Happily Ever After
Signature nighttime fireworks and projection spectacular over Cinderella Castle.
Magic Kingdom
Theme park · North America
🇺🇸 Bay Lake, Florida, United States
The most visited theme park on earth, and still the benchmark for the form.
Overall score8.4
Opened
1971
Size
142 acres (58 ha)
Rides
37 attractions
Avg. visit
10 hours
Ticket range
$109–$199 USD
Events & shows
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.
Visual Archive
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.
Plan Your Visit
Hours & tickets
- Operating hours
- Typically 9am-9pm, with extended hours to 11pm+ on peak days and party nights
- 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.
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- Orlando International Airport (MCO), ~25 miles
- Public transit
- No direct public transit; Disney buses, monorail and ferry connect resort hotels and the Transportation & Ticket Center
- Parking
- On-site parking available. Around $30 USD per day.
- Staying over
- Dozens of Walt Disney World resort hotels, from value to deluxe monorail resorts such as the Contemporary and Grand Floridian
Accessibility
- Accessibility
- Fully wheelchair accessible with step-free paths throughout. Wheelchair and ECV rental at the entrance, Disability Access Service (DAS) for guests unable to wait in queues, and audio description, handheld captioning and sign-language services available.
Good to know
- Who it suits
- The most family-oriented park at Walt Disney World: overwhelmingly suited to toddlers and young kids, with very few extreme thrill rides
- Best time to visit
- Weekdays in late January to early February or September; avoid Christmas week, spring break and July
- Dining
- Huge range from quick-service to signature table-service; advance dining reservations strongly recommended
- Outside food
- You can bring your own food and drink.
- Weather cover
- Roughly half the marquee attractions are indoor dark rides, so afternoon storms are manageable; outdoor coasters and parades pause in heavy rain.
- Baby care
- Baby Care Center on Main Street, U.S.A. with nursing rooms, changing tables, high chairs and basic supplies for sale.
- Rentals on site
- Stroller / pushchair hire and Lockers available on site.
- Currency & payment
- Cashless-friendly: cards, Apple/Google Pay and MagicBand charging accepted everywhere; USD cash still accepted.
- Official app
- My Disney Experience (iOS/Android): live wait times, mobile food ordering, park map, Lightning Lane purchases.
Archival records
World's most-visited theme park