Disney Adventure World (formerly Walt Disney Studios Park) is the second park at Disneyland Paris (the other being the traditional castle park, Disneyland Park). In this post, we start by discussing the best rides at Disney Adventure World before moving on to the rest. We also have a guide to the rides of Disneyland Paris (i.e. Disneyland Park).
Note: The park formerly known as Walt Disney Studios Park has been renamed “Disney Adventure World” as of March 29, 2026.
We have a Disney Adventure World One Day Itinerary that explains how you can cover most of the park in a day.
A Quick Look Back and Ahead
Disney Adventure World has a new Frozen-themed land as of March 29, 2026. This expansion includes an updated version of Frozen Ever After, along with a character greeting, a new show, and other elements.
It also has a new Tangled-themed spinner ride, Raiponce Tangled Spin, and a new nighttime show.
We’re in the process of getting our content updated to account for these two new attractions. As of their debuts, Frozen Ever After is commanding multi-hour waits, while Raiponce Tangled Spin is not drawing notable waits.
Immediately, we recommend prioritizing Frozen Ever After as the top ride in the park. Of course, once the initial demand wears off, this may change.
Our most recent look at strategy specific to those updates is found here. If you’re visiting soon, also check Thrill Data for the latest wait information.
Down the road, a new UP-themed swings ride will debut, and sometime later, a new Lion King land and ride will open at Disney Adventure World.
You can see a scale model of the future Disney Adventure World over at Disney Parks Blog.
Key
For the rest of this post, we use the following key in brackets with the ride name:
PA - This attraction is available via Disneyland Paris Premier Access (paid Fastpass)
SR - This attraction has a Single Rider line
U - This attraction is unique to Disneyland Paris
O - This attraction is only found overseas (i.e. outside the United States)
The Two New Rides at Disney Adventure World
As noted above, there are two new rides at Disney Adventure World as of March 29, 2026. We’ll integrate these more into the post in a few months, but for now it’s worth calling them out separately.
Frozen Ever After [SR, PA]
Type: Dark Boat Ride
Height Requirement: None
The Disney Adventure World version of Frozen Ever After is the newest of Disney’s three builds of the ride, the other two being in EPCOT (Walt Disney World) and Hong Kong Disneyland. The boat ride takes you on a journey through some Frozen scenes, including a stunning ice castle scene and the latest animatronics.
As discussed above, Frozen Ever After is commanding exceptionally high waits in its first few days, making it a top pick for rope drop or your Premier Access budget.
Raiponce Tangled Spin [PA, U]
Type: Flat Spinner Ride
Height Requirement: None
Raiponce Tangled Spin is a standard spinner ride, like Mad Tea Party with little boats instead of teacups.
Despite being very new, it isn’t commanding high waits and doesn’t need to be prioritized.
The Best Rides at Disney Adventure World
There are five rides we consider the best of Disney Adventure World.
Spider-Man W.E.B. Adventure [SR, PA]
Type: Dark / Game ride
Height Requirement: None
The new Spider-Man ride opened in 2022 and is nearly identical (with some language changes) to the ride at Disney California Adventure. The game is to fling your arms as quickly as possible to shoot webs at onscreen spiders. It can be fun, it can be painful.
While we’re not personally enamored with the ride, it has been relatively popular, usually having the second or third longest waits in the park.
Crush’s Coaster [PA, SR, U]
Type: Coaster
Height Requirement: 107 cm / 42 in
Crush’s Coaster is a fun kiddie-coaster type ride themed to Finding Nemo. It’s the best ride at Disney Adventure World and one of the top five (maybe top three) at all of Disneyland Paris resort. As the best ride in this park, it even makes our list of the best Disney rides in the world.
We say “kiddie coaster,” but that really undersells the ride. Your turtle shell vehicle actually spins as your go through the ride, and unlike, say, Primeval Whirl (Animal Kingdom) or Goofy’s Sky School (Disney California Adventure), which also have some ride vehicle movement, you’re in a dark, indoor space for most of Crush’s Coaster.
