Disney’s Magic Kingdom – Believe In Make-Believe
The Magic Kingdom® Park is filled with enchantment, fantasy, and enough of pixie dust. Enchanted lands are home to over 40 incredible attractions, bringing exciting adventures and famous fairy tales within a wink’s distance, whether you’re looking to soar across Neverland or yo-ho with a gang of pirates.
Attractions and Rides
At Disney’s Magic Kingdom, guests can travel to imaginary lands filled with adventure, fantasy, and imagination. Sail on magic carpets, plunge down waterfalls and hurtle through space as you travel to places beyond your imagination.
Astro Orbiter®
In this amusing take on the future of space travel, you’ll be able to whirl around worlds with vivid colors. This vibrantly dynamic space journey spins you over Tomorrowland®. Controlling the altitude of your craft allows you to select your own perspective on the soaring views. 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Liftoff!
Location: Tomorrowland®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: Slow Rides, Spinning
Barnstormer
Magic Kingdom is home to Disney’s Barnstormer roller coaster, featuring Goofy as The Great Goofini. Barnstormer is a roller coaster “flight” that twists and turns high above the circus excitement.
Location: Storybook Circus
Height Requirement: 35″ or taller
Age Interest: Kids, Preschoolers
Thrill Level: Small Drops
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad®
This mine train journey through an Old West mining village is an exhilarating, heart-pounding adventure. If you’re “mining” for a great time consider the “prospects” as you’re warned: “Hang on to your hats and glasses ’cause this here’s the wildest ride in the wilderness.”
Location: Frontierland®
Height Requirement: 40″ or taller
Age Interest: Kids, Adults, Teens, Tweens
Thrill Level: Thrill Rides, Small Drops
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin®
Pilot your Star Cruiser through vivid, immersive landscapes as a junior Space Ranger. You are the pilot as you navigate a humorous galaxy! Save the toy universe from the evil Emperor Zurg by completing a daring space expedition. To score points, spin and discharge your personal laser weapon. Good luck, Space Rangers!
Location: Tomorrowland®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: All Ages
Thrill Level: Slow Rides, Spinning
Casey Jr. Splash ‘n’ Soak Station
Casey Jr. Splash ‘n’ Soak Station is a circus-themed water play facility adjacent to Fantasyland Train Station in Magic Kingdom. Casey Jr., along with playful monkeys, elephants, and camels, squirts water as he lets loose cooling “steam.”
Location: Storybook Circus
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: Kids, Preschoolers
Thrill Level: Water Rides
Cinderella Castle®
Children of all ages who have seen the castle on television, in newspapers, and magazines have longed to see it in person. Create a lasting memory of your visit to this worldwide icon of magic, fantasy, and imagination.
Location: Main Street U.S.A.®
Age Interest: All Ages
Country Bear Jamboree®
Entertainment is a-bruin at Grizzly Hall, where a musical revue performs in full, country-fresh swing. Enjoy the banjo-strumming, joke-telling bears who never hibernate as they lead you in a foot-stompin’ hoedown to which you can clap along. Y’all come back!
Location: Frontierland®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: All Ages
Dumbo the Flying Elephant®
Fly with Dumbo as he finds out he can fly with the help of his big ears. Go for a ride around the ring and decide how high or low you want to go. The iconic Dumbo ride features two groups of elephants spinning in opposite directions as they soar through the air.
Location: Fantasyland®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: All Ages
Thrill Level: Slow Rides, Spinning
Enchanted Tales with Belle
The journey starts in Maurice’s workshop, where a musical mirror ushers in an enthralling unique form of storytelling: you visit the Beast’s library, meet Belle and Lumiere and participate in an imaginative, interactive retelling of the “tale as old as time.”
Location: Fantasyland®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: All Ages
Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade®
Make Boot Hill your home and prove yourself the best shot in all of frontier America. Put your shooting skills to the test against a variety of moving and stationary targets, as well as some that spring up out of nowhere. Ready. Aim. Fire!
