TOP 5 BEST & WORST Magic Kingdom Attractions | Best & Worst | 05/17/17 

I think I'm the only person that loves the Winnie the Pooh ride :/ it was my favorite cartoon growing up, and it's just nostalgic to me. I make sure to ride it every time I go to Disney💙

Swiss Family Robinson... 'a queue with no attraction'. LOL

I would love it if the Disney company expanded Adventureland to include things from Moana, Tarzan or even Atlantis. I feel like Adventureland is such a great concept but they don't have the attractions to back it up (Magic Carpets, Tiki Room, Swiss Family Treehouse, etc.) Get on this Disney!!

You guys should do an episode on what rides are worth an hour wait and which ones aren't at the Magic Kingdom. (Or any Disney Park for that matter)

"It's a queue with no attraction!" should be on the sign out front

People Mover is so so awesome. My two favorite hidden gems at disney are the People Mover in MK and Living with the Land in Epcot.

Stairs: The Ride

I love the tree house! But more for bringing back childhood memories. You are right though, its just a line. I wish there was activities, slides, swings, ropes, etc. There are lots of ways to make it better

I have an emotional connection to It's a Small World, too. I was a baby when my parents took me (and my older sister) to Disney for my first time and my mom said that the only place in all of Magic Kingdom that she could get me to take a nap and stay asleep was on It's a Small World. Apparently, the ride attendants let her ride the ride for 2 consecutive hours just so I could get my nap. Even years later, my mom doesn't mind listening to that song over and over again. I always make a point to sit right next to my mom when we ride it. :)

"It requires me to walk up a lot of stairs, and stare at crap." LOL!

I was near the tree house the other day and as a grown woman walked by me, I heard her say "look! It's Tarzan's house!" I laughed so hard I cried. I don't know why I thought that was so funny at the time but even thinking about it now still cracks me up.

Small World was the first Disney attraction my husband, daughter and I rode on our first ever visit so it will always be special to us. Agree with Pete - the connections create the favourites.

Thanks for sharing the origin of the DIS! It's amazing how small little things like a single photo turn into much bigger things than we could have ever anticipated. That's awesome!

My jaw came unhinged when Pete said his favorite was Its a Small World, I love Its a Small World!!!

I will always love Carousel of Progress too!

I actually kind of like the Swiss Family Robinson Tree House, especially at night.

"Good for you" 🤣

My fiance and I are really hoping to get to go to Disney together this summer, or at some point. I went twice when I was little, but he's never been. He said if we do go, he won't go on It's A Small World, but I can't imagine not going on. I absolutely love that ride, and all it stands for. The song doesn't annoy me one bit. I personally find it to be charming. I really love the personal connection you have on that ride with your mom, though. When I first went with my mom, she and I enjoyed Beauty and the Beast, Festival of the Lion King, and Voyage of the Little Mermaid. She's not much of a rider. XD

it makes me sad that stitch, one of my favorite characters of all time, has such an awful ride, he needs a good ride somewhere else in the park, maybe something in fantasyland or maybe some space adventure that really utilizes the wide range of characters and opportunity in the lilo and stitch universe

Pete your comments are pure gold! not holding back I applaud you, thanks for your honesty

I agree with Pete & Steve, when MK gets hot and crowded, the People Mover provides much needed relief 😊

I'm the one that watches swiss everytime it's on. It's a fond childhood memory and I love that tree house. lol

Tower of Terror, Rock N Roller Coaster, Soarin, Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Expedition Everest, People Mover, Test Track, and The Magic Kingdom Train are my Top 10 without order

one time i was on peoplemover and it stopped when i was right in front of walt's original model of epcot...best minute of my entire life honestly, i could sit there and look at that model all day

Pete made me tear up!!! Loved hearing your backstories guys. This Disney community is so great because of our "stories". Thanks for sharing.

Lol Swiss Family Treehouse "Stairs, The attraction!"

I love love love the SWR Treehouse. When I went to the magic Kingdom in 2013 for the first time, it was the first attraction we went to. It was so beautiful and exciting and magical to me. I am sentimental about it.

