WHAT IS MAGIC KINGDOM?
Magic Kingdom. Opened in 1971, This is a theme park based on the Disney Theme.

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LOCATION

Walt Disney World® Resort is located southwest of Orlando, off Interstate 4, west of the Florida Turnpike. Follow direction to Magic kingdom, very easy once on Disney property.

Magic Kingdom is the Park that is the furthest away from the main highway and hotels.

From Disney all stars hotel and downtown disney a bus trip took approx 20 minutes.

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PRICE

Our price was included with our hotel etc. which makes it difficult for me to say if admission is cheap or expensive. I would recommend getting all in its less hassle.

OPENING TIMES

Please check out the Disney world main website for these as these change on a daily basis depending on time of year and events. We picked up the times from our hotel and were updated on a regular basis. Remember if your staying on site they have some days which you can get in an hour early or stay late.

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THE PARK

My Magic Kingdom Review is based on my Two Holidays here, June 2004 and Nov 2005. We have a future Holiday planned to Disney Nov 2007, we are saving very hard :)
Disney as a whole package is just a wonderful place to be but Magic Kingdom just tops the Charts.

Magic Kingdom has 7 areas, all which circle Cinderallas castle, which acts like a centre piece.
The areas are outlined below:

MAIN STREET, U.S.A.- This is the first area you will see when entering the park and takes you right up to the Castle. This area is mainly shop related.

ADVENTURELAND - This Area is based on general advertures through the world. Here you will meet Pirates and go on a jungle trip.

FRONTIERLAND - This area is the wide west with cowboys and more adventura.

LIBERTY SQUARE - Based on the American history.

FANTASYLAND - Very typical disney area with plenty of magic, children will love the area.

TOMORROWLAND - This area is about Space and the future.

MICKEY'S TOONTOWN FAIR- This is the newest area and is a small town fair all based on mickey and his friends. You can visit Mickey here.

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THE RIDES + SHOWS

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad - A cool run away mine train, this is amazing at night.

Country Bear Jamboree - audio-animatronic bears attraction, good if you want to sit down but my children got bored.

Splash Mountain - A log flume with a Twist, follow the story of Brier rabbit and is friends before you DROP.

Tom Sawyer Island - You reach this island by raft, my children loved exploring this island, some of the tunnels are very dark.

Jungle Cruise - A boat takes you through the jungle with animatronic Animals, the humour of the guide makes this extra special.

Pirates of the Caribbean - Another boat ride where you go on a pirates journey. Very calm ride, can be load at the gun battle.

Haunted Mansion - This is not as scary as it sounds, trust me i don't do scary. You will ridedoom buggies for a tour of the mansion.

Liberty Belle Riverboat - Calm nice trip on a riverboat, good for tired feet.

Swiss Family Treehouse - If you don't like heights avoid. You climb up the tree by steps and bridges.

Magic Carpets of Aladdin - Fly on magic carpets and encounter the spitting camel.

Cinderella's Golden Carousel - Typical Carousel ride which for some reason the children are always attracted to, i watched while they rode it about 20 times.

Dumbo The Flying Elephant - You have to have a go on dumbo, even if its a child based ride. Children will go mad with the controls i.e up and down and up and down.

It's a Small World - Warning you will not get the tune out of your head, my children drove me crazy. A boat ride visiting dolls from different countries. Better than i thought it would be.

Mad Tea Party - Teacups ride, you will get very dizzy.

The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh - This is such a cute little ride in hunny pots, visit pooh and his friends.

Peter Pan's Flight- Fly with Peterpan to neverland in flying boats, this was more than i was expecting.

Snow White's Scary Adventures - Can be scarey for the little ones so bewared. its very dark for some reason. Your in little cars and meet the dwarfs etc.

The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm - A goofy mini rollercoaster, very cute.

Astro Orbiter - Go round and round in little space ships high above the ground. Very high up, too high for me.

Stitch's Great Escape - I could not stop laughing it was just so funny, lots of surprises. Its best not to give this experience away it adds to the drama.

Tomorrowland Indy Speedway - Okay if you get a good car, mine was so slow. This is a race track with mini indy cars you can race round the track.

