Designing the Ultimate Orlando Theme Park

Kevin Baxter, who's apparently spending his time away from the site brushing up his creative writing skills, asks the Theme Park Insiders to build their ultimate Orlando theme park. Do it, or else face the wrath of Clarence Thomas!

From the Orlando Spintinel:

"The Supreme Court, feeling it has lost favor with the American public after the debacle that was the 2000 Presidential election, has handed down yet another controversial decision. The Court has declared competition in Florida to be un-Constitutional.

"To ensure that they will never have to mediate another election, the Court has mandated that all candidates must compete in a two-out-of-three match of Rock/Paper/Scissors. When asked whether R/P/S wasn't also a competition, Justice William Rehnquist explained, 'Shut up!'"

Later in the story...

"This competition-free Florida will greatly affect Orlando, the most visited city in America. No longer will tourists have seven theme parks to choose from. Instead, the affected companies - Disney, Universal and Busch - must choose 25 attractions from their rosters and combine them into one giant uncompetitive park. Busch's other central Florida park, Busch Gardens in Tampa, is considered far enough away to not be competitive.

"Work started almost immediately on the new park with Michael Eisner, CEO of Disney, taking charge. After an hour of heated negotiations, Mr. Eisner was locked out of the meeting room after demanding all four of Disney's Dumbo clones be included in the new park.

"After threatening to sue the Supreme Court for $10 million - or as Eisner put it, 'my hourly rate' - the Court added an amendment to the decision putting the task to registered voters instead.

"Palm Beach County immediately filed a lawsuit, which was promptly ignored by the Court. When asked whether this shouldn't be considered competition also, Justice Clarence Thomas whipped out a pistol, which signaled the end of the press conference. As usual."

I was able to get a listing of the new requirements for the competition-free park. They are as follows:

10 RIDES - Any ride that features some sort of motion to the vehicle where you sit - Examples: Peter Pan's Flight, Earthquake, Journey to Atlantis

5 LIVE SHOWS - These are shows that feature mostly human actors, animal actors or actors in costumes - Examples: Beauty and the Beast, Shamu Adventure, The Eighth Voyage of Sindbad

5 SPECIAL SHOWS OR WALKTHROUGHS - These mostly involve film, puppets, robots, special effects and the like or are exhibits of some sort - Examples: Twister, MuppetVision, Penguin Encounter

3 KIDDIE RIDES OR SHOWS - These would be any ride or show actually geared more to a younger audience - Examples: A Day in the Park with Barney, Playhouse Disney, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

2 KIDDIE PLAY AREAS - These are specific play areas for kids and not just lands where kiddie attractions are, like Fantasyland or Woody Woodpecker's KidZone - Examples: Fievel's Playland, Jurassic Park Discovery Center, Shamu's Happy Harbor

3 RESTAURANTS - These can be any restaurant as long as it is INSIDE a theme park, so Rainforest Cafe and the restaurants in Downtown Disney and CityWalk don't count - Examples: Enchanted Oak Tavern, Bimini Bay Cafe, Tony's Town Square

So get to work! And PLEASE don't comment just to comment. If you have a comment to make, make it a short one FOLLOWED by your list. Let's have fun!

Make any comments you want at the start of your thread, like I am, then put the list at the end. One post per person PLEASE! Hopefully this will be popular enough to delete all non-listers. Here goes mine:

RIDES
1 Spider-Man
2 Men in Black
3 Incredible Hulk
4 Dueling Dragons (considered one ride)
5 Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges
6 Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls
7 Jaws
8 Kraken
9 Kilimanjaro Safaris
10 Tower of Terror

LIVE SHOWS
1 Clyde & Seamore Take Pirate Island
2 Fantasmic
3 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
4 Hunchback of Notre Dame
5 Festival of the Lion King

SPECIAL SHOWS OR WALKTHROUGHS
1 Maharajah Jungle Trek
2 ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter
3 Voyage of the Little Mermaid
4 American Adventure
5 T2:3-D

KIDDIE RIDES OR SHOWS
1 One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
2 Cat in the Hat (so I love Dr Seuss... sue me!)
3 Buzz Lightyear

KIDDIE PLAY AREAS
1 Curious George Goes to Town
2 Camp Jurassic

RESTAURANTS
1 50s PrimeTime Cafe
2 Brown Derby
3 Les Chefs de France

Great article, Kevin. I like to see people who aren't afraid to hold a grudge!

