Is there someone I can find a list of outdoor rides?

[FSU Girl]

My 4 year old recently became scared of rides that are in the dark. I want to focus our upcoming trip on outdoor rides instead and wondering if there’s a way to figure out which rides are outside. I couldn’t find info on Disney’s site mentioning if a ride was inside or outside.

She’s been watching the POV ride videos on Disney plus to try and not be scared of them, but they’re in Disneyland so not all the same rides or exactly the same so I’m not sure if it’ll actually help when we get there.

 

[TheOneWithTheTriplets]

My 4 year old recently became scared of rides that are in the dark. I want to focus our upcoming trip on outdoor rides instead and wondering if there’s a way to figure out which rides are outside. I couldn’t find info on Disney’s site mentioning if a ride was inside or outside.

She’s been watching the POV ride videos on Disney plus to try and not be scared of them, but they’re in Disneyland so not all the same rides or exactly the same so I’m not sure if it’ll actually help when we get there.

You're going to be really limiting yourself here. With Florida heat, so many of the rides are fully or partially enclosed.

Off the top
MK, fully outdoors- Astrororbiter, Speedway, Dumbo, Barnstormer, Train, Magic Carpets, Carousel
MK, partial outdoors: Peoplemover goes into a few buildings and then comes out, Mine Train has an indoor section along with the outdoor, Tron starts inside and goes out, but I'm assuming there's a height issue there anyway, Tiana has indoor and outdoor sections, Jungle Cruise has an indoor section

HS- Swirling Saucers is covered outdoors, Slinky Dog is totally outdoors, everything else is indoor rides

EP- drawing a total blank here on fully outdoor. Test Track is partial

AK- Safari, Kali River Rapids, Expedition Everest but you probably have a height issue there and technically the train does go into the mountain a bit, Train to Rafiki Planet Watch

I'm sure I'm missing some, but they're escaping me right now.

That said, a lot of the indoor rides aren't really "dark" despite the moniker of dark rides. Living with the Land has a small storm section but is otherwise well lit, Small World is well lit, Figment is well lit. I'd be digging down into what she finds "scary" about dark rides and plan more on avoiding rides with those kinds of experiences. Off the top, the battle scene from Pirates, Dinosaur overall, and Haunted Mansion are probably going to be scarier than she's looking for. But, there's not a darn thing scary about Toy Story Midway Mania despite it being an indoor attraction.

 

[FSU Girl]

You're going to be really limiting yourself here. With Florida heat, so many of the rides are fully or partially enclosed.

Off the top
MK, fully outdoors- Astrororbiter, Speedway, Dumbo, Barnstormer, Train, Magic Carpets, Carousel
MK, partial outdoors: Peoplemover goes into a few buildings and then comes out, Mine Train has an indoor section along with the outdoor, Tron starts inside and goes out, but I'm assuming there's a height issue there anyway, Tiana has indoor and outdoor sections, Jungle Cruise has an indoor section

HS- Swirling Saucers is covered outdoors, Slinky Dog is totally outdoors, everything else is indoor rides

EP- drawing a total blank here on fully outdoor. Test Track is partial

AK- Safari, Kali River Rapids, Expedition Everest but you probably have a height issue there and technically the train does go into the mountain a bit, Train to Rafiki Planet Watch

I'm sure I'm missing some, but they're escaping me right now.

That said, a lot of the indoor rides aren't really "dark" despite the moniker of dark rides. Living with the Land has a small storm section but is otherwise well lit, Small World is well lit, Figment is well lit. I'd be digging down into what she finds "scary" about dark rides and plan more on avoiding rides with those kinds of experiences. Off the top, the battle scene from Pirates, Dinosaur overall, and Haunted Mansion are probably going to be scarier than she's looking for. But, there's not a darn thing scary about Toy Story Midway Mania despite it being an indoor attraction.

Thank you for this list! We are annual Passholders so ok with limited rides we go a lot. She has a speech delay so it’s hard to know exactly what is scaring her I just know our last trip she got scared a lot so trying to avoid that this coming trip