Traveling with small children might be one of the concerns for parents when planning a trip to Walt Disney World. However, in this post, we’ll show you the best child friendly attractions at Walt Disney World available for your toddlers and young children to ride.
In this article, we’ll discuss the four theme parks and the many rides and experiences they offer. It’s best to be sure that your child can ride a certain attraction! We’ve made that easy for you and have compiled a list of attractions and their height requirements.
Starting off is of course Magic Kingdom, having the most diverse ride options out of all the theme parks for your smaller children. Out of the entire park, there are only a handful of rides that has height requirements. The following attractions are in no particular order are our favorites for your toddler and young children.
Magic Kingdom
Toddlers:
– The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
– Prince Charming’s Regal Carousel
– Dumbo the Flying Elephant
– Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid
– Pirates of the Caribbean
– It’s a Small World
– Peter Pans Flight
Young Children:
– Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
– Splash Mountain- Haunted Mansion
– Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
– Pirates of the Caribbean
– Tomorrowland Speedway
– The Barnstormer
– Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
EPCOT
Many think Epcot is not for children, and while it may seem like that on the surface, here are options for your children, not including the many character meet and greets that are offered, throughout the park.
Toddlers:
– Spaceship Earth
– Frozen Ever After
– The Seas with Nemo and Friends
– Turtle Talk with Crush
– The Coral Reef Aquarium
– The Three Caballeros
– Journey into Imagination with Figment
Young Children:
– Test Track
– Mission Space: GREEN VERSION
– Soarin’
– Frozen Ever After
– Spaceship Earth
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Disney’s Hollywood Studios is in our opinion the most lacking park, at the moment, that is about to change very soon! With Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge opening August 29, 2019, this park will go from our least favorite, to probably our second favorite park.
Toddlers:
– Disney Jr. Live on Stage
– Voyage of the Little Mermaid
– For the First Time in Forever Frozen Sing-Along
– Beauty and the Beast live on Stage
– Toy Story Mania
– Alien Spinning Saucers
– Fantasmic
Young Children:
– Indiana Jones
– Star Tours
– Slinky Dog Dash
– Alien Spinning Saucers
– Toy Story Mania
– Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway (Opening Spring 2020)
– Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run (Opening August 29, 2019)
– Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (Opening Later in 2019)
– Fantasmic
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Toddlers:
– Kilimanjaro Safaris
– Na’vi River Journey
– Festival of the Lion King
– Finding Nemo the Musical
– TriceraTop Spin
– Affection Section
Young Children:
– Avatar Flight of Passage
– Dinosour
– It’s Tough to be a Bug
– Kilimanjaro Safaris
– Na’vi River Journey
– Festival of the Lion King
– Finding Nemo the Musical
– Kali River Rapids
– Primeval Whirl
In addition to the best child friendly attractions at Walt Disney World, don’t forget about the fireworks at Magic Kingdom and Epcot. Those shows are Happily Ever After and Epcot Forever, respectively.
This post has last been updated in 2023.
