All Four Disney World Parks RANKED
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There can only be one WINNER amongst the Disney World parks for 2025. But HOW will we decide which of these four amazing parks is gonna take the top seed for YOUR upcoming visit? Through a game of RANKINGS, thatās how!Ā
personally id add the nostalgia factor because a big part of disneys popularity comes from parents wanting their kids to experience what they did as children
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Hey yāall Iāve been to DisneyLand & Universal Studios in both Orlando & Hollywood with that in mind which parks should i go to i only have 2 days TIA (itās just me & my 18year old) rides is a priority
@KARENGARCIA-bt3pgWill you be uploading a 2026 video soon?
@margokalleranimal kingdom best hollywood i love the rides but it the worst
@Kai-gm7kl4:35 - Very difficult but not impossible! We were able to do every ride + two shows all in one day on two separate occasions with zero lightning lanes! (Labor Day and Easter Week) Definitely required a lot of planning but completely worth it and our group was 10 people. We are Florida natives so weāre somewhat framiliar with the park though, but if youāre up for it I recommend!
@someonesomewhere9771I'll never understand the absolute glazing Epcot gets... boring as all hell unless you want to eat food and get drunk š„“
@MegaAmazing19Will you keep doing this every year but on the entire world please
@RydrrudgersAnimal Kingdom is about to have 4 rides for the next 10 years.
1. Navi River
2. Flight of Passage
3. Expedition Everest
4. Kali River Rapids
Safari isnt what I would call a "ride".
As for when all these lands will be finished it'll be 10+ years. Disney fans will have to wait a decade for all this. That's if Disney is able to pull it off at all. They haven't shown much confidence these past few years.
my personal ranking is
1: Hollywood studios
2: Epcot
3: MK
4: AK
Hollywood studios at 4th is a crime
@jamiewheatley2791Where are the kidsš i see these videos since im planning a trip & see no kids in most of disney vĆdeos
@ACBarca80I love them all and feel magical in each.
@brandonsimmons1695When it comes to rides in hollywood studios, are there any that are truly exclusive to that park? Only Slinky dog dash is the only one of its kind. Alien swirling saucers has duplicates in DCA and Tokyo just different themes. Tower of terror, TS mania, star wars land, and even mickey and minnie RR have duplicates in other parks. While Animal kingdom rides have no real duplicates (if you say kali river rapids and grizzly river run are the same I wont fight you there)
@jchandlersabeastWhat the hell are virtual queues?
@davidkane1658Whaaaaaaat. This video is SO OFF and needs to come with a massive disclaimer: ranking based on having children under 6yo. Magic kingdom might have more āridesā but is it really a ride if it only goes 7mph? MK might be iconic but it is soooo boring. Quality matters.
A real list for yāall:
For adults: Hollywood studios (solid rides, good food, diversity); Epcot for the food and drink around the world; animal kingdom (ride avatar twice bc itās awesome and the safari is chill). Skip Magic kingdom if youāre just a party of adults
For kids over 6: Hollywood studios; animal kingdom; Epcot; magic kingdom.
Also DFB, I couldnāt find an Adults Guide which could be cool! (And would influence your rankings for sure)
As a local who goes as much as possible, Magic is by far my least favorite. I love the ride at Studios not matter how many times Iāve been. World Showcase makes Epcot fun every time. And I love the trails at AK so much.
@jdokumaMy order is literally the reverse.
@a-totally-random-personBeen alive for 25 years and am finally going for the first time next weekend, of course the one weāre going to (Hollywood studios) ranks last š still excited tho
@KDeceptioHm... another category? I'd definitely add in one for aesthetics. There are so many amusement parks today with dark rides, thrill rides and food-- what always sets Disney apart to my mind (and helps justify how it could charge so much more than the competition), is just the sheer beauty, detail and immersiveness of the Disney parks that all combines to create the indescribable 'magic' that Disney is so well known and loved for. In our trip to California a couple years back, the lower crowds & wait times, hands-on creative play options, greater food variety, and general laid back playfulness had my (not a Disney native) husband giving the win to Legoland, but though we couldn't argue with his points, Disneyland still took the trophy for my daughter and I just on looks and magic.
@charitydove3122You should add the category shows.
@StephenJavinsHollywood will forever remain my all time favorite park. Epcot is definitely my second favorite though. Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom are on the same level for meā¦
@mattieleech4142Team Hollywood studios š
@EllaBiedermannLaunch Bay's survival in this new round of Studios construction is absolutely baffling.
@jackskellingtonsoraMy rating:
Magic Kingdom:1st placeš°
Why: It is very fun, packed with rides, characters and shows, and has some of the most original rides in Disney, such as Small World. And their epic fireworks show makes it the highlight of your first time at Disney, all parks are good, but Magic Kingdom is just the OG place
Hollywood Studios:2nd placeš¢
Why: Amazing, has some awesome rides, characters, shows, and just all around a fun time. Only thing I donāt like is they do not have many shade spots to cool down and chill
EPCOT:3rd placeš¼
Why:It is very fun, pretty much like Hollywood Studios, fun rides, characters, some shows, but in my opinion Hollywood Studios has many fun rides, while EPCOT has that too it just doesnāt have as many fun rides as they do, but still amazing
Animal Kingdom: 4th placeš¦
Why: Itās fun, but I feel like if you are looking for rides and a lot of shade and gift shops, it is not a very good park, but the rides they do have is amazing, such as Mount Everest, or Kali-River Rapids
Just note this is my opinion and if you think differently thatās fine, just donāt send hateā¤
Epcot>MK>AK>HS
@m.s.r.1795Posting before watching. This is coming from a Disneyland fan.
