The Top Ten....from our home office in.....

[Bornteach]

HI all!

NExt February, I have a close friend who is going to the world for the first time with her two children (7 & 5) and her DH.

She asked me to put together my "top ten" of things not to miss.

So......this has me thinking......

If you were helping a, pardon the expression, Disney Virgin, plan her trip....what would YOU tell her not to miss?

Here is my list, in no particular order:

1. Philharmagic
2. Hoop Dee Do
3. Haunted Mansion
4. The Nemo Show at AK
5. The Living Seas with Nemo and everything inside
6. Tusker House brunch complete with Safari
7. Kim Possible (for the kids of course)
8. The Jungle Cruise (just for the cheese factor)
9. Pirates
10. Toy Story Mania

I would love to hear yours and some reasoning!

These our my favorties and things we tend not to miss....

Thanx!

Kristin

 

[Cherinva]

Here's my list....

All the Mountains at MK
Pirates at MK
Haunted Mansion at MK
Soarin at Epcot
The Fireworks at MK
The Parades at MK
Shopping at DTD
Safari at AK
Touring the Hotels on the Monorail
Eating Dinner at CRT

 

[J.C.&ALI'SMOM]

Okay, play along time

1. Wishes
2. Splash Mountain
3. Illuminations
4. Soarin'
5. Tower of Terror
6. Spaceship Earth
7. Kilimanjaro Safaris
8. Festival of the Lion King
9. Pirates of the Caribbean
10. Mickey's Philharmagic

There are many, many more and if you ask me tomorrow you might get a different list!

 

[TSWJan78]

In no particular order….
1. Mickey’s Philharmagic… mmm… Apple Pie
2. Wishes.. Make sure you can see Tinkerbelle Fly
3. Chef Mickey’s.. It’s a staple
4. Voyage of the little mermaid (Dad will like this too)
5. Legend of the Lion King
6. Small World.. What is a trip to the world without getting the song stuck in your head
7. Goofy’s Candy Company.. Sugar.. It’s what vacation is all about
8. Dole Whips.. Yummy
9. Toy Story Mania.. This is a new MUST do for us!!
10. Club Cool .. Make sure you tell them Beverly is your favorite

 

[exwdwcm]

in no order:

1. WISHES and spectro
2. a character meal (Ohana, Castle, Norway, CP depending on who they like)
3. Toy Story Mania
4. Fountains- let the kids play in the various fountains at DTD, Epcot etc, come prepared with extra clothes! it was a highlight of our trip to watch the kids enjoy
5. DTD- check out lego store, build your own light saber, wand or mr. potato head
6. Goofy's candy co!
7. Peter Pan's flight
8. The Mtns- for the parents!
9. Hoop Dee Doo
10. Boneyard at AK

 

[ragtopday]

I have kids about the same age, so here's my randomly ordered list:

1. Mickey’s Philharmagic
2. Wishes or Fantasmic
3. Soarin'
4. Splash Mountain
5. Festival of the Lion King
6. Musical fountains in EPCOT
7. Goofy’s Candy Company.. Make your own pretzels!
8. One character meal - we like face characters who actually talk to us (Askershus is our fave for that), but whatever her kids like best
9. Toy Story Mania.. Too much fun to skip! Get Fast Passes!
10. Club Cool .. who can resist free soda?

 

[mejkjj97]

Here is my top ten

1- Mickey's Philharmagic
2- Soarin'
3- Festival of the Lion King
4- If both Kids are girls- 1 of the Princess Breakfast if not Chef Mickey's
5- Toy Story Mania
6- Wishes
7- Splash Mountain/Thunder Mountain
8- Haunted Mansion
9- Pirates
10- Peter Pan

 

[kaligal]

Soarin
Spaceship Earth
Expedition Everest
Festival of the Lion King
The Great Movie Ride

Splash Mountain
Haunted Mansion
Carousel of Progress
Illuminations
Wishes

 

[slapwhitey]

1. Monorail..........there's nothing quite like catching your first glimpse of Magic Kingdom while travelling on the Monorail.
2. Classic "Walt" attractions......Small World, Carousel of Progress, Pirates of the Caribbean.
3. Haunted Mansion..........a little biased, my favorite attraction.
4. Soarin'.........technology at its best.
5. Toy Story Mania........you can't help buy have fun on this one.
6. Tower of Terror.......classic Disney storytelling.
7. Parades and Fireworks.........you really can't go wrong with either one but I would rank Wishes and Fantasmic as my favorites.
8. Character meal..........gotta try it at least once.
9. Festival of the Lion King......great show, great music, great audience participation.
10. Kilimanjaro Safaris......a different attraction everytime. You don't realize you're in a theme park.

Honorable Mention....Tomorrowland Transit Authority.....I just love this one.


I could list a top 20 but that's probably how I'd rank my top 10.

 

[ms*mountaineer]

I have girls those ages - so here's my list based on those ages, in no particular order

1. Soarin'
2. Wishes - see Tink fly!
3. Toy Story Mania
4. Splash Mountain
5. Haunted Mansion
6. Big Thunder Mountain
7. Peter Pan
8. One character meal - we like princesses at Akershus or CRT - but whatever her kids would like
9. Spaceship Earth
10. Monorail

 

[FairyGodmotherJen]

My older two are also of similar ages...I'd say...

1 - the monorail. It's definitely an attraction in and of itself!
2. Chef Mickey's. It's a tradition for us, and one of the best character interactions we have every trip.
3. Toy Story Mania - just all around fun!
4. An afternoon/morning at the pool. The kids need some down time!
5. Once Upon a Toy...my kids could spend hours in there
6. Goofy's Candy Store - their eyes pop out of their heads as they're browsing.
7. It's a Small World. My oldest (now 8) still talks about it - she about freaked out when we were talking about the Fantasyland expansion and thought it was going to be torn down. At least once, it's a classic!
8. Getting an ice cream treat and strolling down Main Street
9. Soarin - something the whole family can do
10. The Muppets 3D. I'm a Muppets fan, so I love it. But my kids weren't (until last trip), and they still laughed out loud. A very kid-friendly introduction to the 3-D attractions.

Just my opinions, of course....

 

[auroralark]

I'm gonna just focus on attractions, because otherwise forget it! I don't know if I could list just 10!

These are in no particular order:

1. Toy Story Mania
2. Tower of Terror
3. Expedition Everest
4. Splash Mountain
5. Thunder Mountain
6. Carousel of Progress
7. Pirates
8. Space Mountain
9. Spaceship Earth
10. Test Track

That was harder than I even thought it would be! I had to leave out some of my favorites!