Location: Frontierland®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: All Ages
The Hall of Presidents®
Take in amazement as the enchantment of the theater transports you to the White House, where you can meet each of the Presidents of the United States. This epic tribute has become a classic in Disney’s Magic Kingdom. All of the presidents of the United States assemble to hear Abraham Lincoln speak in a Disney production that is unlike any other in its blend of stunning widescreen film, jaw-dropping Audio Animatronics®, and magical storytelling.
Location: Liberty Square®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: All Ages
The Haunted Mansion®
Make yourself at “tomb sweet tomb” in the home of 999 happy haunts, where there’s “always room for one more.” Inside, ride a Doom Buggy to experience the “spirit” of the situation. This Disney classic has a stretching room, a séance, and hitchhiking spirits.
Location: Liberty Square®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: All Ages
Thrill Level: Slow Rides, Dark
it’s a small world®
In this musical tour of nations, you’ll take the iconic boat voyage around the world. Hundreds of multinational dolls sing and dance to the it’s a small world® medley. Just try to get that song out of your head once it’s over.
Location: Fantasyland®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: All Ages
Thrill Level: Slow Rides
Jungle Cruise®
Explore the waterways of three distinct continents. As your skipper takes you deep into the jungle, you’ll encounter strange animals, eccentric explorers, and ancient ruins. Be prepared for surprises along the voyage; your skipper will likely regale you with amusing tales of peril.
Location: Adventureland®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: All Ages
Thrill Level: Slow Rides
Liberty Square Riverboat®
Travel through time on board this authentic recreation of an early American steamship. Enjoy the ambiance created by the river’s gentle current as you cruise around Tom Sawyer Island. The ship is a-goin’ if you hear the whistle a-blowin’!
Location: Liberty Square®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: All Ages
Thrill Level: Slow Rides
Mad Tea Party
This delightfully bizarre tea party is reminiscent of The Mad Hatter and the March Hare’s “Unbirthday” party from Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland.” This colorful, musical party ride gives you the option of spinning madly or gently. If you enjoy spinning, you will be dizzy with laughter.
Location: Fantasyland®
Height Requirement:
Age Interest: All Ages
Thrill Level: Spinning
The Magic Carpets of Aladdin®
Take to the skies on your very own flying carpet.This colorful spin over Adventureland® is inspired by the Disney cartoon classic “Aladdin,” and you control both the pitch and height of the ride. It’s nicer than having three wishes!
Location: Adventureland®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: All Ages
Thrill Level: Slow Rides, Spinning
Main Street Vehicles®
For your nostalgic one-way adventure, catch a ride in Town Square or in front of Cinderella Castle in Central Plaza. You will travel in style in these automobiles from the turn of the twentieth century. Choose from a horse car, omnibus, jitney, horseless carriage, or fire engine as your mode of transport.
Location: Main Street U.S.A.®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: All Ages
Thrill Level: Slow Rides
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh®
Visit your pals from the Hundred-Acre Wood for a “hunny” of a journey. The ride places you in the center of Pooh’s blustery day.
You will bounce with Tigger. Float with Piglet through a flooded place. Enter even the world of Heffalumps and Woozles. It’s a willy-nilly silly fun time.
Location: Fantasyland®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: All Ages
Thrill Level: Slow Rides
Mickey’s PhilharMagic®
Be astounded by this immersive experience that explodes with awe from one of the world’s largest seamless screens! Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and other beloved Disney characters star in this hilarious adventure through movies, music, and mischief. This 3-D “sym-funny” of surprises will amuse the entire family.
Location: Fantasyland®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: All Ages
Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor®
Assist your “Monster of Ceremonies,” Mike Wazowski, and his band of wacky misfits in keeping Monstropolis running on (what else?) laughter! Mike’s furry and humorous pals will join him on the digital stage to banter with you and other audience members, ensuring that no two viewings will be the same. Inspired by Disney·Pixar’s “Monsters, Inc.”
