2. Jungle Cruise

I don’t even have to type out the explanation here. You already know the why of it. More than any other ride, Jungle Cruise is dependent on its Skipper to entertain you. When you have a bad Skipper – and these unfortunately do exist – you’ll question why you waited in line. It’s like the world’s worst 10-minute celebrity roast.

When you have a great Skipper, however, you’ll never want to get off the boat. You’ll laugh from start to finish, all the while admiring how much the cast member can do with the decades-old Jungle Cruise script. And the bar is raised pretty high in this category. The late Robin Williams (!) was once a Skipper. Just imagine how hysterical those rides must have been!

1.Kilimanjaro Safaris

Image: DisneyWhen we talk about rides with the greatest repeat value, the honest evaluation is that everything else at Walt Disney World is competing for second place. No matter how much Disney gamifies its rides or gives cast members the ability to perform improvisation, nature’s got them beat.

Disney’s Animal Kingdom has a high level of uncontrollable characters. They’re not technically cast members. Instead, they’re the residents of the park. Even cast members don’t spend 24/7 at Animal Kingdom, but its animals do. The safari experience is impossible to replicate since the animal behavior is so unpredictable. No matter what the cast members do to cajole the animals to hang out in certain places at set times, the lions are going to do what they want. That’s the law of the jungle, and Kilimanjaro Safaris bows to it just the same as the (delicious) elk do.

Image: DisneyAt Kilimanjaro Safaris, you’re watching something almost impossible outside of Animal Kingdom. You’re seeing some mortal enemies frolic in the same general vicinity. On the savannah, one of them would eat the other, but they’re best buddies at Disney…or at the very least frenemies stuck living together kind of like the cast of MTV’s The Real World. It makes for quite the show, and there’s never a rerun. More than any other attraction at Walt Disney World, Kilimanjaro Safaris has the best repeat value.