The Long Debate Solved

[Wikkler]

Since Magic Kingdom opened in 1971 people have been debating about what park/resort has the most attractions. Wait no more.

I only counted rides that have perceived movement by the guest. Vibrations don't count.

The resort with the most rides... is... Disneyland Resort in California. A few people here may not be surprised. What is surprising, is without Paradise Pier, the resort instantly goes down to number 2.

Resort Rankings:

1. Disneyland Resort - 53
2. Walt Disney World Resort - 45
3. Tokyo Disneyland Resort - 44
4. Disneyland Paris Resort - 28
5. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort - 17

Park Rankings:

1. Disneyland - 32
2. Tokyo Disneyland - 24
3. Magic Kingdom - 23
4. Disneyland Paris - 22
5. California Adventure - 21
6. Tokyo DisneySea - 20
7. Hong Kong Disneyland - 17
8. Epcot - 10
9. Walt Disney Studios Park (shudder) - 10
10. Animal Kingdom - 7
11. Hollywood Studios - 5

 

[WondersOfLife]

Park Rankings:

1. Disneyland - 32
2. Tokyo Disneyland - 24
3. Magic Kingdom - 23
4. Disneyland Paris - 22
5. California Adventure - 21
6. Tokyo DisneySea - 20
7. Hong Kong Disneyland - 17
8. Epcot - 10
9. Walt Disney Studios Park (shudder) - 10
10. Animal Kingdom - 7
11. Hollywood Studios - 5

Kind of curious.. What do you mean by "park ranking?"

 

[matt9112]

Kind of curious.. What do you mean by "park ranking?"

He means specific parks....not whole resorts....

 

[WondersOfLife]

He means specific parks....not whole resorts....

Noo no I got confused, I think I skipped over the part where he said he's only including attractions that actually move the guests. This makes sense now.

 

[AndyS2992]

Walt Disney Studios Park (shudder) - 10

Pfft It's not that bad, it does need work to make the place look nicer but the rides themselves are very good.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Anything that physically moves is considered a ride.

The Disneyland count is slightly off. It looks like the Horse-Drawn Streetcar, the Jitney, the Fire Engine and the Omnibus (all Main Street vehicles) were excluded. The count is 36. DCA's count is correct.

 

[JohnD]

Since Magic Kingdom opened in 1971 people have been debating about what park/resort has the most attractions. Wait no more.

I only counted rides that have perceived movement by the guest. Vibrations don't count.

The resort with the most rides... is... Disneyland Resort in California. A few people here may not be surprised. What is surprising, is without Paradise Pier, the resort instantly goes down to number 2.

Resort Rankings:

1. Disneyland Resort - 53
2. Walt Disney World Resort - 45
3. Tokyo Disneyland Resort - 44
4. Disneyland Paris Resort - 28
5. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort - 17

Park Rankings:

1. Disneyland - 32
2. Tokyo Disneyland - 24
3. Magic Kingdom - 23
4. Disneyland Paris - 22
5. California Adventure - 21
6. Tokyo DisneySea - 20
7. Hong Kong Disneyland - 17
8. Epcot - 10
9. Walt Disney Studios Park (shudder) - 10
10. Animal Kingdom - 7
11. Hollywood Studios - 5

Why only rides? Why are they more special than attractions where you don't move? And how do you count them? Do CBJ, HOP, and ETB not count because you sit in a theatre and watch moving animatronics? Does COP count? You certainly move there. The entire theatre revolves around four scenes. Other than that, it's not different from the others I just mentioned. Is Mission:Space a "ride" because it spins? Or Soarin? It just lifts you up then back down again. Is ST a ride because it shakes you around while looking at a 3D movie? I suppose Energy counts as a "ride". But it's just an attraction moving through videos of Jeopardy with dinosaurs in-between.

It just seems a little too subjective. There are plenty of good attractions that are not "rides". So to say the the debate is "solved" seems premature to me.

 

[Wikkler]

Anything that physically moves is considered a ride.

The Disneyland count is slightly off. It looks like the Horse-Drawn Streetcar, the Jitney, the Fire Engine and the Omnibus (all Main Street vehicles) were excluded. The count is 36. DCA's count is correct.

I sorta counted them all as one, that's why.

 

[Californian Elitist]

I sorta counted them all as one, that's why.

Yes, I figured that. They should be counted individually.

 

[Wikkler]

I'm not familiar with Disneyland California, are they the same track?

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Pfft It's not that bad, it does need work to make the place look nicer but the rides themselves are very good.

Not to mention ignoring attractions like Cinemagique and Armageddon because they do not physically move people is silly.

 

[Californian Elitist]

I'm not familiar with Disneyland California, are they the same track?

California isn't tacked on at the end of Disneyland's name. Not all of the vehicles use the track.

 

[englanddg]

California isn't tacked on at the end of Disneyland's name. Not all of the vehicles use the track.

<whispers> DLC </whispers>

(runs away quickly)