Just back-my thoughts

[dizzi]

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You can't compare DL and WDW. You have to compare DL and the Magic Kingdom. In comparing those two, I'd still stick with DL. Yes the MK has a bigger castle but it is also bigger in size with less rides, making you more tired and riding less. I love DL's version of SM and POTC way more than the MK.

Now if you want to compare the DLR and WDW, then WDW wins. They have way more to do and it's far better than DCA. I enjoy DCA but if it wasn't included in my annual pass, I wouldn't be going. It's just not worth the $66 admission.

You know at first when i read this i agreed.......
But the more i think about it, I am not sooo sure.

I think you have to compare the 2 parks (CALI) to the 4 parks(WDW) in all.
becasue it seems to me in Dl there is the innoventions like in EPCOT and then in California Adventure was StarTours like in DHS and also the bakery Tour and the Totillia Tour another Epcot comparison

JUST A THOUGHT?????

 

[Nora94]

Lynn, you are right, you have to compare the 4 parks of WDW (and the travel between them, and the distance from your hotel to the parks, etc.) to the two parks of DL as almost everyone does do the park hopper at DL even if they don't hop at all but just do one of the parks all day.

Even comparing it that way though, Florida's parks win.

 

[quest4dl]

I think it's hard to compare the two parks by attractions. I think you can, however, compare your general feeling at each park. A park experience may simply be more or less satisfying depending on a variety of factors. Although we had some annoying issues during our DL trip this year, overall, I felt more pleased with this vacation. And it's possible that it could have had little to do with the parks and more to do with my family. I think we had some kind of illness strike one of us during our last WDW vacations. This time everyone was healthy and my younger ds was old enough to go on every ride he wanted but young enough to believe in Mickey. Also, my dh didn't come so I had more control (he's not that big into Disney) about getting to the parks early and repeating rides (he hates doing that).

 

[FloraFauna]

We just got back last week from our Los Angeles trip. We spent two days in Disneyland. It was the first time we have been there as a family (DH, DS16, DD14). We loved it. We have been to WDW many times. I can't say I'd pick one over the other. They both have pro's and con's.

 

[Quest4Kingdom]

To add to "quest4dl" comment.... It is basically whatever suits your fancy. I think it's difficult debating when it comes to matters of opinion, experiences, circumstances... especially when you factor in mood, character/personality.... It seems that the main debates involve the "human" factor- this is very debatable especially since everyone's tolerance level and experience varies. We also have different preferences- some need to be onsite because of health reasons, kids, and some prefer vegan food, some of us like intimacy of smaller areas (DL), etc... We also carry so much other "baggages" of experience that also affects how much we like or dislike a thing, and how we interpret an experience.

In other words, to Disney or not to Disney?- is the question ! ANd we all seem to love Disney very passionately as we've seen in all the posts. Otherwise we wouldn't be on DIS! Lotsa luv to y'all!

 

[Leofoenget]

Well that's not really fair...the only reason WDW doesn't have that is because Walt died before it was built. He didn't have anything against Disney World. If he'd lived to see it, I'm sure he would have had a place there too, and WDW would have it's own special memories of Walt.

It does make DL a bit more special because it's the only park he ever saw, but it doesn't take away from WDW--the park was just an expansion of his dream.

For the record, I love both parks. I've taken 8 amazing trips to WDW, and I wasn't disappointed at all when I finally went to DL for the first time last month. I loved DL!

And as a WDW vet, and a lover of all things Disney (the firehouse was one of the first things I'd looked for)...yeah, I still did a double-take when I saw how small that castle was. It's not a knock on it, it's a beautiful castle. But it's definitely a jolt to the system when you're so used to how big WDW is. All of Disneyland is.

But I love both parks for their own reasons. I'd go back to either of them in a heartbeat.

I just watched Walt the man behind the myth last night. His Florida Baby was Epcot. According to his daughters, he died planning Epcot. From what I understand another "disneyland" in Florida was not is first choice, (not that he wouldn't have wanted to build another one there) I believe they built another MK in Florida because they were all at sort of a loss as to what to do next.