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You are here: Home / Walt Disney World / Tips for Keeping the Magic Alive with Teens in Disney’s Magic Kingdom
The best Magic Kingdom rides for bigger kids are ll the "mountains".
Looking for ways to have fun with teenagers? The rides at Magic Kingdom are sure to impress! Photo Credit: Kimberly Tate / Active TravelingMom

Tips for Keeping the Magic Alive with Teens in Disney’s Magic Kingdom

May 15, 2017 //  by Breeze Leonard//  5 Comments

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  • Conquering Magic Kingdom with Teens
  • 5 Best Magic Kingdom Rides For Bigger Kids 
  • Is Your Collection Complete? Join our Disney Photo Scavenger Hunt.
  • Magic Kingdom Photo Scavenger Hunt

Need help keeping your teen/tween involved at Walt Disney World? We’ve got a few tips for the best Magic Kingdom Rides for bigger kids. Plus, download our free photo scavenger hunt directly to your phone and have fun trying to collect all of these memorable selfie moments together.

Looking for ways to have fun with teenagers? The rides at Magic Kingdom are sure to impress! Photo Credit: Kimberly Tate / Active TravelingMom

Conquering Magic Kingdom with Teens

The great thing about Disney parks are that they can be enjoyed by a wide variety of ages; toddlers to grandparents. However, it’s probably safe to say that what puts a grin on your toddlers face might not have the same reaction with your tween or teen. But go ahead and let’s conquer Magic Kingdom as Traveling Moms are here with the best Magic Kingdom rides for bigger kids.

Splash Mountain is one of the best Magic Kingdom rides for bigger kids.
Enjoy Splash Mountain with your bigger kids at Magic Kingdom. This is one thrilling ride! Photo Credit: Kimberly Tate / Active TravelingMom

Really! No eye rolling, please. There are still plenty of things for this older age group to enjoy in Magic Kingdom park including rides and iconic photo spots to snap and share with their friends.

If you’re heading into the park with your teen/tween, challenge your family (especially the older kids) to see who can stomach the most thrilling rides out of the list below. Then download the free photo scavenger hunt and let the selfie sessions begin!

Download this free scavenger hunt to your phone. Enjoy checking items off this list with your tween/teen

5 Best Magic Kingdom Rides For Bigger Kids 

Each Disney park has a wide variety of different level thrill rides. While most of the rides are meant for all ages, some may be too frightening for your toddler (or Mom…) but may be perfect for your tween/teen.

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    Our favorite rides including the best magic kingdom rides for bigger kids
    Our favorite rides for bigger kids at Magic Kingdom. Photo Credit: Kimberly Tate / Active TravelingMom

    In order to determine which rides in the Magic Kingdom were the most thrilling, we took a group of TravelingMoms and headed into the park to test them out first hand. These were the five that stood out ahead of the rest in terms of adventure.

    How many of these rides are you and your teen brave enough to tackle?

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    Some of the best rides at Disney World can be found at Magic Kingdom
    Spend a fun day in Magic Kingdom with your tweens/teens, riding rides and completing a scavenger hunt! Photo Credit: Kimberly Tate / Active TravelingMom

    Top 5 Rides for Teens at Magic Kingdom park

    1. Splash Mountain
    2. Space Mountain
    3. Big Thunder Mountain
    4. Pirates of the Caribbean
    5. Haunted Mansion

    See which three rides TravelingDads shares are best for teens! If you’re wondering just how thrilling these rides are, we found our most ride fearful TMOM and put her to the test. See how she held up during this live Facebook video. 

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    Is Your Collection Complete? Join our Disney Photo Scavenger Hunt.

    If your tween/teen is anything like some of ours, spending any time without their phone in hand is almost unheard of. So why not put their phone’s camera to good use collecting photo memories in the parks?

    Using our phone and our downloaded scavenger hunt to find all the items on the list.
    This scavenger hunt was created for Tweens/teens, however, our group of TravelingMoms has a great time completing this challenge! Photo Credit: Kimberly Tate / Active TravelingMom

    As you may already know, Disney is full of iconic photo moments. Some of them are more obvious, like wearing Mickey ears, and some of them may be a little more challenging. Some you might have never even thought of before or knew existed!

    Disney World is a great place to take and share many iconic photos.
    Disney is full of iconic photo moments. As we explored Magic Kingdom we found many photo opportunities. Photo Credit: Kimberly Tate / Active TravelingMomz

    Since TravelingMoms spend an almost unheard of amount of time in Disney parks, we put our heads together to create a complete list of the most iconic photos we’ve ever taken.

    Magic Kingdom Photo Scavenger Hunt

    Ready to put yourself to the test? This photo scavenger list can easily be downloaded onto your phone for quick, paper-free access or printed out for a crowd. Check them off as you go and see how many you can collect!

    Enjoy this phone scavenger hunt that can easily be downloaded as to your phone
    Photo Credit: Kimberly Tate / Active TravelingMom

     

    Use this fun scavenger while exploring Magic Kingdom with your tween/teen
    Photo Credit: Kimberly Tate / Active TravelingMom

    If you’re heading to the Disney parks with your tween/teens, we’d love to hear about it. Leave us a comment saying what one thing your tween/teen loves most about Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Park. Do you enjoy it too?

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    5 Comments on “Tips for Keeping the Magic Alive with Teens in Disney’s Magic Kingdom”

    1. Anonymous says:
      August 8, 2018 at 12:47 pm

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    2. Lindy says:
      June 11, 2018 at 8:42 am

      Do you happen to have lists for the other parks? Thanks!

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    3. Anonymous says:
      October 15, 2017 at 3:17 pm

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    4. Breeze Leonard, Bonding TravelingMom says:
      May 20, 2017 at 10:13 am

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    5. Leslie Harvey, Frequent Flyer TravelingMom says:
      May 19, 2017 at 2:10 am

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