The ride is among the most popular on Premier Access (paid FastPass), so if you’re thinking you might want to buy a time slot, you should do that early.
Single Rider is offered, but as is common at Disneyland Paris, wait times for single rider are often not a significant improvement over the regular standby wait time.
RC Racer [SR, O]
Type: Half-pipe Coaster
Height Requirement: 120 cm / 47 in
RC Racer is, in our minds, an underrated ride. If there were any sense in the world, RC Racer would have had a spot at Hollywood Studios’ Toy Story Land. It wasn’t meant to be, though, so you’ll have to visit Paris, Hong Kong, or Shanghai to enjoy it.
The ride is simple: you sit in an RC car that goes forward and backwards, up and down a curved track. If the description isn’t quite clear, just check out that picture above. Like the other Toy Story Playland rides, the wait can get to around 20 minutes pretty quickly, and longer as the day wears on.
The ride does have a very slow ride time, and it definitely has escaped any “kiddie” image, which helps those waits get sizeable. Usually it’ll make sense to visit it early in the morning.
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror [PA]
Type: Thrilling drop ride
Height Requirement: 102 cm / 40 in
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror is a drop ride themed to a visit to a (haunted) hotel from 1930s Hollywood. It offers magnificent views of the Disneyland Paris theme parks and is a must-ride for this reason alone. It’s the first ride you’ll notice on entering Production Courtyard, the hub of Disney Adventure World.
In 2019, the ride got an update with some new effects and a tiny shift in the focus of the plot. For the most part, it’s just a bit worse than the Florida version of the ride, though.
Avengers Assemble: Flight Force [PA, SR, u]
Type: Roller Coaster
Height Requirement: 120 cm / 47 in
The new Avengers coaster replaced the old Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster. It opened in July 2022 but usually only has moderate or short waits.
The ride received a fair bit of criticism for being a pretty simple overlay of Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, but personally I thought it was very well done. I think the exterior design is good. I think the Iron Man animatronic (see above) was great. And I thought the ride itself was fine.
The Rest of the Rides at Disney Adventure World
The remaining rides at Disney Adventure World are easily skipped unless you have some leftover time at the park. If you have small children, it might make sense to fit a few of these in and skip longer waits at similar rides over in Disneyland Park.
Cars Race Rally
Type: Spinning ride
Height Requirement: None
This is technically a unique ride at Disneyland Paris, but really it’s quite similar in design to any number of spinning rides (Alien Swirling Saucers, Mad Hatter’s Tea Cups, Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree). Grab a seat in a Cars vehicle and spin around for a minute or two.
Cars ROAD TRIP [PA, U]
Type: Slow tram ride
Height Requirement: None
While this ride is unique to the park, it is a wild disappointment. It’s a very simple overlay on the old studio tram tour ride. It is probably not worth the time it takes, let alone any wait (which, to be fair, is rare).
Flying Carpets Over Agrabah
Type: Aerial Carousel
Height Requirement: None
This is an aerial carousel ride themed to Aladdin. Unless you’re stuck at the park a full day, there’s really no reason to ride it.
Ratatouille: The Adventure [PA, SR]
Type: Screen-based Dark Ride
Height Requirement: None
Ratatouille: The Adventure is a trackless dark ride that relies on screen to simulate a trip through the world of Ratatouille. It’s a fun ride, and the detailing in some of the scenes is awesome.
During peak seasons, you’ll see longer waits, but if you can dedicate a morning to Disney Adventure World, you should have little trouble fitting Ratatouille in. This ride is also now present at EPCOT.
Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin [O]
Type: Kiddie (like, really kiddie) coaster
Height Requirement: None
Slinky Dog Zigzag Spin is the kiddie coaster of kiddie coasters. You go around in a small circle, moving lightly up and down. (It’s nothing at all like Slinky Dog Dash in Walt Disney World.) It’s not even really a coaster.
Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop [SR, O]
Type: Drop ride
Height Requirement: 81cm
Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop is a kiddie-drop ride themed to toy army men. Unlike Tower of Terror (which is also taller), Toy Soldiers is entirely outdoors, and the setup allows different seats to get different views. The drops are pretty slow, but still pretty enjoyable.
Shows at Disney Adventure World
The shows at Disney Adventure World are all pretty good and very popular. I recommend being aggressive with your showtime schedule. Try to get to some of the first showtimes a few minutes before start. If they’re full, arrive earlier for the next showtimes. Try not to save anything for the last showtime unless you can queue at least 30 minutes in advance.
Important Note: Showtimes and show availability change a little more than usual at Disney Adventure World. Always check the app and website to confirm which shows are running and what showtimes are available. Some stop for weeks or months at a time. Some come and go on a seasonal or unpredictable basis, like the Scarlet Witch and Doctor Strange show, which ran from November 23, 2024 until March 29, 2025 or the Minnie’s Musical Moment show that surprised everyone by debuting in 2024.
Minnie’s Dream Factory
Minnie’s Dream Factory is the replacement for the old Disney Junior Dream Factory show. I haven’t had a chance to see it, but I’ve always loved the theatrical elements of the Dream Factory shows. My only problem with the old one was that it might not appeal to families who weren’t into Disney Junior, an issue that has been removed.
Mickey and the Magician
Mickey and the Magician is a great show and I’d probably say it’s one of the three best things at Disney Adventure World. Entering the park, you’ll turn right, toward Flying Carpets Over Agrabah. The Mickey and the Magician Theater is a huge theater next to that ride. The show typically has around 5 showtimes a day, beginning in the afternoon. It’s a “must do” on my list. All performances are in a mix of French and English.
Stitch Live!
Stitch Live! Is an interactive show where kids get the chance to talk with Stitch (from Lilo and Stitch). If you’re familiar with Turtle Talk With Crush, its essentially that, but with Stitch. There are two versions of the show—English and French (all signage etc. clearly indicates which showtimes are which). The theater is to the left entering the park, outside Avengers Campus.
A Celebration in Arendelle
A Celebration in Arendelle is an outdoor show that takes place on the fjords in front of Arendelle Castle in World of Frozen. You can catch it from the fencing around the lagoon (you don’t need seats). It’s about 15 minutes long and features a variety of Frozen franchise songs, sung by the characters on their boats.
Frozen: A Musical Invitation (Ends April 1, 2026)
Note: Per Disney, “Frozen: a Musical Invitation will end on 1 April 2026.” This follows the March 29 debut of the new World of Frozen in a separate section of the park.
Frozen: A Musical Invitation is an interactive musical show featuring Sven, Kristoff, Anna, Elsa, and Olaf. The show takes place in a very small theater, so although there are a lot of performances most days, you’ll still need to arrive early (15 minutes at least) to secure a spot. All shows are in a mix of English and French.
TOGETHER: A Pixar Musical Adventure
TOGETHER: A Pixar Musical Adventure is a fun show featuring characters from Toy Story, Monsters Inc., and Finding Nemo. The theater is to the left entering the park, next to Stitch Live, outside Avengers Campus. All shows are in a mix of English and French.
All Your Other Disneyland Paris Planning Questions Answered
Don’t be overwhelmed by Disneyland Paris planning! Take a second to check out our most important content! Just starting out? Check out our Disneyland Paris Trip Planning Guide. Need to know how much this is going to take out of your pocket? We’ve got a post on How Much it Costs to Go to Disneyland Paris.
Know what to ride with our: Disneyland Paris Rides Guide and Walt Disney Studios Park Rides Guide. And just as important, know how to get on the best rides without the wait with our Guide to Disneyland Paris Premier Access! For the complete guides to a day at the park, we have a One Day Disneyland Paris Itinerary and a Walt Disney Studios Park Itinerary.
Finally, before you head out, be sure to check out our to-the-point packing list, 10 essentials you forget to pack for every Disney trip. And if you're interested in saving, there's no better list than our 53 Ways to Save on your Disney trip from start to finish.