Thrill Rides Abound At Disney World s Theme Parks

W alt Disney World’s four        ‘n Roller Coaster Starring         world-class theme parks –     Aerosmith, a classic indoor        Disney’s Magic Kingdom,       roller coaster that features       Epcot, Disney-MGM Studios and         classic songs from the legendary   Disney’s Animal Kingdom – each        rock group; and The Twilight Zone  boast not-to-be-missed thrill         Tower of Terror, which features a  rides with names like Expedition      scary, 13-story plummet aboard a   Everest, Rock ‘n Roller Coaster       faulty elevator within a           Starring Aerosmith, The Twilight      decrepit, 199-foot-tall Hollywood  Zone Tower of Terror, Mission:        hotel. You must be at least 48     SPACE, Test Track and Splash          inches tall to ride Rock ‘n        Mountain.                             Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith                                        and 40 inches tall to ride The     One of the most popular new           Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.     Orlando-area thrill rides,                                               Expedition Everest, can be found      Epcot is home to Mission: SPACE,   in Asia at Disney’s Animal            which opened in 2003 and takes     Kingdom. Expedition Everest,          you on a simulated space flight    which towers nearly 200 feet          to Mars (complete with motion      high, is a thrilling train            sickness bags) at the              adventure through icy canyons and     “International Space Training      mountain caverns toward a             Center.” Each member of the        terrifying encounter with the         four-person crew is assigned a     ferocious Yeti or abominable          specific role – pilot, commander,  snowman. You must be at least 44      navigator and engineer. Adjacent   inches tall to ride Expedition        to Mission: SPACE lies Test        Everest.                              Track, a six-passenger vehicle                                           that cruises onto 50-degree        At Disney-MGM Studios, thrill         banked curves at speeds up to 65   seekers have their choice of Rock     miles per hour. You must be at     least 44 inches tall to ride          “runaway train” that winds its     Mission: SPACE and 40 inches tall     way through an Old West mining     to ride Test Track.                   town around mountains, through                                           caves and over sulfur pools. You   Space Mountain, the original          must be at least 40 inches tall    thrill ride at Walt Disney World,     to ride both Splash Mountain and   still draws huge crowds in            Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.     Tomorrowland. Two roller coaster                                         tracks wind their way through the     “When you plan your itinerary      183-foot mountain at speeds of 28     around Disney’s popular thrill     miles per hour in total darkness.     rides, make sure you take          You must be at least 44 inches        advantage of Disney’s FASTPASS, a  tall to ride Space Mountain.          free reservation system that will                                        help you avoid long lines,” said   Two other classic thrill rides at     Kyle Collins, Director of          Disney’s Magic Kingdom, Splash        Interactive Marketing for          Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain     HotelsCorp.com. “To use FASTPASS,  Railroad, lie within                  simply visit the FASTPASS ticket   Frontierland. Splash Mountain         machine at the entrance to the     takes you on a wild flume ride as     ride and insert your admission     you visit characters such as Brer     ticket. The FASTPASS ticket you    Rabbit, Brer Bear and Brer Fox        receive will indicate a time       from Disney’s 1946 classic, Song      frame that allows you to return    of the South. However, the real       later without waiting in line.”    highlight of Splash Mountain is                                          the five-story free fall at a         Note: Be sure to check height and  45-degree angle into the splash       medical restrictions that are      pool below at 40 miles per hour.      listed at the entrance to each of  Adjacent to Splash Mountain lies      Disney’s thrill rides.             Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, a       About the Author: Orlando, Florida Guide (http://www.orlando-florida.net), the most comprehensive online guide to Orlando and Walt Disney World, also features discount Disney World tickets, incredible deals on Orlando hotels and individually tailored Orlando vacation packages. Published At: www.Isnare.com