On Kilimanjaro Safaris you can ride on an open-air vehicle through a wildlife reserve where you may see baboons, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, lions, warthogs and wildebeests. Adults may appreciate that the park offers nighttime safaris.

But the real draw this summer is Pandora —The World of Avatar, with rides such as Avatar Flight of Passage, where guests are made to feel as if they are flying on a banshee over the jungles of Pandora, and Na’vi River Journey, a trip through a fantastical bioluminescent rain forest.

Magic Kingdom

Who’s to say what’s for children? Plenty of grown-ups delight in posing for photos with the Disney characters they grew up watching or revisiting rides they experienced as children (or wish they had). That said, this is the park that feels most geared to little ones. Will you be scared in the Haunted Mansion? No. But it, as well as so-called “dark rides,” in which you sit in a motorized vehicle in a pleasantly climate-controlled space while gliding along a track on the ground or in the air (like Peter Pan’s Flight), can feel like a far-out lullaby for adults.

Those who have not been to the Kingdom recently may want to check out the latest additions to Fantasyland, including the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, a swaying roller coaster ride through the diamond mine from “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” (Note: Lines for this can sink your heart; use FastPass+, the free service for ticketholders that allows you to book a specific entry time on certain attractions up to 30 days in advance of your visit — more if you have a Walt Disney World Resort hotel reservation.)

Beyond the Parks

You need not be in a theme park to have a Disney experience. Disney’s BoardWalk is a lakeside quarter-mile stretch of restaurants, boutiques and entertainment venues where you can stop and play a carnival game or rent a Surrey bike. Adults will fare better at the restaurants there and in nearby hotels such as the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin than in the typical park restaurant. There’s also an ESPN Club for those who can’t bear to miss a game.

For late-night fun there’s Atlantic Dance Hall, a nightclub that plays music from the 1980s to today, and Jellyrolls, a piano bar for those who enjoy singalongs. Both are open until the wee hours; for ages 21 and older.

Disney’s BoardWalk allows adults to stroll along the water to Epcot and simply walk in, one of the most sane ways to get there. A path by the BoardWalk in the other direction leads to Hollywood Studios. Alternatively, you can take a breezy boat ride along the water; the boats make stops at both of the parks as well as area hotels.