This Disney World rides list by park includes every ride I currently count as operating across Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom. As of August 2026, that comes to 49 ride-based attractions: 23 at Magic Kingdom, 11 at EPCOT, 9 at Hollywood Studios and 6 at Animal Kingdom.
I’m specifically counting attractions where you board a ride vehicle, boat, train, coaster, simulator or similar transportation system. I’m not padding the number with stage shows, character meets, playgrounds, walking trails or galleries.
That’s worth explaining because Disney itself uses the word “attractions” much more broadly. A Disney attraction list includes things like shows and animal trails, while most people searching for a list of Disney World rides are trying to figure out what they can actually get on.
| Disney World park | Current rides |
|---|---|
| Magic Kingdom | 23 |
| EPCOT | 11 |
| Disney’s Hollywood Studios | 9 |
| Disney’s Animal Kingdom | 6 |
| Total | 49 |
Magic Kingdom Has the Most Rides at Disney World
If someone’s main goal is simply to ride as many Disney attractions as possible, Magic Kingdom is where I would spend the most time. It has everything from slow dark rides and boats to three major coasters and Tiana’s Bayou Adventure.
Magic Kingdom currently has 23 rides by the definition I’m using here:
- Astro Orbiter: Any height
- The Barnstormer: 35 inches
- Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: 38 inches
- Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin: Any height
- Dumbo the Flying Elephant: Any height
- Haunted Mansion: Any height
- “it’s a small world”: Any height
- Jungle Cruise: Any height
- Mad Tea Party: Any height
- The Magic Carpets of Aladdin: Any height
- Main Street Vehicles: Any height
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Any height
- Peter Pan’s Flight: Any height
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Any height
- Prince Charming Regal Carrousel: Any height
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train: 38 inches
- Space Mountain: 44 inches
- Tiana’s Bayou Adventure: 40 inches
- Tomorrowland Speedway: 32 inches to ride with an eligible driver; 54 inches to drive alone
- Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover: Any height
- TRON Lightcycle / Run: 48 inches
- Under the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid: Any height
- Walt Disney World Railroad: Any height
For more detail on each attraction, including what I would prioritize, see my complete Magic Kingdom ride list.
One famous Magic Kingdom attraction is temporarily missing from the operating list. Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress closed July 6, 2026 for a major update and Disney expects it to reopen in 2027.
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, on the other hand, is back. It reopened in May 2026 after a major refurbishment, and Disney lowered its minimum height requirement to 38 inches.
EPCOT Currently Has 11 Rides
EPCOT doesn’t have anything close to Magic Kingdom’s ride count, but its lineup has become much stronger. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind and the rebuilt Test Track give it two major headliners, while attractions like Spaceship Earth and Living with the Land are the rides I go back to when I want something slower.
- Frozen Ever After: Any height
- Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros: Any height
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind: 42 inches
- Journey Into Imagination With Figment: Any height
- Living with the Land: Any height
- Mission: SPACE: 40 inches
- Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure: Any height
- The Seas with Nemo & Friends: Any height
- Soarin’ Across America: 40 inches
- Spaceship Earth: Any height
- Test Track: 40 inches
Notice that I listed Soarin’ Across America, not Soarin’ Around the World. Disney is currently running the Across America film as a limited-time version of Soarin’. It’s still the same ride system, so I count it as one ride rather than two.
You can dig into each attraction in my complete list of EPCOT rides.
EPCOT is also going to keep changing. Disney announced in August 2026 that Dreamfinder will reunite with Figment for a new Journey Into Imagination experience, although Disney hasn’t announced an opening date yet.
Hollywood Studios Has 9 Rides, With a Lot of Headliners
Hollywood Studios only has nine rides, but that’s a misleading number if you’re trying to judge how much there is to do. Rise of the Resistance, Tower of Terror, Slinky Dog Dash, Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway and Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster make this one of the most headliner-heavy parks at Disney World.
