FUNatic's Guide to Walt Disney World 2012 - Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom Sample Pages

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Magic Kingdom Park

By: Ron and Shannon

The original park, designed by Walt Disney himself, MagicKingdom exemplifies magic and fun. Created so that parents andtheir children could have fun together, the park still embodies thisideal.

At 107 acres, the park is made up of several lands that encircle acentral hub in a wheel's spoke fashion. If you walk down MainStreet to the "hub", Adventureland is the first land on your left.Then you come to Frontierland, Liberty Square, Fantasyland, andTomorrowland, with, of course, Main Street behind you.

You enter the park on Main Street, USA, which is modeled aftera 1900 version of Walts home town, Marceline, Missouri. You willfind City Hall (where cast members can make dining reservations,give you translation guides, sign-up for tours, and pretty muchhave any question answered), many different shops sporting allkinds of Disney gear, eateries, a barbershop, and a variety of

transportation options that will set the mood for the park. Adventureland is filled with daring activities in foreign lands. Thesound of drum beats sets the tone for the many attractions,shopping opportunities, and dining establishments.In Frontierland you step into the West, with rustic buildings, roughgroundwork, a fort, an island, two of the major Magic Kingdom

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Mountains Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Splash Mountain. Next, you will wander into Liberty Square, which allows you toexplore Colonial America. The Hall of Presidents, a workingriverboat, a replica of the Liberty Bell, a dining establishmentfashioned after a Colonial pub, and a number of patriotic shopping

opportunities await you here. Fantasyland is next, and you will immediately know you haveentered the land of make-believe. You will find fantastic rides(many based on animated Disney stories), enchanting shops, acolorful carrousel, flying elephants, huge rotating teacups, and, ofcourse, the parks iconic Cinderella Castle. Finally, Tomorrowland hurls you into a futuristic world, where youcan zip through outer space, compete for points in an alien-filled

world, find Stitch when he first arrived in Disney World, ride rocketships, and enjoy attractions that give you a glimpse of the future.

Each land is filled with intricate details to support the theme of theland, right up to the costumes of the cast members, and the musicthat is specially formulated for each land.

Incredible parades floats between Frontierland and Main Street at

least twice a day, and there are street performances, shows, andcharacter appearances throughout the park.

Magic Kingdom is the farthest north all the parks, and is one stopon the monorail line shared by Disneys Contemporary Resort, theTicket and Transportation Center, Disneys Polynesian Resort, andDisneys Grand Floridian Resort.

Getting to Magic Kingdom:* Parking is available at the Ticket and Transportation Center,which opens a couple of hours before park opening. Resort guestsget free parking. To get to the Magic Kingdom from the TTC,guests can board the monorail or ferry.* Resort guests can also utilize WDW transportation. Guests at theContemporary, Polynesian, and Grand Floridian can take themonorail to the Magic Kingdom. Wilderness Lodge and FortWilderness guests can access boats to the park. All other guestscan take a bus to the Magic Kingdom.

If you are staying on-property, you can take advantage of ExtraMagic Hours; the Magic Kingdom opens an hour early, or stays

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open three hours later on select days.

FUN FactsIn Magic Kingdom, drinking fountains often come in pairs, one tall foradults, and one small for children. Some were actually designed so

that when a parent and child are both drinking, they can look at eachother!

As you walk from land to land in Magic Kingdom, be sure to look down- the ground changes to match the particular land.

The opening day crowd at Disneys Magic Kingdom Park wasapproximately 10,000 guests.

"E Ticket Rides on opening day of Magic Kingdom were: SpaceMountain, Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, Country BearJamboree, Hall of Presidents, Jungle Cruise, "its a small world" and

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.The estimated annual attendance at Magic Kingdom is 17.2 million,followed by Epcot (10.9 mil), Disney's Hollywood Studios (9.7 mil) and

Animal Kingdom (9.5 mil).

Magic Kingdom is the only theme park at Disney World that does notsell alcohol, and none of the parks sell cigarettes or gum.

The flag on the castle doubles as a transmitter for the Main StreetParades!

The small lumps of gum-looking substance on the ground in Magic

Kingdom are actually float sensors.It cost $400 M to build Magic Kingdom.

On average, fifteen children get lost each day in Magic Kingdom.

All of Disneyland would fit in the parking lot of Magic Kingdom.

