The Ultimate Walt Disney World Experience Check-List

To truly experience Walt Disney World there are some “must-dos” that you simply must do!

Here is your comprehensive list to make sure you are getting the ultimate Disney Experience!

General Tips

• Stay at a Walt Disney World Resort (Find the best resort for you!)
• Utilize Disney transportation, especially the monorail
• Sport a pair of Mickey ears!
• Visit any park after dark
• See the Magic Kingdom welcome show at park opening
• Take a picture in front of the castle
• Strike up a conversation with a Cast Member in any of the countries around World Showcase
• Do a “Monorail Crawl” and visit all of the monorail resort lobbies and gift shops
• Bring your lanyard and trade pins with Cast Members

Attractions

• Pirates of the Caribbean
• Soarin’
• Flight of Passage
• Dumbo
• Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster
• Splash Mountain
• Space Mountain
• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
• Slinky Dog Dash
• Expedition Everest
• Test Track
• The Great Movie Ride
• Tower of Terror
• Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
• It’s A Small World
• Kilimanjaro Safari
• Jungle Cruise
• Walkthrough the castle at Magic Kingdom
• Spaceship Earth
• Toy Story Mania
• Carousel of Progress (Walt Disney entry at the 1964 New York World’s Fair)

Meals, Snacks, and Treats

• A sit-down meal in each park (Mouseterplanner’s favorites)
• Have a Mickey waffle (Here is where to find them!)
• Dole Whip
• Mickey Bar
• Dine at any of the World Showcase restaurants
• Character Meal (Click for a list by Disney location)
• Hoop De Doo Music Review at Fort Wilderness Campground

Entertainment and Characters

• A Magic Kingdom parade
• A picture with Mickey Mouse
• Magic Kingdom Fireworks
• Try to “free the sword” in front of the Magic Kingdom carousel
• Mickey’s Philharmagic
• Fantasmic
• Experience the Kiss Goodnight (that is, if you are still awake when Magic Kingdom closes!)
• A picture in front of the Tree of Life at night
• Festival of the Lion King

What are some of YOUR absolute must-dos?