Cinderella's Castle
Disney's Magic Kingdom is probably the most well known of the Disney parks, its the one with the big Cinderella castle!
The park is definitely geared towards younger visits, with tamer rides such as Pooh's Honey Pot and It's a Small World (one of my personal favourites).
There are a couple of roller coasters in the park, such as Space Mountain and The Runaway Train, however both of them do not go upside down and don't reach the speeds of more thrilling roller coasters, making them a good introduction to thrill rides for children, or a great ride for people who don't like 'scary roller coasters' like my boyfriend.
Space Mountain
One of my favourite rides there was the Buzz Lightyear one, where you go around shooting targets with a laser to defeat Zurg.
It's great fun but can get a little competitive!
There is also Pirates of the Caribbean as well, which is a must see.
The film was originally based on the ride but they have recently updated the ride to feature parts from the film, including a very realistic Jack Sparrow.
Vanilla Dole Whip and a Dole Whip Float
Whilst you are by the Pirates of the Caribbean ride you have to try Dole Whip, as this is one of the only places you can get it.
Dole Whip is a frozen soft serve that comes in vanilla and pineapple flavours. It isn't ice cream and actually contains very little dairy which is great for me because my body doesn't always react well to dairy.
I went for the Dole Whip Float, which was vanilla Dole Whip and pineapple juice. It was delicious and thirst quenching, definitely helped me to survive the blistering heat.
At the end of every day at Magic Kingdom they do their Wishes firework display. It lasts for about 15 minutes and takes place in the park above Cinderella's castle.
These are fantastic to watch, I have never seen fireworks like it.
We decided to watch them from the car park to try and avoid the rush to get out of the park afterwards. I wouldn't really recommend this because you don't see them as well and miss out on some of the lower ones, although the bangs aren't as loud so this option could be better for children who are afraid of the loud noises that go with fireworks.
As much as I enjoyed Magic Kingdom, I don't think I would go again next time we visit Florida.
It is fantastic for younger children, but I am much more of a thrill ride person.
If you are thinking of taking your children, be warned that the queues for rides like the Peter Pan one and the Winnie the Pooh one where 45 minutes when we went, and that was out of season, so be prepared to wait up to 2 hours in peak season.
The park is also starting to feel a little bit dated. Disney is doing it's best to remedy this by adding new rides and refurbishing a lot of existing ones. There is a major redevelopment going on in the Fantasyland part of the park (the bit that will most appeal to younger children), which means a lot of the rides are shut down and there is a big construction site smack bang in the middle of things, which is not the prettiest of things to look at.
I also think it's bit of a cheek to charge full price for tickets when this much work is going on.
Despite all this we did have a great time, but as I said, I'm in no hurry to go back to Magic Kingdom.
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