Top List of Rides in Disney World and Universal Studios!!!
Aug 22, 2026 7:32 pm
Hello Happy Readers!
I am back from a long and lovely holiday in Florida! It was incredible and I envy people who live there. My daughter and my planning for this holiday paid off as everything went very smoothly. That was of course also thanks to the resorts we stayed in, which made the transfer to the park and the stay so easy.
What started off on the first day in Disney with our first ride being the Snow White's Dwarf's Mine and the kids screaming their throats raw turned into them braving even the Stardust Racers in Universal Studios.
I believe we did almost all the rides, and I have listed my favourites in order below: (Disclaimer: These are my personal opinions and rides have medical advice shown on each for those who rides them).
Avatar Flight of Passage (Animal Kingdom, Disney)
Muppets' Rock'n' Roller Coaster (although when sitting in the back it was rough on your head)
Tron (Magic Kingdom, Disney)
Spiderman (Universal Studios)
Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure, (Islands of Adventure, Universal Studios)
Honourable mentions are also:
Big Thunder Mountain, (Magic Kingdom, Disney)
Tiana's Bayou Adventure, (Magic Kingdom, Disney)
Expedition Everest, (Animal Kingdom, Disney)
Guardians of the Galaxy, (Universal Studios, EPCOT)
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, (Hollywood Studios, Disney)
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, (Magic Kingdom, Disney)
Revenge of the Mummy, (Universal Studios Florida)
Personal dislikes but good rides:
Space Mountain, - Because it was in the complete dark and I couldn't prepare for the drops. (Magic Kingdom, Disney)
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Because I do not like the drop sensation. (Hollywood Studios, Disney)
Stardust Racers - Because I wasn't ready for the large ride. I kind of liked it but it was a bit too much for me (Epic Universe).
Other things to mention:
Nintendo world in Epic Universe had far the best nostalgic feel and experience. My son loved the watch and to run around collecting coins and reward challenge stickers.
Dining in Cinderella's castle and meeting the princesses while watching the fireworks was truly magical. P.S. don't try the grey stuff, it wasn't very good compared to other deserts.
I enjoyed the Monster's Inc laugh floor in Magic Kingdom.
Rainforest cafe outside Animal Kingdom in Disney had a very lovely breakfast.
For Harry Potter fans, it was super cool to walk through Diagon Alley in Universal Studios, Florida.
Best Deserts:
Rapunzel Sundae at Magic Kingdom
Shangri-La Berry Freeze at Animal Kingdom
Pineapple Upside-down Cake Sunday at Magic Kingdom
Negative mentions:
The parks were overcrowded. Some of the rides had long lines and waiting times of over 60 minutes but then the ride itself took mere seconds. Disregarding the waiting time in the queue, some rides were too short to feel like you understood it had started before it finished. Tron was the most disappointing in this regard. We cued for about 100 minutes while the ride, if you count only the high-speed portion from the initial 0-to-60 mph launch to the final brakes, the core ride experience was only about 60 seconds long. (Although it felt like 20 seconds). The waterparks were most disappointing as the slides had cues over 60 minutes and most of them didn't even have shade covers so you had to cue in the blazing sun. And I do not even want to think of how many bacterias there must have been in the water due to so many people in it.
At lease once a day the rides closed for 1-2 hours due to thunderstorms. We had to get out of queues which we had been waiting in for many minutes to leave the area and seek shelter. I'm glad I brought the waterproof ponchos but should really have invested in an umbrella too.
Many other customers used the strategy to have a part of the family cue up and then the rest of the family joined at a later time in the line, which added many riders before your own turn. Once there was some sort of school club before us where two people were in the line and then twenty more came and passed us so they could join their friends.
The signing of autographs of characters in the park had a designated area with a time slot where we had to cue up for over 30 minutes just to get a photo and an autograph with them. It would have been easier if they could have walked around in the park so you could see them and felt the magic of that. Except for the signings we queued up for, and the parade, I barely saw any characters in the park.
The pricing for souvenirs and themed treats are of course always known to be expensive, however some of them were crazy over the top expensive. Even though I would have bought a few with an overpriced tag, these were so high I couldn't lower my pride that much and buy any.
Well, that was my summary of my Holiday. If you have been to these parks, please let me know what you thought and where you think I should plan my next holiday for an amazing experience!
Until next time,
Therese
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