- Alien Swirling Saucers: 32 inches
- Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway: Any height
- Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: 38 inches
- Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets: 48 inches
- Slinky Dog Dash: 38 inches
- Star Tours: The Adventures Continue: 40 inches
- Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance: 40 inches
- Toy Story Mania!: Any height
- The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: 40 inches
The biggest change here is Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster. The Aerosmith version is gone. Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring The Muppets opened May 26, 2026 with the Electric Mayhem taking over the attraction.
If Hollywood Studios is one of your park days, here’s my more detailed Hollywood Studios ride list.
Animal Kingdom Currently Has 6 Operating Rides
Animal Kingdom currently has the shortest ride list of the four parks, but I think this is the park where counting rides tells you the least about the actual experience.
Kilimanjaro Safaris is unlike anything in the other Disney World parks, and a huge amount of Animal Kingdom is built around animals, trails, shows and environments rather than conventional ride systems.
- Avatar Flight of Passage: 44 inches
- Expedition Everest: Legend of the Forbidden Mountain: 44 inches
- Kali River Rapids: 38 inches
- Kilimanjaro Safaris: Any height
- Na’vi River Journey: Any height
- Wildlife Express Train: Any height
DINOSAUR is no longer part of the list. DinoLand U.S.A. permanently closed in February 2026 as Disney clears the way for the new Tropical Americas area.
You can see the rides alongside the park’s shows and animal experiences in my Animal Kingdom ride guide.
Why You’ll See Different Disney World Ride Counts Online
If you see somebody say Disney World has 49 rides and somebody else gives you 50, 55 or an even larger number, it doesn’t necessarily mean one list is completely wrong.
Disney doesn’t separate everything into a simple public category called “rides.” Its attraction directory mixes rides with stage shows, interactive experiences, galleries, animal encounters, character meets and other things to do.
For this list, I’m using the definition that makes the most sense to me as a visitor: you physically board something and it carries or moves you through the experience.
That means I count the Wildlife Express Train and Main Street Vehicles, but I don’t count Mickey’s PhilharMagic, Zootopia: Better Zoogether!, Journey of Water or the Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail as rides.
The 2026 Ride List Looks Very Different From Older Disney World Lists
If you’re comparing this page with an older Disney World ride checklist, several differences aren’t mistakes.
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is operating again after its refurbishment. Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster now stars The Muppets. DINOSAUR is permanently closed. Soarin’ is currently flying Across America. Carousel of Progress is temporarily closed for an update.
Those changes are exactly why I would be careful with an old printable Disney World ride list. A checklist from even a year or two ago can now include attractions that no longer exist in the same form.
More Disney World Rides Are Already on the Way
The current 49-ride list isn’t going to stay at 49 forever.
At Magic Kingdom, construction is underway on Piston Peak National Park. Disney has now named its two Cars attractions: Cars Ridge Run Rally, an off-road racing ride, and Miss Fritter’s Daredevil Spin-Along. Disney has not announced an opening date yet.
Magic Kingdom’s future Villains Land will also have two major rides: a Maleficent coaster and a dark ride hosted by the Magic Mirror. Disney hasn’t announced an opening date for those attractions either.
Animal Kingdom’s ride count should change dramatically when Tropical Americas opens in 2027. Disney is building new Encanto and Indiana Jones attractions in the former DinoLand area.
Hollywood Studios is also getting Monstropolis in 2027, while EPCOT has newly announced changes ahead for Figment and Dreamfinder.
How I Use a Disney World Ride List
I wouldn’t actually try to ride all 49 attractions on a normal vacation.
I use the list to identify the rides that matter to me in each park first. Then I look at height requirements, decide which headliners are worth prioritizing, and let the lower-wait rides fill in the rest of the day.
That’s a lot more enjoyable to me than arriving at Disney World with the goal of riding everything simply because it exists.
If you’re deciding how to handle the higher-demand attractions, my Disney World Lightning Lane guide explains the current system separately.
For current operating status on the day you’re actually visiting, I also check Disney’s official Walt Disney World attractions directory, because temporary closures can change even when the permanent ride list hasn’t.
