Originally Posted By land fan I'll take Disneyland with it's smaller castle any day over M.K. My main concern are the rides and attractions. Disneyland has an incredible roster of rides and attractions! M.K. however, even with it's majestic , soaring castle, pales in comparison as far as stuff to do. So let them have Cinderella's Castle, they can gawk at it till the cows come home. Meanwhile I'll be riding down the icy slopes of The Matterhorn in Disneyland! And just for the record, Sleeping Beauty's Castle looks just fine to me, especially at night when it's lit up and there's fireworks going off behind it!
Originally Posted By DisDream Yet, the majority of Disneyland guests are from California, while DW guests come from the rest of the United States and the world. In this case - size does matter. Most people don't care if there are a few light bulbs off on Main Street. Not to Diss Disneyland -I love it too. I'm just stating the fact that Disney World is the bigger money maker of the two. I know some native Californians are sensitive about this issue. I'm not trying to offend them.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Ya, but the MK blows. It is far worse than Disneyland, Disneyland Paris and Tokyo Disneyland. And so many rubes can't see it. It's not just attractions, but live entertainment, food, cleanliness, maintenance, merchandise. On almost all of these the MK is sub par.
Originally Posted By mickeyboy43 ^ ALot of stuff kind of relies on the number of jobs available. you cant have good maintenance when you dont have enough people. But I agree, MK is pretty bad. I go because its the only original (you know what I mean) Disney experience.
Originally Posted By BlueOhanaTerror >>>If I were you, I'd climb a clock tower with a sniper rifle. It seems the only reasonable thing to do.<<< Is there a clock tower at DCA?
Originally Posted By plpeters70 "Ya, but the MK blows. It is far worse than Disneyland, Disneyland Paris and Tokyo Disneyland." So true, but what the MK has that none of those other parks does, or ever will, is a 15 minute monorail ride to EPCOT!!! At least when I get tired of the mess that is the MK, I can always escape to EPCOT. I can't do that at Disneyland!! (And believe me, there have been many trips to DL where I remember wishing I could head out to EPCOT for a break instead of to DCA.)
Originally Posted By jonvn I thought the rides in general are better at MK than at Disneyland, but the layout of Disneyland is better than the MK. Tomorrowland in MK is really very bad, though. I think it brings the whole place down.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo plpeters70 - you are spot on. Epcot is indeed awesome. But I feel DCA used to have some of the World Showcase vibe going on before they dumbed that down too. jonvn, I disagree. The only attraction done better IMHO is Splash Mountain. Yes, the set ups outside are nice on PotC and HM. But overall at DL I prefer - Tiki Room, JC Skippers (though the temple at WDW is cool), PotC, BTMRR, Mark Twain, HM, IASW, the Fantasyland Dark Rides, Dumbo, Autopia, Toontown, Space Mountain, Buzz, and the view from the train.
Originally Posted By jonvn Oh there is so much no comparison between say Space Mountain in WDW and the one in DL. The effects are better, the pre and post show effects are better, the ride is a bit better, too. Somewhat rougher, though. I mean, it works there really well. Pirates, the ride is a tiny bit shorter, but the line for the thing? really much better. Big Thunder is also better. Certainly Astro Orbiter is better in TL, because it's on top of the peoplemover, which is also better because it actually is functioning. And so on. What is not better? Um, Fantasyland is a bit of a mix between old Fantasyland in Disneyland and New Fantasyland. It's ok, but DL is better. But Small World, with the water that goes to the edge of the displays? Better there. Haunted Mansion is actually better there. The building is far more interesting, and it has a couple scenes not in the one here. But it does not have the hallway. Toon Town is better than the one in MK. The layout of things is better in DL. But individually each thing is done a bit better there than in anaheim...
Originally Posted By jonvn I would, if it were not in France. I was having spasms listening to French TV in Canada. If I went to the mother country, I think it would kill me.
Originally Posted By barboy "El Rio which was a disjoined ride through museum exhibit at best with some offensive movie clips and creppy marionettes thrown in for good measure." What offensive movie clips are you talking about? Do you mean the blanket/sombrero/maraca ect. vendors who follow the boats from scene to scene pleading for a sale? "creppy marionettes" Did you mean "crappy" or "creepy"?
Originally Posted By nbodyhome I don't like the Space Mountain at DLP - it hurts my head. My favorite is at WDW. I like the music/darkness better at DL, but I prefer a rough coaster, not a smooth one that makes me sleepy.
Originally Posted By barboy "Oh and PS, these idiots also ONLY WENT TO MGM AND THE MK WHEN IN FLORIDA!!!!!" OH GOD NO! ---that's a hanging offense.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome I actually think the attractions are better at DL too. You have Indiana Jones, Alice in Wonderland, the Main Street Cinema, the Nemo subs, Storybook Boats, New Orleans Square, Roger Rabbit, etc. I prefer the Disneyland Pirates as well. I'm not sure I have a preference in Splash or Thunder Mountains, I just prefer our Space Mountain.
Originally Posted By DisDream Because Disneyland is so much smaller than the WDW resort, it seems that the imagineers have more reason to plus the attractions at Disneyland. At WDW, the budget may be stretched between the four parks, thus, sacrifices have to be made. It seems that the newer parks get more attention than the Magic Kingdom. However, I love the new additions to the Haunted Mansion.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome Both Haunted Mansions look great now! But - I get bored fairly quickly at the MK (though I am glad we still have the Wedway People Mover). It's just not a park I go into much. I spend most of my park time at Epcot, though I really like AK as well. Our MK just doesn't have the charm of Disneyland (IMHO).
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle >>Oh and PS, these idiots also ONLY WENT TO MGM AND THE MK WHEN IN FLORIDA!!!!!<< I met an Australian man in Miami who asked where we were heading onto next; I said WDW and he asked how long we were going for. I said 7 nights and he smiled and said "you're in the know - we weren't and only had one day there". I can't imagine how frustrating it would be to go to WDW for only one day! Especially living so far from it - they might never travel over there again.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris ^ Exactly my point, which the people lampooning me don't understand. It's easy for people who go every weekend or a few times per year to not care if they miss something or stuff up their plans. For an Australian it is a HUGE expense and, from where I am from a 26 hour flight JUST TO LA. I was DAMNED SURE my time at WDW/Uni/SW/KSC(23 nights)was going to be AWESOME.
