What are your top 3 must do's at WDW?

[disneyworldaddict]

Just curious. If you were advising a friend who is going to the World for the first time, what would you recommend as the top 3 things they can't miss? Or maybe top 5 or 10 or 15...

 

[4greatboys]

Top 5 Rides:
1 Haunted Mansion
2 Toy Story Mania
3 Tower of Terror
4 Rock n Roller Coaster
5 Expedition Everest

 

[KinziePooh]

1. Haunted Mansion
2. PoTC
3. Philharmagic
4. all the mountains
5. RNR
6. ToT
7. Wishes
8. Illuminations
9. Soarin'
10. Toy Story Mania

I could go on...but I'll stop at 10

 

[daisyduck123]

My Top 3 are different than what I would tell a newbie:

For me:
1) swimming/spending day at SAB
2) dining at Tepan Edo
3) shopping in DTD

For a "newbie" I would say:
1) Magic Kingdom
2) Epcot
3) Dining at Chef Mickey's

 

[momof1princess]

1. Haunted Mansion
2. Toy Story Midway Mania
3. Space Mountain

for a top 5:
4. Tower of Terror
5. Pirates of the Caribbean

 

[jmpurdy]

Slow down....don't try to do everything, it's not possible.
Have someone explain Fast Passes and use them!
Lion King!

 

[Tuffcookie]

Ride-Wise:

Splash Mountain
Haunted Mansion
Tower of Terror
Soarin'
Expedition Everest

Dining:

Chef Mickey's
Pizza Planet
Liberty Tree Tavern


Parades, Fireworks, Misc:

Wishes
Illuminations
Fantasmic

TC

 

[4407mark]

Rides: (MK) Haunted Mansion, Philharmagic, POTC - (EPCOT) Soarin, Mission:Space, American Pavilion - (AK) Tough to be a Bug, Kilamanjaro Safari - (Studios) Tower of Terror

Other - Illuminations, Wishes

 

[ChrisFL]

Sounds Dangerous
Stitch's Great Escape
the Norway Movie at the end of the boat ride


what???

 

[bitohoney]

Soarin
Splash Mountain
PotC
Jungle Cruise
FotLK
Fantasmic
SpectroMagic
At least 1 character meal