Craig's been camera-shy as of late on these episodes 😊 And I loved hearing about Pete's story about Splash Mountain and how the DIS came to be.

I am watching so much later, but I almost started to cry thinking of the points where you mentioned the first interaction and the fascination with Disney. It is so amazing and everytime I go I find myself mystified by the amount of people who aren't amazed by everything it shocks me.

when pete was talking about how he promised himself that he was going to go see the haunted mansion one day... it made me a little emotional, to be honest. i watched a documentary on disney parks when i was 6 or 7. they showed Expedition Everest and i just sat there in absolute awe of it. my parents couldn't afford to take me either so as i got older, i just started watching video after video of people riding it. i've probably seen almost every single one on youtube. i got to go to WDW for the first time when i was 16 and i'll never forget the chills i got when i saw it in the distance. i stood in line for god only knows how long. i went with my best friend & her mom, she kept asking me how i felt knowing that i was finally about to see the yeti i had been waiting about a decade to see. it'll always be tied at my favorite ride just for that.

Another fantastic episode. As you are about WDW I am about Disneyland. Been going there for 42 years. I absolutely love how much you reference and praise Disneyland. And when Pete, you said "it's a small world" was your #1 - awwww, the best! That is the heart of Disney for me. That ride and my emotional attachment to it is what ignited this passion I have for Disney. Thank you!

What Steve said about the Peoplemover is the truest thing ever

did u never read the winnie the pooh books? that ride is actually incredible.

I love phillharmajic it's a classic

My #1 is definitely Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. When me and my family went on it, it was my 10th birthday, and they all started to sing "Happy Birthday" to me while we were on that ride and the Magic Kingdom's fireworks playing in the back... Wow that's just unforgettable

When you begin watching and 2 out of your top 5 are the first things on the worst list. 😂

am I the only one who LOVES jungle cruise.

I always love it when the grizzled vets go back to what made them love Disney World in the first place and get emotional about it. Sometimes during these videos it is easy to forgot just how much people like Pete really do love the place, even as they're ripping it (usually with just cause.)

I'd love to see a list of 5 Best/Worst places to sit and enjoy a drink. :)

I've watched quite a number of your DIS videos, but I must say this one really affected me, due to Pete's anecdotes about his family connections to the attractions. This is why Disney is so different; the great attractions create personal memories, due to evoking wonder through their imaginative effects and storylines. They are not just rides [Flying carpets aside]. I lament the loss of the (original) Tiki room and most especially Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, because they were my father's favorites, and we enjoyed them together so much back in the day. I know the experiences I have shared at WDW with my daughters will stay with them into the future as they attend someday with their own families. Bravo, guys!

Oh, I love Swiss Family Robinson Tree House and it tops my list of memories when going to WDW as a child. Now 35 years(ish) later it's not the flashiest attraction but I could spend hours exploring all the "stuff" and imagining how I would have survived shipwrecked on an island. To each his own...

Thanks guys! Wonderful to see people who love Disney. I’m in Canada, but if I could I would be riding your top 5s every day. You all have the greatest occupations.

I'm probably one of the few that enjoys Swiss family tree house. I was always fascinated with tree houses or climbing trees as a kid so it always appeals to me, even at 30 lol.

Small world is my absolute favorite. I was three years old when I first rode it and I thought it was the most mesmerizing thing I’ve ever seen and from that day on I’ve just loved this attraction. It’s classic, it was in the 1964 worlds fair and most importantly it was one of Walt’s huge projects that have been so successful. I adore this ride and it is a must do. ❤️

Best: Haunted Mansion Worst: Speedway

They should make a stitch roller coaster that has jump scares and stuff, and in the outside. Where the speedway is

Both agree and disagree with some of these choices and opinions. What I do love however is the clear emotion shown when discussing the choices (especially the best list). It’s hard to comprehend how emotional Disney can make you, especially when in the parks. This video really illustrates this in a clear way. Very enjoyable to watch.

