What is the secret to the longevity of the Magic Kingdom at Disney World Orlando? Some say it was the simple vision of the Walt Disney Company, establishing a place where families can come together and experience wonderment over the same things, as well as transporting parents back to their childhood, while educating and entertaining children at the same time. Others say it’s the attention paid to minute details, such as the secret corridors to transport cast members from one area of the park to the next to maintain the “illusion,” or the ornate signage and cue line for Splash Mountain, or the “Figaro Fries” at the Pinnochio Village Haus restaurant, or the cleanliness and professional service every step of the way. Every visitor’s starting point should be Cinderella’s Castle, arguably the happiest place on Earth.

Once guests pass through the Main Street “opening credits,” as the Disneyworld imagineers call them, Tomorrowland appears to the right. This part of the Magic Kingdom was designed to look like the future, as 1920s science fiction writers imagined it. Space Mountain, a fast-moving indoor rollercoaster, is by far the most popular attraction at Disney, as a whole. Kids will love Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin that puts you right in the middle of an arcade game. Parents will marvel at one of the oldest Disney rides, the Carousel of Progress. Kids will also enjoy the neighboring Mickey’s Toon Town fair, where they can climb through cartoon replica houses and ride Goofy’s barnstormer mini-rollercoaster.

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