Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Well, having been to BOTH the East and West coast parks, my sisters and I still prefer the one out West--since it has a special charm that hasn't quite been duplicated anywhere else. Walt's original little park is wonderful and, while there's nothing wrong in pointing out the goodness of Walt Disney World, it sort of makes a witch bristle that--in doing so--there have to be any criticisms leveled against the original park in Anaheim. ORWEN: That's right! There are ways of complimenting something or someone, without stooping to making unfavorable comparisons between the two. Both parks have their own special qualities. No need to insult one while trying to defend the other one.
Originally Posted By Blackie Pueblo I'm so glad to see someone else defending Disney World. I started a topic about this called " For the Sake of Disney World " but I got ripped a new hole by people. I said the same thing as most people, that perhaps DisneyLand is better. But for people like me who just can't afford to make it to Disneyland, Disney World is the greatest. And There is so much bad talk about Disney World, that it seems like sometimes people forget why we gather here. Because we all love Disney. Blackie Pueblo <a href="http://www.newlineagefilms.com" target="_blank">http://www.newlineagefilms.com</a>
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Due to the devastation in New Orleans, the trip I had planned there for the 28th of this month was cancelled, so I am going to Disneyland. First time ever. I am finally going to be able to compare to my love, WDW. I'll let you know how it compares for me.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: My sisters and I like both parks. If there is anything to complain about, it's the fact that current management doesn't have the same visions for either park, due to greedy, coporate business ideas that get in the way of giving guests more so they'll keep coming back. The magic is often ruined because of this. But that doesn't mean we can't still have some good times. It's up to every duckling here to keep as much of the magic alive as possible.
Originally Posted By Labuda I just see this article as being apples vs. oranges for hte most part. Yeah, we have the coparisons of the castles, PotC & HM, as well as SM, but this is also comparing DL to WDW as a whole. COMPLETELY unfair - yeah, I love Disneyland and am very happy that I've gotten to visit twice this year, but, honestly, 9 times out of 10, I'm going to choose a trip to WDW over a trip to DL just because there is SO much more to do at WDW. Oh, yeah, and the comparisons between PotC & HM don't yhold water with me. The DL versions are much superior. Oh, and I'd been to WDW twice before ever setting foot in Disneyland. WDW is my "home resort" as I've held an AP there since 2003, but have only had a DL AP since this January. And, comparing apples to apples - i.e., Walt's MK to the WDW MK - Walt's wins hands-down. Yeah,w e have the CoP & WEDWay/TTA in Florida, but at DL, you have SO much more. And better CMs, as well as a cleaner park.
Originally Posted By mstaft Hmm- let's make a "perfect" MK between both US versions: WDW's Tomorrowland, DL's Fantasyland, Either Main Street. Keep both New Orleans Square and Liberty Square, add DL's Frontierland and Toontown, and MK's Adventureland (but throw in Indy. Just perfect.
Originally Posted By basas <<DL's Frontierland >> Oh no...lets keep MK's Frontierland. (My favorite land in any Disney park)
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I don't understand why anyone would want to compare Disneyland to Walt Disney World. They are both different. I have been to WDW many times. I have never been to DL. I am waiting for a special ocassion ( like a laughing place meet ). My point being that they are both incredible in their own right. To me its kinda like choosing chocolate ice cream over strawberry.... sometime I like chocolate... sometime strawberry.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Something Disneyland has that no other park will EVER have (at least not in abundance}: <<Well east coast girls Are hip. I really dig those Styles they wear And the Southern girls With the way they talk They knock me out When I'm down there. The mid-west farmer's daughters Really make you feel alright And the Northern girls With the way they kiss They keep their boyfriends Warm at night. I wish they all could be California girls. I wish they all could be California girls. I wish they all could be California girls. The west coast Has the sunshine And the girls all Get so tan. I dig a french bikini On the wild island girls By a palm tree in the sand. I've been around this Great big world And I seen all kind of girls Yeah but I couldn't wait To get back in the states. Back to the cutest girls In the world. I wish they all could be California girls. I wish they all could be California girls. I wish they all could be California girls. I wish they all could be California girls. I wish they all could be California girls. I wish they all could be California girls.>>
Originally Posted By stevenp Mk does have a superior Tom sawyer's island as well.but DL still wins (IMHO )in a comparison of the two.
