Jrb1979
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Disagree. Magic Mountain is on par with MK in terms of attractions. Dollywood has more than MK.
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Disstevefan1
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Good points.
My heart wants todays Disney to be like the old Disney where they painted the back of ToT so it looked good from EPCOT.
My brain says today's Disney just wants to spend the least possible in the parks and the heck with sightlines; it is what it is; just get it done as cheap as possible.
I guess I have just lost faith.
TrainsOfDisney
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Any public area is “on stage” in my opinion.
James Alucobond
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I mostly consider any resort or guest transportation view as on stage. When you sell park view rooms at a premium, those park views should be good, as they were for decades from the Contemporary before TRON arrived. It's also why Everest concerns me less than other things. I've never had a Disney bus drive me anywhere near it.
Professortango1
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Not sure about your first statement, especially in regards to attractions that appeal to teens and up. MK has a lot of attractions aimed at 10 and under, which is understandable. But its the same reason I don't visit Lego Land, the parks don't have enough that appeals to me as the person spending my money.
As for 2 day park...I've never been to Disneyland for 2 days. I could see doing 2 days if I was looking to do DCA with it. Or 2 days if I was looking to take a nap mid-day both days. Or if this was the only time you expect to visit the park in the next 15 years. I can't imagine doing two back-to-back days at Disneyland when I can experience just about everything in a single day.
I am hoping that Cars can be a hit. Radiator Springs Racers is a killer attraction at DCA and pretty much the only reason I visit that park. I know MK isn't getting that attraction model, so hopefully their new concept is just as breathtaking and fun to experience. As long as Disney learned the right lessons from GE, Villains should turn out decently. I just worry about a lot of wide flat walkways like MK and GE. They didn't learn from Wizarding World's successes, so hopefully Disney can learn from their own shortcomings.
lazyboy97o
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It really is. The park hasn’t expanded much from its initial plans intended for 10 million visitors per year. We’ve just accepted fewer attractions per hour.
Almost no chance Warner Bros. would offer Batman for less than Marvel.
TrainsOfDisney
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Everest was really bad when it opened - from the DAK parking lot and also from transportation when on the overpass. It’s much better now - still a few problem areas but not terrible.
However, the view of Avatar (and backstage areas in general) from Disney transportation when arriving at DAK is truly horrible show.
There are similarly bad views of Galaxies Edge from guest areas.
JackCH
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Just looked at a list. Dollywood has a lot more than I thought!
lazyboy97o
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France is even worse because the ridiculous placement of Ratatouille was driven in part by the desire to clean up the view for the Skyliner.
You’re drive to it involved seeing the bare backside of Galaxy’s Edge.
UNCgolf
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Disneyland isn't a full day park if you want to ride everything and see every show, it's a multiple day park. Any average guest can't come close to experiencing everything at Disneyland in one day; most average guests can't even experience everything at the Magic Kingdom in one day.
It's obviously relative as to what any individual wants to do -- I doubt there are many people that want to experience every attraction in any park. I personally could do Magic Mountain in like two hours because almost none of the attractions are interesting to me, but that doesn't mean it's a half-day park in general.
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Professortango1
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What makes a park a full day park isn't the quantity of experiences. A park could be packed with spinners, flat rides, and meet and greets. For someone with toddlers and young children, that could occupy a full day, but for most visitors, they would find themselves bored after a few hours at most.
No park is designed for guests to experience every single experience offered. You know that some people may not enjoy Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln while they may appreciate the Storybook Land Canals. Some may love Tron and you couldn't get them to do Belle's storytime experience to save their life.
What makes a good full day park for me is if there is enough variety to allow me to have a lot of varied experiences throughout the day. I can spend an hour or two riding the pretzel rides and enjoying their charm. I can spend several hours on the giant E-tickets that immerse you fully, I can spend an hour experiencing Fantasmic or a quality stage show, etc.
Considering that the Gumball Rally exists and people routinely can knock out all or most of the attractions in a single day, I would never call Disneyland a multiple day park. It's just a really good theme park. Single day, but full of so many types of experiences. You could do all of the DLR in 2 days, including DCA. If the Florida parks were closer to one another, I could easily do MK, DHS, and AK in the course of a single day.
Epcot is the only other US Disney park where I have to spend a full day there to experience all that I want to experience.
Disgruntled Walt
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- In the Parks
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I'm not a fan of the office building that comes out of Everest. You can see parts of this from the parking lot and the drive to Animal Kingdom, and it's bothered me since the ride opened.
Agent H
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I don’t know I’m just going to imagine that’s the base camp we never made it to
Professortango1
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Compare that to the 360 degree views you get of The Matterhorn. Sadly, new Disney loves letting the metal framework holding up their rockwork be seen from the parking areas. GE's spires, RSR's backside, Everest, Pandora....
Agent H
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What’s RSR
rioriz
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To be fair Everest does have a decent "building" facade in the back
UNCgolf
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I don't really understand what you're arguing now. Did you not read my second paragraph? You're basically repeating what I said regarding individual subjectivity (this is exactly why I used Magic Mountain as an example, since for me it's a park that lacks variety and offers almost nothing worth doing but I would never argue that means it isn't a full day park for others), which is why I'm a little lost.
It sounds like you're just saying it's not a full day park for you. Well, that's inarguable because it's a personal opinion. But to suggest it's not a full day park for the average guest because it's not one for you doesn't make any sense. The Magic Kingdom is generally considered a full day park for the average guest, and Disneyland is regularly described as a two-day park.
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Agent H
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Yes when I was 12 years old I started planning a theoretical Disneyland trip and when all was said and done Disneyland took up 2 days and California adventure took 1 now of course California adventure has changed since then and will change even more before I actually get to go but yes Disneyland is definitely a 2 day park.
Agent H
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I’d probably need several weeks to do everything I want to do in California