When Disneys Magic Kingdom Park first opened its doors on October1, 1971, adult admission cost $3.50.

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Guest Relations Guest ServicesMagic Kingdom

By: Ron and Shannon

Whether you need to purchase tickets, ask a question, pick-upcelebration pins, get park maps in other languages, get ahand-captioning device, make dining arrangements, buy annualpassports, or just ask a question, Guest Relations can help you.

There are two Guest Relations locations available: one outside ofthe park, and a larger one inside.

The first Guest Relations booth you will encounter is outside of thepark, to the right of the entrance gates. If you already have yourpark tickets, it is more convenient to visit the Guest Relationscounters located inside of the park. If you need to pick-up parktickets, you can avoid the usual ticket lines by purchasing tickets atthe Ticket Vending Machines. After entering the park, you will seeCity Hall on the left, after you emerge from the underpass locatedbeneath the Walt Disney World Railroad Station.

Inside of City Hall, you will encounter plaid-clad castmembers thatwill be happy to assist you in any way possible.

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Disney's Family Magic Tour Tour - Fee-BasedMagic Kingdom

This magical tour allows families to share an engaging experienceinside of the Magic Kingdom. The families on the tour engage in ascavenger hunt where they follow a series of clues, culminating inan interaction with a Disney character.

The scavenger hunt takes you through Adventureland,Fantasyland, and Tomorrowland.

This is the only tour that allows small children to participate.

This tour is offered every day at 10:00 AM. The cost is $27 perperson, plus tax. Discounts are available for Annual Passholders(15%), AAA Diamond*, DVC, Disney Visa.

While all ages are welcome, the tour is best enjoyed by children5-9, and their parents who will enjoy watching their excitement.

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Disney's Keys to the KingdomTour

Tour - Fee-Based

Magic Kingdom

By: Ron and Shannon

If you are a lover of the Magic Kingdom, this almost five hourbackstage and onstage walking tour will enhance your next visit.Guests learn of many secrets and facts about the park. Open onlyto those over the age of 16, you get to see the Utilidors (thecorridors that run beneath the park), cosmetology, wardrobe,production, and storage and repair facilities backstage. Onstage,you hear many anecdotes about Walt's vision, and the manner in

which they honored the Imagineers responsible for the magic. Thecastmembers hosting this tour have a vast amount of information,and can answer most of the questions you may have about MagicKingdom, as well as the rides, attractions, shows, and history ofthe park.

Guests also share a light lunch at a Magic Kingdom restaurant.You get to choose your meal prior to embarking on the tour, while

waiting at City Hall. You even get to ride a couple of attractions,and hear insider information about those rides.

The tour costs around $74 plus tax. Discounts are available for AP(15%), AAA Diamond (15%), DVC (15%), Disney Visa (20%)

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Tours are offered three times daily. Call 407-WDW-TOUR to makereservations.

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Disney's The Magic Behind OurSteam Trains Tour

Tour - Fee-Based

Magic Kingdom

By: marada

Walt had a special place in his heart for trains, and this tour shareshis love with you. Because you go backstage to the roundhouse,guests must be ten to take this tour. The tour allows you to seehow the crew prepares the trains each day for the guests, and youreceive an exclusive pin designed for tour participants.

You get to enter the park before the gates open, and will get to ride

the train while listening to stories about Walt and his trains. Thefour trains are named after Disney family members - Lilly Belle,Roy O. Disney, Roger E. Broggie and Walter E. Disney.

The tour costs just over $50 per person, plus tax. Call407-WDW-TOUR to make a reservation. Park admission isrequired. Discounts are available with AP and AAA Diamond, DVC,and Disney Visa.

Tours are five days a week, starting at 7:30 AM.

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Adventureland LandMagic Kingdom

By: Darren Wittko

Travel to faraway places as you walk across the bridge from MainStreet into Adventureland. You enter a bustling Middle Easternmarketplace, and are surrounded by exotic plant life and a varietyof locales from the Caribbean, Asia, Africa, and Polynesia. Everydetail is designed to immerse you in the fanciful.

Attractions here include: Jungle Cruise, The Enchanted Tiki Room,the Swiss Family Treehouse, Pirates of the Caribbean, and TheMagic Carpets of Aladdin. Add a popular food location - Aloha Isle- and some pirate adventures, and you have a veritable quest forexcitement!