But there are too many live shows and not enough stuff for kids with this break-down. So I've swapped one out to improve the balance. Selections are in alphabetical order.

(Of course, I am looking forward to Kevin's upcoming thread where California finally declares its independence from the Republican States of America, and decides to design its own "Ultimate Theme Park," so that the good people of California no longer need to spend their money to visit the Bush-controlled state of Florida.)

RIDES
The Great Movie Ride (on here for balance as the best available non-thrill ride. I'd pick Pirates of the Caribbean instead if I could have the Anaheim original.)
Haunted Mansion
Incredible Hulk
Kilimanjaro Safaris
Kraken
Men in Black
Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges
Spider-Man
Splash Mountain
Tower of Terror

LIVE SHOWS
Clyde & Seamore Take Pirate Island
Fantasmic
Festival of the Lion King
Shamu
(Deleting one live show to get an extra kids' ride)

SPECIAL SHOWS OR WALKTHROUGHS
A Day in the Park with Barney
American Adventure
Impressions de France
The Magic of Disney Animation
T2:3-D

KIDDIE RIDES OR SHOWS
Buzz Lightyear
Cat in the Hat
It's a Small World
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

KIDDIE PLAY AREAS
Barney's Backyard
Camp Jurassic

RESTAURANTS
Flame Tree Barbecue (need a counter service option)
Mythos
Teppanyaki Dining Room

I have a question for Robert and Kevin. One, the orginal theme parks will still be there right? They aren't going to remove them from Flordia. Two, What would be the point i mean you aren't going to get to do all the rides so just go to the theme parks and do them all. Three, How much is this going to cost each of the three themeparks to built. Fouth, When will it be finished and when will it start. Fifth, Why does Flordia care if the themeparks compete i mean it benefits them in taxes when more people use their rent-a-cars and all that. Sixth, How do you guys feel about this.
Thank you, and please answer nicely, don't put me down.
P.S.
Personally I think it is stupid and will just cost the three theme parks money to a useless idea that will (I think) go bankrupt.

So that Kevin and Robert don't catch you here, my friend, this is a joke! It's just Kevin's creative way of asking what rides from parks in the Orlando area would make your ideal perfect theme park--that's all...

... alright, this was a tough chore and I actually couldn't think of a fifth live action show I'd like to see, so I added a sixth special show to the list... here goes...

10 RIDES
Amazing Adventures of Spiderman
Big Thunder Mountain
Haunted Mansion
Incredible Hulk Rollercoaster
Journey Into Imagination: Figment's Revenge ;-)
Kilimanjaro Safaris
Men In Black: Alien Attack
Space Mountain
Test Track
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

5 SPECIAL SHOWS
American Adventure
Carousel of Progress
Cranium Command (Wonders of Life/Epcot)
Terminator 2: 3D
Twister
ADDED: Magic of Disney Animation

5 (4) LIVE SHOWS
Blast 2: Shockwave (World Showcase)
Eighth Voyage of Sinbad
Fantasmic!
Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular

3 KIDDIE ATTRACT.
Cat In The Hat
Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh
Peter Pan's Flight

2 KIDDIE PLAYZONES
Camp Jurassic
Curious George Goes To Town

3 RESTAURANTS
Cantina de San Angel (Mexico/World Showcase)
Louie's Italian Restaurant (Universal)
Pinocchio Village Haus

Can we bump up to five restaurants? (I know it's three meals a day, but I want to spread out the "crowds" a little bit. I hate not being able to find a seat!)

If so, I'll add...

Les Chefs de France
Circus McGurkus

...to my list. And in case anyone wonders, I intentionally picked two counter service restaurants, to maintain a balance with the three other sit-downs. I'm not always in the mood (or budget) for a table-service meal.

