What is your first ride when you return to WDW?..

[finaldynasty]

Just thinking about our traditional first ride when we return to WDW...What is the first ride you ride when you return home!
:mickey:

[Mousemates]

Space mountain

[wdwfansince75]

Pirates! Have to say hello to all my friends!

[Disney Hungarian]

If I am staying off property: it is the trams.
If I am staying on property: it is typically the busses:mickey: sometimes a boat or monorail.

[DisneyPrincess21]

Pirates Of The Caribbean!! :pirate:

[DisneyFr33k]

We always arrive late morning from the airport, so we hit Animal Kingdom first since it only takes us half a day to visit this park. So we hit Everest first.

[retiredfigment]

Spaceship Earth, Epcot!

[Jillirose]

Soarin' :mickey:

[darthmacho]

Thanks to my kids, it's Dumbo, but always after having breakfast with Pooh and friends.
:dumbo::tigger:

[RAIDER]

Depending on which park we decide to visit first

Epcot ....Soarin
MK ... Pirates
DHS ... Tower of Terror
AK .... Everest

[steamboat willy]

We ALWAYS start our First Day with where it all began.....the Magic Kingdom. Our FIRST RIDE is Pirates Of The Caribbean! :pirate:
There Be Squalls Ahead! :secret:

33 days and yes.......we're counting!

[E-OR]

Pirates of the Caribbean! Have to do this ride first thing.

[Polynesian Dweller]

We also usually do Pirates first. Nice way to ease into a Disnet week.

[AdventurerKim]

The ride from the airport to WDW! :mickey:

At MK, Buzz or Dumbo.

[frozman]

It's almost always Space Mountain, wether it be Disneyland or Disney World, but for my upcoming trip it won't be, as I'm working my theme park visits in around something else, and EPCOT will be my first park as it's the one open for EMH on the first night.

[MrPeetrie]

When it was just my wife and I, it use to be It's Tough To Be A Bug. We'd catch an early flight from Pittsburgh, hop in a rental, check in (pre-register), get to the bus station and go to Animal Kingdom. After lunch at the Rainforest Cafe, we'd go straight for ITTBAB.

Since we've had children, that has changed. This year, we will go to Epcot after check-in so Spaceship Earth will be our first ride. It will also be my DS17mos' first Disney Ride EVER!

[Rhetoric2000]

I'm usually in the situation where I'm showing people the parks for the their first visit - in these cases I always have a similar itenerary for each park....not necessarily romantic choices but practical for a good fastpass-lead structure:

Epcot: Living with the Land (having got a fastpass for Soarin)
MK: Snow White's Scary Adventures followed by Carousel - however old the guests they need to be started with a bit of Fantasyland magic.
Studios: Great Movie Ride (having fastpassed TSM)
AK: Tough to Be a Bug (having fastpassed KS)

When I'm on my own I always begin by sitting downs somewhere quiet and people-watching and just enjoying the fact that I'm there.

[texas211]

Since we try and hit MK first, Jungle Cruise and Pirates.

If Epcot, TestTrack or Spaceship though we get the Soarin FastPass first.
MGM, Star Tours
AK- Then we have to do the Safari.

[mrsgaribaldi]

We don't have one that we do first. We go to a different park each time too depending on what time we get there and what time the parks close. :mickey:

[plutosnana]

Buzz lightyear
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:goofy:

[BugeyedMuggy]

Easy....R&R 1st & last .... always .... and somewhere in between.

[Katzateer]

Our tradition was we always went to the MVMCP when we arrived and headed straight to Fantasyland. Normally we would ride Dumbo or go to Peter Pan. We were lucky enough to get to go 10 years in a row with family when the girls were younger.

[SandmanGStefani24]

i try really hard for it to be Space Mountain, but if I have to fastpass it, then the TTA is my first ride. It's nice to be able to sit back and take it all in when just getting back home.