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Jungle Cruise RideMagic Kingdom=>Adventureland

By: osseous

Travel the Nile, the Amazon, and to a jungle in Asia. Thislong-time Disney favorite allows guests to encounterAudio-Animatronic jungle animals, experience somenever-before-seen wonders, escape from animatronic natives, andsurvive some incredibly corny - but fun - jokes. (You can't miss the"back side of water" as you experience your jungle excursion.)The entire experience allows all guests to be children again -

chuckling along with a spiel that varies mildly from boat captain tocaptain.

This ride is appropriate for all ages.

This is a FASTPASS attraction. If the standby line is more than 20minutes, it would be worthwhile to grab a FASTPASS.

FUN FactsThe friendly headhunter who appears near the end of the JungleCruise is known as Trader Sam".

The Jungle Cruise water is dyed brown, so that guests can't see that itis only 3.5 feet deep in places!

Four rivers of the world are visited on the Jungle Cruise: the Nile,

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Amazon, Congo, and Mekong.

Hidden MickeysSometimes waiting in line isn't so bad - you can find a great HiddenMickey near the water of the Jungle Cruise, made-up of orange lifepreservers and black cleats.

A small Hidden Mickey can be found on the Jungle Cruise sign - lookjust under the J on the sign, and you will see three little bumps thatform a classic three-circle Mickey head.

This one can be hard to find. Just after you pass the waterfall the firsttime, look for an airplane on the left side of the boat. On the right sideof this wrecked plane, you can see a classic three-circle Mickey headkind of sketched into the aluminum body.

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Pirates of the Caribbean RideMagic Kingdom=>Adventureland

By: mrkathika

Yo Ho! Yo Ho! A Pirate's Life For Me! This is a premiere Disneyride. The Audio-Animatronic characters take you along on a pirateadventure. Recently updated to include characters from thePirates of the Caribbean movie, the new characters are even morelife-like; Captain Jack Sparrow has been added to the attraction,and only enhances the experience. Even before the update, thecharacters all appeared so life-like - right down to the hair on their

legs!

You load boats that sail along through various pirate scenes. Youare in the middle of a pirate cannon fight, see some typical scenesthat, in any other context, would appear somewhat scary, andenjoy the spoils of the victors. Truly, while the scenes - whendescribed - seem frightening, nearly everyone, including smallchildren, find this to be an appealing ride.

Unfortunately, this is not a FASTPASS attraction. There can belong lines for this ride; always popular, it has become even moreattractive to guests as the pirate craze continues and new Piratesof the Caribbean movies open. As you are entering the ride, be

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sure to note that there are two lines: guests tend to follow the folksin front of them, so one of the lines often has fewer peopleentering it - choose that line!

Disney twisted things up when they created a movie - The Pirates

of the Caribbean - based on the popular Disney ride, as opposedto creating a ride to go along with a popular movie.

The queue has some interest, and is a cool respite from the heat.

ECV guests must transfer to a wheelchair, and then must transferfrom the wheelchair to the ride.

FUN FactsCheck out the pirates playing chess in the queue of Pirates of theCaribbean - they are at a stalemate. They literally died playingchess (Note: You must choose the right line of the queue to see thetwo pirates.)

125 Audio-Animatronics figures are used in the Pirates of theCaribbean - 65 are pirates and villages, and 60 are animals.

Hidden Mickeys

As you are standing in line for one of the most popular rides in MagicKingdom, be on the lookout for these Hidden Mickeys. If you findyourself in the left side of the queue, watch for the gun cases - manyare locked with Mickey-shaped padlocks.

As your boat approaches the final scene in Pirates, check out thegreen iron lantern that is hanging closest to the boat on the left side.There is a small three-circle classic Mickey formed by the wire loopshanging at the bottom of the lantern.

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The Magic Carpets of Aladdin RideMagic Kingdom=>Adventureland

By: osseous

Just like Aladdin and Jasmine, you get to go on a magic carpet rideover Agrabah. This ride is similar to Dumbo, in that it loads all atonce, and then the riders fly several cycles before the rugs arelowered and reloaded for another trip.

Up to four people - two in front, two in back - are loaded onto eachcarpet. The seats in the front control the up-down movement of

the carpet; you should sit in back if you want to control theforward-backward movement.