Brill idea you got there!
If only it could become reality.....

okay here goes
ten rides
1.hulk
2.gwazi (also considered one)
3.spiderman
4.kraken
5.ripsaw falls
6.popeye
7.montu
8.journey to atlantis
9.Tower of Terror
10.dueling dragons

five live shows
1.sinbad
2.clyde and seamore
3.future corps
4.fantasmic
5.sounds of steel

special shows
1.the old poseidons fury
2.t2
3.american adventure
4.terrors from the deep
5.edge of africa

kids rides
1.one fish two fish dead fish blue fish
2.the flying unicorn
3.carosuessal

kids areas.
1.camp jurrasic
2.land of dragons

restaurants
1. smokehouse bar-b-q
2. the enchanted oak
3.the norway buffet

This is a great idea, so here goes:

Rides:
1. Spiderman
2. Dueling Dragons
3. Ripshaw Falls
4. Tower of Terror
5. Splash Mountain
6. Hulk
7. Test Track
8. Bluto's Bilge Rafts
9. Kilamanjaro Safari
10. Hopefully Space

Shows:
1. Festival of the Lion King
2. Tarzan Rocks
3. The Little Mermaid
4. Shamu
5. The old Lake Spectacular from USF

Special Shows:
1. Illuminations
2. T2
3. It's tough to be a Bug
4. American Adventure
5. Poseiden's Fury

Kiddie Rides:
1. Peter Pan
2. Cat in the Hat
3. Buzz Lightyear

Play Areas:
1. Camp Jurassic
2. Curious George

Restaurants:
1. Chefs de France
2. 50's Prime time Cafe
3. El Pirata y el Perico

Rides:

Splash Mountain
Spiderman
Popeye
Back To The Future
MIB
Great Movie Ride
Tower Of Terror
Horizons(back from the dead)
Haunted Mansion
Countdown To Extiction(orignal)

Shows:
(mixture of live ad special)

1.T2
2.Illuminations
3.Impressions de France
4.Twister
5.Old Poseidon's Fury
6.Muppet Vision 3d
7. Festival of Lion King
8.Fantasmic
9.Time Machine
10. Magic Of Disney Animation

Kiddie Rides:

Its a Small World
Cat in the Hat
Buzz Lightyear

Play Area:

Curious George
Camp Jurrasic Park

Table Service Restaurants:
1.Mythos
2.Cinderrelas Castle
3.Finnegans

Bars:
1.Rose And Crown
2.Tavern Oaks
3.Finnegans

Quick Servive Restaraunts:
1. Outside Mexican
2. Outside Morrican
3. Harbor House

Snacks:
1. French Bakery
2. Cafe on Mainstreet
3. Pharmacy

I thought of doing five restaurants, but the numbers were getting too numerous! But since my #4 and #5 are both IOA restaurants - and I am on record as saying I think Universal is the most consistent with its food quality - I say people can do five if they want. BUT counters, cafeterias and buffets all count.

Also, Will... BGT attractions aren't being allowed. This is an Orlando only park. So if you read this in time, click on yours in the Edit Your Messages box and fix the few BGT things you got. Okay?

Restaurants
4 Mythos
5 Enchanted Oak Tavern
(How I would love to have the Green Eggs and Ham counter here also, maybe less for the food and more for just the look of it!)

OK I need special permission to Import rides from Busch Gardens.

1.Spiderman
2.Montu
3.Incredible Hulk
4.Popeye Barges
5.Kraken
6.Tower of terror
7.Journey to Atlantis
8.Khumba
9.Gwazi
10. Duelling Dragons.

Shows
1.Fantasmic
2.USF stunttacular
3.Disney MK Light parade
4.Animal Planet live
5.Sinbad
6.Indiana Jones

Food

Anything from IOA

Other rides

1. T2
2. Muppetvision!!!
3. Hanna Barbera(or a modern equivalent)

For Kids

OK I havent got Kids but Zeuss Landing looks like fun
and the Kids area at USF which I dont recall the name of.

Finally I would have a huge display of dancing fountains in the Lake similar to the Las Vegas Bellagio show.

Great Thread, Kevin!