I loved this episode of the Best & Worst. To listen to Pete talk about his connections to his top 5 was awesome. Spoiler Alert: I don't know if I remember hearing the story about Splash Mountain and how that was the inspiration for The DIS. Plus the Small World story with his Mom, loved it!

The attractions such as "It's a small world" and "Peter Pan's flight" are ones my granddad took me on as a child. I have taken my daughter on them. I will be taking my son in February on them. The whole point of Disney is making those memories. Disney is not just a park to me anymore. As adult with children of my own, it helps me be close to my Grandfather and helps me make memories with my children. This episode made me tear up. Thank you guys. I just love your show. I love hearing your opinions.

I hold near to my heart Pirates of the Caribbean for two things: I find it hilarious that I travel to see the same fort in Old San Juan and that it was one of the rides I did when I first went to Disney World. I recently took my husband to ride this at the Magic Kingdom for the first time in February. I honestly can't wait to do this all over again!

I'm a California native and a Disneyland gal for life. I've been to Walt Disney World twice now, and my husband and I are constantly trying to figure out how we can make it back for our next trip. As far as my favorite attractions, The People Mover is honestly one of them, because I miss the one we had in Disneyland. I love the MK's one because it goes through Space Mountain and you get the amazing castle views. Our last trip it was the last thing we rode, and we got on it just as Wishes was starting so we had such a great view of the whole show!

I feel the same way about dumbo. I never got to go to Disney with my father but I vividly remember him singing the elephants fly song. :)

Great list! Haunted Mansion is my number 1.

Went in 1990 with parents; this was inspired by our grandparents going in the 80's. We (parents, siblings and i), then went with grandparents in 1993 and my granddad, grandma, and myself was a huge fan of epcot. A Husband and 2 kids later we have been 5 more times and a 6th time this september. Grandparents passed away in 2005 and 2009 and every time i visit epcot my heart melts when i see it because of the happy memories. So I totally get what your saying about the splash mountain memories with mom, they are nice to hold on to :)

Two years ago my sister took my whole family to WDW for our first visit. She and her family had been before so they carefully planned everything out. The first ride we rode was Peter Pan (amazing of course) and then we went right away to disney's philharmagic. Before we went in she handed my wife and me gems and said 'watch for Aerial to throw jewels, when she does, act like you caught these and give them to your kids'. We did, and the looks on their faces were so priceless and from that moment on, they knew all bets for what they thought the world could be were off. For that moment alone I'll always love Philharmagic.

Oh my god, Steve's little cackles are adorable!

I think the Tomorrowland speedway should use electic or solar powered cars to promote the solar friendly message and improve the smell

I love Space Mountain not because of the ride itself but when the bus goes by the Contemporary and you see Space Mountain it's so special to me...

It's not really an attraction, but riding the monorail to get to Magic Kingdom has been one of my favourite things, similar to why the people mover is so great, and because you're filled with excitement for your day at Disney. Though I also really like the monorail type trains at the Orlando airport so I think I love the monorail itself...

I love your Best and worst videos! Top 5 for me at MK are: 5- People Mover (same reasons you mentioned) 4- Carousel of Progress (never saw this as a kid, but my husband introduced it to me and I love everything about it, start to finish. Great show, great history, cool, calm and dim. ) 3- Peter Pan (magical) 2- Haunted Mansion (a must see, one of the few I will wait in line for if I don’t have FP) 1- Big Thunder (a must during the fireworks, which my husband and I did accidentally on our first trip together and now do it on every trip we take)

Do the same video for Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom. Sidenote: I can also sit on the People Mover all day

I remember the Peoplemover from way back in the day when it still existed in Disneyland and I finally visited WDW for the first time earlier this month and rode the Peoplemover again. It was magical. AND I was one of the lucky ones who got to see Space Mountain with the lights off! Loved this podcast. Gave me so many feels with the best list. I grew up going to Disneyland, but the feelings expressed and the memories formed around these attractions are the same no matter what park you grew up going to.

