Finest & Worst Disney Parks within the World for 2025

Past Walt Disney World in Florida and Disneyland in California, there are theme parks in Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. This record ranks all 12, with execs & cons, rides, reveals, parades, fireworks, and extra to find out one of the best & worst Disney parks worldwide. (Up to date December 30, 2024.)

Every of the Disney resort complexes has a citadel park, however not all of those parks are of the identical high quality, and their second gates (and past) are all very completely different. The record is our try at objectivity in rating the parks, making an attempt to the best extent doable to remove private biases and pesky issues like nostalgia.

Just like the BCS and different energy rankings, nobody is sure to agree with these, regardless of them being very scientific and downright infallible. Joking apart, it’s solely doable that you just’ll respect varied sights, leisure, or the themed lands kind of than us, during which case your record would differ. As with something like this, your mileage might range.

Our newest replace to those rankings comes with some large openings and occasions this yr, together with the restoration of a lot of what’s been lacking within the final couple of years. The most recent large-scale addition is the Fantasy Springs at Tokyo DisneySea, which made that fan-favorite park even stronger…but additionally, weaker. (We’ll clarify beneath–it is smart.)

Nearer to residence, Tiana’s Bayou Journey debuted on each coasts, however that was this yr’s solely new trip. Previous to that, Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway debuted at Disneyland and TRON Lightcycle Run opened at Magic Kingdom. Over at EPCOT, rather a lot has been altering and “mission completed” was declared on the overhaul. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Moana’s Journey of Water, and Luminous: The Symphony of Us all debuted.

Nonetheless, that’s about it on new additions for a bit bit…

Whereas there are nonetheless stragglers from the final improvement cycle that aren’t fairly achieved–principally within the Walt Disney Studios Park–2025 is a time for transition for most Disney Parks across the globe. One building cycle has completed, and one other is starting.

Since issues essentially take time to construct, meaning no main new lands or sights in 2025. For that matter, little or no (exterior the aforementioned Parisian park) in 2026. The subsequent wave of additives received’t actually come on-line till 2027, and even then, the majority of the initiatives will wrap in 2028 by way of 2030.

Suffice to say, it’s going to be an fascinating few years for the Disney Parks Energy Rankings. Motion up and down the record will most likely be minimal, and extra pushed by leisure enhancements and the way negatively building and closures do (or don’t) influence the visitor expertise.

Within the meantime, listed here are our present Disney Parks Energy Rankings for 2025…

12. Walt Disney Studios Park

After enhancing because of the addition of the Ratatouille: the Journey trackless darkish trip a decade in the past, Walt Disney Studios Park is as soon as once more a park in transition. The massive recent-ish addition was Avengers Campus, which introduced a reskinned curler coaster, Spider-Man shooter recreation, and different additions much like the Marvel land in DCA. It wasn’t sufficient.

The excellent news is that extra is on the horizon! The newest announcement is a Lion King Land & Trip, which is able to open…ultimately. Earlier than that, company can be handled to an array of recent experiences on the park that what’s going to quickly be known as “Disney Journey World.” This consists of Journey Bay & Approach, the household attraction Raiponce Tangled Spin, Regal View Restaurant & Lounge, and the extremely anticipated World of Frozen land–all opening in 2026.

Earlier than all of that, Spring 2025 brings with it the remodeled entrance space to Walt Disney Studios Park (nonetheless its title for 2025), now known as World Premiere, which can pay homage to historic film theaters in Hollywood. Will this be sufficient to elevate Walt Disney Studios Park out of the proverbial gutter? In fact not.

Walt Disney Studios Park/Disney Journey World has a promising future, however it received’t be a theme park really worthy of the Disney title till 2026. For now, it’s far and away the worst entry on this record. Even then, it’s going to be robust to move DCA for #11.

11. Disney California Journey

Practically a decade since Disney pulled again the curtain on DCA 2.0, the much-maligned second gate at Disneyland Resort continues to enhance, albeit minus a cohesive “California” theme. This has been achieved slowly, with a two steps ahead, one step backwards sort of strategy.

The newest addition is Avengers Campus, which incorporates the previously-reimagined Guardians of the Galaxy – MISSION: Breakout and newcomer Internet Slingers: A Spider-Man Journey. Each are enjoyable additions, as is the land itself, which is filled with life because of the Marvel characters. There’s additionally San Fransokyo Sq., I suppose, however that’s actually extra a contemporary coat of paint on the meals court docket quite than something new.