RIDES:
1. Spiderman
2. Splash Mountain
3. Popeyes Barges
4. The Hulk
5. Duelling Dragons
6. Back to the Future
7. Tower of Terror
8. Haunted Mansion
9. Kilimanjaro Safaris
10. Jurrasic Park River Adventure

Shows/walk throughs:
1. Festival of the Lion King
2. Fantasmic!
3. Illuminations
4. Shamu Adventure
5. MK Light Parade
6. Poisedons Fury: Escape from the lost city.
7. Tough to be a bug
8. Twister
9. Who wants to be a millionaire?
10. T2 - 3.D

Kid rides:
1. Peter Pans Flight
2. Cat in the Hat
3. Buzz Space Ranger Spin

Kid Play areas:
1. Camp Jurrasic
2. Barneys Backyard

Restaruants:
1. MYTHOS!
2. Blue Lagoon
3. San Angel Inn
4. Les Chefs De France
5. Brown Derby

Okay, I will give this space to itself because people are missing it... NO BUSCH GARDENS STUFF! Thanks! ;-) (Not to insult BG, but many people who go to Orlando don't head out to BG, so I wanted it to be Orlando only out of fairness.)

OOPS sorry Kevin missed the bit about no Busch Gardens.
However you cant have the ultimate park without the ultimate rides!!!!

10 RIDES
-Storm Force
-The Hulk
-Dueling Dragons
-Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
-Tower of Terror
-Kraken
-Star Tours
-Kongfrontation
-Jurassic Park
-Journey To Atlantis
5 SPECIAL SHOWS
-Poseidon's Fury
-Lucy:A Tribute
-Backlot Tour
-MuppetVision
-Terrors of The Deep

5 (4) LIVE SHOWS
-Voyage of The Little Mermaid
-Beauty & The Beast
-Wild Wild Wild West Stunt Show

3 KIDDIE ATTRACT.
-1 fish,2 fish,red fish,blue fish
-Caro-Seuss-Al
-Hanna-Barbera
2 KIDDIE PLAYZONES
-Woody Woodpecker's KidZone
-Fievel's Playland

3 RESTAURANTS
-Mel's Diner
-Liberty Square Tavern
-Richter Burger

Having not been to Sea World in over a decade, you will all have to excuse me on this one.

Ten Rides:

1.Spider-Man
2.Dueling Dragons
3.Rock-N-Rollercoaster (I'm sorry, I love this ride)
4.Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges
5.Men In Black
6.Incredible Hulk
7.Great Movie Ride (I'm a sentimental softie.)
8.Spaceship Earth (It's a classic)
9.Tower of Terror
10.Splash Mountain

Live Shows:

1.Fantasmic
2.Fantasmic (I didn't stutter, I just think it's that good.)
3.Who Wants to be a Millionare
4.Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular
5.Bill & Ted's Halloween Special (Halloween Horror Nights)

Special Shows:

1.Terminator 2: 3-D
2.ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter
3.Twister
4.The Magic of Disney Animation
5.Poseidon's Fury

Kiddie Rides:

1.The Cat in the Hat
2.Buzz Lightyear
3.Snow White's Scary Adventures

Kiddie Play Areas

1.Camp Jurassic
2."Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" Movie Set

Restaurants

1.Prime Time 50's Cafe
2.Liberty Tree Tavern
3.Alfredo's

It's a JOKE! Why do you feel you have to comment on EVERY thread, regardless of whether you are actually adding anything of worth to the thread? Especially when you don't bother to read the whole thing. For the few people who didn't understand that the idea was a funny way to get people to list their favorite Orlando attractions, someone else SPILLED THE BEANS soon after.

Okay, ignore that last post since the offending post I was complaining about was removed.

Anyhow, this may be a bit premature but with Mission: Space, Jimmy Neutron, Shrek and SeaWorld's Waterfront opening this year, might some of our top rides be displaced? Keep an eye out!

RIDES:
1. TOWER OF TERROR
2. ROCK N' ROLLER COASTER
3. SPIDER MAN
4. THE HULK
5. DUDLEY DO-RIGHT
6. MEN IN BLACK
7. TEST TRACK
8. THE MUMMY(when it opens)
9. BIG THUNDER MOUNTAIN
10. JOURNEY TO ATLANTIS

ALL SHOWS
1. FESTIVAL OF THE LION KING
2. HUNCHBACK
3. FANTASMIC
4. SHAMU
5. CLYDE & SEYMOUR
6. T23D
7. TOUGH TO BE A BUG
8. DISNEY ANIMATION
9. ALIEN ENCOUNTER
10. MAHARAJAH JUNGLE TREK

KIDDIE RIDES
1. BUZZ LIGHTYEAR
2. CAT IN THE HAT
3. (because I can)E.T.

