Beyond The Rides

Tips on things to do in Disney World beyond the rides. Ride information along with helpful hints for nervous riders planning a trip to Disney World.

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    Beyond the Rides: Hollywood Studios

    Updated: 2/21/2023 Our “Beyond the Rides” series offers tips and activities for each park that don’t involve ride attractions. Don’t shy away from planning a trip if you or yours aren’t big riders.  I am a notorious nervous rider. While I try to push myself to try one or two “scary” rides each trip to Disney World, I’m still not a thrill seeker. If you have someone in your group that gets anxious about “thrill” rides, there is still PLENTY to do in every one of the parks at Disney World. Hollywood Studios is happening these days. Since the opening of Toy Story Land and Star War’s Galaxy’s Edge ,…

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    Beyond the Rides: Epcot’s World Showcase

    Our “Beyond the Rides” series offers tips and activities for each park that don’t involve ride attractions. Don’t shy away from planning a trip if you or yours aren’t big riders.  I am a notorious nervous rider. While I try to push myself to try one or two “scary” rides each trip to Disney World, I’m still not a thrill seeker. If you have someone in your group that gets anxious about “thrill” rides, there is still PLENTY to do in every one of the parks at Disney World. While some of my all time favorite rides are in the Future World section of Epcot, there really isn’t much of…

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    Beyond the Rides: Animal Kingdom

    Our “Beyond the Rides” series offers tips and activities for each park that don’t involve ride attractions. Don’t shy away from planning a trip if you or yours aren’t big riders.  I am a notorious nervous rider. While I try to push myself to try one or two “scary” rides each trip to Disney World, I’m still not a thrill seeker. If you have someone in your group that gets anxious about “thrill” rides, there is still PLENTY to do in every one of the parks at Disney World. (Updated 2/21/23) Disney World Imagineers have created amazingly themed and detailed lands throughout all of the parks. I would argue, however, that…

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    Beyond the Rides: Magic Kingdom

    Our “Beyond the Rides” series offers tips and activities for each park that don’t involve ride attractions. Don’t shy away from planning a trip if you or yours aren’t big riders.  I am a notorious nervous rider. While I try to push myself to try one or two “scary” rides each trip to Disney World, I’m still not a thrill seeker. If you have someone in your group that gets anxious about “thrill” rides, there is still PLENTY to do in every one of the parks at Disney World. After my first Disney trip as an adult, I thought that I would NEVER go back to Magic Kingdom again. Before…