Since the Magic Kingdom opened over 50 years ago, Disney World’s first theme park has become one of the most iconic tourist destinations in the world. However, along with that has always come crowds!
Adventureland rope drop crowds.
As anyone who has visited the “Most Magical Place on Earth” pretty much any time since 1971 can attest, the park is pretty much always crowded, which can sometimes make the park tough to navigate. That’s only been exacerbated by the two massive construction projects happening in the Frontierland area: the Cars-themed Piston Peak located on the former site of the Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island, as well as prep-work for Villains Land in the area beyond Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
Given that the Piston Peak and Villains Land construction zone dominates much of the Western part of Frontierland, an already crowded portion of the park on any given day, this can create a massive bottleneck at the point near Pirates of the Caribbean transitions into Frontierland, heading towards Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
Caribbean Plaza area
However, there is a way guests in Adventureland can sidestep these bottlenecks. Instead of going the long way through Adventureland and entering Frontierland near Pirates, they can instead use the breezeways that connect Adventureland to Frontierland to reach the desired attractions in the latter land.
Frontierland
For example, to reach the Country Bear Musical Jamboree without dealing with the Pirates/Tiana’s crowds, you can slide through the breezeway near The Magic Carpets of Aladdin and sidestep those crowds.
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Quick tip if you’re doing this: Don’t let the Aloha Isle lines fool you. While there will be crowds around the snack stand — the Pineapple Upside-Down Cake is undefeated for many — you’ll still be able to slide past them to quickly make your way into Frontierland.
Aloha Isle
Once you know where you’re going, you’ll need to know where to eat, like say Liberty Tree Tavern. Our Guide to Disney World Dining pulls it all together so you can stop stressing and focus on the fun without feeling like you’re missing a thing!
The Patriot’s Platter
If you find yourself in a crowded Adventureland on your next Magic Kingdom trip, know that you can cut your way into Frontierland without dealing with the back-of-the-land bottleneck. Stay tuned to DFB for more tricks to getting around Walt Disney World.
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