When visiting WDW, don't get too caught up in the excitement & forget that your child may be scared by some of the rides. Some attractions are even too scary for some adults! If your child is afraid of the dark don't take them on a ride that is too dark (e.g. Snow White's Scary Adventure). Don't drag your child on every ride 'just to get your money's worth', it will take the enjoyment away from your child & ruin the trip for everyone.

Before taking your child on any ride, explain what the ride entails & leave it up to the child to decide if he/she wants to go on that ride - don't force them!

If your child is afraid of the dark, it might help to take a small pen light or glow worm for on the dark rides.

If an attraction is not listed below it means that it doesn't have any fright factors.

Magic Kingdom
Jungle Cruise	Could be a bit intense for some children as there are a few macabre sights.
Tiki Room	The attraction features a thunderstorm & loud noises which may frighten some small kids.
Pirates of the Caribbean	The boat ride is intense with some gruesome sights, boat drops down an unexpected drop, dimly lit inside.
Splash Mountain	Features sharp drops down a steep chute, with a few intense visual effects, & dimly lit inside.
Big Thunder Mountain	Fast moving ride with turns & drops.
Tom Sawyer Island	Some of the tunnels & caves are dark, but they can be avoided.
Haunted Mansion	The attraction is intense, & some of the sights & sounds can be scary for little ones.
Mad Tea Party	Not suitable for anyone with motion sickness.
Snow White's Adventures	Dimly lit, with fairly intense visual effects.
Mickey’s PhilharMagic	3D show for the whole family. 3D glasses need to be worn for the full effect. Dimly lit. Some of the special effects might upset little ones.
Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm	May be too fast for some little ones.
Alien Encounter	Extremely intense & not recommended for young children. Too scary for some adults.
The Timekeeper	Dimly lit.
Buzz Lightyear	Dimly lit, & the cars spin around quickly.
Space Mountain	Intense, fast moving ride in the dark.
Epcot
Spaceship Earth	Dark inside, & car tilts backwards for last part of ride.
Universe of Energy	Visual effects may be too intense, dinosaurs may frighten young children.
Body Wars	Visual effects may be too intense, not recommended for sufferers of motion sickness.
Making of Me	Sensitive film about the beginnings of life. Parental discretion recommended.
Test Track	Fast ride, dimly lit.
Mission: SPACE	Intense simulator ride, not recommended for young children or sufferers of motion sickness.
Honey I Shrunk the Audience	Intense visual effects & noise may frighten young ones, dark inside theater.
Maelstrom	Intense visual effects, dimly lit, short plunge down at end of ride.
Disney's Hollywood Studios
Tower of Terror	Intense, realistic special effects, elevator plunge frightens some adults never mind children!
Great Movie Ride	Dimly lit, some of the scenes & special effects my be too intense for children.
Indiana Jones	Intense with special effects & explosions that may frighten small children.
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster	Dimly lit very fast ride with loud music, may frighten any age.
Star Tours	May cause motion sickness, visually intense.
Backlot Tour	Catastrophe Canyon part of ride may be too intense for small children.
Muppetvision 3D	Dark in theater, loud & some parts are visually intense.
Animal Kingdom
Dinosaur	Dimly lit, dinosaurs may frighten children.
Primeval Whirl	Fast spinning ride.
Festival of the Lion King	May be to loud for small ones.
It's Tough to be a Bug	Very intense & loud, special effects may scare any age. Not recommended for anyone who is scared of bugs.
Flights of Wonder	Bird show with very low flying birds – audience must remain seated while birds are flying.
Kilimanjaro Safaris	Closeness to real, large animals may scare some young ones.
Kali River Rapids	Fast ride where you will get very wet.
Pocahontas & her Forest Friends	May be too loud for some.

 

To do 'Baby swap' on a ride there must be 2 adults. Adults and children wait in line together and when the first attendant in line is met, tell them that you want to do the baby swap. At the loading area, one adult rides and the other stays with the children. Then the other adult stays with the children while the first adult rides.

See the ride restrictions page for details of height requirements for the rides.

 

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