With that said, don't think that things included in this post are the only good things. Hopefully you wouldn't think that anyway. These are our favorite things that we did in Disney World.
Rides
Haunted Mansion. Now, I've got to be honest with you: before our trip in October, I had never ridden the Haunted Mansion, even though I'd been to Disney World 3 times before. Nathan and his family love this ride, and were shocked that I'd never sat in a "doom buggy." Anyway, I rode it; I liked it; done and done. The Haunted Mansion is a great ride because of all of the special effects that are incorporated. When you think about this ride being developed in the 1970s, it makes it even more cool. I personally enjoyed the ride because of the constant play on words and witticisms.
Star Tours. Confession time. I've just recently seen all 6 of the Star Wars movies for the first time. This is of course in preparation for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens. Anyway, this is a simulator ride, so people who get carsick or motion sickness, probably wouldn't like this ride. We, however, thoroughly enjoyed it. We also found out that the ride has over 50 different variations and Disney will continue adding new variations as episode 7-9 are completed. We rode Star Tours 3 times, and every single experience was different!
Seven Dwarves Mine Train. This is the newest ride in the Disney Parks and is a Roller Coaster in Magic Kingdom. One cool thing about this ride is that it uses a new system where the individual cars rock back and forth independently. To some, this may seem scary, but trust me it's really not. Instead, you will experience one of the least jerky roller coaster rides ever! Another reason I enjoyed this ride was because instead of just giving you a picture at the end, the ride produces an actual VIDEO! Its so cool! The tower of terror does this too, and it makes me wonder if they are going to try and start integrating this into all of their rides. Its really neat!
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Honorable Mentions: Tower of Terror, Rockin Roller Coaster, Space Mountain, DINOSAUR
Shows.
Philharmagic. This is a 3D show at Magic Kingdom. We enjoyed this show enough to go watch it twice. I don't have a picture of this...
Carousel of Progress. "There's a grrrreat big beautiful tomorrow...." This is actually considered a ride because it moves while the show is happening, but it is really most like a show. This ride was originally developed by Walt Disney for the 1964 New York World's Fair. It goes through several eras and talks about the different changes in technology. For nerds like us, it was pretty interesting! I don't have a picture of this either...
Honorable Mentions: Electric Parade, Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor, Fireworks (obviously)
Food.
Be Our Guest Restaurant. This wasn't necessarily a favorite as far as food goes, but definitely the best we visited in regards to the atmosphere! Basically, you have a meal in the Beast's Castle from Beauty and the Beast. We made dinner reservations one afternoon and we sat in the "West Wing." (note: you HAVE to make reservations for this restaurant). I don't want to give everything away, but trust me, you want to try and eat here on your Disney World vacation! French cuisine, awesome environment, and the Beast even showed up at the end of our meal! This is definitely a must-do while you are at Magic Kingdom. Be Our Guest Restaurant wins the award for Best Atmosphere.
Try the grey stuff. It's delicious pretty good.
Wolfgang Puck Grand Cafe. We ate at this restaurant at Disney Springs (formerly Downtown Disney) on the day that we arrived. I literally can't describe how good the food was here.... Nathan got a steak and fries and I got chicken and garlic mashed potatoes. Oh my gosh, SO DELICIOUS!!!! Wolfgang Puck wins the award for Best Meal.
Les Halles Boulangerie-Patisserie. Obviously, bakery was in Epcot. Specifically, it was located in France in the World Showcase. We didn't stop here until the last hour of the last night, but boy do I wish we had explored it sooner. I got a beignet and it was the best tasting snack of the whole trip. To be fair, probably everything that this bakery served was probably melt-in-your-mouth (which is why I wish we'd eaten there every snack...) Les halles Boulangerie-Patisserie wins the award for Best Snack.
Honorable Mentions:
Tony's Town Square Restaurant for great pasta and Lady and the Tramp theme; Pizza Planet for fun atmosphere; Karamell-Kuche for caramel snacks
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