Opening-day dark rides, modern thrill coasters and a few gentle boat cruises spread across four parks. Rope-drop strategy starts with this list.
1Avatar Flight of PassageBanshee-riding simulator over Pandora, often called Animal Kingdom's best ride.1000pts
2Seven Dwarfs Mine TrainFamily coaster with swaying mine cars that winds through the Dwarfs' diamond mine.794pts
3Na'vi River JourneyBoat ride through a bioluminescent Pandora rainforest featuring the Na'vi Shaman of Songs.750pts
4Slinky Dog DashFamily launch coaster built as if from Andy's toy set in Toy Story Land.676pts
5Mad Tea PartySpinning teacup ride inspired by Alice in Wonderland.625pts
6Space MountainMagic Kingdom's indoor roller coaster that races through the dark of outer space.577pts
7Star ToursMotion simulator with randomized Star Wars destinations, an original of Hollywood Studios.566pts
8Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic RewindEPCOT's rotating-vehicle coaster set to 1980s hits, among the longest enclosed coasters in the world.500pts
9Haunted MansionDoom Buggy tour of a mansion home to 999 happy haunts in Liberty Square.500pts
10Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger SpinInteractive dark ride where guests blast targets to defeat Emperor Zurg.500pts
11it's a small worldGentle boat cruise past singing dolls from around the globe.500pts
12TRON Lightcycle / RunLaunched motorcycle-style coaster under a glowing canopy in Tomorrowland, opened in 2023.423pts
13Mickey & Minnie's Runaway RailwayTrackless dark ride that drops guests into a Mickey Mouse cartoon.423pts
14Kilimanjaro SafarisOpen-air truck safari past live African animals on a 110-acre savanna.423pts
15Peter Pan's FlightSuspended pirate-ship ride that soars over London to Never Land.423pts
16Spaceship EarthTime-travel ride inside EPCOT's iconic geodesic sphere.423pts
17Pirates of the CaribbeanClassic boat ride through a pirate-raided Caribbean town, complete with Captain Jack Sparrow.423pts
18Kali River RapidsWhitewater raft ride through an Asian rainforest that soaks its riders.333pts
19Jungle CruiseRiverboat tour of exotic rivers narrated by famously pun-loving skippers.333pts
20Expedition EverestCoaster through the Himalayas that runs backward before meeting the Yeti.333pts
21Big Thunder Mountain RailroadRunaway mine-train coaster through a Wild West mining town in Frontierland.333pts
22Star Wars: Rise of the ResistanceMulti-part trackless adventure aboard a First Order Star Destroyer at Hollywood Studios.333pts
23Millennium Falcon: Smugglers RunInteractive simulator where guests pilot the Millennium Falcon.0pts
24Mission: SPACECentrifuge simulator that mimics a launch and mission to Mars.0pts
25Toy Story Mania!4D carnival shooting-gallery ride hosted by the Toy Story characters.0pts
Photo credits
- Avatar Flight of Passage — Theme Park Tourist, CC BY 2.0
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train — Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Na'vi River Journey — Steve Wise, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Slinky Dog Dash — elisfkc from Orlando, FL, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mad Tea Party — Ellen Levy Finch, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Space Mountain — Loadmaster, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Star Tours — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind — elisfkc2, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Haunted Mansion — HarshLight from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0
- Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin — rickpilot_2000 from Hooksett, USA, CC BY 2.0
- it's a small world — Freddo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- TRON Lightcycle / Run — Jedi94, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kilimanjaro Safaris — Elephantissimo at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Peter Pan's Flight — Carterhawk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Spaceship Earth — Jedi94, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pirates of the Caribbean — Freddo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kali River Rapids — Eglez1967 (talk) (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jungle Cruise — Boris Dzhingarov, CC BY 2.0
- Expedition Everest — Ivan Curra, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad — AmaryllisGardener, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance — Bluesnote, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run — Contributor19, CC BY 4.0
- Mission: SPACE — inazakira, CC BY-SA 2.0