Keep your eyes open, watching for the camel who occasionallyspits on the carpets as they fly by. Luckily, even if he gets you,you aren't likely to get very wet. There is a second camel thatfaces out, and shoots guests as they walk by.

This attraction is appropriate for people of all ages.

Sometimes Aladdin, Jasmine and/or the Genie may be nearby -keep your eyes out for photos!

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Guests in ECVs must transfer to a wheelchair.

FUN FactsThe Magic Carpets of Aladdin took flight in 2001, and is a 90 secondexcursion.

Hidden MickeysThere are many jewels embedded in the cement around the ride. Lookfor the jewels shaped like a Hidden Mickey about five feet inside of thequeue. There are others in the area that also look like HiddenMickeys, including a set near the shop.

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The Enchanted Tiki Room ShowMagic Kingdom=>Adventureland

By: -Chupacabras-

The Enchanted Tiki Room underwent another update in August,2011, bringing it back to its origins. The four original birds from thisattraction - Michael, Pierre, Fritz and Jos - are back as themasters of ceremonies. The various other birds, flowers, and tikistatues join together to perform many songs, mixed up withcomedic interaction among the various animatronic birds.

This attraction was updated in 1998. At that time, The Enchanted

Tiki Room got new management, and the attraction was joined byIago from Aladdin and Zazu from the Lion King who served as thehosts of this attraction. Now they've been let go, delighting manypurists who missed the original attraction.

The Enchanted Tiki Room was among the first attractions in theentire World to use animatronic characters.

Since you are sitting in an air conditioned room, this is a greatattraction in which to escape the heat. Waits are seldom long.

There are some very loud, booming portions of the show, as wellas flickering lights and lightening. This show can scare somechildren.

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The show runs about 9 minutes.

Assistive Listening devices are available. Translation devices canbe rented at Guest Relations.

Guests can remain in the ECVs or wheelchairs to experience theattraction.

FUN FactsOriginally known as the Tropical Serenade, the Tiki Room in

Adventureland was once sponsored by Florida Citrus Growers.

More than 300 Audio-Animatronics are included in the Enchanted Tiki

Room, including flowers, statues and birds.

Hidden MickeysHanging in each corner of the room are bird cages with a number ofsmall birds in them. Look at the top part of the cage where the wireconnects the cage to the ceiling. On one of the four cages - the onenext to Pierre's perch - the connecting portion creates a three-circleHidden Mickey.

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Pirate Tutorial Performance - ScheduledMagic Kingdom=>Adventureland

By: Ron and Shannon

"Arrrr" - everyone can join the pirate craze. Learn to be a pirate atthis interactive show. Pirates lead the group in song and pirateactions - participants can swing a sword as part of this streetperformance.

The show consists of pirates who first complete a little shtick, andthen they choose children to come on-stage, to learn pirate moves.If your child has their heart set on getting on stage, get to the

show early so that they are near the front. Also, practice wavingenthusiastically.


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Swiss Family Treehouse ExhibitMagic Kingdom=>Adventureland

By: Ron and Shannon

Inspired by the Swiss Family Robinson movie, this attraction isalmost a playground. The storyline of the attraction is that theRobinson family was shipwrecked on a deserted island. Theinnovative family of six was able to create several livable spacesfor the family, including a music room, kitchen, and separatebedrooms with bunk beds!

Guests climb six stories up the tree in which they built their abode,to experience the homey touches the family was able to create.There are plenty of Disney details, offering guests much to view.

Individuals that are not able to walk and/or climb a few flights ofstairs will not be able to participate in this attraction.

Everyone who is able to walk, or be assisted by their party, can

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FUN FactsThe 60-foot-tall Swiss Family Treehouse in Adventureland weighsapproximately 200 tons and is made of concrete and thousands ofpolyethylene leaves.

The tree holding the Swiss Family Treehouse is 90 feet in diameter.

There are 300,000 leaves on the Swiss Family Treehouse.The original book, Swiss Family Robinson, was written in 1812. TheDisney movie of the same name was produced in 1960.

Hidden MickeysTake a rest near the base of the Swiss Family Treehouse, on the stonebenches with the wooden backs. While you are resting, check out thechunk of concrete between the two seat backs - sketched into theconcrete is a whimsical Mickey head.

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