The excellent news is that Disney California Journey has way more on the horizon earlier than 2030. DCA acquired maybe essentially the most love throughout D23, with bulletins of Pandora – World of Avatar, a number of new Marvel rides, and a Coco boat trip that sounds unbelievable. The unhealthy information is that none of this may open till Christmas 2027 on the absolute earliest, so we’re nonetheless just a few years away from DCA transferring up the record. May Disney Journey World move it within the meantime? Eh, presumably.

10. Shanghai Disneyland

Though there’s the query of whether or not anybody studying this could need to go to mainland China, that’s extra of a ‘procedural’ query and never germane to the query of the place the parks rank. Now we have but to return to Shanghai Disneyland because the border reopened earlier this yr, and don’t have any intentions of doing so anytime quickly.

The model of the park we final visited earlier than the world went sideways was good, however not nice. There’s a powerful risk that Zootopia will push it to greatness. Some followers have proclaimed that it’s already there–that Shanghai Disneyland is superior to all different parks. Conversely, critics have derided it as franchise-driven and cheesy. We disagree with each polarized stances, discovering Shanghai Disneyland to be essentially the most ‘full’ citadel park throughout its early years relative to debuts within the put up Euro Disney period of half-day parks. It’s nonetheless fairly far behind the decades-established citadel parks, although.

Amongst its “residence runs” are Treasure Cove (particularly its revolutionary Pirates of the Caribbean – Battle for the Sunken Treasure attraction), Camp Discovery, Tron Lightcycle Energy Run, and Peter Pan’s Flight. We additionally give it factors for Enchanted Storybook Citadel, which is extra spectacular in individual than its divisive design appears in idea artwork and photographs. Zootopia Land appears prefer it’s additionally a house run.

9. EPCOT

The EPCOT overhaul is lastly completed, I suppose. The development partitions are down, and World Celebration and CommuniCore Corridor have opened. Underwhelming as each may be–lateral strikes at the best possible after ~5 years of building–they’re higher than partitions and a dust pit.

Fortuitously, there have been a number of worthwhile substantive additions. World Showcase is essentially trying good, and the debut of Remy’s Ratatouille Journey helped that space develop into extra well-rounded. Within the former Future World, Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind moved the needle considerably, and is among the greatest rides at Walt Disney World. Moana’s Journey of Water additionally helped spherical out the lineup.

Even so, extra substantive additions and upgrades are wanted within the Future World pavilions. Play Pavilion has been deserted, Spaceship Earth’s overdue reimagining was shelved, and a much-needed redo of Journey into Creativeness has been rumored for the final decade. EPCOT actually wants extra additions and precise enhancements on the entrance of the park. Its overhaul shouldn’t be over.

With that stated, EPCOT nonetheless has rather a lot to supply. World Showcase remains to be attractive and provides a few of Disney’s greatest ambiance, anyplace. Spaceship Earth stays an awe-inspiring icon and fairly good attraction. Some Future World pavilions stay stable. It’s simply unlucky that half of the “overhaul” didn’t find yourself materializing or altering a lot.

8. Animal Kingdom

A powerful argument might be made that Disney’s Animal Kingdom is one of the best theme park in Florida. If you emphasize the theme in theme park, we’d rank it #1 of Walt Disney World’s parks. That’s excessive reward, and sentiment that appears shared by the final park-going public given Animal Kingdom’s hovering attendance.

The issue for us, and one not resolved by the beautiful Pandora: World of Avatar, is that there’s a number of type, however nonetheless not sufficient substance. Certain, the park is gorgeous and the purest instance of unblemished (or near it) theme at Walt Disney World. However, folks go to theme parks anticipating rides, not simply themed design. That is true for us, too. Whereas we love Animal Kingdom, we’ve discovered that we love the concept of it greater than the park itself, and really go to it lower than another park at Walt Disney World.

Whereas the zoological displays, walk-throughs, and even leisure are great, Animal Kingdom might use extra on the ‘conventional attraction’ finish of the spectrum. Expedition Everest was a begin and Pandora furthered this, however that’s nonetheless solely 3 excessive profile rides because the park opened. Animal Kingdom might nonetheless use a family-friendly darkish trip (or two…or three).