Space Mountain - An indoor roller coaster which was really cool, we went on this several times. If you don't like the dark and flashy lights aviod.

Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin - I love this ride, you help buzz save the planet by shoting targets, you get a score at the end of the ride.

Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress - Found this very boring but others may not. Its a musical comedy show about the impact of technological progression.

Tomorrowland Transit Authority - You sit in little coal cars (my description) and travel around Tomarrowland, you can see a little of inside space mountain.

Enchanted Tiki Room - An animated Bird show, was very very funny, was more than i expected. Some of the jokes go way over the childrens heads but they all seemed happy.

Mickey?s PhilharMagic - This is just an outstanding 3D show (you wear glasses) you feel totally about of the journey, plenty of surprise along the way.
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THE SHOPS

I have listed below the shops you will find at Disneyworld and what they sell, this was taken from the disney website the ones myself and family visited i have added by comments.

Emporium - Disney souvenirs, clothing, toys, plush, gifts, film, music, sundries. (Very big store can get very crowded being close to the entrance/exit, you can spend a fortune here)

Main Street Cinema - Disney videos, CDs, books, character merchandise. (Small shop, my children loved watching the tv here, is expensive compared to buying these else where).

Disney Clothiers - character themed clothing. (So many clothes you will not know what to buy, i spent over $200 here but at least we are well clothed, lol)

Harmony Barbershop - haircuts, shaving items. (Did try and get in here but very very busy).

Town Square Exposition Hall - camera center. Pin Trading location. (The people here are lovely, my son is right into pin trading and they were very helpful).

Pooh's Thotful Shop - Winnie the Pooh merchandise. (Piglet items can be very hard to find but they did me proud and had plenty for me to find and spend on)

OTHER SHOPS
island Supply - apparel, gifts.
House Of Treasure - pirate toys & novelties.
Agrabah Bazaar
Briar Patch - Splash Mountain souvenirs.
Frontier Trading Post - Mexican & Indian gifts, & leather goods.
The Yankee Trader - kitchenware, candies.
Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe - Disney Christmas decorations.
Sir Mickey's - adult character clothing.
Tinker Bell's Treasures - children's character clothing, toys, plush.
The King's Gallery - located in Cinderella Castle. Gifts, collectibles and crystal.
Mickey's Star Traders - Disney souvenirs, film, clothing, toys, sunscreen.
Merchant of Venus - clothing, gifts.
County Bounty - Disney merchandise, toys, clothing.
Main Street Gallery - collectibles, cels, lithographs, posters, books.

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Restaurants :
There are too many of these to mention, so what i will do is tell you about the ones we went to.

Pinocchio Village Haus Fantasyland- We ate here on our trips a total of 4 times, we seemed to always pick the right time as it was never busy. Very good value for money.

Aunt Polly's Dockside Inn Tom Sawyer Island - We brought ice cream and drink here, staff was very nice but found this quit expensive.

Frontierland Hot Dog Cart Frontierland - We love the giant hot dogs at Disney world, The children loved these.

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OTHER INFORMATION AND TIPS

Your bags are searched on the way into the park for sercurity reasons, make sure you have your bag ready for them. They was also cheack video camera bags as well.

Bring an empty bottle if its hot weather, there is plenty of water fountains to fill them up as MAGIC KINGDOM is very firsty work.

Carparks cost $9.00 per car.

Going near christmas? Visit Santa and have your photo taken, i did this and added them to all my christmas cards.

You can take many different types of transport to magic kingdom, we love the Boats.

Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party is a must, this is on selected dates in Nov and Dec open 7pm to midnight. This event requires an extra admission ticket see below:
Advance Price*:
Ages 10 and over: $39.95 + tax
Ages 3 - 9: $31.95 + tax

Day of Event Price:
Ages 10 and over: $45.95 + tax
Ages 3-9: $37.95 + tax

You get free hot chocolate and cookies and see a special Christmas fireworks show.

Queues to see Mickey in the Judges Tent are very long, we waited about 30 minutes, if you can see him some where else i.e. charcater breakfast do so and save time.

I ALSO HAVE THIS REVIEW ON CIAO