The not so magical, Magic Kingdom

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I really like this style of coverage merging the vlog content with retrospective comments. I look forward to the other parks in this series! I'm not much of a Disney guy, but have enjoyed my visits to Disneyland Paris. So hard to say how I'd find the Florida park. It's not high up on my list though.

Magic Kingdom is now just Kingdom

"Fake and disingenuous" is basically the definition of Disney as a company nowadays

16:41 You bring a unique perspective with you, and with it some very valid points. I think the biggest problem with Magic Kingdom is exactly what you mentioned. It’s barely changed over the years, the biggest changes being New Fantasyland and Tron. And as a result, other parks, including other Disney Parks, do what Magic Kingdom does a lot better. If you haven’t been, I highly recommend checking out Disneyland, it’s a completely different experience. They’ve got so much more crammed into the space that they have, and they have things like the Indiana Jones Adventure, Galaxy’s Edge and Runaway Railway. I look forward to seeing your videos about the other parks!

If you do want a good turkey leg I strongly suggest visiting Silver Dollar City. The big open grills are out there so you can watch them cook and the food is genuinely good, not a preheated leg with fake smoke flavor smeared over it, like certain parks I've visited.

lol I’m interested in hearing your review of the other 3 parks at Walt Disney World… the ones that don’t rely heavily on nostalgia and “look this ride was here when I was a kid, it was my favorite” from your parents

The edibles hit while I was riding Arial and then the rest of my night at magic kingdom was incredible. Absolutely loved the back row night ride I got on seven dwarfs where all four of us were working together to rock the car

Busch Gardens is only a 40 minute drive... 💁‍♂

Magic Kingdom relies on nostalgia. If you didn't go as a kid and/or if you didn't grow up dreaming of being there, it won't be great. But as someone who went every few years as a kid and ALWAYS looked forward to getting back, it will forever hold a special place in my heart. Genie Plus is a huge downgrade though. The old paper fastpass system will forever be the best system

Got the opportunity to march down Main Street USA a couple weeks ago with the parade, definitely puts the magic in magic kingdom

Fab vlog as always guys. I LOVE the MK, my partner can’t stand the place as it’s just too busy. We’ve tried all ways to make it less busy such as private events, extra magic hours, private tours etc and apart from that it’s always packed. Fun fact (or not) You never see adults in this park with a smile on their face while walking around. I do love it though and alway stay at The Contemporary just so I can walk to it. Magic Kingdom isn’t for everyone though, especially now as it’s always packed. Cheers again.

personally, I LOVED enchantment, saw it 9 times on my trip last year and man, that was something. goosebumbs and tears every time! I did watch the show dozens of times from home first and when I actually stood there, it felt so magical, perfect soundtrack, amazing fireworks. I just loved every bit of it.

I think by far it's biggest issue is simply how busy it is. It's a solid park and I'm nostalgic from being a kid and growing up in Orlando my entire life. But as locals, I can hardly tolerate the crowds nowadays. I dislike the digital nature of queuing nowadays too. Your entire day gets pre planned into "oh hey, it's 1:30" and it takes away the fun of exploring the park naturally. Face in your phone half the day. Oh, and tip, stay away from the official photographers. Best to just ask someone around you to take your photo. Those aren't even park employees usually and just sub-contracting company there to hustle for a commission and upsell you on stuff.

Thanks for the video! My coworkers and sister think I should go to Disneyworld since I've never been, but the ride wait times and the pressure to make it a perfect moment, have me convinced I'll be disillusioned as happened during your vacation. I may be wrong, however the cost of getting there, plus the Disney hotels and tickets to the different parks for my sister and I, would be at least $2,500 and we could go on a lot of smaller trips for that much.

The reason magic kingdom feels like a bad knock off is because, well, it is. I recently visited disneyland and wow, every single version of every duplicate attraction is better in some minor to significant way. Even California Adventure, which started off horrible when it opened, feels like a better, albeit a bit more sparse, version of hollywood studios. For a park that claims to be detail oriented, it is astonishing how many details are left out of the Florida version. The only thing you could make an argument for is that the food and dining is better in Disney World, and for the most part I'd agree with you.

I've had fond memories visiting Magic Kingdom the few times I had gone in my life, some of my favorite theme park attractions are there, and it has a few I wish and have yet to experience at least once, quality be damned. It's a historically significant park, for the industry, the Disney Company, and Florida... but Christ there is so much potential being squandered there, all for the sake of shoehorning Disney IPs. And merchandise sales.

Good video, Harry! I really enjoyed watching it! I’m in the same boat as you on many things. First, when I went to Magic Kingdom with my middle school chorus in 2009, I knew absolutely nothing about it. On that same note, it was cold when I went. Second, Disney parks feel pretty much the same. And third, I prefer thrills. That’s why I like Universal Studios, Busch Gardens, and SeaWorld more. Can’t wait to see more of these!

You're so funny! We moved to Tampa from Southern California in '63 and we were READY for WDW in '71. I've been back in CA for decades and trips to FL are rare. Seven Dwarves took FOREVER. And to finally ride it, we stayed on property to get the early opening perk. Only to find that there were other much more exclusive early Earlier openings so when we got to 7D's way before general public opening there was already a 90 minute queue. I was expecting to feel a LOT from these magically swinging ride cars. meh. And all that time for such a brief bit IN THE MINE?

Universal for the win