Gotta "bear" that in mind for the winnie the pooh ride AmIRight :^)

Another thing about Swiss Family Treehouse is that a lot of first-time people look at the map and decide to go clockwise around the park (like my parents did the first time they brought us when we were kids) and SFT is literally the first "attraction" you see. I'll never forget my dad's comment when we were walking off was, "People pay hundreds of dollars a ticket for this?" Of course by the end of Adventureland, we were all merrily singing the Pirates theme, but still... having SFT be the initial attraction many people see gives a horrible first impression. I honestly can't believe it's lasted all these years.

I love Under the Sea...so colorful & you just feel as though you're apart of the story.

When you were talking about all of your friends going down and you just dying to get there is a bit like my friend and I. We would watch on the TV (black and white) on Sunday nights and vow we would get down there. That was when the Mainstreet Electrical Parade just started and we just drooled in front of the TV and vowed we'd get down there. We finally got down there and the parade finished TWO WEEKS before we got there!! But we loved it. First ride was Peter Pan and I started crying for a few reasons. First - "You Can Fly" was, is and always WILL BE my favourite Disney song. Second - London is one of my favourite places in the world and I always get excited as we're arriving and in the holding pattern around the city. Third - the Mermaid Lagoon is so beautiful! Finally I got to Disneyworld just a few years back. My friend was supposed to be with me but she'd had a bad fall and was in pieces so I was on my own. Sat for the parade and just about freaked when I heard it was the intro to the Electrical Parade. I phoned her so she could at least hear the music LOL.

My Wife is that person who is emotionally attached to Stitch's Great Escape

Pirates is a great ride and it is also one of the first rides we have ever done on my first visit to disney world.

Small World wouldn't make my top list...when I was younger ('92? '93?) the ride stopped in between 2 countries and got stuck for (what felt like) 45 minutes... same song in two languages at the same time. They said the ride would be moving momentarily but didn't. My mom was very excited this happened and took 4 roles of film there. By the time we started moving again, my sister and I were able to sing the full song in both languages, neither of them English. Also, the only rolls of film that developed were the pics my mom took in Small World... out of the 7 rolls, they were the only 4 that developed properly. There were 36 exposures in each of the 4... meaning we now had 144 pictures of the same dolls and animatronics in Small World...and she got them in duplicates... I need to find that album, "Our Disney Vacation" is on the cover. That song became the stuff that nightmares are made out of for me.

i've always loved mickey's philarmagic, since i was little to even now as a teenager. it was always a must whenever me and my family go, and even tho im a bit too old to enjoy it now, i absolutely love watching all the little kids enjoying the show. i especially love to take a moment to look around when ariel throws the jewels at the audience, i cry everytime i watch all the little kids trying to reach out and grab them, it always leaves me in tears because kids have such a beautiful innocence and imagination that i just love and as for stitch's great escape, it was also a must whenever we went because somehow we all still just enjoyed it so i will always have this nostalgic memory of it but i also understand when people say it needs to go especially now that im older i can see a lot more how pretty bad it is

Great video guys. Also really like Pete getting nostalgic and emotional.

The only reason I can think of as to why Stitch's Great Escape has stuck around all these years is that the Stitch Audio-Animatronic is so high tech and was so expensive to make they couldn't get rid of it. It's impressive, but to a fault. It's scares the hell out of kids lol

way back in the day, my Dad would ride the people mover and there was never a line so he didn't even have to get off and get back in line. I always have to ride it in honor of him!

My best friend is a huge lilo and stitch fan and my brother loves stitch so the connection i have is that my family met stitch outside of stitch's great escape. And thats why i have any nostalgia around that atrocity

I've never seen Swiss Family Robinson but I enjoyed the attraction. Although I do see how it's essentially the line ride from South Park. Don't love it but the theming is nice and I find it relaxing as long as you don't mind walking up a little bit of stairs.

My top 5..splash mt, country bear Jamboree, jungle cruise, WDW railroad and Peter Pan. I love the classics best.

I would like Pirates a lot more if the drop was moved to the end and not the beginning, it seems anti-climatic to me.

I wish we had Tokyos Winnie the Pooh it's so cool

Small World was my mother's favorite. She called it The Dolls. We rode it first in 1964, later at WDW.

