23 PM
Epcot and Soooooooooarin

the workman family
04-21-2008, 09:26 PM
Can Anyone Tell Me The Best Places To Eat At Disney? BY THE WAY I LOVE THE MK!!!!

autumnsmommy
04-21-2008, 09:52 PM
I love HS, but I always cry the first time I see the castle on each trip.

cmwade77
04-21-2008, 10:18 PM
Mine isn't on the poll.....Disneyland (ok it's the closest so that gives it an unfair advantage)

PrincessBelle39
04-21-2008, 10:26 PM
Magic Kingdom for me as it just typifies Disney.

carmie3377
04-21-2008, 10:31 PM
Magic Kingdom all the way! To me, this is what Disney is all about. The castle, the rides based on the movies, rides that inspired movies, all the characters.

ElonGirl
04-22-2008, 07:39 AM
My favorite park changes each trip. My last two trips it was Epcot so thats what I voted for.

jimmalru80
04-23-2008, 01:34 PM
Epcot. I love World Showcase.

dogodisney
04-24-2008, 06:23 AM
MK :yay:
My (our) very first trip to WDW was in 2006.
We visited all the other parks first and saved MK for last. I am so glad we did. I think I would have been disappointed with the other parks if we did MK first. The magic that happens as soon as you hit the front of the park is amazing. The way they open the park just sets a tone for the rest of the day. I loved how they have music playing and the train comes into the depot with Mickey and other characters. The whole day and night was just so awesome for me.

Now the other parks all have something wonderful about them too. :) It rained when we were at the other parks (and not just for a few minutes :sad2: ) that we did not get to enjoy and experience a lot of what the other parks offer. We did not get to ride a few of the major rides because they closed the rides due to the rain or the lines were soooooo long that we couldn't get on them. :eek:

I am looking forward to our trip in September. I am hoping and praying the weather will cooperate so I can take in the beauty and thrills of the all parks. :smickey:

Mr. Haney
04-24-2008, 01:12 PM
I really like epcot because I like to eat.

Lucky Charms
04-24-2008, 07:19 PM
I love the Magic Kingdome best since it was the first park I went to. I was 2, not that I remember that trip, but I remember most of the ones that followed it!

julieneal
04-24-2008, 07:37 PM
My favorite park is the one I'm in at the moment.

If I had to pick, I admit I have a special affection for Animal Kingdom and Typhoon Lagoon.

little1kry
04-24-2008, 09:05 PM
Magic Kingdom - all because of Fantasy Land.
World Showcase at Epcot is a close second; i love the food. :)