Adventureland is one of the themed lands at the Magic Kingdom and is located to the left of Cinderella's Castle when entering the park. Adventureland is divided into two main sub-areas; the Arabian Village and the Caribbean Plaza (home to Pirates of the Caribbean). Enjoy the landscape in Adventureland that resembles the remote jungles in Africa, Asia, South America, and the South Pacific as you make your way to the many attractions Adventureland has to offer!
Attractions in Adventureland
Swiss family treehouse
Thrill Type: Walk-through tour
Height Requirement: Any Height
FastPass+: No
Overview: Walk through this recreated home of the Robinson family, inspired by the movie, "Swiss Family Robinson" in which the Robinson Family was stranded on an island after their ship, the Swallow, became stranded off the coast of an uninhabited island after a pirate attack. The family then used wreckage from the ship to build a home inside of of a huge tree! The rooms featured in the walk-through tour are the living room, the kitchen and dining room, the crow's nest, the study/library, and the jungle lookout!
Ride Length: At your own pace (approx 5-10 minutes)
Handicapped Accessibility: Must be ambulatory.
Tip: If you don't want to make it all the way up to the top of the tree house, about half way up there is a connection between the stairs going up and the stairs going down with a gate to end the walking tour a bit earlier.
Fun Fact: It takes 116 stairs to get to the top of the treehouse!
Other Info: The tree is made up of steel, concrete, and stucco and was made to look like a real tree. The top of the tree measures 60 feet tall and 90 feet wide.
Height Requirement: Any Height
FastPass+: No
Overview: Walk through this recreated home of the Robinson family, inspired by the movie, "Swiss Family Robinson" in which the Robinson Family was stranded on an island after their ship, the Swallow, became stranded off the coast of an uninhabited island after a pirate attack. The family then used wreckage from the ship to build a home inside of of a huge tree! The rooms featured in the walk-through tour are the living room, the kitchen and dining room, the crow's nest, the study/library, and the jungle lookout!
Ride Length: At your own pace (approx 5-10 minutes)
Handicapped Accessibility: Must be ambulatory.
Tip: If you don't want to make it all the way up to the top of the tree house, about half way up there is a connection between the stairs going up and the stairs going down with a gate to end the walking tour a bit earlier.
Fun Fact: It takes 116 stairs to get to the top of the treehouse!
Other Info: The tree is made up of steel, concrete, and stucco and was made to look like a real tree. The top of the tree measures 60 feet tall and 90 feet wide.
Check out the slideshow of pictures from the Swiss Family Treehouse as well as the "Point-of-View" (POV) YouTube video below of a full walk-through tour!
The Magic carpets of aladdin
Thrill Type: Slow spinning ride
Height Requirement: Any Height
FastPass+: Yes
Overview: Get ready to take flight on a magic carpet ride as you fly around a giant genie bottle and magic lamp! Take control of your carpet by sitting in the front row to control how high or low you fly by moving a lever, or sit in the back row and tip your carpet forward or backward by pressing a magic button!
Ride Length: approx 90 seconds
Handicapped Accessibility: Must transfer to/from wheelchair.
Tip: If you are only riding in one row on the magic carpet, make sure you sit in the front row. The lever in the front row makes the carpet go up and down. If you are in the back row, you could only make the carpet tilt up and down.
Fun Fact: The two golden camels (that actually spit!) were originally built to be a part of an Aladdin parade at Disney's MGM Studios (now called Disney's Hollywood Studios). But when that parade never came to fruition, the camels found their permanent home at this attraction!
Other Info: There is a camel near the front of the ride that like to "spit" at guests passing by and another camel that likes to spit at the magic carpets flying by!
Height Requirement: Any Height
FastPass+: Yes
Overview: Get ready to take flight on a magic carpet ride as you fly around a giant genie bottle and magic lamp! Take control of your carpet by sitting in the front row to control how high or low you fly by moving a lever, or sit in the back row and tip your carpet forward or backward by pressing a magic button!
Ride Length: approx 90 seconds
Handicapped Accessibility: Must transfer to/from wheelchair.
Tip: If you are only riding in one row on the magic carpet, make sure you sit in the front row. The lever in the front row makes the carpet go up and down. If you are in the back row, you could only make the carpet tilt up and down.
Fun Fact: The two golden camels (that actually spit!) were originally built to be a part of an Aladdin parade at Disney's MGM Studios (now called Disney's Hollywood Studios). But when that parade never came to fruition, the camels found their permanent home at this attraction!
