Do you walk a lot at Disney World?

Because of the amount of time you will be spending on your feet (6 to 9 miles a day) you want good, broken in, comfortable, supportive shoes. Get new shoes, a pair of running, walking, or cross-fit shoes about a month before your trip. You do not want to be breaking them in at WDW!



Walking is the primary mode of transportation inside Disney World, and guests should be prepared for significant physical exertion. On an average day, a guest will walk between 7 and 12 miles (11 to 19 kilometers). Epcot is notorious for being the most physically demanding park; a single lap around the World Showcase lagoon is approximately 1.2 miles, and that doesn't include the walk from the parking lot or the zig-zagging between attractions in the front of the park. Even at Magic Kingdom, the distances between "lands" add up quickly. In 2026, with the addition of new lands and expanded walkways, "Disney Feet" (soreness and swelling) is a common topic of discussion. It is highly recommended to wear broken-in athletic shoes and to consider a stroller for children as old as 6 or 7, as their small legs cannot maintain the 20,000+ step count typical of a Disney day. Staying at a "monorail" or "Skyliner" resort can reduce the total walking distance to and from the gates, but once inside, the only way to see the magic is on foot.

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An average day at Disneyland Resort means you are walking between 6-10 miles. However, we have certainly had days where we have clocked in 12-13 miles. But of course, the amount of time you are in the park, and whether or not you have a park hopper ticket will impact the total distance you have to walk each day.

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The best paid options to get around Disney World If you have money to burn and love the convenience of having a vehicle on call, then booking a rideshare would be your best option. You have three choices: Uber, Lyft, and Disney World's very own Minnie Van.

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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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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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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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According to friends, family, and personal experience, we walk at least 10-12 miles on an average day visiting the parks. This is a lot more than many of us walk normally!

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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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Getting Around the Parks Because Disneyland is a smaller area and most of the resorts and both of the parks are within walking distance of everything else, there are limited transportation options. Everything is easier to walk to at Disneyland, while Disney World offers more transportation options for longer distances.

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Our standard recommendation for a Walt Disney World trip is four full days, one day in each park. But three days is a good amount, too, and we take pretty frequent three-day visits as well. In this post, we're going to discuss planning a three-day visit to Walt Disney World.

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So what's the average? Nine rides. In a whole day. Considering that a one-day adult ticket costs $87 and change, and entrance for a child age 3 to 9 is $78.81, this means typical visitors are paying roughly $9 or $10 per ride.

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You can't do everything at Disneyland in a single day, and you shouldn't feel pressure to. You can ride all the rides without much difficulty many days, but you'll miss out on some other attractions, entertainment, and characters. You'll want to know what your priorities are before you get to the park.

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Sure, Animal Kingdom is in the process of getting an upgrade, with DinoLand USA leaving and being replaced with a Moana/Zootopia land. But that's in the distant future. So, I'm here to tell you that if you plan a trip to Walt Disney World in 2023, you should skip Animal Kingdom.

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Disney's Hollywood Studios is the smallest of the four theme parks at somewhere around 1.4 miles. You'll log these miles by walking the park's perimeter down Hollywood Blvd to Sunset Blvd, Animation Courtyard, Pixar Place, Grand Avenue, over to Echo Lake, and back to the entrance.

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Magic Kingdom is definitely the better park when it comes to food, attractions, character meet and greets and entertainment over Hollywood Studios. Hollywood Studios has become more a half day park, unless you are a major Star Wars fan and want to spend plenty of extra time doing galactic activities.

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If you are able to walk past all of the tempting pavilions, (what willpower!) your trip around World Showcase is about 1.3 miles. Sooo, considering the fact that you may have strollers and other obstacles in your way, I would allow 30 minutes just to be safe.

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This can vary a lot from person to person. The amount of steps I've seen posted have ranged anywhere from 5000 to 30000+. That said, it's almost always 10k steps minimum for an able bodied walking person who spends a good majority of their day in a park, and not USUALLY more than 25k.

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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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