Tropical Americas will assist significantly, with the brand new Encanto trip plus reimagining of Dinosaur into Indiana Jones Journey. In our view, that’s begin–however simply that, a begin. The fact is that Animal Kingdom is the park at Walt Disney World the furthest faraway from its final large additions, and it’s been overdue for extra new rides for the final a number of years. It’s gradual descent down these rankings displays that.

7. Disney’s Hollywood Studios

Disney Hollywood Studios has seen its inventory soar in the previous couple of years, going from #11 on this record to #6. Its newest positive factors come from Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway and the reimagined Fantasmic. The upper rating additionally displays different enhancements within the final couple of years, together with the opening of Toy Story Land, and different placemaking enhancements.

Crucial addition stays Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and its mega E-Ticket Rise of the Resistance, which lives as much as each little bit of the hype and is tied for the #1 attraction (out of 91!) at Walt Disney World. Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run can be a powerful addition, however not practically that good.

Nonetheless, as an entire DHS is well Walt Disney World’s most irritating park. The highest-heavy lineup coupled with a surplus of reveals makes crowds and wait occasions insufferable at occasions. This park might actually use one other darkish trip or two–or no less than reimagined variations of its long-running stage reveals that will be extra fashionable with company.

It’ll begin to get that in 2025 with the brand new Villians Unfairly Ever After and reimagined Little Mermaid stage present. In just a few years, Disney’s Hollywood Studios will even add a Monstropolis mini-land.

6. Hong Kong Disneyland

Hong Kong Disneyland catapulted up this record following its big enlargement consisting of Toy Story Land, Grizzly Gulch, and Mystic Level. That enlargement included Mystic Manor and Massive Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Vehicles, that are two of the highest 15 sights on this planet.

Not a lot modified for an additional 5 years, however Hong Kong Disneyland now emerges from one other mostly-finished enlargement cycle. The 2 new Marvel rides have additionally confirmed to be a nice shock, even when the E-Ticket remains to be years away. The brand new Arendelle: the World of Frozen land is now open, and much exceeds expectations. Don’t take it with no consideration as merely a clone of the EPCOT attraction plus a kiddie coaster.

The citadel has additionally grown in dimension and scale, which was a controversial change however one which clearly establishes Hong Kong Disneyland as a park with its personal id, and never only a lesser-Disneyland clone. Smaller, much less splashy additions have been remodeled the previous couple of years, to the purpose that Hong Kong Disneyland now punches above its weight and is a worthy citadel park.

Don’t sleep on Hong Kong Disneyland if you happen to go to Asia. It’s a nice shock and certainly one of our favourite locations to spend time, even when its trip roster or themed design nonetheless places it–on paper, no less than–a rung beneath the “large” citadel parks. You received’t remorse visiting, and HKDL may simply steal your coronary heart, prefer it did ours. That’s why Hong Kong Disneyland is our Disney Vacation spot of 2025, and arguably deserving of a spot within the high 5.

5. Magic Kingdom

Once more, nostalgia comes into play. My opinion of Magic Kingdom will almost certainly all the time be coloured by recollections of my youth–this stays my “residence” citadel park. Sitting right here evaluating the park on-line, I can take a look at it with a vital eye, however in individual all of that melts away as I really feel like a child once more when strolling down Principal Road.

It’s additionally been couple of years for Magic Kingdom. Fortunately Ever After made its triumphant return and TRON Lightcycle Run is a wonderful addition. Tiana’s Bayou Journey additionally opened. As issues stand getting into 2025, Magic Kingdom nonetheless has a toehold on the #5 spot. Nonetheless, that might change as there are rising pains on the horizon.

Walt Disney World introduced two all-new Vehicles sights in a reimagined space of Frontierland and Villains Land enlargement at Magic Kingdom, basically behind Vehicles Land, and between/behind Massive Thunder and Haunted Mansion. These are probably pluses from a trip roster perspective within the long-term as soon as they debut between 2028 and 2030.

To get there, the Rivers of America can be crammed in, that means that Tom Sawyer Island and the Liberty Sq. Riverboat will completely shut. That has a number of followers upset, fearful about the way it’ll negatively influence the environment of Magic Kingdom. Even when it does handle to be a internet constructive long-term, it’s nonetheless going to be a tough few years of building partitions.

