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19 Disney Thrills to Get Excited About at Walt Disney World

Thomas Smith

by , Editorial Content Director, Disney Experiences

Buckle Up! When the much-anticipated TRON Lightcycle / Run presented by Enterprise opens in just a few weeks, it joins a collection of exhilarating Disney thrills you must experience this spring and summer at Walt Disney World Resort

Dream of soaring on a Banshee high above Pandora? Want to meet Mickey or Minnie? Love an exciting mission to space? Or is saving the universe with the Guardians of the Galaxy more your speed? Whatever your passion, there’s a thrilling, one-of-a-kind adventure to discover and enjoy. 

And to kick things off, we’re sharing 19 goosebump-inducing Disney attractions and experiences that deliver some of the biggest thrills at the Most Magical Place on Earth!

Along with Tron Lightcycle / Run, there are thrills for everyone at Magic Kingdom Park, including face-to-face Disney character interactions with favorites like Cinderella, Princess Tiana and Ariel as well as classic roller-coaster excitement in the dark on Space Mountain. You can race through a haunted gold mine on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and speed through a diamond mine on a swaying family coaster with Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.  

Also, beginning April 3, 2023, the thrilling Happily Ever After” nighttime spectacular will return to the park featuring all-new projections down Main Street, U.S.A.  

At EPCOT, you and your friends and family can feel the adrenaline-rush of an intergalactic chase through space on Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, meet with favorite Disney characters like Donald Duck, Princess Jasmine and Snow White, or put a virtual concept car to the test on the high-octane attraction Test Track presented by Chevrolet.

Enjoy 4D culinary thrills on Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, blast off on a simulated NASA-style mission to Mars on Mission: SPACE and even experience an exciting voyage to Arendelle on Frozen Ever After

There are even more thrills at Disney’s Hollywood Studios with character experiences like meeting the toys in Toy Story Land or Chewbacca from Star Wars. You can experience an unforgettable battle against the first order on Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance and enjoy high adventure during an interactive smuggling mission on Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run.   

The park also features spine-chilling thrills on a haunted elevator-style lift at The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, tons of laughter on the family-friendly coaster Slinky Dog Dash and plenty of extra thrills during a battle between good and evil in Mickey’s dream at “Fantasmic!”  

At Disney’s Animal Kingdom, you can careen through icy Himalayan peaks on Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain and take a breathtaking 3D flight over Pandora’s otherworldly landscape on Avatar Flight of Passage.  

And at the park, you’ll also discover whitewater adventure in the heart of Asia on Kali River Rapids and larger-than-life thrills during the Festival of the Lion King” experience.  

There’s a plethora of memory-making Disney thrills for everyone across all four theme parks this spring and summer at Walt Disney World Resort.  Keep checking here on the Disney Parks Blog for the latest updates!