PLAY AREAS
1. THE ONE IN SEUSS LANDING
2. CURIOUS GEORGE

RESTAURANTS
1. MYTHOS
2. AKERSHUS
3. FLAME TREE BBQ

10 RIDES -
1. MIB
2. Spiderman
3. The Hulk
4. Popeye and Bluto...
5. Pirates of the Carribean
6. Kraken
7. Journey to Atlantis
8. Dr. Dooms Fearfall
9. Earthquake
10. Spaceship Earth
5 LIVE SHOWS -
1. Shamu Adventure
2. Pets Ahoy
3. Clyde & Seamore
4. Cirque de la Mer
5. Horror Make-Up show
5 SPECIAL SHOWS OR WALKTHROUGHS -
1. Honey I Shrunk the Audience
2. T2:3D
3. Poseidons Fury
4. Cranium Command
5. 360 degree film in Canada in World Showcase

If only this really happened. We should be more picky about our Supreme Court Justices.

10 RIDES
1.)Kraken
2.)The Incredible Hulk
3.)Rock N Rollercoaster
4.)Journey to Atlantis
5.)Tower of Terror
6.)Test Track
7.)Spiderman
8.)Popeye&Blutos Bilge Rat Barges
9.)Wild Artic(With Exhibit)
10.)Space Mountain

5 LIVE SHOWS
1.)Illuminations
2.)Fantastimic
3.)Shamu
4.)Clyde and Seamore take Pirate Island
5.)Cirque de la Mer

5 SPECIAL SHOWS OR WALKTHROUGHS
1.)Tough to be a Bug
2.)Alien Encounter
3.)The Enchanted Tiki Room
4.)MuppetVision
5.)American Adventure

3 KIDDIE RIDES
1.)Flying Unicorn
2.)Buzz Lightyear
3.)Its a small world

2 KIDDIE PLAY AREAS
1.)"Honey I shrunk the kids"
2.)Camp Jurassic

3 RESTRAUNTS
1.)The Electric Umbrella
2.)The one in Tommorowland,MK with the Alien Piano Player
3.)Rainforest Cafe

I made this one up by myself
3 HOTELS
1.)Animal Kingdom Lodge
2.)Contemporary Resort
3.)Portofino Bay Hotel

id take each orlando ride and then put it into a giant orlando park and then id make a huge coaster that can fit 10,000 people and then it would crash mwah ha ha ha ha ha ha! just kidding

Signed Mike DeSota

Or they could just build it with no handbars, coz everybody enjoys that.

alright this might be alittle one-sided because i work at the Jurassic Park River Adventure at IOA, but here is my list.
10 Rides
10. Test Track
9. Tower of Terror
8. Dueling Dragons
7. Rock n' Rollercoaster
6. Kraken
5. MIB: Alien Attack
4. Jurassic Park River Ad.
3. Back to the Future
2. Incredible Hulk Coaster
1. Spider-man
1. Mission:Space(hopefully)

5 live shows
5. 8th Voyage of Sinbad
4. Indiana Jones Epic...
3. Lion King
2. Shamu
1. blank

5 special shows
5. Honey, I shrunk the audience
4. Shrek 4-D(hopefully)
3. Muppetvision
2. Bug's life
1. T2:3D

3 kid rides
3. Peter Pan
2. Cat in the Hat
1. P-Flyers

2 kid areas
2. Curious George
1. Camp Jurassic

3 Restaurants
3. Sci-Fi Theater at MGM
2. Pizza Ped. at IOA
1. Mythos at IOA

Now I like this idea better than the "worst attractions list" (althought that was fun, too).
Note: I have not yet been to SeaWorld...

RIDES:

1) Tower of Terror
2) Adventures of Spiderman
3) Splash Mountain
4) Pirates of the Carribean
5) Incredible Hulk
6) Dueling Dragons (both)
7) Dinosaur
8) Space Mountain
9) Test Track
10) Rock 'N Roller Coaster

LIVE SHOWS:

1) Fantasmic!
2) Indiana Jones
3) Festival of the Lion King
4) Beauty and the Beast
5) Wild West Stunt Show

SPECIAL SHOWS/WALKTHROUGHS:

1) Terminator 2
2) IllumiNations
3) Cranium Command
4) Tough to be a Bug!
5) Shrunk the Audience

KIDDIE RIDES

1) Dumbo (they love it)
2) Playhouse Disney
3) MuppetVision
4) Honey, I ... movie playset
5) Animal Planet Live!

