First ride you ride when you return to WDW...

[McLiberal8]

Soarin' is my first ride, everytime.

..and I cry. Everytime.

[Mousemates]

Space Mountain almost every trip....unless it is a very short visit and we have chosen to start at the Studios and then it is Toy Story Mania.

[sassy2000]

It depends on which park we visit on the 1st day so here is our picks for each:
MK- Dumbo. My DD4 loves it so we get it out of the way 1st thing before the line gets too long.
Epcot- Test Track
AK - Safari
HS - Toy Story Mania

[Mickey'sIrishPAl]

Splash Mountain. My son's favorite.

[darthmacho]

If I had any say, it would be Space Mountain every time, but unfortunately I'm outnumbered. DW doesn't like Space Mountain anymore, perhaps never did, and my kids love Dumbo, so henceforth, upon every return to WDW, it looks like Dumbo is the choice. Maybe someday the kids will outgrow it and we can go back to Space Mountain. Either way, WDW with the family, that's what it's all about, right?

[Jared]

It has become a tradition for my family to start our trips by visiting the Magic Kingdom and riding Peter Pan's Flight. Its innocence and charm sets the tone perfectly for the rest of the vacation.

Our last attraction varies.

[GrmGrninGost]

We almost always go to MK the first day and ride Small World . It has become a tradition. We also end our trips at the MK and often ride the TTA last.

[wedway76]

We only go to the MK on our first day if we arrive in Florida and get to our Resort before noon. Then we usually wind up in Tomorrowland first and our first ride is usually Space Mountain or Buzz.

If we arrive later in the day we usually go to EPCOT to eat dinner, so our first ride would usually be Test Track.

[finaldynasty]

This is truly interesting...I thought there might have been more EE or ToT or RnR. I am thinking about changing where we begin our trip!

This is great insight!

[Dsnygirl]

PoC, always...

[lettripp]

Don't really have a tradition out of this yet - depends on the time of day but it is almost always something at MK... I will agree with all the PPs that say PotC is a great first ride though :-)

[joonyer]

Splash mountain. zippity doo dah!

[Disney_pups2]

POTC, we always start on the left and work around to the right. We dont' do a lot of crossing the park. Last ride? Not sure... I usually try to make the last thing I do the French movie, and then get a nice French pastry and then we go and sit to wait for the fireworks.

[finaldynasty]

If I had any say, it would be Space Mountain every time, but unfortunately I'm outnumbered. DW doesn't like Space Mountain anymore, perhaps never did, and my kids love Dumbo, so henceforth, upon every return to WDW, it looks like Dumbo is the choice. Maybe someday the kids will outgrow it and we can go back to Space Mountain. Either way, WDW with the family, that's what it's all about, right?

Yes, that is what it is all about...family at Disney is the best. We are the same way. We go were I kids want to go.

[4everdisneyfan]

Always start at POTC! Always
And I always end watching Wishes at MK too
Love those park hopper passes!

[Dirty Bird Street]

I'm another HM-goer. I've loved it forever, but especially since the makeover (the glowing eyes fading into the wallpaper is probably my favorite visual trick ever), I'm convinced that it's perfect—apart from the fact that it's in Florida and I'm in New York.

As for the other parks: Maelstrom (en route to a Viking coffee ); Midway Mania; either of the walking safaris.

[kemps@wdw]

it seems we always gravitate toward Adventureland 1st. We take the walk down Main St and then left @ the Crystal Palace. Depending on lines (which are usually VERY short as we get there @ rope drop), POTC is a very possible 1st. We then move onto either Splash or Thunder (whichever available), and FP the other.

[Suzi Q]

Our first day tradition is starting at MK at the bakery on Main Street to get a blueberry muffin, sit at the outdoor yellow tables by the entrance to tomorrowland...and then off to either Buzz or Monsters Inc. After that, no plan at all, wander around MK or hop to another park. As our children are grown now...we can just go go go or be lazy as we feel like at that particular moment!

[EvilQueen2006]

I usually get in mid afternoon and to either Epcot or MK first. If Epcot, I always start with spaceship earth. It's right there as you enter, and the lines are usually reasonable. If MK is first, I ride the train to Frontierland, pick up a FP for Splash or Big Thunder then head to Pirates!

[AdventurerKim]

It depends on the park we go to. If it's MK, Buzz Lightyear; DHS is Toy Story Mania, and Epcot is Soarin'.