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Although Peter Pan's Flight was not an opening day attraction in Walt Disney World's Fantasyland, it did opened two days later on October 3, 1971. The attraction was an expanded version of Disneyland's Peter Pan attraction which had opened in 1955. . Unlike other dark rides, Peter Pan's Flight let guests "fly". To give guests this feeling, Imagineer Marvin Davis came up with a new ride system. Instead of having the vehicles run on a ground track, the ride vehicles are connected by a large rod, to a track on the ceiling. The original Disneyland version of the ride, was made so that guests would see the story of Peter Pan, through his eyes. Because of this, Peter Pan himself was nowhere to be seen on the attraction. Guests would board ride vehicles, (which were suspended from a ceiling track, ) and go through the story as if they were Peter Pan. Despite Imagineers best efforts, many guests did not understand the attractions rides premise, and they were confused as to why Peter Pan was not on in an attraction which was named after him. Unlike other dark rides, Peter Pan's Flight let guests "fly". To give guests this feeling Imagineer Marvin Davis came up with a new ride system. Instead of having the vehicles run on a ground track, the ride vehicles are connected by a large rod, to a track on the ceiling.

When Walt Disney World was originally being designed, there were no plans for a Peter Pan attractionto be built. Instead, the attraction would have been replaced by a Mary Poppins ridethat took guests “flying” through various scenes from the movie. Eventually however, it was decided to include an expanded version of Disneyland's Peter Pan's Flight in Walt Disney World(due to either the coast of creating the new attraction, or guest expectations for a similar Fantasyland). Although the basic idea of guests flying over scenes from Peter Pan was kept intact, the storyline was changed, so that it included Peter Pan as a main character. Other changes to the attraction included, the addition of Audio AnamatronicsAnimatronics, which were not present in the Disneyland version of the attraction. Scenes depicting Peter fighting with Captain Hook, (aboard his 48 foot long ship, ) and then Peter celebrating with the Darling children were also added to the Disney World version. The final difference between the two attractions is was the way that instead guests loaded into their ride vehicles. Instead of stopping the ride vehicles to load and unload guests, Peter Pan's Flight in Disney World uses and an Omnimover system, similar to the one used in the [[Haunted Mansion]].

Although Peter Pan's Flight hasn't seen any major changes since it opened, the attraction is expected to get an interactive queue in the near future. The queue will extend out to the former location of the Fantasyland [[Skyway]] station, which has had been used for restrooms in recent years.

Peter Pan's Flight is a dark ride attraction that takes guests "flying" through the story of Disney's Peter Pan. After walking through a covered queue, guests reach the loading area. Here, guests board "aerial gallons" (their ride vehicle), as they move forward into the show building. Behind them, a large mural of scenes from Peter Pan the movie can be seen. The mural was painted by Disney Imagineer's Ken Anderson and Claude Coats. Before entering the building, the gallons are sprinkled with pixie dust, which causes them to begin to fly. The flying effect is enhanced by After ascending into the factair, the ride vehicles are attached first scene that guests see depicts Wendy reading to a track on John and Michael as they go to sleep. In the ceilingbackground, guests can hear nursery music playing. With nothing Riders then hear Peter Pan say, "Here we gooooooo" as he and the Darling children fly out the window. As the children fly off into the night, below themriders can see Nana the families dog barking. The gallons then fly over London, swooping just over Big Ben. As the gallons soar over the city, riders can hear the song "You Can Fly" playing. If guests get look closely at the feeling that moon as they are really flyingfly by, silhouettes of Wendy, John, Michael and Peter can be seen.

After ascending into the air, the first scene that guests see, depicts Wendy reading to John and Michael as they go to sleep. In the background, guests can hear nursery music playing. Riders then hear Peter Pan say, "Here we gooooooo" as he and the Darling children fly out the window. Guests then fly with the children out of the house. Below them, riders can see Nana the families dog barking, before they continue on. The gallons then fly flying over London, swooping just over Big Ben. As they fly over London, riders can hear "You Can Fly" playing. If guests look closely at the moon as they fly by, silhouettes of Wendy, John, Michael and Peter can be seen. After flying over London, guests children fly into Neverland. Below, Captain Hook orders his crew to fire upon Peter (and the guests). As the gallons fly continue over Neverland, guests can see the Mermaid Lagoon, the Lost Boy's Camp and Tiger Lilly's tribe far below. The next scene brings guests see shows's up close to Captain Hook's ship. , where they discover that Hook has taken Wendy, Michael, John and the Lost Boys captive. Nearby, guests can see the Tik-Tok Crocodile floating in the water. Peter Pan then arrives and battle's Hook aboard his ship. After defeating the pirate and taking control of the ship, guests can see Peter and the Darling children are shown celebrating. In the water, the Tik Tok Crocodile can be seen trying to eat Hook, as the captain calls out for Mr. Smee. The final scene in the attraction depicts Peter flying the Darling children back to London, aboard Captain Hook's ship. Guests then arrive back at the loading area, and exit the attraction.

* Famous locations that can be scene seen on Peter Pan's Flight include, : the Thames River, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Tower Bridge and the Parliament Building.