Allie's Teen Picks and Pans: A 14-Year Old Take on Disney World

Four years ago, Allie and I wrote a list of her favorite (and not-so-favorite) things at Walt Disney World. Now that she's 14, we thought her list could use some updating. Teens have different takes on things than kids, after all. Interestingly, many of her favorites have not changed in four years, but her reasons for liking them have evolved a bit. So without further ado, here's Allie's list of picks and pans at Walt Disney World!

Allie's All-Time Favorite Resort:
Animal Kingdom Lodge Resort (Why? "The animals!") 

Allie's Least Favorite Resort: All-Star Sports Resort
(Why? "It's not as cool. There's no balcony -- there's nothing to look at like the animals at Animal Kingdom Lodge.") 

Allie's Top Five Favorite Attractions at the Magic Kingdom:
1. Space Mountain (Why? "I like outer space and it's a really cool roller coaster. It feels like you're going to hit your head!")
2. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Why? "Trains are cool. Plus, I like the sharp turn it makes.")
3. Peter Pan's Flight (Why? "I don't really know why. I guess it's because Peter Pan is my favorite Disney character as well as my favorite Disney movie.")
4. Jungle Cruise (Why? "To me it's kinda relaxing, especially the surroundings.")
5. The Enchanted Tiki Room (Why? "The birds and the songs are kinda cool.") 

Allie's Least Favorite Attractions at the Magic Kingdom:
- The Hall of Presidents (Why? "To me, there's no point to it. All you do is listen to the presidents and how they accomplished things.") -- now "Stitch's Great Escape!"
- The Haunted Mansion (Why? "Well, it's okay, but the ride gets stuck too much and you have to see the same thing over and over again until the ride gets fixed.")
- Shrunk Ned's Junior Jungle Boats (Why? "My boat wouldn't move. I turned it slowly and it didn't move. It was like the thing was broken just to get my money. I spent a lot of time on that thing and it wouldn't work. It would just turn around in circles.") 

Allie's Top Five Favorite Attractions at Epcot:
1. Test Track (Why? "It's a thrill ride, in a way, and I like the speed.")
2. Club Cool (Why? "Love the soda!") -- now "Club Cool"
3. The Seas with Nemo & Friends (Why? "Seeing the sea creatures calms me down for some reason."
4. Universe of Energy (Why? "I guess because of the dinosaurs. I'm really interested in them.")
5. Maelstrom (Why? "It has a waterfall that you can go down. You feel like you'll fall off the first waterfall, but then you go down another waterfall. Then you go to movie that's boring.") 

Allie's Least Favorite Attractions at Epcot:
- The Making of Me (Why? "It's just plain talk and it's so incredibly boring.")  

Allie's Top Five Favorite Attractions at Disney-MGM Studios:
1. Rock 'n' Roller Coaster (Why? "1. Because an Aerosmith song is playing through the whole ride. 2. It's fast and it's a thrill ride.")
2. Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular (Why? "I like Indiana Jones and there's a lot of action!")
3. Star Tours (Why? "I love Star Tours.")
4. The Great Movie Ride (Why? "It's cool plus it shows some of my favorite movies.")
5. Twilight Zone Tower of Terror (Why? "The drop, mostly.")

Allie's Least Favorite Attractions at Disney-MGM Studios:
- Magic of Disney Animation (Why? "It's boring because all it talks about is how it makes the films. Do you know how boring that is to a kid?")
- Playhouse Disney (Why? "It's for babies.")
- Sounds Dangerous (Why? "Too loud.")

Allie's Top Seven Favorite Attractions at Disney's Animal Kingdom:
1. Festival of the Lion King (Why? "I love the Lion King!")
2. The Boneyard (Why? "I like digging up the bones.")
3. Kilimanjaro Safaris (Why? "Because I find my inner peace looking at animals from Africa.")
4. Expedition Everest (Why? "It's just a really cool roller coaster.")
5. Kali River Rapids (Why? "You can cool down a bit if it's really hot!")
6. Dinosaur (Why? "Dinosaurs! It's kinda funny to see the look on people's faces when I don't get scared from the t-rex.") 