Location: Tomorrowland®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: All Ages
Peter Pan’s Flight®
Join Peter Pan on a fantastical adventure into Never Land as you set sail on a flying galleon and make your way to Never Land. Refuse to grow up as you make your way above the shimmering lights of a night in London by navigating by the second star on the right. As Captain Hook struggles to get away from the snapping jaws of an alligator, you must soar above mermaids, Indians, and other obstacles.
Location: Fantasyland®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: All Ages
Thrill Level Slow Rides, Small Drops
A Pirate’s Adventure ~ Treasures of the Seven Seas
Join Captain Jack on an interactive adventure—take on missions, fend off fearsome foes and bring home a treasure of yer own!
Captain Jack be needin’ yer help to raid 5 treasures hidden throughout Adventureland. So be sure yer sportin’ yer MagicBand—or make yer way o’er to The Crow’s Nest and get yer hands on a magic talisman. Ye won’t be able to read the 5 maps without them! Then, and only then, will ye be able to help Jack complete each unforgettable mission.
- Heads You Lose: Race against Captain Barbossa to steal the Treasure of the Pacific from a tribe of headhunters.
- Guardian’s Curse: Lure an evil British Captain into a trap and lay claim to the Treasure of the Indian Ocean.
- Haven Defense: Collect ingredients for a powerful spell to hide the secret Pirate port and reveal the Treasure of the Caribbean.
- A King’s Ransom: Follow Jack’s clues to locate a pirate ship where the Treasure of the Arctic is hidden.
- Blackbeard: Battle Blackbeard and win the Treasure of the Mediterranean.
Those of ye brave enough to take on the 5 missions at hand—or hook—can collect a set of treasure finder cards! As ye cross off each task, simply locate a Cast Member at the entrance to receive a card for the mission in question. Then, after ye collect all 5, ye can even pick up a final completer card signed by Captain Jack Sparrow himself!
How to Play:
- Aspiring marauders can enlist in this activity up until 30 minutes before Adventureland closes.
- Use your MagicBand or card or pick up a magic talisman—a special card for this attraction—at The Crow’s Nest in Adventureland.
- Each of the 5 missions takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.
- Missions have no time limit. In addition, you can stop and restart each raid at your convenience throughout the day.
Pirates of the Caribbean®
As you join the rowdiest rogues and rapscallions that have ever ravaged the Spanish Main, you will embark on a perilous journey that will take you into hidden caverns and furious sea battles. Watch Captain Jack and his archenemy Barbossa interact with some of your favorite Audio-Animatronics® buccaneers in this Magic Kingdom classic attraction.
Location: Adventureland®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: All Ages
Thrill Level: Slow Rides, Small Drops, Dark
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
Cinderella and her Prince Charming will be waiting for you when you take a ride in the shadow of Cinderella Castle. Gallop along with them! This iconic Disney film, “Cinderella,” inspired this kid-friendly and nostalgic Magic Kingdom attraction. It’s a trip toward your happily ever after.
Location: Fantasyland®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: All Ages
Thrill Level: Slow Rides, Spinning
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
A thrilling family coaster through the diamond mine from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs! – The delightful world of Sleepy, Doc, Grumpy, Bashful, Sneezy, Happy, and Dopey is brought to life in an exhilarating musical journey into a diamond mine. As Guests twist and turn through the underground, the rocking motion of the cars adds a family-friendly element of excitement. Riders traverse the deep mine’s meandering route, veering outside to ascend and descend the forested terrain and reentering the mine at various places.
Location: Fantasyland®
Height Requirement: 38″ or taller
Age Interest: Kids, Adults, Teens, Tweens
Thrill Level: Thrill Rides, Small Drops
Space Mountain®
Dare to be a rocket jockey and soar into intergalactic space past shooting stars and otherworldly celestial satellites. Twist and turn in a whirlwind of excitement as you launch into the inky blackness of space’s farthest regions. It is a great leap for enjoyment!
Location: Tomorrowland®
Height Requirement: 44″ or taller
Age Interest: Kids, Adults, Teens, Tweens
Thrill Level: Thrill Rides, Big Drops, Dark
Swiss Family Treehouse
Imagine yourself living the life of the Swiss Family Robinson after being abandoned on a South Pacific island. The family not only gets by but also creates a treehouse and a life for themselves that is the envy of everyone who visits. Never will you want to “leave.”
