The Ultimate Walt Disney World Bucket List

Everyone needs to compile an ultimate Walt Disney World Bucket List. .

Oh, sure. You have a list of what you want to accomplish. Check out Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Ride Slinky Dog Dash. See Rivers of Light. Tower of Terror. Pandora. Toy Story Mania. Haunted Mansion. Meeting Elsa and Anna.
A Dole Whip and a Mickey Bar. A spin around Test Track.

You know. The basics.

But by now, you’ve been a few times. Quite a few times. And you want to make sure you  experience it all!

Look no further! Here is the ultimate Walt Disney World Bucket List!

Magic Kingdom

• Find the engagement ring in the sidewalk of the queue area at The Haunted Mansion
• Experience the “Kiss Goodnight” presented just after closing
• Have a Churro Ice Cream Sandwich at Sleepy Hollow Inn
• Book one of the behind the scenes tours. 
• Pull the sword from the stone. (It helps if you’re a little kid 😉
• Get stuck in the Splash Mountain/Big Thunder Mountain Railroad area during the evening parade and ride each ride back to back to back to back!
• Try the Grey Stuff (It’s delicious!) at Be Our Guest restaurant
• Take a picture with Mickey or Minnie with your own Mickey/Minnie ears on
• Make a wish at Cinderella’s wishing well
• Score 999,999 on Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin

EPCOT

• Play along with Agent P’s World Showcase Adventure
• Take a video of someone in your party taking a sip of the Beverly flavor at Club Cool (But you better hurry! Disney announced they will be closing Club Cool this fall as part of their renovations.)
• Dine with the Princesses at Akershus in the Norway Pavilion
• Take the EPCOT Seas Aqua Tour and scuba dive in their giant aquarium at The Seas Pavilion. Wave to the diners at Coral Reef
• Stop and enjoy the Jammitors play percussion on their unique instruments
• See Illuminations one last time (before September 30, 2019) and see EPCOT Forever – the temporary replacement until an all-new nighttime spectacular is introduced in Fall 2020
• Watch Candlelight Processional during the holidays
• Have a Rice Cream or School Bread (or both!) at the Norway pavilion
• Take a selfie with Spaceship Earth
• Design your own race car on Test Track

Disney’s Hollywood Studios

• Find the “Singing In The Rain” umbrella on the Streets of America. Stand beneath it, hold the handle and you may be lucky enough to experience rain
• Have your picture taken with a Toy Soldier
• Find out what happens when you pull the rope at the well to the left of the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular. The sign says, “Warning – Do not pull the rope” with the word “not” crossed out
• At Muppet Vision 3-D, find the sign that says, “Back in 5 minutes. Key is under the mat.” See if there really IS a key under the mat
• Have a burger and a milkshake at Sci-Fi Dine In Theater
• Visit Hollywood Studios on Star Wars Day – May the fourth be with you!
• Take a “magic shot” picture with a PhotoPass photographer
• Get a Star Wars refillable popcorn bucket at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
• Ride Slinky Dog Dash at night
• Have the top score for your car on Toy Story Mania!

Animal Kingdom

• Walk the “secret” path to the left of the Tree of Life. It’s a quiet, little known escape from the crowds to enjoy the 320 beautiful carvings that make up the base of the tree
• Take a selfie with Divine
• Have an “adult” dole whip
• Take a nighttime safari tour on Kilimanjaro Safaris
• Ride Expedition Everest at night
• Ride a roller coaster (Test Track counts at EPCOT) in each of the parks all in one day
• See Animal Kingdom’s Rivers of Light show
• Take the Caring for the Giants tour
• Soak the riders on Kali River Rapids with the interactive button splasher
• Identify as many animals, birds and reptiles on the Tree of Life as you can. There are 300+!

Resorts

• Have an early evening meal at Boma or Sanaa at Animal Kingdom Lodge. Feeding time for the animals is around 5pm. Get there early to enjoy a close-up view of the animals
• Sing along with Chip ‘n’ Dale at the Fort Wilderness Campfire Sing-a-long
• Take a monorail tour-of-resorts, stopping at each one to shop, explore and have a meal
• Relax and cool off at Grand Floridian and listen to the orchestra
• Horseback riding at Fort Wilderness Resort
• Have the Kitchen Sink at Beaches & Cream (Beach & Yacht Club) Yum!
• Take the Starlight Safari at Animal Kingdom Lodge
• Have a spa day at Grand Floridian or Saratoga Springs
• Ride the Disney Skyliner
• Adults simply must enjoy a beverage at Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto
• Spend the day at your resort taking advantage of the pool, children’s crafts, walking tours, demonstrations, hidden Mickey tours and outdoor movies

Disney Property Outside of the Parks

• There are a variety of fishing excursions to enjoy. It’s a great way to see the sights from a different vantage point.
• Ride the Surrey Bikes at the Boardwalk
• Let the kids play with Legos at the Lego Store in Disney Springs
• Finish the Kitchen Sink at Beach and Yacht Club’s Beaches and Cream
• Run Disney – from 5Ks to marathons, there’s a fun run for everyone
• Take a ride in a Minnie Van
• Challenge the family to a golf tournament at Winter Summerland or Fantasia Gardens Putt Putt courses
• Cool off at any of the two water parks: Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon
• Enjoy the Electrical Water Pageant from the beach of any of the Magic Kingdom resorts
• Go Trick-or-Treating at Disney Springs

What’s on YOUR Ultimate Disney Bucket List?