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Magic Kingdom
Score8.4
🇺🇸United StatesTheme parkNorth America (USA)
Bay Lake, Florida, United States
The world's most visited theme park, in Walt Disney World, Florida.
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Best for
Best for FamiliesOpened
1971
Size
142 acres (58 ha)
Rides
37 attractions
Avg. visit
10 hours
Ticket range
$109–$199 USD
Magic Kingdom overview
Magic Kingdom at a glance
The world's most visited theme park, in Walt Disney World, Florida.
Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World is the most visited theme park in the world, drawing well over 17 million guests a year. Six lands radiate from Cinderella Castle down Main Street, U.
S.A.
, blending heritage dark rides such as Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean with modern headliners like TRON Lightcycle / Run and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. Operations, nighttime spectaculars and sheer breadth of family content keep it at the top of nearly every synthesized ranking, though ticket pricing drags its value score down.
Our editor's recommendation
Yes — it earns the trip on its own. It ranks #5 of the 50 parks we score, at 8.4/10 with 37 rides and attractions and a typical visit of about 10 hours. Tickets run $109–$199 a day. The strongest reasons to go are its family-friendly range and short queues. The honest catch: tickets are expensive for what you get. Best time to visit: Late January to early March.
Magic Kingdom highlights
Rides & attractions at Magic Kingdom
These are the top attractions at Magic Kingdom — 10 rides and experiences hand-picked and verified by our editorial team, including 4 signature rides you shouldn't miss. Use the filter bar below to narrow the line-up by rider height, zone, category or thrill level.
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Plan your visit to Magic Kingdom
- Operating hours
- Typically 9am-9pm, with extended hours to 11pm+ on peak days and party nights
- Operating calendar
- Hours vary by day and are published on the official park hours calendar.
- Extended hours
- Early Theme Park Entry 30 minutes before official opening for Disney Resort hotel guests; select nights offer Extended Evening Hours for Deluxe Resort and Deluxe Villa guests.
- Seasonal closures
- Open year-round
- Queue-skip pass
- Lightning Lane Multi Pass and Single Pass sold per day; price varies by date and demand. From about $32 USD.
- How long to stay
- Full day, ideally two
- Multi-day tickets
- Walt Disney World multi-day tickets (2-10 days) drop sharply in per-day cost; Park Hopper add-on allows more than one park per day.
- Season pass
- Annual or season pass from about $469 USD.
Magic Kingdom map
Official park mapMagic Kingdom events & shows
Happily Ever After
Signature nighttime fireworks and projection spectacular over Cinderella Castle.
Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party
Separately ticketed after-hours Halloween event with the Boo-To-You parade, Hallowishes-style fireworks and trick-or-treating.
Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party
Separately ticketed Christmas event with the Once Upon a Christmastime Parade, holiday fireworks and complimentary treats.
Magic Kingdom reviews & ratings
Amusement Park Ranker overall score
8.4
An aggregate of 3 public review platforms, each normalized to a 0–10 scale and weighted by review volume.
Magic Kingdom wait times
- Typical day
20
- Crowd & wait score
8.5
Magic Kingdom records & achievements
World's most-visited theme park
1971Magic Kingdom has topped the TEA/AECOM Theme Index global attendance ranking every year it has been published, drawing roughly 17-21 million visitors annually.
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