Originally Posted By Jesus Freak66 well i guess this is just as good of a place to start as any since i have been to disneyworld with my boys before. has anyone been to all five disney parks around the world? I have only been to florida. i hope to see california some day when i can get enough money together. are other parks better than disneyworld? god bless, marie(mary)
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Hi, and welcome to LP. Technically, there are more than five parks. WDW has four itself. I know what you mean though; you're asking about the different resorts around the world. There are definitely some peeps here that have deen to all of them. I am only short Hong Kong. Which is better or best? They all have their unique charms. There are definitely things at the other resorts that are outstanding, and make people wish those things were in Florida.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I've been to all of them except for Walt Disney Studios Paris, which didn't exist when I was at DLP. They definatley all have little unique things that set them apart from each other. It also interesting to see how the cultures vary from one place to another, both for CM's and guests.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris When I visited the US and Japan a few years back, the only park that existed that I didn't get to visit was DLP. Out of the nine parks that existed at the time I saw eight in one fell swoop. It was really quite amazing!
Originally Posted By irishfan I've been to all the resorts and parks after my recent trip to Hong Kong Disneyland. Personally I think WDW is the best "Resort", but as far as individual parks go Disneyland the original is still my favourite.
Originally Posted By Jesus Freak66 you people are beautiful and i really say thanks. i should have said resorts instead of parks, sorry. my favorite park is epcot but my boys like that animal kingdom. so irishfan is the only one to see every park. not trying to exclude anyone else so please jump in at will, but irishfan how would you rank all the parks from best to worst and why. for me epcot then disneyland then animal kingdom and last is studios.
Originally Posted By irishfan There are a few others in laughingplace who have been lucky enough to have visited all the resorts. Anyway my favourite parks are constantly chaging, but as of today: 1.Disneyland 2.Epcot 3 Disneyland Paris Park 4.Tokyo Disney Sea 5 Animal Kingdom 6 Magicl Kingdom 7 Tokyo Disneyland 8 DCA 9 Disney Hollywood Studios 10 Hong Kong Disneyland 11 Walt Disney Studios Paris
Originally Posted By Roger55 I've been to all 5 resorts and all 11 theme parks. They each have their good and not so good points. However, if I had to limit myself to only one park out of all of them to go to, it would have to be Disneyland.
Originally Posted By Mr X There are quite a few LPer's who've been to all the resorts, and all the parks as well. I think WorldDisney has been to all but one park (he's been to Paris, but before the new park), and there's SuperDry, and TDLFAN as well (they've both been to all the parks)...a few others too I think. I've been to all the parks except Paris (so I haven't seen Disneyland Paris or Walt Disney Studios Paris). I hope to go there someday. As for the best parks, I'd have to say Disneyland in Anaheim and DisneySea in Tokyo. I also love Epcot and Animal Kingdom. On the other side, I'd have to say that Hong Kong Disneyland is the worst Disney park I've seen. Way too small and nothing to do.
Originally Posted By dennis-in-ct <<On the other side, I'd have to say that Hong Kong Disneyland is the worst Disney park I've seen.>> That will be until youhave seen Walt Disney Studios Paris *urgh* indeed ... but it does look like it's getting better. I was there before the TOON STUDIOS and ToT additions I have been to: - 4 Florida parks - 2 California Parks - 2 French Parks I still need to see Tokyo and Hong Kong (or wait until Hong Kong is fixed and then go)
Originally Posted By barboy OK, I'll jump in...... as of April of '07 I have toured every Disney park around the world--- all 11. Although there is a good amount of overlap of Disney culture(rides, hotels, eats, cast member performances, fast pass/early entry, costs, shopping, parades and shows etc.)from one park or resort to another there are still glaring differences. Here is my list of favorite to least favorite and like irish my list seems to change a little bit with every visit. 1) Disney Sea....easily the best, nothing remotely close---attention to detail and physical scale astounds. 2) Dl Paris....very impressive visuals and eye candy abound. 3) EPCOT.... a huge park with so much to see and do and a brilliant departure from the "Magic Kingdom" style parks. 4) Dl Anaheim.... a fine park full of magic and memories; when LP members call it their favorite I can see why. 5) Animal Kingdom.... the most underrated park in the Disney park lineup. I am a very big fan! 6) Magic Kingdom.... the Haunted Mansion redo and the special nighttime engagements put this park back on the map for me again. But it still needs help. 7) Tokyo Dl.... too much of the park feels outdated now but deep down it still carries so much true Disney spirit. 8) Hollywood Studios(MGM).... always enjoyable but far inferior compared to the likes of a Disney Sea or DLP. 9) HK Disneyland.... what is there I like BUT it is just way too anemic on its attraction lineup--- how about $1 billion more in additions to make this a bonafide 1 day awesome visit! 10) & 11) DCA and WD Studios Paris are equally forgettable but for different reasons. I hate, hate, HATE DCA's theme and execution of that theme. And the Paris Studios is just ugly to look at---a waterless, treeless baron wasteland of asphalt.
