Quiet Places in the Magic Kingdom

Although the Magic Kingdom is often the busiest park at Walt Disney World, there are still many quiet places for you to discover. These are not "guaranteed" to be quiet, but the list below represents your best option for finding a little bit of peace from the crowds.

• Main Street
  • Exposition Hall: Inside Exposition Hall, towards the back, there is a theater that shows old classic Disney cartoons. The theatre is not usually crowded, and the air conditioning provides a nice break from the Florida heat. This is a nice place to sit and relax for a minute.
    
  • Side Alley on East Side of Main Street: Main street is always busy, but this little alley is off the beaten track, and offers chairs and tables so you can sit and relax. A nice treat - listen for the sounds coming from the various "shops" on the upper floors of the Main Street buildings.
  • Area by the First Aid and Child Care Center: Between Casey Jr's restaurant and the Crystal Palace you will find the entrance to both the First Aid and the Child Care Center. There is a nice garden that has benches and offers a little peace. The Child Care Center is also a good place to relax in air conditioned comfort while your kids watch cartoons or color.
  • Rose Garden Area: On the east side of the hub before the entrance to Tomorrowland, there is a large rose garden with paths and benches. This used to be the loading area for the Swan Boat ride, and it offers a nice quiet place to escape the crowds going to Tomorrowland and Fantasyland.
    
• Tomorrowland
  • Tomorrowland Noodle Station: This out of the way counter service restuarant is a nice place to sit and get a great view of the Hub and Cinderlla's Castle. The place is usually open during peak times of the year, but even when it is open it is hardly crowded.
  • Walkway between Toontown Country Fair and Tomorrowland: There is an out-of-the-way walkway by Space Mountain that leads to the Tooontown Fair. It is a little known place that offers a nice quiet walk from one land to another.
    
• Fantasyland
  • Fairytale Garden: Located on a path on the east side of Cinderella's Castle, Fairytale Garden is where they have story time with Belle. When the show is not on, it can be a nice place to sit and relax.
    
  • Pinocchio Village Haus: At off peak hours for the day (as is the case with many counter service restaurants), the Village Haus is a nice place to sit and take a break. If you are lucky you might be able to get a table that overlooks the loading area for the "It's a Small World" attraction.
• Liberty Square
  • Columbia Harbour House - Second Floor: The second floor of Columbia Harbour House is often overlooked and is a great place to sit. It can be busy during peak times, but most off peak times it is a nice place to take a break and offers great views of Liberty Square or Fantasyland.
  • Liberty Belle: The steamboat offers a slow ride around the Rivers of America. There are seats on each deck where you can sit and watch the park go by. WARNING: at time the steam horn will go off, so be prepared.
  • Sleepy Hollow: Around the back of Sleepy Hollow counter service restaurant is a seating area that is a good place to take a break. Again, it may be busy depending on the time of the day.
• Frontierland
  • Tom Sawyer Island: This attraction is often overlooked, but after you ride the raft to get to the island, there are plenty of places to walk around that are not crowded. You can also find places to sit and watch Liberty Square or Frontierland.
    

Quiet Places in EPCOT

EPCOT has some quiet places, but it also has the benefit to be able to take more guests as compared to other parks. This helps it feel not as busy. Here are some options for quiet places. Again, they are not always quiet, but are worth checking.

Future World

• The Seas with Nemo and Friends: The entrance to Coral Reef is around the side of the entrance to The Living Sea with Nemo and Friends. It is not as crowded as the rest of the pavilion.
• Imagination! Pavilion: The restroom area for the Imagination Pavilion is off to the side and is hardly busy.
• Rose Garden Walkway: Paths south of Innoventions Plaza that connect East and West Future World to the walkway to World Showcase.
  
• • Universe of Energy Pavilion: The attraction is not a busy one and sometimes is closed. This offers you a place away from the crowd.

World Showcase

• Mexico: South of the Mexico Pavilion is the character greeting area. When not in use, offers a place to escape from crowd.
• Norway: The Stave Church Gallery is often overlooked and can offer a nice quiet place with displays of Norway’s Viking history.
  
• China: Waiting area for Reflection of China. Reflection of China is also another overlooked attraction that offers a 360 degree film. The waiting area is a large quiet place if you want to sit down and take a break.
• German: As you enter Germany from way of China, there is the character greeting area for Snow White (Snow White's Wishing Well). When she is not out, it can be a nice place to sit.
• Japan: There are two areas we have found. The first is the walkway to the outdoor seating section of Yakitori House. The second is the exhibit area (current exhibit is “Tin Toys”) where they have the Kidcot Station.
• Morocco: There is courtyard with a fountain and also an exhibit area connected to the courtyard. Both areas can be a nice place to sit or look at the displays from Morocco.
  
• France: Garden area on the west side of the pavilion. It is also the area where you can meet Aurora.
  
• England: In the back area there is the gazebo where “British Invasion” plays. When they are not playing it is a nice place to take a break, and it also offers a small hedge maze for kids to walk through.
  
• Canada: The garden area is a quiet place where you can take a break.

Quiet Places in Disney Hollywood Studios

Since Disney Hollywood Studios is the smallest of the Walt Disney World Resort parks, quiet places are often harder to find. Despite its smaller size, there are still several places where you get away from the crowds for a few moments. These are a few of your best options:

• Echo Lake: The area around the lake is fairly large so you may find a few good places to sit and relax. However, at the start and end of the Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular Show you might find the area a bit too crowded. Try and time your visits during the show to avoid the rush.
• Streets of America: The Streets of America area is a single main street, and a few side streets representing different movie set backdrops. Most people who come to the Streets of America take a couple of pictures and move on. Crowds are lighter here, and are usually just passing through, so it’s a great place to let your children run off some energy. Note: there are special events and entertainments throughout the year when crowds are larger, but you can often find a place away from the noise and crowds.
  
• One Man’s Dream: This attraction is a walk through tour with a film at the end. It is an often overlooked attraction without the large crowds that more popular attractions receive. There are no places to sit except the theatre that shows the film, but it is quiet with many exhibits to view.
• Tower of Terror: By the exit there is an area that can be quiet, except for the sound of the ride. It is usually not too busy as people mainly exit the ride and move on. You may find a place to sit and watch crowd and take a break.

Quiet Places in Disney Animal Kingdom

Disney Animal Kingdom can be very crowded and busy, but there are some areas that can offer some peace and quiet.

• The Oasis: The Oasis is the first area of the park that guests encounter, but most rush through it on their way to the Africa or Asia areas of the park. The Oasis offers different animal exhibits and there are corners where you can take some time to observe the different animals on exhibit.
• Discovery Island: There are hidden trails on the island that are generally not used. They offer you a chance to see different parts of Discovery Island and get away from the crowd.
• Pangani Forrest Exploration Trail: This trail is much like a zoo, offering live animal exhibits. Most people here are exiting the Kilimanjaro Safari ride. If you go in the opposite direction of the exit you will be able to observe the African animals Africa and enjoy the quiet spots along the trail.
• Rafiki Planet Watch: To get to this area you need to take the Wildlife Express train. As you exit the train, there is an exploration and informational trail to the Planet Watch buildings. The building offers different exhibits and at times can have a small crowd. The do have character greeting areas that cause the place to become busy, but there many quiet areas to sit and relax.
• Maharaja Jungle Trek: This trail in the Asia area of the park offers different animal exhibits, including a popular one of Asian Tigers. Compared with the rest of the park, this trail is usually not crowded. The most crowded areas are around the Tiger exhibit, but there are many shaded spots to sit and observe the birds and small animals featured along the trail.