On high of that, New Fantasyland is not-so-new, Tomorrowland is sarcastically essentially the most dated and drained land, and a number of other sights are lengthy overdue for updates. Nonetheless, Magic Kingdom has essentially the most well-rounded attraction lineup of any park at Walt Disney World. It’s additionally residence to loads of fan-favorites like Nation Bear Musical Jamboree, Corridor of Presidents, Carousel of Progress, and the Peoplemover. Oh, and it’s getting a brand new night time parade, Disney Starlight Dream the Night time Away, in 2025. In order that’s a near-term win, on the very least!

With all of that stated, Magic Kingdom has a sure magnificence, grandiosity, and sentimentality. This sense of escape and suspension of disbelief makes it actually interesting. Go from Adventureland to Frontierland to Fantasyland, and also you stay immersed in every of those environments. Nonetheless, because the crown jewel park at Disney’s largest and hottest resort complicated on this planet, Magic Kingdom deserves higher. Plan your go to with our complete Walt Disney World Trip Planning Information.

4. Disneyland Paris

Disneyland Paris has admirably used the momentum of its unbelievable thirtieth Anniversary into success because of drones and seasonal leisure. The park has perfected drone reveals over the citadel, refurbishments have rides and Sleeping Magnificence Citadel trying splendid, and Disneyland Paris has introduced again fan-favorite traditional reveals and parades, and can debut the brand new “Disney Tales of Magic” nighttime spectacular in early 2025.

Even earlier than this, Disneyland Paris was getting again on monitor with main refurbishments to key sights. This has included intensive reimaginings of Pirates of the Caribbean and Phantom Manor, the latter of which is France’s distinctive tackle Haunted Mansion. Disneyland Paris nonetheless has room for enchancment (a lot of it on the operational entrance), however Disneyland Paris appears higher than we’ve ever seen it.

That is coupled with the always-exceptional design work at Disneyland Paris make it one of many high parks on this planet. That is notably true for individuals who favor parks as themed areas, quite than collections of sights. On the trip entrance, Disneyland Paris remains to be a step or two behind the opposite citadel parks, however it compensates for this with so many superb areas and complex particulars. Oh, and it has one of the best Disney citadel on this planet. It may be a irritating place to go to, but additionally extremely enchanting. Plan your go to with our complete Disneyland Paris Trip Planning Information.

3. Disneyland

Disneyland takes the #3 slot, and comes inside hanging distance of #2. As soon as the Disneyland seventieth Anniversary Celebration begins in Might 2025, with the return of Paint the Night time Parade and Wondrous Journeys Fireworks, plus the debut of Walt Disney – A Magical Life, we imagine it’d sneak into that second slot. However till then, the sunshine leisure lineup units it again.

Then there’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and the debut of its flagship attraction, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. Each the land and the trip are among the many absolute best on this planet. Galaxy’s Edge is beautifully-done, immersive, transportive, and represents the evolution of themed lands. Disneyland doesn’t rating fairly as many factors right here as maybe it ought to, as the brand new Star Wars Land feels remoted and eliminated for the remainder of the park–additionally like a park inside the park–quite than a coherent house that congeals with the better entire.

Nonetheless, this separation has one large upside, and that’s the preservation of the attraction and intimacy of Walt Disney’s authentic magic kingdom. The ‘conventional’ aspect of the park nonetheless oozes whimsy, magnificence, and heat. Furthermore, Disneyland has a number of the greatest themed areas on this planet, with the Rivers of America, New Orleans Sq., Frontierland, Adventureland, and Principal Road all being extremely inviting.

Equally as essential, it has an unimaginable slate of sights, starting from intimate Fantasyland darkish rides like Mr. Toad’s Wild Trip and Alice in Wonderland to blockbuster E-Tickets like Indiana Jones Journey and Hyperspace Mountain. Disneyland is extremely attraction-dense, with nice variations of the classics, plus a stable slate of leisure. Plan your go to with our complete Disneyland Trip Planning Information.

2. Tokyo Disneyland

Tokyo Disneyland’s $750 million enlargement has debuted, and the brand new Fantasyland, Toontown, and Tomorrowland additions have introduced rather a lot to the desk. They remodeled a number of lifeless house into partaking themed areas, which has been an enormous initiative for Tokyo Disneyland.