Other Info: There is a camel near the front of the ride that like to "spit" at guests passing by and another camel that likes to spit at the magic carpets flying by!
Check out the slideshow of pictures from the Magic Carpets of Aladdin as well as the "Point-of-View" (POV) YouTube video below of the full ride!
Jungle Cruise
Thrill Type: Slow boat ride
Height Requirement: Any Height
FastPass+: Yes
Overview: The Jungle Cruise is a guest favorite where you embark on a scenic boat tour through the Amazon in South America, the African Congo, the Nile River, and the Mekong River. Along the way you'll see a bunch of different animals in their native lands, waterfalls, and the famous...back side of water! This is a boat ride you won't soon forget with your friendly skipper and his corny...I mean clever...jokes from start to finish! Be sure to laugh out loud!!
Ride Length: approx 10 minutes
Handicapped Accessibility: May remain in wheelchair.
Tip: Sit near the front of the boat so that you could really hear the skippers jokes!
Fun Fact: Near the beginning of the ride, a piece of a downed aircraft is seen along the shoreline. This piece of aircraft is the back half of the Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior aircraft that used to be seen in the Casablanca scene in the Great Movie Ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
Other Info: There are 15 uniquely named boats that are in operation (typically 10 at a time) at the Jungle Cruise. Those boat names are as follows; Amazon Annie, Bomokandi Bertha, Congo Connie, Ganges Gertie, Irrawaddy Irma, Mongala Millie, Nile Nellie, Orinoco Ida, Rutshuru Ruby, Sankuru Sadie, Senegal Sal, Ucyali Lolly, Volta Val, Wamba Wanda, and Zambezi Zelda.
Height Requirement: Any Height
FastPass+: Yes
Overview: The Jungle Cruise is a guest favorite where you embark on a scenic boat tour through the Amazon in South America, the African Congo, the Nile River, and the Mekong River. Along the way you'll see a bunch of different animals in their native lands, waterfalls, and the famous...back side of water! This is a boat ride you won't soon forget with your friendly skipper and his corny...I mean clever...jokes from start to finish! Be sure to laugh out loud!!
Ride Length: approx 10 minutes
Handicapped Accessibility: May remain in wheelchair.
Tip: Sit near the front of the boat so that you could really hear the skippers jokes!
Fun Fact: Near the beginning of the ride, a piece of a downed aircraft is seen along the shoreline. This piece of aircraft is the back half of the Lockheed Model 12 Electra Junior aircraft that used to be seen in the Casablanca scene in the Great Movie Ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
Other Info: There are 15 uniquely named boats that are in operation (typically 10 at a time) at the Jungle Cruise. Those boat names are as follows; Amazon Annie, Bomokandi Bertha, Congo Connie, Ganges Gertie, Irrawaddy Irma, Mongala Millie, Nile Nellie, Orinoco Ida, Rutshuru Ruby, Sankuru Sadie, Senegal Sal, Ucyali Lolly, Volta Val, Wamba Wanda, and Zambezi Zelda.
Check out the slideshow of pictures from the Jungle Cruise as well as the "Point-of-View" (POV) YouTube video below of the full ride!
Walt disney's enchanted tiki room
Thrill Type: Show
Height Requirement: Any Height
FastPass+: No
Overview: "All the birds sing words and the flowers coo in the Tiki, Tiki, Tiki, TIki, Tiki Room!" Welcome to an enchanted garden in the Pacific Islands where you'll enjoy the beautiful sights and soothing sounds of the birds, flowers, and Tikis as the preform some of the most popular sing-along songs for you!
Show Length: pre-show is approx 3:30, show approx 11:00
Handicapped Accessibility: May remain in wheelchair.
Tip: There is a sign in the front of the Enchanted Tiki Room that tells you approx when the next show will start. If you still have plenty of time, take a break at the restrooms, grab a snack, check out the stores, or whatever else you would like to do!
Fun Fact: In 1998, the Enchanted Tiki Room was renamed The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management) and featured Iago from Aladdin and Zazu from the Lion King. But in 2011 after a small fire that broke out in the attic of the attraction, it was decided that the Enchanted Tiki Room was more popular so the attraction was refurbished back to the original show!
Other Info: The Enchanted Tiki Room features over 225 audio-animatronics that are choreographed to the iconic music featured in the attraction. These animatronics include macaws, parrots, cockatoos, orchids, tiki statues, and even wooden masks! When this technology debuted in Disneyland, it was the first audio-animatronics show of it's kind and paved the way for future attractions such as "it's a small world" and many more!