Originally Posted By cherna-bog-vmk <<But it still needs help.>> ?? They are redoing alot of things. There is a rumor that they are trying to beat Orlandoo Studios... any news on that?
Originally Posted By Mr X ***physical scale astounds*** It's funny you mention this (I felt the same way when I first saw the place!), because in reality DisneySea is not a very big park believe it or not. In fact, it's smaller than Tokyo Disneyland by quite a bit, and smaller still when you consider how much of the place is taken up by waterways! The thing I think makes a HUGE difference is the fact the park is built on levels...what an awesome concept! It really makes the park feel "vast" while at the same time not taking up all that much space.
Originally Posted By Mr X Barboy, excellent list by the way. I would largely agree with it except I'd probably give TDL the edge over the Magic Kingdom and I'm really back and forth between HKDL and DCA (HKDL is just SO undercooked, it feels like a ripoff...whereas DCA is pretty much fully cooked, just a little burnt around the edges and the variety doesn't really mesh with the palate).
Originally Posted By barboy "***physical scale astounds*** because in reality Disney Sea is not a very big park believe it or not." I see where I wasn't clear...... by physical scale I should have said the architecture/buildings/Props. Show buildings and facades are ***MASSIVE*** compared to other Disney parks: the absolutely colossal Mt. Prometheus volcano, the full size(or illusion of full size) steam ship/ocean liner and intimidating Hightower building(TOT) in American Harbor, the very extensive and tall facade of the Indiana Jones temple, all the large scale fronts of Arabian Coast and even the Mira Costa towers over the entry plaza---things are just big at Disney Sea and I dig it! EPCOT has some large scale architecture too but since the park is so sprawling and occupies a lot of real estate it doesn't overwhelm me like Disney Sea does. There is something else that is very profound about Disney Sea and I failed to bring this up earlier----- the park, unlike any other Disney offering, has hills which give it a more 3 dimensional, realistic feeling. I love how we get to change elevation by walking around the park.
Originally Posted By barboy "<<But it still needs help.>> ?? They are redoing a lot of things." Yes, they are---- I agree with you(that's why I specifically brought up perfect HM redo). But some new stuff like Monsters Laugh Floor just doesnt cut it for me. I don't like Turtle Talk so naturally I don't care for MLF either. Stitch is still there---- the most abominable and disgusting attraction in the history of theme parks. Pooh's playground is but one notch better than a kids' play area at your local McDonalds. Space Mountain badly needs an overhaul to bring it up to DL Anaheim and HKDL standards--- complete with a new smoother track, on board sound system and new props and effects.
Originally Posted By barboy "I'd probably give TDL the edge over the Magic Kingdom" I hear you, it's interesting that you brought that up because when I was making the list that was the hardest part..... deciding which of those two I like more.
Originally Posted By barboy "The thing I think makes a HUGE difference is the fact the park is built on levels...what an awesome concept!" Whoa nelly! I missed that earlier--- you beat me to it about the change in elevations around the park.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros While TDS may not be as big as TDL, that doesn't mean that it's still not enormous. TDL is a massive park (I think it's the biggest of the DL-style parks), so there still plenty of room to be big without being that big. Especially compared to DL and DCA (which I'm most used to), TDS really gave me quite a workout. I didn't even realize until about an hour before closing, when I could suddenly hardly walk any more because I had done so much walking that day (it was empty, so I did everything several times, but not in the most logical order). I'm a fairly active person too, I don't think it would be any stretch to say that I probably walked at least 10 miles that day, along with taking about 350 pictures. I never really realized how much it was until the end of the day. (And I'm sure that the constant changing levels of the park made it feel worse).
Originally Posted By leemac It is when people ask questions like this that I always feel very sheepish (almost embarrassed) in responding. I've done all eleven - plus every park opening since MGM in '89. I have also done all 10 at least annually since '01 (and then 11 since WDSP opening in March '02). I've also attended every significant anniversary since then - TDS 5th, DLP 10th & 15th, DL 50th etc. and every major attraction opening. I definitely couldn't even estimate how much time each year I spend inside a Disney park/resort - suffice to say it is too much.