(3 is too few)

KIDDIE AREAS

1) Toontown
2) Fantasyland
3) Seuss Landing

RESTAURANTS

1) Chef Mickey's
2) Citricos
3) Cosmic Ray's

*the restaurants were too hard to choose, so I just picked 3 good ones

Rides:
The Amazing Adventures of Spider Man
Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls
Popeye & Bluto's Bilge-Rat Barges
Dueling Dragons
Incredible Hulk coaster
Terminator2:3-D battle across time
Back to the Future
The Mummy
Kraken
Journey to Atlantis
Splash Mountain
Space Mountain
Pirates of the Caibbean
Mickey's PhilharMagic
Mission:Space
Test Track
Rock'n'Rollercoaster
Tower of Terror
Great Movie Ride
Muppet Vision 3-D(updated)
Count Down to Extiction ( original form)
Indy Adventure
Kilimanjaro Safaris

Kid rides & walk throughs :
E.T. Adventure
Jurassic Park Discovery Center
The Cat in The Hat
Dangers of the Deep
The Magic of Disney Animation
Maharajah Jungle Trek
Country Bear Jamboree

Shows:
Animal Planet Live
The Eighth Voyage of Sinbad
Poseidon's Fury
The Shamu Adventure
Clyde & Seamore show
Fantasmic
Indiana Jones epic Stunt Spectacular
Tarzan Rocks
Festival of the lion king

It may have taken me a bleedin' long time to do it, but I finally decided. And I've switched a live show to special show.

RIDES
1 Spider Man
2 Tower of Terror
3 Hulk
4 Dudley Do-Rights
5 Popeye
6 Jurassic Park River Adventure
7 Dueling Dragons
8 Kraken
9 Men In Black
10 Test Track

LIVE SHOWS
1 Shamu
2 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
3 Fantasmic
4 Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular

SPECIAL SHOWS OR WALKTHROUGHS
1 Illuminations
2 Alien Encounter
3 T2:3D
4 Posiedon's Fury (I'm a sucker for special effects of any kind, no matter how cheesy or badly scripted)
5 MuppetVision 3D
6 The Timekeeper

KIDDIE RIDES OR SHOWS
1 It's A Small World
2 Buzz Lightyear
3 Cat In The Hat

KIDDIE PLAY AREAS
1 Camp Jurassic
2 Curious George Goes To Town

RESTAURANTS
1 Mythos
2 Le Chefs de France
3 Tempura Kiki
4 Akershus
5 Pecos Bill Cafe

Cannot... resist.... urge to post.... own opinion....

RIDES
Spiderman (IOA)
Hulk (IOA)
Dueling Dragons (IOA) (I'll also count that as one)
Men in Black (USF)
Back to the Future (USF)
Splash Mt. (MK)
Tower of Terror (MGM)
Kilimanjaro Safaris (AK)
Dinosaur (AK)
Kraken (SW)
Cyberspace Mountain (DQ)

(Yeah, I cheated and did 11 - I've left out a few things later as I didn't know enough to say anything about, for example, kiddie play areas.)

LIVE SHOWS
(Boy - Disney dominated this one. And I'm assuming that since it's not at one of the theme parks per se, we can't include Orlando's best show - Cirque du Soleil)
Fantasmic (MGM)
Flights of Wonder (AK)
Indiana Jones (MGM)
Illuminations (Ep)
The performers in the world showcase (Ep)(counting the lot of them as 1... there are are lot of them, all great)

SPECIAL SHOWS/WALKTHROUGH
T2 (USF)
Maharaja trek (AK)
Pangani trail (AK)
Key West (SW)
Terrors of the Deep (SW)

KID RIDES
Muppets (MGM)
Buzz Lightyear (MK)
Cat in the Hat (IOA)

