![]() Walt’s dream of replicating Disneyland on a grander scale was achieved beautifully, but through much of the 90’s and early 2000’s, it was hard to not feel like if you had visited Disneyland, you had already seen the best of Magic Kingdom. My biggest issue with Magic Kingdom over the years was that it seemed to have an identity problem. Here’s what changed for me and why it might be time to give Magic Kingdom another chance to win your heart back too. ![]() Maybe you are a Magic Kingdom skeptic like I was. I went from tolerating it as a half-day jaunt to genuinely loving my visits there. Despite long-held skepticism, Magic Kingdom won back my affection as worthy of its place as Disney’s premier park. The other three parks seemed leagues better in every aspect-better dining, more imaginative attractions, better appeal for all ages…Īll of that has changed the past five years.Īgainst all expectations, something shifted in this Disney-curmudgeon’s perspective of Magic Kingdom. My number one piece of advice during those years to everyone except families with small children was to limit their visit to the Magic Kingdom to a half day and spend the majority of their trip in Epcot, Disney's Animal Kingdom, and Disney's Hollywood Studios. Many assumed Walt Disney World only had one park or that the other three parks must be exactly the same. As I imagine many Walt Disney World veterans feel, it drove me batty when people would return from Walt Disney World and say they would never go back, only to find out they spent their whole vacation at Magic Kingdom (usually in July). While rides like the Indiana Jones Adventure, the updated Space Mountain, and the Matterhorn captured my imagination in the California park, Magic Kingdom seemed a tired copy in comparison, a noble monument clinging to the threads of yesteryear but going nowhere. ![]() ![]() Particularly as I burgeoned into my teenage and young adult years, it just seemed like Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom represented a bigger but-not-better version of Disneyland. While I have always enjoyed the classics-Pirates of the Caribbean, Splash Mountain, and Space Mountain-Magic Kingdom lost its appeal for me shortly after childhood. I was an epic Walt Disney World addict who didn't like their flagship park. I have a guilty confession-for most of my life, I couldn't stand Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. ![]()
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