Originally Posted By imtigger2 "Ok -- now I'm going thru Disney depression ( another thread I know) - with imtigger2 sending emails from my home resort -- " Ha! Yes, OKW definately DOESN'T suck, that's for sure. It's the largest of all the DVC rooms, these rooms are HUGE! Just this evening we came back and sparked up the jacuzzi and WOW does that feel good after a long day of walking.. Welcome home!
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>Hmmm, shows how subjective it is. To me, the MK is the weakest MK park in the world (excepting Hong Kong).<< While I agree its like saying that the Boxster is the weakest Porsche. Its still a Porsche.
Originally Posted By LuvDatDisney ^^I would have said the Florida MK was the weakest of all MKs world-wide, but that changed today with the HK opening. But since I am going there soon, I'm too psyched to rip it in this discussion. While Greg's essay was interesting and brought up a few points I think he nailed (like the journey across or around the Seven Seas Lagoon before the polution-spewing buses began to stop right in front or the superior Tomorrowland), overall I just don't see how the MK compares with DL and I'm a Floridian. My biggest question though would be when did Greg last visit? How many times has he been to the MK? And when were they? Because as a WDW lifer, I know how much has been lost at the MK due to cost-cutting mixed with inept management at the highest levels. So, after spending a few glorious days at DL in July, I was reminded of a bit of what I used to feel at WDW. I'm not saying Greg is right or wrong. He just stated an opinion. I just did the same. But I do feel largely that the criticism the MK receives online is well-deserved.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <While I agree its like saying that the Boxster is the weakest Porsche. Its still a Porsche.< I like this analogy ---- ( however the Pooh playground is like putting fuzzy dice off the Porsche mirror) --LOL !
Originally Posted By gmaletic To answer LuvDatDisney (post #37): I have a lot of Disney World experience, though it's definitely tapered off over the past decade. As a kid, we went on annual trips maybe sixteen years in a row (1972-1988). Since 1990, I've only been perhaps four times. I have heard a lot of grousing over the past couple years concerning upkeep and cleanliness at Disney World. I don't have any personal experience to back that up; it could very well be true. I didn't really touch on the upkeep issues because those things wax and wane over the years. Disneyland has been ripped on this issue more than any of the parks over the past ten years and it's only in the past nine months that fans have felt satisfied with the maintenance level. If Disneyland's maintenance is better now, it's very possible the situation might be reversed in a decade. Because it's a transient issue (though not an unimportant one)--and because I don't go often enough to really know--I left it out of my comparison. Comparing park-to-park, I'd likely pick Disneyland as superior primarily because it has so many more attractions. (At Disney World, investment that would have otherwise gone into the Magic Kingdom has been put into the newer parks. That same lack of investment is a more recent phenomenon at Disneyland: over the past seven or eight years, most of the investment has gone into California Adventure and the "resort" infrastructure. But in those intervening years, Disneyland certainly built up a larger suite of attractions than the Magic Kingdom.) As I tried to illustrate in the article, I don't give a lot of points to Disneyland for "nostalgia" or being "Walt's park," because I personally feel a lot more nostalgia when I visit Disney World; it's simply what you're used to. My point with the article is to make the case that Disney World's Magic Kingdom isn't just a poor man's Disneyland, which is the reputation I feel it gets painted with on the net far too often. It features many things Disneyland lacks, and in fact is--I think--superior in many respects.
Originally Posted By imtigger2 "It features many things Disneyland lacks, and in fact is--I think--superior in many respects" Agreed.
