Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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itinerary for teens or take-no-prisoners adults. Frankly, the only Orlando park in that
class is Universal's Islands of Adventure, which I tackle in chapter 7, “Exploring Beyond
Disney: Universal Orlando, SeaWorld & Other Attractions.”
A D
AY
IN
THE
M
AGIC
K
INGDOM
WITH
K
IDS
Consider making Advance Reservations
for dinner at
Cinderella's Royal Table
(
&
407/939-3463
), located inside Cin-
derella Castle.
If you have preschoolers, go right to the
Walt Disney World Railroad
station on
Main Street and take the next train. Get
off at
Mickey's Toontown Fair,
where tots
are wowed by Mickey, Minnie, Tinkerbelle
(and her fairy friends), and the gang. They
can ride the
Barnstormer at Goofy's
Wiseacre Farm,
a mini-roller coaster, and
explore
Mickey's & Minnie's Country
Houses.
If your kids are 6 or older, start the day
at
Tomorrowland
and brave
Buzz Light-
year's Space Ranger Spin
(younger kids
will love this one, too), and
Space Moun-
tain.
Then cool off a bit and catch the
show at the
Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor.
(Littler tykes like the
Tomorrowland Indy
Speedway,
but there's not much else for
them here, so skip it if you don't have a lot
of time.)
Most kids younger than 8 will find
something that's fun in Fantasyland,
including
Dumbo the Flying Elephant,
Mickey's PhilharMagic,
it's a small
world, Peter Pan's Flight,
the
Many
Adventures of Winnie the Pooh,
and
Cinderella's Golden Carrousel.
Toddlers
will have fun crawling, climbing, sliding,
and getting wet at
Pooh's Playful Spot.
Grab lunch at Cosmic Ray's Starlight
Café in
Tomorrowland
or the Columbia
Harbour House in
Liberty Square.
Next, head west to
Liberty Square.
Most kids 10 and older will like the ani-
matronic history lesson in the
Hall of
Presidents
show. Before leaving, visit the
Haunted Mansion
and then move to
Frontierland.
Splash Mountain
and
Big
Thunder
Mountain Railroad
are best
suited for those 8 and older, while the
Country Bear Jamboree
and
Tom Saw-
yer Island
are fun for the younger set and
parents looking to get off their feet.
Go to
Adventureland
next. Ride the
Magic Carpets of Aladdin, Pirates of the
Caribbean
(and check the schedule for
Captain Jack's Pirate Tutorial
—a must
for pint-sized pirates), and
Jungle Cruise,
and then let the kids burn some energy in
the
Swiss Family Treehouse.
Younger kids
(ages 4-8) will appreciate the
Enchanted
Tiki Room.
Check the board on Main Street for
showtimes—
Dream Along with Mickey
(Fantasyland) and
Stitch's Super Sonic
Celebration
(Tomorrowland) are enter-
taining—then consult the daily
Times
Guide.
If the
Wishes
fireworks display and
SpectroMagic
are scheduled, be sure to
stick around to watch them too.
A D
AY
IN
THE
M
AGIC
K
INGDOM
FOR
T
EENAGERS
& A
DULTS
Consider making Advance Reservations at
Cinderella's Royal Table
(
&
407/939-
3463
) if you want a sit-down dinner.
From Main Street, cut through the
center of the park to Frontierland, chal-
lenge
Splash Mountain,
and then ride
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
If you
need to rest your feet or escape the heat,
the
Country Bear Jamboree
is the place
for it (though teens may strongly protest
the choice).
Next, go to Liberty Square and visit the
Haunted Mansion
and
Hall of Presi-
dents;
then have lunch at the Liberty Tree
Tavern.
Now cut diagonally through the park,
past Cinderella Castle, and into Tomor-
rowland to
Space Mountain, Buzz Light-
year's Space Ranger Spin,
and
Monsters,
Inc. Laugh Floor.
If time permits, head to Adventureland
for the
Jungle Cruise
and
Pirates of the
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