Location: Adventureland®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: All Ages
Tom Sawyer Island
Cross the Rivers of America, dock at Tom’s Landing, and set out on your playful, mischievous adventure. You can explore mysterious caverns, swaying suspension bridges, untamed trails, and an island of smiles.
Location: Frontierland®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: All Ages
Tomorrowland Indy Speedway
Put some serious heat on the pavement in this pint-sized racetrack. Anyone tall enough to reach the pedals safely can drive a real gas-powered car. Steer and control the speed of your racecar around the track, soaking up the adrenaline rush with each passing “lap.”
Location: Tomorrowland®
Height Requirement: 52″ or taller to ride alone
Age Interest: All Ages
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover
Take a ride into the future and a tour of Tomorrowland®. Visit the interiors of a few of the area’s exciting attractions for a peek behind the scenes. Next stop – the future!
Location: Tomorrowland®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: All Ages
Thrill Level: Slow Rides
TRON Lightcycle / Run – Presented by Enterprise®
TRON Lightcycle / Run – Presented by Enterprise®
Climb aboard your very own Lightcycle and take off on a high-speed adventure, racing against the Grid’s most menacing Programs. Surge past your fierce opponents as you attempt to cross through 8 Energy Gates and secure your team’s victory.
TRON Lightcycle / Run is one of the fastest coasters at any Disney theme park in the world.
Location: Tomorrowland®
Height Requirement: 48in (122cm) or taller
Age Interest: Kids, Teens, Adults
Thrill Level: Thrill Rides, Big Drops, Dark
Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid
Join Ariel and her friends on their thrilling adventure above and below the waters, all set to the musical score from the iconic movie.
Location: Fantasyland®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: All Ages
Thrill Level: Slow Rides
Walt Disney World Railroad
Take a 20-minute ride around the Magic Kingdom theme park aboard one of these four nostalgic trains. This genuine steam-powered locomotive will bring you to Main Street, U.S.A.®, Frontierland®, or Fantasyland®, where you can disembark. All aboard!
Location: Main Street U.S.A.®
Height Requirement: None
Age Interest: All Ages
Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress
Enjoy an engaging performance in this renowned revolving theater. Throughout the twentieth century, a family in the United States undergoes technological transformations. Family jokes demonstrate how life has become simpler and more enjoyable.
Location: Tomorrowland®
Height Requirement: None
Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room®
This cheerful Disney classic features a vibrant zoo of exotic birds, flowers, and Tikis. This theater-in-the-round attraction encourages everyone to experience the extraordinary beauty and enchantment of the Pacific Islands.
Location: Adventureland®
Height Requirement: None
Magic Kingdom Entertainment
Happily Ever After – Presented by Pandora® Jewelry
Experience a breathtaking voyage via color, light, and music that captures the heart of beloved Disney tales. Gaze in amazement as Cinderella Castle is changed magically using cutting-edge projection technology that you simply must see to believe.
Along with lights, lasers, and special effects, this spectacular fireworks show also features a music that includes modern renditions of well-known Disney tunes.
Check the Entertainment Schedule, My Disney Experience app or the Times Guide at Magic Kingdom park for the schedule and showtimes.
This is an outdoor show and subject to cancellation in case of inclement weather. Showtimes are subject to change.
Age Interest: All Ages
Casey’s Corner Pianist
A live outdoor piano concert, is waiting for you as you make your way along Main Street, U.S.A., in the Magic Kingdom.
These syncopated arrangements of ragtime melodies from a bygone era will have you tapping your toes. When people begin to gather, don’t be surprised if they start to sing along. Between songs, this skilled pianist may provide humorous one-liners and zingers.
This ivory tickler is a real hoot!
Location: Main Street, U.S.A.
Age Interest: All Ages
Disney Adventure Friends Cavalcade
Join an exciting lineup of Disney Characters along the Magic Kingdom park parade route—from Frontierland through Liberty Square down Main Street, U.S.A.—as they embark on a journey through park.
