Disney Addicts will love this one (Magic Kingdom)

Member Name: Tupps

Product:	Magic Kingdom
Date:	10/06/09 (24 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Plenty to do for all ages

Disadvantages: Main Street gets absolutely rammed during the parades

This is the main park in Disney World Florida, the one most people think of and probably want to see most when they think of Florida. It's a Disney overload and has the fairytale feeling you expect from Disney, plus the rather lovely Cinderella castle as the main focal point.

The park is split into 7 main areas:

Main Street USA - essentially just a long street full of shops but you'll find almost anything you want here. Very easy to spend loads more cash than you expected on things you probably don't really need but when in Florida...

Liberty Square - the main thing here is the Hall of Presidents; like a small museum full of info on past American presidents (not really of much interest to me I must confess)

Toon Town - this is where the characters "live". Mickey, Minnie, Donald etc. have their houses here and tiny tots can go inside them and have a look around.

Adventure Land - full of various rides including the flying Dumbo elephants.

Tomorrow Land - a futuristic feel, you will find Space Mountain here and a train that goes around the whole area giving you a good overview and a little rest!

Frontier Land - one of the best rides is here, Big Thunder Mountain.

Fantasy Land - lots of little kids rides including Peter Pan's Flight over London and Snow White's Story Book boat ride.

There's tons to do in the Magic Kingdom, I can't imagine anyone ever being bored. There are two parades daily: one at 3pm (people start gathering along Main Street from about 12-1 to ensure they get a good view; personally I've never bothered. Florida is just too hot to stand around for any length of time in the sun.) Also, when the parade is on, this is a very good time for going on the most popular rides as there will be much shorter queues.

There is a night time parade which is better I think. They dim the lights of the whole park and the floats and characters come past and they're all covered in lights. It looks and feels quite magical, a proper 'bit' of Disney!

The finale just before they close the park for the night is always a fireworks display. Tinkerbell flies across the park from the castle and then the fireworks start, making all the adults 'ooh' and 'aah'. The kids don't seem as bothered!

I don't think this is my favourite park in the Disney World Resort but it's a classic and simply got to be done!

Summary: A classic park for the true Disney experience