In the final part of our series of posts about the Magic Kingdom theme park at Orlando’s Walt Disney World Resort, we take a look at the Mickey’s Toontown Fair and Tomorrowland areas of the park.
Mickey’s Toontown Fair – Rides and Attractions
Mickey’s Toontown Fair is the smallest area of the Magic Kingdom, but it still has a number of rides and attractions there. These are: Mickey’s Country House, Minnie’s Country House, the Toontown Hall of Fame, the Judge’s Tent, Donald’s Boat and the Barnstormer at Goofy’s Wiseacre Farm.
The Mickey’s Country House and Minnie’s Country House attractions enable you to take walk-through tours of the characters’ homes. You can meet Mickey Mouse in the Judge’s Tent and meet other Disney characters in the Toontown Hall of Fame.
Donald’s Boat is an interactive play area for young children, whilst the Barnstormer at Goofy’s Wiseacre Farm is a mini-rollercoaster designed for children.
Mickey’s Toontown Fair – Dining and Shopping
There are no restaurants in the Mickey’s Toontown Fair area of the Magic Kingdom, you can buy snacks and drinks from Mickey’s Toontown Farmers Market.
There are two shops in Mickey’s Toontown Fair which sell Disney merchandise: County Bounty and Mickey’s Toontown Fair Souvenirs.
Mickey’s Toontown Fair – Developments
According to wdwinfo.com, Disney has announced that most of Toontown will be removed during the next few years in order to make room for the additional attractions that the company is planning as part of its Fantasyland expansion. wdwinfo.com states that Mickey’s Country House and Minnie’s Country House will eventually be moved to the front of the park.
Tomorrowland – Rides and Attractions
The final area of the Magic Kingdom theme park, Tomorrowland, includes the following rides and attractions: Space Mountain, Tomorrowland Resort Indy Speedway, Tomorrowland Resort Transit Authority, Astro Orbiter, Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin, Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress, Stitch’s Great Escape and Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor.
The most popular ride in the Tomorrowland area of the Magic Kingdom is Space Mountain. This space-themed rollercoaster is more than 30 years old, but still pulls in the crowds, so make sure that you take advantage of Disney’s Fastpass system if you want to ride on it. Venture into Space Mountain and you’ll enjoy a high-speed trip that begins in the dark and takes you on a journey through the galaxy. There aren’t any vertical loops on this ride, but if you suffer from a neck or back condition, it may not be suitable for you due to the twists and turns.
The Tomorrowland Resort Indy Speedway is a miniature speedway track and you can race on it in a petrol-powered car. However, for a more relaxed journey, you can take a trip around the Tomorrowland area of the park on the Tomorrowland Resort Transit Authority ride.
Astro Orbiter is similar in style to the Magic Carpets of Aladdin and Dumbo the Flying Elephant rides, but is space-themed whilst Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin puts you in the middle of a video game-style shoot-em-up, in which you score points for hitting targets with your laser gun.
Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress, one of the park’s older attractions, is a 20 minute theatre show in which you can see an audio-animatronic American family demonstrating how technology has changed since the 1920s.
Stitch’s Great Escape is an 18 minute show featuring animation and audio-animatronic figures, in which you will join an intergalactic security firm transporting criminals – young children may find this attraction frightening.
Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor is a family comedy show featuring characters from the Disney movie. You can text a joke into the show beforehand and it may be used during the show.
Tomorrowland – Dining and Shopping
The main restaurant in the Tomorrowland area of the Magic Kingdom is Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe, a counter service restaurant which serves hot dogs, burgers, chicken dishes, fries and other meals as well as drinks and desserts.
You can also buy drinks and snacks from The Lunching Pad, noodle bowls, stir fries and other Chinese food from the Tomorrowland Terrace Noodle Station, or ice creams and drinks from Auntie Gravity’s Galactic Goodies.
There are a number of shops in Tomorrowland where you can buy souvenirs.
Don’t forget to stop off at the shops in Main Street USA to stock up on Disney merchandise before heading back to your hotel or hire car.
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