Check the Entertainment Schedule for showtimes—subject to change.
Location: Main Street, U.S.A.
Age Interest: All Ages
Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade
Celebrate your favorite tales with some of your favorite Disney characters.
It’s the Disney Festival of Fantasy Parade, a spectacular celebration to the stories of Fantasyland® sparkling its way through Magic Kingdom® Park!
Featuring many of your favorite Disney Characters, the magical floats featured in this afternoon display have been created on a grand scale, drawing inspiration from the well-known characters and stories of Fantasyland®: The mesmerizing combination of floats, motion, and original music will have you humming for days.
Viewing Locations: Begins in Frontierland®, moves into Liberty Square® and then to Main Street, U.S.A.®
Viewing Dates:
Daily (weather permitting). Check the Entertainment Schedule, the My Disney Experience app or the Times Guide at Magic Kingdom park for start time, which is subject to change.
Age Interest: All Ages
Let the Magic Begin
Before the official opening of Magic Kingdom, make your way along Main Street, U.S.A. to the front of Cinderella Castle. Soon, a trumpet fanfare will fill the morning air to announce the arrival of the Royal Herald.
There, Mickey Mouse himself greets you, along with a spectacular Disney surprise you must experience to believe!
Let the Magic Begin is available to all Guests with a valid Magic Kingdom park admission ticket on that date.
Guests who wish to view the performance may enter the park one hour before to the official opening time.
The Main Street Bakery may be one of businesses on Main Street, U.S.A. that are open at this time.
Location: Main Street, U.S.A.
Age Interest: All Ages
The Dapper Dans
This four-man group, dressed in pinstriped suits, straw hats, spats, and tap shoes, performs an exhilarating array of a cappella American standards and Disney favorites, including:
- “Yankee Doodle Dandy”
- “Strolling Through the Park”
- “Mr. Sandman”
- “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
- “Zip-a-Dee Doo Dah”
Add some tip-top tapping and “pun”-forgettable vaudeville wit, and you have an act the whole family will enjoy!
Location: Main Street, U.S.A.
Age Interest: All Ages
Check the Magic Kingdom park’s Entertainment Schedule, My Disney Experience app, or Times Guide for schedule and showtimes, which are subject to change. Subject to cancellation due to inclement weather.
Princess Fairytale Hall
Magic Kingdom® Park’s home for Disney princesses to greet their loyal people. This regal area is the ideal place to meet Cinderella, Rapunzel, and other Disney princesses as their timeless tales are brought to life. Once you enter Princess Fairytale Hall, “once upon a time” begins, and “happily ever after” occurs daily. The entertainment may change without notice.
Location: Fantasyland®
Height Requirement: None
Attraction Height Requirements
Walt Disney World is designed all ages and most attractions can be enjoyed by guests of any age and height. There are a few Magic Kingdom attractions that require guests to be of a certain height. These restrictions are in place to help ensure the safety of all guests.
- The Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini – 35″ (89 centimeters) or taller
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad – 40″ (102cm) or taller
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train – 38″ (97cm) or taller
- Space Mountain – 44″ (113cm) or taller
- Tomorrowland Indy Speedway – 52″ to drive alone, at least 32″ to be a passenger.
- TRON Lightcycle / Run – Presented by Enterprise® – 48in (122cm) or taller
Dining Locations at Disney’s Magic Kingdom
Adventureland
Fantasyland
- Be Our Guest
- Big Top Treats
- Cheshire Cafe
- Cinderella’s Royal Table
- Friar’s Nook
- Gaston’s Tavern
- Pinocchio Village Haus
- Prince Eric’s Village Market
- Storybook Treats
Frontierland
Liberty Square
Main Street, U.S.A.
- Casey’s Corner
- Crystal Palace
- Main Street Bakery (Starbucks)
- Main Street Confectionery
- Main Street/Plaza Ice Cream Parlor
- Plaza Restaurant
- Tony’s Town Square
Tomorrowland
In addition, there are snack carts located throughout the Magic Kingdom park.
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