Epcot>AK>HS>MK. MK just leaves me missing Disneylandš
As a roller coaster enthusiast, Disney does not scratch that itch. Universal, Sea World and Busch Gardens are all better for rides.
Vibes, food, entertainment goes to Epcot and AK. Both are visually beautiful and you just feel more relaxed in each, while having plenty to enjoy, but not overly crowded like MK.
Magic Kingdom is like a kids playground, wonāt step foot there. And they have the worst food of any of the parks.
Personally, I find HS boring (also not a Star Wars fan). However, I love Monster Inc, so maybe thatāll change. Excited to see that - canāt wait!
Epcot ahead of Hollywood Studios for rides is blasphemy
@ethansYT11i will cry when dinosaur closes chat
@MoreLikeEmangenuine question: why do people like the people mover? itās so boring
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@Jen-FoOMG IM SO EXCITED THAT TEST TRACK IS OPENINGš„¹š„¹š„¹š„¹š„¹
@Cookieeeee213False the real order is
1. Animal Kingdom
2. Epcot
3, Hollywood studios
4. Magic Kingdom š¤·
MK is dead last. Worst rides, worst food, chock full of strollers.
@tehsheikThey are closing rock n roller coaster?!?šššššš
@giovannisantoro6439Epcot is my favorite park!! It will definitely be interesting to see the rankings in 2 years, even in 3 years. Even with the rankings, each park has something worth loving and spending a day taking it all in.
@basicleighdisney5643Iāve been watching this video for quite a while and I love all the work you put into it!
Some ideas for next year.
1. I would score foods and rides out of ten so they weigh more into the rankings. They are definitely the most important factors imo.
That or separate them into categories. Something like rides and then live entertainment and characters. And food could be sit down/lounges and snacks/quick service.
Another category I would consider is wait times. Unless youāre getting lightning lane premier pass, youāre spending a lot of time waiting still. Even sometimes when you get in a LL you wait a while, depending on how they merge with the regular line. Flight of passage is notorious in our family for this. Still, AK scores 5/5 on this every year. Expedition Everest is the best ride that is basically a walk on that Iāve gone on anywhere in the USA. Safari is a ghost town in the afternoon all the time and itās still amazing imo. Even flight often dips after people park hop. Plus I would include all the animals and the designs in the tree of life you see for no wait at all.
I LOVE ANY DFB VIDEOS!!! I just wish thereās a video delving on character meet and greets for us character-goers.
@raphaelclydeeusebio554Animal Kingdom wasn't even a concept the last time I went to WDW, and it is the park I am most looking forward to visiting. If I were going by myself, I would probably just ride Kilimanjaro Safari over and over, and walk the animal trails, and visit Rafiki's Planet Watch, and maybe go on Kali River Rapids in the afternoon. I am excited for Pueblo Esperanza in the future as well.
The park I would visit more than once would be Epcot, though. Once with my family, because none of them have ever been to WDW before, and at least once by myself so I can explore World Showcase slowly, at my own pace, and take the Behind the Seeds tour (Hubby says he wouldn't mind doing the tour too, but I know the tour he really would prefer to take isn't currently available, which is the Steam Engines Tour at MK). I might even spend a third day at Epcot just for the food.
For me, There are only three reasons to go to Hollywood Studios; The Droid Depot, Hollywood Tower of Terror, and the Brown Derby. The park lost it's appeal to me when they got rid of all the behind the scenes stuff. Why do they even still have Studios in the name if there is nothing of the Studios left? They should change the name to Disney's Movie Kingdom.
For our family, Magic Kingdom has to be a two day park, because there is just too much to do, and we are traveling with two people on the Autism spectrum, so pacing ourselves is key. There are a few rides I wouldn't mind skipping, but I know at least one other member of the group will want to ride them, and I know there are a few rides I want to ride that the others will not, so we would probably have two days here, and not back to back days, because it would just be too overwhelming.
For me it is : Epcot, MK, HS, AK
@best-soundWhen my husband and I only have one day in Orlando for a theme park, our pick is always Magic Kingdom. However, this may change if they actually fill in the rivers of America. And, yes it is acceptable to ride People Mover all day.
@jgh6012Did you notice the person standing in Tron @7:41? š®
@penelopepitstop762I alwyas say my favorite changes each trip. One trip I had the best animal kingdom day Iāve ever had and I was like ok animal kingdom slaps , when previously I didnāt care about AK much. Then this last trip I had two amazing Hollywood studios days and it became my favorite again !
@beccac6812Ok so nobody likes animal kingdom its my favorite park
@MistyzmoonIt still boggles my mind that they didn't want to expand Pandora at AK with the plans they have to put it in DCA. Now we have two half-lands that only some people can visit.
@JP-1990Categoryās to consider next time
Adult vs child parks- drinks
Top attractions in each park
Pricing of each park
Lighting Lane prices
Characters greetings
Recharge Station and plug ins
# of Table service, booths
Night time shows ranking
Parades and how many a day
Maximum occupancy (low, med, high)
Parking
Gate entry process
Water attractions/ rides to combat heat
Shopping
Lastly, who sells Dr. pepper!!!
As a frequent Disneyland visitor, I can honestly do without MK. AK and EPCOT are so fun for me, as are the vibes of the Disney bubble generally.
@LovethosePNWVibes