Leisure is slowly returning, venues are reopening, and cuts are being restored. It’s to the purpose the place, exterior of scaled-back seasonal occasions, Tokyo Disneyland feels fairly near what it was like in 2019. The park lately debuted the brand new “Attain for the Stars” nighttime spectacular, which is okay. It’s additionally introduced again the Nation Bears seasonal reveals and different celebrations, which is a a lot larger deal.

Tokyo Disneyland’s attraction roster nonetheless provides the best hits of the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland, with one of the best model of quite a few iconic Disney rides. Along with a formidable lineup of classics, Tokyo Disneyland additionally has a number of headliners of its personal in Pooh’s Hunny Hunt, Monsters Inc. Trip and Go Search, and Enchanted Story of Magnificence and the Beast.

It now not seems like a ‘clone park’ as so lots of its present lands have been overhauled, and that’ll be much more true in a pair years when the all-new Area Mountain and revamped Tomorrowland debuts. For now, that a part of the park is a multitude of building partitions–to not the purpose to harm its rating, however sufficient to touch upon.

Nonetheless, it’s not the trip roster that places Tokyo Disneyland close to the highest. The leisure is superb, with an everyday lineup of nice seasonal choices, plus the brand new Concord in Coloration daytime parade and Dreamlights, Disney’s greatest night time parade. Past that, Tokyo Disneyland’s upkeep, consideration to element, present high quality, eating, and Solid Members are all unsurpassed. Plan your go to with our complete Tokyo Disneyland Trip Planning Information.

1. Tokyo DisneySea

Even after the debut of Fantasy Springs, there’s in some way nonetheless official debate about whether or not Tokyo DisneySea is deserving of the highest spot. You possibly can learn Why Disney’s #1 Park is Getting 1-Star Critiques for a full dialogue of why, however suffice to say, the park is an operational mess proper now.

For one factor, it’s possible you’ll not even be capable of get into Fantasy Springs attributable to its restricted entry. So it’s tough to take this new land and its wonderful sights under consideration when evaluating the park due to the way it’s “walled off” from many–maybe most–company every day. For an additional, a number of different leisure remains to be lacking. We wouldn’t go so far as to say Tokyo DisneySea seems like a shadow of its former self, however it has been noticeably downgraded.

As in comparison with what it as soon as was in 2019 or earlier, Tokyo DisneySea has misplaced its luster. Nonetheless, it was one of the best Disney theme park by a large margin earlier than, and retains that standing, albeit with a a lot narrower lead over its subsequent door neighbor and even Disneyland in California. The very fact of the matter is that, even acknowledging its points and ignoring Fantasy Springs, if we might solely go to or advocate one theme park on this planet, Tokyo DisneySea would nonetheless be it.

I’ve already devoted a complete article to the High 10 Causes Tokyo DisneySea is Disney’s Finest Park, so I’ll simply defer to that for what else makes this park so unbelievably particular. Tokyo DisneySea remains to be Disney’s greatest theme park on this planet, even the present model of the park. That’s the underside line, and why it’d be disingenuous to let one of many Disneylands sneak into the highest spot over it simply because I’m pissed off by Fantasy Springs.

Oh, and if you happen to do get into Fantasy Springs, and have an opportunity to expertise one (or a number of!) of its new sights, the excellence of Tokyo DisneySea turns into extra pronounced, as does its lead over #2 Tokyo Disneyland. This over $2 billion addition consisting of Peter Pan, Frozen, and Tangled areas is the largest funds enlargement of any present Disney theme park ever and completely lives as much as the hype. There’s a purpose why Anna & Elsa’s Frozen Journey makes Sarah & Tom’s Checklist of the High 15 Disney Points of interest within the World, and Peter Pan’s By no means Land Journey nearly does!

Hope you loved this new version of the Disney Parks Energy Rankings. Remember the fact that this record is all in good enjoyable. Like sports activities followers, most Disney followers have sturdy allegiances in the direction of their residence park and take offense once they really feel it’s slighted. Keep in mind that that is one random dude’s opinion on the web. On the finish of the day, it doesn’t influence your enjoyment of your “favourite” park if I rank it at quantity 8, nor does my opinion matter (in any respect) within the grand scheme of issues.

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