Magic Kingdom (Disneyland)
Disney World is made up of 6 theme parks - "Magic Kingdom" is the one that most people would be referring to when they say 'Disneyland'. It's the one with the castle and the Disney characters and so on. This place is the happiest place I've ever been to. A place full of happy songs on endless loops, and employees who look like they're going to get fired if they stop smiling (you can see the fear behind their eyes if you look closely). The park is on an island, so you have to take either their monorail or ferry to get there. There's a good variety and selection of rides, but nothing for the real thrill-seeker.
8 / 10
Best: The evening fireworks and light show
They make amazing use of the castle as a backdrop, a foreground feature and a projection screen. Looks amazing!
Worst: Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
Just like the Tomb Rider thing in San Antonio. Equally lame, but with much longer lines.
Unexpectedly awesome: Hall of Presidents
Sounds like more cheesy patriotism on display, and it was. But with animatronic figures of all forty-four US presidents and narration by Morgan Freeman... this is great!
Wet'n'Wild
I would recommend this water park for those who are visiting with friends, and want to ride the rides with friends. There's very few slides here that you can go on alone. So grab a group of two to four and get into it!
8 / 10
Best: Disco H2O or Brain Wash
Very similar rides, with the only real difference being that the Brain Wash is dark and the Disco is neon.
Worst: Wave Pool
I think even the wave pool in Wagga is (or was) better than this one.
Tip: The 'Mach 5' is a tower with three water slides coming off it, labelled A, B and C. Always choose B... it's so much better and faster than the other two.
Islands of Adventure
The other theme park operated by Universal. If you want a theme park with mad rides, go here!!!
10 / 10
Best: The Hulk rollercoaster
I LOVE YOU, HULK ROLLERCOASTER!!!
Yeah, you spend a lot of time upside-down on this thing...!
Worst: "You may get wet" signs
At Islands of Adventure, if you see a sign on a ride that warns you may get wet, take it to mean "you might as well jump into the river with your clothes on". You will get soaked. You will then pay $5 to use the 'person dryer'. You will then go on another water ride, and get drenched again.
This is not even the wettest part
Be sure to dry off before you go and get wet again...
Unexpectedly awesome: Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
Yes, it's Harry Potter... but just forget that for a few minutes and go on the ride; it's brilliant! Also, go in the "single riders" line; you won't ride in the same carriage as your friends, but the wait time is approximately zero.
Don't worry Katie, you'll be safe, he's not allowed outside the roped area.
Universal Studios
Disappointing. The best explanation I can come up with is that all the rides and 'experiences' are a bit out of date. Whatever the reason, there's a lot of uninteresting stuff here with only a couple of good things scattered among it.
6 / 10
Best: 'Revenge of the Mummy' rollercoaster
Indoor rollercoaster with backwards drops, cool effects, and a fake ending. Sweet as. The only thing we did multiple times.
Worst: The E.T. Ride
Wow, where to start with this. Easily the worst ride at all the parks. After lining up, you get to watch an introduction video from Steven Spielberg (which is fine) before lining up again to get issued an "intergalactic passport", before lining up a third to time to go on the ride. The passport does nothing but make you spend more time in line... literally... they give it to you at one point, and take it off you later. After lining up these three times, you finally get on the ride. It drifts slowly through an uninteresting set of forest scenes where you follow the story of ET trying to get home to save his planet while a bunch of government men try to capture him. I think it was supposed to have some kind of underlying environmental message or moral as well, but I may have fallen asleep for that. Yawn!
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