Top Ten Rides
1. Spiderman IOA Awesome
2. Kraken SW
3. Incredible Hulk IOA
4. Duelling Dragons IOA
5. Tower Of Terror MGM
6. Gwazi BG
7. Montu BG
8. JAWS USF
9. Back To The Future USF
10. Star Tours MGM

Top Five Walkthrus/shows
1. T2 USF
2. Muppetvision MGM
3. Honey I Shrunk...Epcot
4. Millionaire MGM
5. Can't think of one

Top Five Live Shows
1. Illuminations Epcot
2. Shamu SW
3. Indiana Jones MGM
4. Fantasmic MGM
5. Marvel Superheroes Parade - Sheer cheese

After much debate, here is the Dowling family list for our ultimate Theme Park

10 Rides
• Tower of Terror
• Spiderman
• M.I.B.
• Back to the Future
• Jaws
• Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
• Star Tours
• Test Track
• Kali River Rapids
• Wild Arctic

5 Live Shows
• Wild Wild Wild West Stunt Show
• 8th Voyage of Sinbad
• Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
• Festival of the Lion King
• Shamu

5 Special Shows (6 because we couldn't decide)
• T2:3D
• Muppet Vision 4D
• Terrors of the Deep
• Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
• Manatees: The Last Generation
• Illuminations

3 Kiddie Rides
• Buzz Lightyear Space Spin
• One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
• The Cat in the Hat

2 Kiddie Play Areas
• Curious George Goes to Town
• The Boneyard

5 Restaurants (well, Pumbaa is my role model, according to my Kids!!!)
• SciFi Dine In
• Nine Dragons
• Garden Grill
• Thunder Falls Terrace
• Finnegans Bar and Grill

Tough choices to make, but I like the idea!

Rides
1. Tower of Terror
2. Carosel of Progress
3. The Amazing Adventures of Spiderman
4. Dinosaur
5. Jurrasic Park Ride
6. The Mad Tea Party
7. Mission Space
8. Rock 'n Rollercoaster
9. Test Track
10. Back to the Future

Live Shows
1. Fantasmic
2. Shamu Show
3. Festival of the Lion King
4. Indian Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
5. Who Wants to be a Millionare, Play it!

Walkthough/ Special Shows

1. Muppetvison 3D
2. Escape from Atlantis
3. Cranium Command
4. Magic of Disney Animation
5. Jurrasic Park Welcome Center

Kiddie Rides

1. Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
2. One Fish Two Fish
3. Peter Pan

Kiddie Play Areas

1. Dinoland USA
2. Fifel's Playland

Resturants
1. Columbia Harbor House
2. Place in Seaworld where you can get beer brats
3. 50's Prime Time Cafe
4. Flame Tree BBQ
5. Cinderella's Royal Table

I tried to make a park that would make a little sense. I know that my rides are more for older people, but I would love a park like that!

Great thread. Can my park be called Joe's Duff Gardens? My lists are in no particular order.

Rides:
1. Kraken
2. Spider-Man
3. Incredible Hulk
4. Tower of Terror
5. Men In Black
6. Gwazi
7. Revenge of the Mummy
8. Haunted Mansion
9. Spaceship Earth
10. Pirates of the Caribbean

Live Shows
1. Horror Make-up Show
2. Eighth Voyage of Sinbad
3. Clyde & Seamore Take Pirate Island
4. Lion King
5. Fantasmic

Special Shows/Walkthroughs
1. Muppets 3-D
2. ExtraTerrorestrial Alien Encounter
3. Poseidon's Fury
4. Shrek 4-D
5. It's Tough To Be A Bug

Kiddie Rides/Shows
1. Cat In The Hat
2. Whinnie the Pooh
3. Snow White's Scary Adventures

Kid Play Areas
1. Curious George Goes To Town
2. Curious George Goes To Town (Westside.)

Restaurants
1. 50's Prime Time
2. Pat O'Brien's (Gotta have my dueling pianos)
3. The Garden Grill

Thanks for joining THREE YEARS LATER! In this time, a new ride, Revenge of the Mummy, would make my list SOMEWHERE, not sure what it would replace, but since Hunchback and Alien Encounter don't exist anymore, and they were both on my list, it can replace both of them! Hey, I'm not the only one that cheated! (And this also doesn't include the numerous new shows throughout Orlando, none of which I have seen yet, nor the upcoming IOA spectacular.)

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