Disney Tips Your Guide To A Great Disney Vacation
The Magic Kingdom is Walt Disney World’s most popular park, and FastPasses can be extremely helpful in seeing everything you want to see, especially during those pesky holiday and school vacation weeks. If you’ll be booking FastPasses soon, read on to check out my picks for the 6 attractions you should really FastPass at the Magic Kingdom!
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1) Seven Dwarf’s Mine Train
As one of the newest attractions in the park, it is no surprise that the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is so popular. It is also one of the only family rollercoasters– it has enough thrills to keep the adults and older kids interested, but it’s tame enough for the younger kids to enjoy as well. The line, especially during the middle of the day or peak weeks, can be upwards of an hour and a half, and with everything else to see in the park (and this ride being fairly short) it is definitely best to try to get a Fastpass for it. If you are unable to secure Fastpasses, try riding early in the morning right after the park open, or just make sure you get in line before the park closes at night.
2) Peter Pan’s Flight
Peter Pan’s Flight is one of the most popular dark rides in the Magic Kingdom. The recent addition of the interactive queue really helps the wait time go by faster– I almost can’t believe there was a time when the queue for Peter Pan’s flight was just that, a simple queue, outside in the heat with a view of nothing but the ride building and it’s a small world. Even with the interactive queue, the way can easily be around eighty minutes or so, meaning a Fastpass is a must if this attraction is on your list!
3) Space Mountain
As a classic, and a thrill ride, it should come as no surprise that Space Mountain can often have extremely long waits. While parts of the queue is interactive, the rest of the line after the interactive portion can become very dull very quickly of you end up having to wait there. I’d suggest booking Fastpasses for this one, preferably in the middle of the day when the park is most crowded. You can typically ride Space Mountain with little or no wait immediately after the park opens, during Happily Ever After, or just before park close.
4) Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Similar to Space Mountain, only in Frontierland, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad has become classic rollercoaster that draws large crowds during much of the year. Also like Space Mountain, I’d advise you to book your Big Thunder Mountain Fastpasses for the middle of the day, as you should be able to ride with a much shorter wait right after the park opens, or later in the evening.
5) Splash Mountain
If you are visiting the parks in the summer, you absolutely need a Fastpass for Splash Mountain. Aside from the fact that it is simply an amazing ride, Splash Mountain draws huge crowds in the summer because the guests just want to cool off! Sometimes you can get lucky with Splash Mountain late at night, even in the summer, as many people do not want to get wet during the evening. If I can’t get a Fastpass, I usually take this opportunity to ride, because it’s usually so hot in Florida that you won’t be uncomfortable anwyay and you’ll dry off pretty quickly, even if the sun isn’t out.
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6) The Haunted Mansion
The downside to using a Fastpass at the Haunted Mansion is that you won’t be going through the interactive queue, which is one of my favorites at the resort since I believe that it is so well done; If you’re really only concerned about the ride, a Fastpass is the way to go. Especially during the summer and holiday or school vacation weeks, this ride can get packed and it’s best to be safe and have a Fastpass. If you’re still “dying” to go through the interactive queue go first thing in the morning or late at night while the crowds are a bit thinned out.
