6. Sindbad's Storybook Voyage at Tokyo DisneySea

A host of audio-animatronic characters help bring the Sindbad stories to life in this classic Disney dark ride, which is accompanied by an Alan Menken score. The revolves around Sindband's attempts to thwart a group of pirates' treasure-stealing plans.

5. Big Thunder Mountain at Disneyland Paris

The Frontierland area of Disneyland Paris is dominated by Big Thunder Mountain, which sits on an island in the centre of the Rivers of the Far West. While similar in style to the Big Thunder Mountain attractions at Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom, the Disneyland Paris version has several unique features – include its water-bound location.

4. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea at Tokyo DisneySea

One of a variety of Disney attractions that have been based on Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, this is the last one to employ a submarine-style ride system (although you're not actually underwater). Guests travel around a number of scenes that depict action from the book, as well as the Disney movie that was based on it. This includes a stunning set-piece in which an enormous squid attacks riders, as well as a visit to the lost city of Atlantis.

Guests are able to participate in the action, using joysticks to control a searchlight that highlights some of the strange inhabitants of the underwater world.

3. CinéMagique at Walt Disney Studios, Paris

Completely unique to Walt Disney Studios, CinéMagique uses a combination of live action and spliced-together footage from classic movies to celebrate the history of cinema. It is housed in a large theatre that can hold up to 1,100 guests, and performances take place at scheduled times throughout the day.

The storyline features actor Martin Short (or, at least, a lookalike) emerging from the audience and being sucked into a black-and-white movie that is showing on-screen. After meeting, and falling for, Julie Delpy, the character races through a series of recognisable movie scenes in search of his mobile phone.

2. Mystic Manor at Hong Kong Dineyland

Mystic Manor anchors the Mystic Point area, the third of three new lands to open as part of an ambitious expansion of Hong Kong Disneyland. Itis simlar in style to the Haunted Mansion rides at other Disney parks, but utilises the "trackless" ride system employed by Pooh's Hunny Hunt at Tokyo Disneyland, rather the more traditional Omnimover system.

The ride features a backstory based around explorer Lord Henry Mystic and his pet monkey, Albert. The monkey opens a magical music box, which brings Lord Henry's extensive collection of artifacts to life.

1. Journey to the Center of the Earth at Tokyo DisneySea

Widely regarded as one of the world's top theme park attractions, Journey to the Center of the Earth reuses the ride system from Epcot's Test Track in a new and intentive way. In order to reach the station inside a mock volcano, guests must board a "Terravator" - a retro-futuristic version of a standard elevator.

Once inside, riders board "steam-powered" mine vehicles, which carry them on a trip to the Earth's core. On their way, guests see a variety of stunning sights, including a subterranean ocean, a mushroom forest and a gigantic lava monster. The ride system enables the vehicles to move at variable speeds, adding an extra element to the experience.