I'm surprised Pooh was on your worst lists. It's scenes are way more elaborate and cohesive than Snow White, Toad and Pinocchio in DL (this is coming from someone who's favourite movie is Pinocchio). Alice and Peter are spectacular though. I would say that to improve Pooh, maybe they could replace the track (maybe trackless), add animatronics, and make the set designs more detailed.

I also love the WEDway Peoplemover. I have fond and vivid memories of being in Magic Kingdom circa 1975 and 1976, and using the A,B,C,D,E ticket book. Rides like the Peoplemover and If You Had Wings were a godsend on a hot day, because they were 'free' and you didn't have to use a ticket to ride them. I can still remember those animated white birds and the air conditioning in IYHW specifically.

Thanks Pete for sharing your family memories, love it

Omg...I love you guys. I’m so glad I found your vlogs

I’m 30 and I watched it growing up. And read the book. I always go up the treehouse when I go. But then again, I also have no hate for stairs lol

Lol I remember one time when my mom, grandmother and I went to Magic Kingdom several years ago, when we went on Space Mountain. My mom and I love this ride, and we had to get my grandmother to ride with us. She was not happy with us. After we got off Space Mountain, my grandmother was so mad at both my mom and I, she didn't talk to us for an hour.

I've said it once. I'll say it again. Pete, you look great my man.

They should change the type of fuel used for the Tomorrowland Speedway, like electric or some type of renewable energy, so it could be more futuristic, but still be the ride it was meant to be and remain for historical purposes.

Love you're podcast and videos so much keep it up

I'd be more than happy if they took the speedway out, need something updated for the huge space!

No order... 1. Haunted Mansion 2. POTC 3. WEDWAY 4. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train 5. WDW Railroad

I luv Craig, Steve and of course Reno but Pete is my fave xxxx

Thank you both Peter & Steve for the video, your pod cast & your informative & personal takes on Disney. There’s so much content on the internet about Disneyworld; some positive & some negative. It’s extremely challenging to agree & disagree about so many topics. Unfortunately Disney is very expensive for the average person & family to visit more then once. I would love it if everyone could afford to be a vacation club member & go more frequently, just to experience it. My only hope is to take my family one day & stay at a deluxe hotel & let them experience what I was lucky to do as a child with my family. Thank you once again & I look forward to your next review.

aww my family loves pooh! I agree about all the other least favorites though. But I dislike space mountain. we love Peter Pan, splash mountain, jungle cruise,pirates, and of course haunted mansion!

My personal 1-haunted mansion 2-splash mountain 3-people mover 4-carousel of progress-relaxing cool 5-it’s a small world (yes I actually love the song) Honorable mention-country Bears jamboree. Was my mother’s favorite the week the park opened and has been a top for me ever since. Bottom five Alien encounter times five. I have never seen so many scared crying preteens coming out of any Disney attraction. While Stich is bad, it is 100 times better than what it replaced. No Disney attraction should ever be so scary that the average ten year old leaves in tears.

omg I love the treehouse and made my kids watch the movie and they love it too!!

Would love an episode covering the best and worst rides at the magic kingdom to experience at night.

i always thought the Swiss family tree house was now Tarzan themed, but i think maybe it was Disneyland

I loved the Peter Pan ride! We definitely got the Fast Pass for it. It's so cool to be floating over the city.

I actually DO have an emotional connection to Magic Carpets of Aladdin, haha! It was the first Disney ride I ever did! My family had been walking around and decided to do something with a short wait before anything we had fast passes for. Aladdin fit the bill and the rest is history! 😄

Haha! I am that ONE Swiss Family Robinson person! I love the film, and the book (though the film is actually better) and my son asks to watch it all the time. Its classic Walt, and maybe it has something to do with me being an architect and loving the idea of how they were so innovative with what they had, along with the values of prudence, family, and survival that Yohan David Weiss was promoting. I do think you have to know the movie to appreciate the attraction. My son was a little disappointed because he wanted to actually PLAY in the tree house rather than just looking at it, and swing on vines into a pool of water.... fight pirates.. but yeah... I'm that ONE SFR fan. haha. :)