Somebody was actually paid real money to write this?

[squirk]

http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/18/travel/disney-versus-lego/

Ah, the age-old question. Who IS the champion - Walt Disney World or Legoland?

I know scholars have been struggling with this question for years, so I will need to think on this for a while rather than rush to judgment.

 

[Kathryn777]

Ha ha! I read that article too, and came away with the same impression. Horrible article!

 

[Hootch]

I went to the Legoland in Phipps Plaza last year with my daughter. It was interesting but nowhere near Disney or Universal. I'm sure the park is better but I don't see how it can really compete.

 

[5kidsmommy]

Journalism today...

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/18/travel/disney-versus-lego/

Ah, the age-old question. Who IS the champion - Walt Disney World or Legoland?

I know scholars have been struggling with this question for years, so I will need to think on this for a while rather than rush to judgment.

They aren't even in the same league. Disney is the NFL and Legoland is Pop Warner.

 

[squirk]

Up next on CNN: who's stronger - a professional bodybuilder or this six-week old baby? The answer.....may surprise you.

 

[Planogirl]

Has anyone here who is commenting on this actually been to Legoland? I haven't so I won't judge but I do keep in mind that this park is pretty new and is growing. They all have to start somewhere.

 

[squirk]

And that six-week old baby might grow to be the strongest person who ever lived. But for now, the question is asinine.

Just to be clear - it's not a knock on Legoland at all. If the article had made an argument like "if you have only small children, are working on a tight budget, have a Lego fanatic in the household, or any combination of the three, you may find Legoland a far superior value for your money than Disney. Here are some numbers to illustrate.....", that would have been fine.

Instead, this article reads literally like a couple of high school sophomores wrote it.

Also, the, uh, "Magic+" wristbands aren't biometric.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Has anyone here who is commenting on this actually been to Legoland? I haven't so I won't judge but I do keep in mind that this park is pretty new and is growing. They all have to start somewhere.

Been there done that, thought it was very nice for what it was.

 

[patfan1972]

Do they still have a restriction that only people with kids can get in? I realize their core audience and attempts to avoid unwanteds, but that really is leaving a lot of disposable income on the table. My wife and I have no kids but enjoy amusements of all kinds. It seems to be odd in this day that anyone would look to forbid people from entering. Heck, even Vegas realized they need to let families/kids visit to survive.

 

[andyman8]

Gotta remember the audience. This is a Disney fan board. The funny thing is if you talk to FL Residents, Legoland is gaining traction among young ones (2-12, which is exactly their target age range). Young ones really like it, and while all of us agree can agree on the superiority of WDW, to some little kids who are in love with LEGOs (which a lot are), the idea of a day at LEGOLAND is more appealing. Although it will be some time until they even come close to hitting Universal's numbers, let alone Disney's, this really is, in my opinion, the first time WDW has had any true competition in Central Florida for the young child market, given that Universal and SeaWorld are not necessarily considered to be exclusively targeting that demographic. Given LL time to grow and gain brand recognition, and it could certainly concern Disney. Anyways, you didn't think Toy Story Land was actually Disney's response to WWoHP!

 

[nilla]

Paying someone to write that article makes perfect sense if the organization paying is LEGOLAND

 

[squirk]

Gotta remember the audience. This is a Disney fan board. The funny thing is if you talk to FL Residents, Legoland is gaining traction among young ones (2-12, which is exactly their target age range). Young ones really like it, and while all of us agree can agree on the superiority of WDW, to some little kids who are in love with LEGOs (which a lot are), the idea of a day at LEGOLAND is more appealing. Although it will be some time until they even come close to hitting Universal's numbers, let alone Disney's, this really is, in my opinion, the first time WDW has had any true competition in Central Florida for the young child market, given that Universal and SeaWorld are not necessarily considered to be exclusively targeting that demographic. Given LL time to grow and gain brand recognition, and it could certainly concern Disney. Anyways, you didn't think Toy Story Land was actually Disney's response to WWoHP!

See, your post had 10x more thought and substance behind it than that article.

Paying someone to write that article makes perfect sense if the organization paying is LEGOLAND

Yeah, I thought that, too. The link wasn't listed under "sponsored content", but it sure feels that way. Still, they could have written something like andyman8 posted, instead of what reads as blurbs from both resorts' respective marketing departments.

 

[Kathryn777]

Not knocking legoland at all! It is great for what it is, but the article was awful.

 

[kay1864]

Also, the, uh, "Magic+" wristbands aren't biometric.

Well technically they are, since they require finger scan for entry. But so were the paper admission tickets.

So yes, definitely not the adjective I would have used, since that's not MBs' primary focus or feature.

 

[andyman8]

Well technically they are, since they require finger scan for entry. But so were the paper admission tickets.

So yes, definitely not the adjective I would have used, since that's not MBs' primary focus or feature.

Well if you watch the first video on that page (warning: pack your patience), I believe it's Disney's Phil Holmes who refers to it as a biometric reading, so that's where they got that from.

 

[squirk]

I'd say that the turnstyles (or whatever they are called now) are biometric, not the wristbands. But I concede that I am nitpicking.

 

[ArwenMarie]

Gotta remember the audience. This is a Disney fan board. The funny thing is if you talk to FL Residents, Legoland is gaining traction among young ones (2-12, which is exactly their target age range). Young ones really like it, and while all of us agree can agree on the superiority of WDW, to some little kids who are in love with LEGOs (which a lot are), the idea of a day at LEGOLAND is more appealing. Although it will be some time until they even come close to hitting Universal's numbers, let alone Disney's, this really is, in my opinion, the first time WDW has had any true competition in Central Florida for the young child market, given that Universal and SeaWorld are not necessarily considered to be exclusively targeting that demographic. Given LL time to grow and gain brand recognition, and it could certainly concern Disney. Anyways, you didn't think Toy Story Land was actually Disney's response to WWoHP!

That's cool to hear, the more competition the better. We outgrew LL before we were able to get there, but I can see the appeal. And now with the hotel I could see it turning into even more of a destination.

 

[minnie mum]

Not knocking legoland at all! It is great for what it is, but the article was awful.

Exactly this. Legoland may very well be on the cusp of eating into WDWs young child demographic. It may very well be the new kid on the block to watch. Take away the ridiculous title, factual inaccuracies and exaggeration, and that's what this article was trying to say (I think). But the article itself?? A first year Journalism student with the grandaddy of all hangovers could have done a better job 15 minutes before deadline.

 

[LoKiHB]

That was 4 1/2 minutes of my life I'll never get back.