Allie's Top Five Favorite Attractions at Typhoon Lagoon:
1. Typhoon Lagoon Surf Pool (Why? " It's fun to (kinda) bodysurf.")
2. Shark Reef (Why? "Sharks are the oldest of dinosaurs.")
3. Castaway Creek (Why? "Relaxing.")
4. Gang Plank Falls (Why? "So I can ride with my family.")
5. Keelhaul Falls (Why? "It's fun.") 

Allie's Top Four Favorite Attractions at Blizzard Beach:
1. Ski Patrol Training Camp (Why? "It's fun because you get to jump on the icebergs.")
2. Melt Away Bay (Why? "Because the waves are cool.")
3. Toboggan Racers (Why? "You go down this big hill, then you go straight, then you go down again, and then you race.")
4. Snow Stormers (Why? "It was fun.") 

Allie's Top Five Favorite Attractions at DisneyQuest:
1. CyberSpace Mountain (Why? "You get to create your own roller coaster.")
2. Virtual Jungle Cruise (Why? "You go back into prehistoric times")
3. Buzz Lightyear's Astroblasters (Why? "Because now I know how to steer well.")
4. Midway on the Moon (Why? "Because of the cool games and you can win prizes.") 

Allie's Least Favorite Attractions at DisneyQuest:
- Aladdin's Magic Carpet Ride (Why? "The helmet kept falling off my head.")
- Mighty Ducks Pinball Slam (Why? "I can't move the pinball -- I don't weigh enough yet.")
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for Buccaneer Gold (Why" I always lose against the pirates.")
- Radio Disney SongMaker (Why? "It's just boring.")
- Ride the Comix (Why? "Because I never win.")
- Sid's Create-A-Toy (Why? "Whenever I want to make something I can't make it just the way I want it.") 

Allie's Favorite Places at Pleasure Island:
1. Adventurer's Club (Why? "It's fun! The big face that talks all the time is funny. They should call her Blabylonia instead of Babylonia.")
2. Comedy Warehouse (Why? "Because it's funny.") 

Allie's Favorite Restaurants at the Magic Kingdom:
1. Cinderella's Royal Table (Why? "They have good service and really good food. And you eat in a castle!")
2. Tony's Town Square (Why? "I like spaghetti.")
3. Liberty Tree Tavern (Why? "Because of the characters.")
4. Diamond Horseshoe Saloon Revue (Why? "I like the show.") 

Allie's Favorite Restaurants at Epcot:
1. Coral Reef (Why? "I love to eat beside the aquarium.")
2. The Garden Grill Restaurant (Why? "Because it spins around.")
3. Restaurant Marrakesh (Why? "They have a good show.") 

Allie's Favorite Restaurant at Disney-MGM Studios:
- Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant (Why? "You can watch movies!") 

Allie's Favorite Restaurants at Disney's Animal Kingdom:
1. Rainforest Cafe (Why? "I really like the decorations and the food.")
2. Restaurantosaurus (Why? "It has interesting food that tastes like McDonald's food!") 

Allie's Favorite Restaurants at Downtown Disney:
1. Rainforest Cafe (Why? "The animals and the atmosphere.")
2. Fulton's Crab House (Why? "It has really good food.") 

Allie's Favorite Restaurants at the Resorts:
1. Chef Mickey's (Why? "Mickey!!")
2. 1900 Park Fare (Why? "You might get to meet your favorite Disney character.")
3. Cape May Cafe (Why? "It has good food and they gave you taffy.") 

Allie is a co-author of PassPorter's Walt Disney World. She's a veteran visitor to Walt Disney World, and Dave's daughter. She has an extraordinary ability to remember her experiences at Walt Disney World. She shares her "A-OK!" ratings and "Allie's KidTips," "TweenTips," and "TeenTips" notes for attractions in the Touring the World chapter. 

If you'd like to send comments or questions to Allie, she'd love to hear from you. Write to her at allie (at) passporter.com
 

For more reviews of Walt Disney World from kids, see TheMouseForLess's Just For Kids section.

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