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Walt Disney World Summer Bucket List

Walt Disney World is a popular summer vacation destination. If you are planing on visiting Walt Disney World in summer 2023, whether it's for the 1st or 101st time, here are some activities to bring on the summer mood:

1. Devour the Kitchen Sink
What’s summer without ice cream? The Kitchen Sink is the signature dish at Beaches and Cream. You’ll find this old time-y soda shop at Disney’s Beach Club Resort. You can get there by bus, walking from Epcot, or taking a friendship boat. The Kitchen Sink has 8 scoops of ice cream, covered in hot fudge, chocolate chips, candy, brownies, cookies, whip cream, sprinkles, and cherries on top. It is even served in bowl made to look like a kitchen sink. The menu states that this grand dessert serves 4 people, but you might want to bring even more people than that to tackle this sundae. 

2. Get soaked on Kali River Rapids
Just because Splash Mountain is undergoing a transformation, doesn’t mean you can’t still get soaked on a water ride at Walt Disney World! Disney’s Animal Kingdom has Kali River Rapids, a raft ride that takes you through the jungles of Asia. 





3. Splash around at a water park

Walt Disney World Resort has two water parks - Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach. Both have water slides, lazy rivers, and wave pools. No matter which one you choose, you’ll have an awesome time. 






4. Visit Olaf
This snowman is ironically probably the Disney character most associated with summer. He did sing a whole song about it. You can find this frosty friend at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, right across from Star Tours.





5. Chow down on some BBQ

Summer food means barbecue! Walt Disney World has many BBQ places. And one of them is brand new this summer! Woody’s Roundup Rodeo BBQ just opened in Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studio. You can also get your BBQ fix at Flame Tree at Animal Kingdom, Regal Eagle at Epcot, Tortuga Tavern at Magic Kingdom, and the Polite Pig at Disney Springs. 





6. Enter The Grid
Walt Disney World’s newest ride is Tron Lightcycle Run. Newly opened this spring, Tron is a thrilling addition to Magic Kingdom. Board your very own lightcycle and race around stunning visuals. To ride this coaster, you’ll need to enter the virtual queue. At 7:00am on your Magic Kingdom day, open the My Disney Experience App. Scroll down the home page until you see a blue graphic that says “Virtual Queue”. Blow it will be a blue button that says “Join Virtual Queue”. If you fail to snag a spot, you can try again at 1:00pm that same day. 





7. Say “hey, dude” to the coolest turtle ever
The Seas at Epcot is an excellent place to visit. You can see aquatic life from all over the world, including a particular Australian turtle. Turtle Talk with Crush is the perfect interactive character experience for the summer. Sit in on a show and ask Crush some questions. He is a very wise turtle - he is over 100 years old, after all!





8. Play 18 holes
Celebrate Christmas in July at the Winter Summerland mini golf course! Right next to Blizzard Beach water park, this putt putt experience offers two different golf courses - a winter snow course and a summer sand course. Which one will you play?





9.  Find a wayfinder
This summer, Moana has docked at Discovery Island in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Moana will be meeting guests from 9:15am-4:30pm. This Polynesian Chieftess offers the perfect summer photo op. 





10. Search for hidden treasure
Did you know that you can participate in a scavenger hunt at Magic Kingdom? You can explore Adventureland with A Pirates Adventure - Treasure of the Seven Seas. Your journey will begin at the back of Adventureland - in between Pirates of the Caribbean ride and the Golden Oak Outpost. Pick up your treasure map at the stand, and begin your daring journey around Adventureland. X marks the spot! 






11. Watch fireworks from the Poly beach
Even when you’re not in the parks, you can still enjoy the fireworks. The beach at the Polynesian resort is one of the best places to view Magic Kingdom’s Happily Ever After. Grab a drink from Trader Sam’s (or a Dole Whip!) and a spot on the beach. What a way to end a summer day! 




Your Opinions
What is on your Disney summer bucket list? Have you completed any of the items on this list before? Share your thoughts in the comment section below! 


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