[BigRedDad]

Since we usually arrive about noon, we head to AK for an easy day. If we do that, it is most likely the "circle boat ride". DD loves getting wet and no place more fun to do it than on Kali River Rapids. I don't care about walking around wet. I dry off fairly quickly and it is fun to see people's faces when they see you soaked.

[LittleD]

MK = Buss Lightyear
EPCOT = Test Track
HS = Great Movie ride

[indytraveler]

MK - POTC
Epcot - Test Track
AK - Kilamanjaro Safari
DS - Tower of Terror

[TexasPrincessAurora]

Magic Kingdom - Buzz Lightyear's Astroblasters
EPCOT - Spaceship Earth
Hollywood Studios - Great Movie Ride
Animal Kingdom - Kilimanjaro Safari

[disneymom2000]

My first ride always seems to be the Jungle Cruise. Since my first day is when I arrive, I head straight to Magic Kingdom to get immersed in the World. It is just a tradition I have set for myself. This is the first trip I will have that I won't be able to eat at the castle for my first meal back. I hope it doesn't jinx my trip. :unsure:

[PharmD]

Hands down without a doubt it's COP. I just love that show, the family is so funny.

[kemps@wdw]

1st day, 1st park...MK. 1st stop...FP Splash and onto Thunder MT.

[sixshot19]

Magical express bus......that's all I need, I'm at Disney and life is good!!

[kstexasmom]

Star Tours baby!

[PETE FROM NYC]

MK is usually our first park. Depending on crowds and time of day, we start with either Jungle Cruise, Haunted Mansion,(my fave),or Pirates.
In Epcot, in the good old days, it used to be FIGMENT, before they screwed it up.

[brad192]

My first trip was Xmas day 1971, and my parents, sister & I were completly caught up in the Magic. :cloud9: We strolled down Main Street, thru the castle, and into Fantasyland.

Being totally clueless as to where to go or what to do, we turned left & found ourselves in front of IASW. We noticed it had no line to speak of, so we decided to ride.

It's been my tradition to always make that ride my very first for each trip. My parents saved a long time to take us there for that trip & I honor their memory by riding it first each trip. Besides, it brings back some wonderful memories of happier, simpler times in my life. :mickey:

The only time I missed this was when it was down for refurb a few years ago. :(

[JerseyDad]

....Pirates at MK is always first

....Spaceship Earth at Epcot....always last

[KylesMom]

For us? As long as it's not Star Wars Weekends during our visit, Space Mountain will always be our first ride or FP.

[Kairi_7378]

We have started both of our most recent trips at Epcot and both times our first ride was Living with the Land.

[jenperich]

Magical express bus......that's all I need, I'm at Disney and life is good!!

I wholeheartedly agree!! We usually go to DTD on our first day.

[5MemphisTiggers]

Someone sharp could maybe figure this out from my sig, but HM has to be my first ride.

Followed immediately by POTC!

[MstngDrvnDsnyLvr]

MK - Haunted Mansion - Love that ride.
Epcot - Spaceship Earth
DHS - Great Movie Ride
AK - Safari

Can ya tell - I'm not much of a thrill seeker. :secret:

[applecore72]

The ME bus of course :D

If we go to Epcot - Spaceship Earth!
If we go to MK - always Space Montain
If we go to AK - EE
If we go to DHS - The great movie ride

[ryca1dreams]

Since we usually go counter-clockwise, it is Buzz Lightyear first (avoid Stitch like the plague). Save Monsters and COP for another day, then Space Mountain.

I think next time we'll be wild and crazy and go clockwise. Not sure where we'd stop first.

[CzepielCrew]

Pirates of the Caribbean:pirate:

[Diznee4Me]

Usually the People Mover - or TTA - for us. After a long drive, getting checked in, and bus ride to MK - it is nice to stroll to the TTA, sit down, and relax in the park without having to stand in line. We just soak in the magic for a few minutes and plan our next move. :D

[Williams5]

I have younger kids - so it's usually fast past Peter Pan, then ride Small World (and sometimes Philharmagic also - depending on the time for Pan). But it's always straight to Fantasyland.