{"id":2697,"date":"2010-11-15T05:00:10","date_gmt":"2010-11-15T10:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_travel_adventures\/?p=1258"},"modified":"2022-05-04T21:10:15","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T01:10:15","slug":"the-signature-roller-coasters-of-the-walt-disney-world-theme-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/the-signature-roller-coasters-of-the-walt-disney-world-theme-parks\/","title":{"rendered":"The Signature Roller Coasters of the Walt Disney World Theme Parks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever since my dad took me on my first roller coaster ride on the Matterhorn at Disneyland when I was just 7 years old I\u2019ve been a huge roller coaster fan.\u00a0 There is something about being taken up into the sky and swept back down to the earth at lighting speeds that brings out the kid in me to this very day.\u00a0 The taller, the faster, the loopier, the more twisted the better!<\/p>\n

By roller coaster enthusiast standards, though, the thrills of most of the Walt Disney World Resort\u2019s roller coasters can be argued as relatively mild.\u00a0 But add a rich narrative along with an immersive theme and the roller coasters at Disney World conquer and surpass the behemoth coasters of the major chain theme parks outside of Disney.<\/p>\n

At the Magic Kingdom, two classics have stood the test of time.\u00a0 Space Mountain is an exciting indoor coaster that launches you into outer space.\u00a0 Its iconic structure has been thrilling the masses for over 35 years and it\u2019s also one of the first coasters I remember riding as a child \u2013 it\u2019s a great coaster for everyone in the family.\u00a0 Most of the ride is in complete darkness enhancing the element of surprise drops, turns and speed.\u00a0 A recent refurbishment has freshened up the ride while keeping the \u201c1970\u2019s retro\u201d feel.\u00a0 It still remains as one of the Magic Kingdom\u2019s most popular attractions and it is one of the first coaster attractions that my own children experienced when they were younger.<\/p>\n

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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, a runaway Western mine train, is a bit wilder, but still a great family ride, nonetheless.\u00a0 It\u2019s especially magical after dark and is a good entrance point for some of the younger guests who want to experience the wildest ride in the wilderness.\u00a0 You\u2019ll rush through an abandoned flooded mine, race around hairpin turns, speed through darkened tunnels and even encounter an earthquake that threatens to derail your ride along your journey.<\/p>\n

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Disney\u2019s Hollywood Studios is home to one of Disney\u2019s (if not Florida\u2019s) best roller coasters, the Rock\u2019n\u2019Roller Coater.\u00a0 You\u2019ll join the classic rock band, Aerosmith, as they race across town to a concert in a \u201cstretch limo\u201d.\u00a0 Riders are literally blasted from 0-60 mph in less than 3 seconds and encounter three upside down inversions and winding track through some of Hollywood\u2019s most well known landmarks – mostly in complete darkness.\u00a0 The coaster train even has classic Aerosmith songs you can jam to during your high speed ride!<\/p>\n

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Disney\u2019s Animal Kingdom is home to two new modern coaster marvels.\u00a0 Primeval Whirl, located in the Dino-Rama themed area, takes you back through the time when meteors caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.\u00a0 You\u2019ll traverse through 180 degree curves and a few mild drops in spinning coaster cars (think teacups on a coaster track!) on this mild but wild ride.<\/p>\n

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Expedition Everest, which opened in 2006, is Disney\u2019s newest and perhaps Disney\u2019s most elaborately themed roller coaster experience.\u00a0 Guests board steam trains and begin an expedition that will lead them to encounter the Yeti who will send their train plummeting backwards through the Himalayan mountain.\u00a0 There are many surprises in store during the experience including steep drops, tight helixes and plenty of high speed maneuvers in complete darkness before finally encountering the Yeti face to face!<\/p>\n

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Expedition Everest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I personally enjoy the adrenaline rush that all of the Disney coasters provide, but it\u2019s the story they tell that keeps me coming back for more every time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ever since my dad took me on my first roller coaster ride on the Matterhorn at Disneyland when I was just 7 years old I\u2019ve been a huge roller coaster fan.\u00a0 There is something about being taken up into the sky and swept back down to the earth at lighting speeds that brings out the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-walt-disney-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2697"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65825,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2697\/revisions\/65825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}