We know how the BIG holidays are celebrated in Disney World, but what about the small, quirky holidays, like Palindrome Day?

Palindrome Day is when the date reads the same backward as it does forward. We’ve actually already had one this month (2/2/22) and now we’re having ANOTHER one on 2/22/22. This holiday is probably is a bit too insignificant to Disney, but it’s not to us! So, we’re creating our own celebrations — these are all of the ways you can ride backwards in Disney World for Palindrome Day!

Transportation

There is a TON of transportation around Disney World where you can ride backwards! Hop on the Skyliner and you can choose which way you face. Maybe you prefer not to see what’s coming up ahead? Sit backwards!

You can also flip it around on transportation like the Monorail or on the parking lot trams. There are seats that face either direction, so you can face other people in your group if you want, and some people will feel like they’re moving forward while others feel like they’re moving backwards!

You could also stand backwards on the ferry from the Transportation and Ticket Center to Magic Kingdom!

We definitely do this when we’re leaving the park, so we can look at the castle for as long as possible.

Rides

Magic Kingdom

The first ride we think of when we think of riding backwards is the PeopleMover — duh! You can choose to sit facing forwards or backwards on the ride that winds all through Tomorrowland. One of the best ways to relax in Disney World is definitely getting your own PeopleMover car to yourself, sitting backwards, putting your feet up on the other seat, and taking a nice little cat nap while riding through the dark tunnels. 😴

Next up is the Haunted Mansion! You really ride every direction through this spooky attraction, but there are sections of the ride where ya go backwards. Your doom buggy gets flipped around to look at the longgg hallway with the floating candelabra at the end, then continue backwards through the room with the iconic purple wallpaper. You also go backwards to get down into the graveyard scene!

A similar situation happens in a much less scary way over at Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid. Your clamshell will go backwards and tilt up so you can look up at Ariel swimming above you!

This ride may be less scary than Haunted Mansion, but you still have to see the terrifying Ursula animatronic. 😖

EPCOT

Spaceship Earth has a lengthy section where you go backwards as you descend back down toward the end of the ride. You get to look up and see all of those beautiful stars! This is also when you get to create your future life on the little touch screen in front of you.

“Let it goooo, let it GOOO” is what you’ll hear as Elsa pushes your boat backwards on Frozen Ever After! It’s only for a short moment, but it’s a fun and unexpected part of the ride if you don’t know what already happens.

Plus, it leads you into the room with all of the adorable little snowgies (and the giant one, Marshmallow).

Okay, humor us for a minute. We’re including Space 220 on this list simply because you can back and forth between the space station and Earth using the restaurant’s elevator! You’re technically going in reverse, so we think it works!

Also, don’t you want to say that you went to Space 220 on 2-22-22?!

Animal Kingdom

There is one ride in Animal Kingdom that can face you forward, backwards, or sideways, it just depends on your luck. Kali River Rapids can turn you around so you can’t see what’s coming next — which can sometimes be a HUGE wave of water getting ready to splash you!

Want to go back…in time?! DINOSAUR takes you to the age of the dinosaurs and then (spoiler alert) brings you back to the present day! Dr. Seeker really puts everyone’s lives in danger just to go grab a dinosaur. 🙄

It’s a contender for one of the scariest rides in Disney World, but it sure is fun!

Hollywood Studios

Hollywood Studios is home to a few rides that all go backwards in similar ways, because they all use trackless ride systems! Rise of the Resistance has several places where the ride vehicle flings you backwards, like when Kylo Ren sends you away! Plus, you go to and from Batuu over the course of the ride, so that’s pretty palindromic.

This also happens on Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway! You move in reverse many times in order to catch all of that awesome animation. Oh! And Daisy makes you go backwards when you’re in her dance studio.🕺

Finally, we have Toy Story Mania! This ride whips you around so much that you go backwards without even realizing it. At least, we don’t realize it — we’re too busy trying to get the highest score in our vehicle!

So, there you have it! Alllll the different ways you can ride backwards in Disney World for Palindrome Day. Which way do you think is the BEST?! Tell us down below! And, stay tuned to DFB for more Disney news, info, and updates.

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