Height Requirement: Any Height
FastPass+: No
Overview: "All the birds sing words and the flowers coo in the Tiki, Tiki, Tiki, TIki, Tiki Room!" Welcome to an enchanted garden in the Pacific Islands where you'll enjoy the beautiful sights and soothing sounds of the birds, flowers, and Tikis as the preform some of the most popular sing-along songs for you!
Show Length: pre-show is approx 3:30, show approx 11:00
Handicapped Accessibility: May remain in wheelchair.
Tip: There is a sign in the front of the Enchanted Tiki Room that tells you approx when the next show will start. If you still have plenty of time, take a break at the restrooms, grab a snack, check out the stores, or whatever else you would like to do!
Fun Fact: In 1998, the Enchanted Tiki Room was renamed The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management) and featured Iago from Aladdin and Zazu from the Lion King. But in 2011 after a small fire that broke out in the attic of the attraction, it was decided that the Enchanted Tiki Room was more popular so the attraction was refurbished back to the original show!
Other Info: The Enchanted Tiki Room features over 225 audio-animatronics that are choreographed to the iconic music featured in the attraction. These animatronics include macaws, parrots, cockatoos, orchids, tiki statues, and even wooden masks! When this technology debuted in Disneyland, it was the first audio-animatronics show of it's kind and paved the way for future attractions such as "it's a small world" and many more!
Check out the slideshow of pictures from the Enchanted Tiki Room as well as the "Point-of-View" (POV) YouTube video below of the full show AND pre-show!!
Pirates of the Caribbean
Thrill Type: Slow boat ride, small drop, dark
Height Requirement: Any Height
FastPass+: Yes
Overview: Hop on a barge and let the current take you within a stone-wall fortress on a swashbuckling voyage that'll sure to get you singing! "Yo Ho, Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life For Me)" is echoed throughout the ride as you come face to face with many pirates and you may even spot Captain Jack Sparrow as he secretly attempts to get a hold of the treasure of the town!
Ride Length: approx 7:30 minutes
Handicapped Accessibility: Must transfer to/from wheelchair.
Tip: The line on this ride typically gets long and moves slowly. If you are able to get a FastPass+ on this ride, the wait ends up being minimal!
Fun Fact: Pirates of the Caribbean was the last attraction the Walt Disney participating in designing before his death. It was originally supposed to be a walk-through wax museum, but with the success of the "it's a small world" ride with audio-animatronics, Walt decided that he wanted to tell this story in that same way!
Other Info: There are several different sections that make up this ride. Pirates Grotto is a haunted realm that features the struggles that Pirates had to endure in the open water. The Fort is where you'll see Captain Barbossa as he battles with the a Caribbean Fort. Next is the Town Square, which is a mid-century marketplace where you'll see the townsfolk bidding in an auction. You'll then sail through the Burning City where looters and beggars attempt to find a treasure while the seaside town is engulfed in flames. Last, sail through the Dungeon and see the jail cell where trapped pirates attempt to lure a dog to bring them the prison keys that he is holding in his mouth!
Height Requirement: Any Height
FastPass+: Yes
Overview: Hop on a barge and let the current take you within a stone-wall fortress on a swashbuckling voyage that'll sure to get you singing! "Yo Ho, Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life For Me)" is echoed throughout the ride as you come face to face with many pirates and you may even spot Captain Jack Sparrow as he secretly attempts to get a hold of the treasure of the town!
Ride Length: approx 7:30 minutes
Handicapped Accessibility: Must transfer to/from wheelchair.
Tip: The line on this ride typically gets long and moves slowly. If you are able to get a FastPass+ on this ride, the wait ends up being minimal!
Fun Fact: Pirates of the Caribbean was the last attraction the Walt Disney participating in designing before his death. It was originally supposed to be a walk-through wax museum, but with the success of the "it's a small world" ride with audio-animatronics, Walt decided that he wanted to tell this story in that same way!
Other Info: There are several different sections that make up this ride. Pirates Grotto is a haunted realm that features the struggles that Pirates had to endure in the open water. The Fort is where you'll see Captain Barbossa as he battles with the a Caribbean Fort. Next is the Town Square, which is a mid-century marketplace where you'll see the townsfolk bidding in an auction. You'll then sail through the Burning City where looters and beggars attempt to find a treasure while the seaside town is engulfed in flames. Last, sail through the Dungeon and see the jail cell where trapped pirates attempt to lure a dog to bring them the prison keys that he is holding in his mouth!
Check out the slideshow of pictures from Pirates of the Caribbean as well as the "Point-of-View" (POV) YouTube video below of the full ride!