Our last edition of Calories Burned at Disney World was so popular, that I could not wait to go to Disney and do it all over again. Last week, the hubs and I had the opportunity to take a few days at Disney World before the summer crowds hit. The weather was wonderful and the trip was fantastic! We were able to get some killer deals on the Port Orleans Riverside Hotel and take advantage of everything a Disney resort has to offer. This trip gave me the chance to do some major calorie and step counting and try some Disney fun that I have never done before. Because of all the new things we did, there will be tons of new Disney related articles in the following weeks. Let's start the Disney goodness off with some surprising numbers from Animal and Magic Kingdom.

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During our trip we doubled up and spent about three hours at Animal Kingdom and four hours at Magic Kingdom in one day. During our Animal Kingdom time, we were able to see a show, visit the petting area in Rafiki's Planet Watch, and do some major walking. We spent most of our Magic Kingdom time in Adventure Land, Frontier Land, and Liberty Square. Both parks were pretty quiet and we were able to walk onto quite a few rides. It was wonderful.

Overall, those seven hours of park got me to more than 20,000 steps in one day along with just under nine miles, seven flights of stairs, and 1,900 calories burned. This calorie burn is 45% more than my average daily caloric burn.

Somewhere along my trips to Disney World I heard a myth that visiting EPCOT for a day burns the most calories because one walks the most steps. For me, this myth has been debunked. I was super happy to see that, with the same amount of time spent at EPCOT, I was able to burn almost 45% more calories and walked almost 5,000 more steps! This is also a great realization for shoe decisions depending on the park. After seeing these numbers, it makes complete sense why my feet hurt so much more after a day at Magic Kingdom compared to any other park. Note to self, where crazy comfy shoes to Magic Kingdom, pretty shoes can be saved for any other park!

Exercise Summary

21,114 steps
8.98 miles
1978 calories
7 flights of stairs