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come a Disney cliché, there's something poignantly endearing, almost melancholy, in this
simple ride. Little ones love it and the wait is rarely longer than 10 minutes.
Board a pirate ship and fly through fog and stars over London to Never Never Land on
Peter Pan's Flight ; take a sweet journey through the Hundred Acre Wood on the Many
Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and ride through The Little Mermaid on Under the Sea:
Journey of the Little Mermaid . At Dumbo the Flying Elephant toddlers love jumping
on a Dumbo and riding slowly around and around, up and down, and thrill at the chance to
control how high they go. Lines here can be unbelievably long and slow, and the ride is in-
credibly short - hit this when the park gates open. The Mad Tea Party is a basic spinning
ride, and you and others in the teacup decide just how much you'll be twirling.
Fantasyland offers all kinds of excellent character-interaction opportunities. Watch a
princess tale at the little stone grotto of Fairytale Garden ; listen to Belle tell a story at
Enchanted Tales with Belle ; meet Ariel at Ariel's Grotto and Gaston by Gaston's Tav-
ern ; or hop in line and catch a handful of princesses, including Frozen 's Anna and Elsa, in
Fairytale Hall . And of course, always keep an eye out for Cinderella, Mary Poppins,
Alice in Wonderland and other favorites hanging out throughout Fantasyland.
Adventureland RIDE, SHOW
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quired; 9am-9pm, hours vary; ; Disney, Disney, Lynx 50, 56)
Adventure Disney-style means pirates and jungles, magic carpets and tree houses, whim-
sical and silly representations of the exotic locales from storybooks and imagination. Don't
miss Pirates of the Caribbean - the slow-moving boat through the dark and shadowy
world of pirates remains one of the most popular attractions at Disney.
Drunken pirates sing pirate songs, sleep among the pigs and sneer over their empty
whiskey bottles, but unless you're scared of the dark or growling pirates, it's a giggle not a
scream. And Jack Sparrow looks so incredibly lifelike that you'll swear it's Johnny Depp
himself. The silliness continues at Jungle Cruise (FastPass+), but this time the captain
takes you past fake crocodiles, elephants and monkeys, all the while throwing out the
cheesiest jokes in all of Disney World.
Kids love flying around on Magic Carpets of Aladdin , but skip the slow train of folks
climbing 116 steps at Swiss Family Treehouse , a replica tree house of the shipwrecked
family from the topic and movie The Swiss Family Robinson . Animatronic birds sing and