The Scariest Rides At Disneyland?
Brandon and I were talking tonight about the scariest rides at Disneyland. You know, the ones that got us as all nervous as kids while we waited on line? The ones that we had to shut our eyes through part–if not the whole thing?
When we were visiting Disney World in May (and Disneyland in March), before we’d hop on any toddler-friendly ride I’d always ask myself: Is this going to be too scary for Huck? Was this one scary when I was a kid? In full disclosure: I still get wicked butterflies on line for Space Mountain, so maybe I’m not really the one to ask.
Luckily, Huck wasn’t at the age then where much would frighten him (angry voices aside), so we rode every kid-friendly ride without issue. Even Haunted Mansion and Pirates! It’s very different now. Now when we watch 101 Dalmations and Huck gets a little scared of the bad guy in the black and white cartoon the puppies watch near the beginning of the movie, I realize that a trip to Disney at this age would be a whole different trip all together.
And so! After the jump, a list of my scariest rides at Disneyland. Are they your scariest rides too? I’d love to know!
Scariest big kid rides (goes without saying): Space Mountain, Splash Mountain (those vultures!), Tower of Terror (I still won’t go on it).
Scariest all-kid rides: Haunted Mansion (those heads popping up behind the tombstones!), Pirates of the Caribbean (those drops!), It’s A Small World (those creepy dolls!) (Just kidding).
Scariest little kid rides: Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride (You go to hell at the end!) (I was never afraid of this ride, but my aunt once pointed out that all the chaos of the ride often disturbed her little ones)
Scariest of them all, even now: Snow White’s Scary Adventures. It’s right there in the name!
Your turn: What rides are/were the scariest for you?
I thought you were in Disney World in June? Thought I saw you there…
I was 6 the first time I went to Disneyland. I was pretty freaked out about going in The Haunted Mansion. As we were approaching, my mom got about 10ft ahead of me and I closed my eyes and ran toward her. I reached my mom and wrapped my arms around her, but when I opened my eyes and looked up I saw that who I thought was my mom was a strange man! Haha! My mom and the man had a good little chuckle over that.
Anyways, The Haunted Mansion was definitely scary for me back then, and it was still a little scary when I went back 7 years later. I knew it was going to be scary though. But at 6 years old I really wasn’t expecting to be freaked out on the Snow White ride. I do NOT like that old hag! Yikes!
I know I went on Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, but I don’t remember it at all. Really?! You go to Hell??? Ohhh Disney!
You ain’t kidding about that Snow White ride. by far the scariest at disney!! I personally don’t get freaked out by roller coasters, big drops and the like, but the content rides are the scariest ones for me!
I always loved all the scary rides as a kid (where as my sister was always scared) so I have been careful to make sure not to assume my own kids won’t be afraid of them…it can be hard to judge what is going to be scary for them sometimes!
Tower of Terror still scares me too!!!
Mister Toad’s Wild Ride always has and always will be the scariest ride to me. I still do not enjoy going on it. I mean, yeah, HELL! ‘Nuff said.
Also, like you, I refuse to get anywhere near Tower of Terror. No, thank you!
Okay, this just makes me want to go to Disneyland right away. But, I always want to go to Disneyland, so that’s nothing new.
Oh my gosh–I am sooooo scared of Space Mountain! I grew up in southern California and have never been on it. A roller coaster, in the dark??? Yikes!
So spooky, idk if i would go on any of those rides, let alone my kids