Disney parks and Universal

[cmale35]

which parks are worth visiting on the disney side as we are looking for Big rides,and how do they compare to universal? We are looking at doing disney and universal and yes i know what your about to say is that its to much,but hey you only live once and we are making the most of this visit.We want to do they all but we only want to go to the parks that are worth visiting so expert help needed thanks

[Homer]

Personaly for me would do:-

Magic Kingdom
MGM
Epcot

And maybe if you have a hopper pass then flit over to Animal Kingdom

[lizmcg100]

if you are looking for Big Rides why not venture out to Busch Gardens some really good roller coasters out there along with some good water rides as well.

I would also go to MGM and depending on the ages within your party you could try Magic Kingdom as well.

Epcot is ok as well and is full of lots of weird and wonderful things that kids would enjoy and keep them entertained.

Hope this is of help to you

[DisneyDreamer]

Everyone has their own personal favourite Disney park...we like Epcot the best.

MGM would have to be the second on my list - Tower of Terror and the Rock and Roller Coaster are the bees knees!

It might be worth looking at each park on the website and checking out the rides to see what you like the look of..... then decide which are the parks for you.

Without a doubt whatever you will decide you will have an amazing time!
:D

[christhear]

Universal, IOA and Busch Gardens are all great for big rides. The main problem with Disney is that each park has 2-3 big rides and the rest are more gentle, so Maybe park hopping is your best idea if you only want BIG RIDES.

[Magical Dreams]

Depends on what sort of rides you like!

Disney have R/Coasters of some description in all their parks.

But cater for all ages young and old!
[msnsmile2]

[brizzle]

Depends on what you mean by 'Big Rides'. I think in the thrill stakes that Universal Islands of Adventure wins hands down over Disney but Disney have that special ingredient that makes an ordinary ride seem magic.

If you want 'Big Rides' at Disney then MGM wins with Tower of Terror and Rockin' Rollercoaster (in my opinion these rides come closest to a proper thrill ride) plus on a smaller scale Star Tours.
Although MK would run it close with the three mountains, Splash, Thunder Road and Space.

IMHO of course.

Brizzle

[cmale35]

the biggest,the fastest,the best rides is what we want :Dso is universal better for the most daring rides?

[ORLANDO_MAGIC]

Without doubt the best park for BIG rides is Busch Gardens but alas thats not in Orlando but Tampa Bay which is about 75 miles South.
If you have a car you can drive there in less than 90 minutes.
Here you have the best coaster imo in Florida Montu as well as Kumba,Qwazi,Scorpion and Python.

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GWAZI
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The best park in Orlando for coasters is Islands of Adventure which has 2 of the best in The Hulk and the Duelling Dragons.
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DUELLING DRAGONS

Sea World also has a great coaster in Kraken but as i said earlier you cant beat Busch for having the most and some of the best.
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KRAKEN

John.

[cmale35]

thanks for that John,i'm looking for the best i don't want to come back home and regret missing anything

[gromit]

I would really say to go to Busch Gardens, it has really big rides, but still has others things such as animals to keep other members of the party amused - if not all want the big rides. Tower of Terror is really tummy turning at MGM. You have to go to Disney whilst you are there, and there are some great rides, but as previoulsy said, if it is just the big thrill rides you are looking for then make sure your passes are hoppers.

As to trying to fit it all in and not wanting to go home feeling like you have missed something - well impossible to do everything, you will almost certainly go again!!!!![msnwink][msnwink]

[Ray&Sarah]

Our eldest son is into white knuckle rides and he would opt for Busch Gardens every time in Florida, quite likes IOA too.[msnsmile2]

[pieman790]

We like Busch Gardens as you can normally walk straight onto the most of the big rides. It does have alot of other things to offer as well.
For Disney i would choose Magic Kingdom as its special.
Universal is good but the last few times we have visited, it has been very busy and most rides have queues.