Do people gain or lose weight at Disney?

For some guests, simply walking and moving around Walt Disney World may provide weight loss, especially during the more hot and humid months. But, considering the amount of food you will enjoy, some weight gain is pretty much a guarantee.



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Preparing For Your Plus Size At Disney World Trip Over the years, the theme park has earned a reputation for being “Pooh Size Friendly.” Yes, like Winnie-the-Pooh! Meaning that Disney welcomes guests of all sizes.

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By riding various rides at an amusement park, one can experience further calorie burn due to increased heart and respiration rates that come with the 'excitement response' from thrill rides. This means spending four hours at an amusement park could melt away at least 800 calories.

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#1 Great Cardio Activity Aside from the activities themselves, adventure parks are pretty large spaces, which also means you'll get your daily steps in without even realizing it. Research shows that you can potentially burn 1500 calories in a day with all the walking and physical activity you can do at parks.

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A typical visit often involves a lot of backtracking and zig-zagging to get from one ride or show to another, and depending on the size of the theme park, you should expect to walk an average of 5 to 10 miles. This will help you burn around 500 to 1000 calories.

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The average Walt Disney World guest walks 7-10 miles PER DAY during their vacation. For some guests, this is great – you want to get those steps in as your form of vacation exercise (gotta work off all those cupcake and turkey leg calories).

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The Disneyland Resort does not have any weight restrictions on any attraction; However, Guests must be able to fit in the restraints securely in order to ride ALL attractions.

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10 Tips For Disney on a Diet – How Not To Gain 10 Pounds When You Visit
  1. Order Without the Sides. ...
  2. Time Your Meals. ...
  3. Bring Your Own Food. ...
  4. Drink Plenty of Water. ...
  5. Don't Order the Extras. ...
  6. Ask Questions. ...
  7. Skip the Buffets. ...
  8. Continue to Exercise.


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The typical guest on vacation at Disney averages 5 to 8 miles of walking daily while in the parks. So, if nothing else, just visiting your favorite attractions will bring some extra calories!

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You do not need to run the Castaway Cay 5K; you can absolutely walk it! I have done this course a couple of times, I have the medals to prove it, and I certainly walked more than I ran!

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EPCOT. EPCOT is Disney World's theme park at which you will do the most walking! For example, it is roughly 0.85 miles from the front entrance of EPCOT to the rear of the park.

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I'd recommend training to hit at least 10,000 steps per day two weeks prior to stepping foot in the parks, but would push for 12,000-15,000 during a couple of days during those weeks.

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Consistent Pre-Disney Workout Whatever physical preparation you do for Disney World should be a consistent walking regime with a fair bit of standing still for hours. My Pre-Disney Workout consists of 4-day stretches of walking a few miles/kilometers and a break on the 5th day.

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Pace yourself and spread out the long days in the parks. A week at Disney is going to give you days of walking well over that 10,000 step count we are supposed to get. Most days will give you well over 15,000 or even 20,000.

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As you can see, Magic Kingdom covers the smallest area of land. However, in terms of sidewalks, Hollywood Studios wins out with the fewest miles of the total walkways. Based on our calculations, Hollywood Studios requires the LEAST amount of walking, and Epcot requires the MOST amount of walking.

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First, there are those long walks just to get on the roller coasters, then when you go on the thrill ride they're a good workout for your hearts and lungs. Roller coasters are good for stress relief, fighting phobias, and clearing your sinuses.

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You know there will probably be a weight gain in your future. For some guests, simply walking and moving around Walt Disney World may provide weight loss, especially during the more hot and humid months. But, considering the amount of food you will enjoy, some weight gain is pretty much a guarantee.

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Risk to Those With Cardiovascular Issues The adrenaline rush that roller coasters give you causes a rapid spike in your heart rate and blood pressure. Those with high blood pressure, heart disease, or a heart rhythm disorder (atrial fibrillation) are already at risk for stroke.

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