Number of Attractions in the Disney Parks

[SPMTCP2003]

This thread stems from a comment made in another post where someone argued that there were probably as many (if not more) attractions in the 2 parks in California than in all 4 parks in Florida. At first I thought there's no way that's even close, but of course I had to find out. What I found really surprised me! So here it is:

The total number of attractions (which includes all rides, shows, and parades) in Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure add up to 91.
The total number of attractions in the MK, Epcot, DHS, and AK add up to 120. Only a difference of 29!

Then I decided to research the total number of attractions at the rest of the parks around the world. Here's the breakdown:

Disneyland: 55​

Disney's California Adventure: 36​

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Magic Kingdom: 37​

Epcot: 41​

Disney's Hollywood Studios: 19​

AK: 23​

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Disneyland Paris: 49​

Walt Disney Studios Park: 18​

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Tokyo Disneyland: 44 (1)​

Tokyo Disney Sea: 35 (4)​

(numbers in parentheses indicate character meet and greet attractions, which is included in the total number. Some may not consider these "attractions", as they are not counted in the other parks.)​

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Hong Kong Disneyland: 45​

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Shanghai Disney Resort: ??​

Anyway, just found the statistics interesting and thought I'd share!

 

[Spikerdink]

DHS with only 19 'attractions' is a glaring problem right there....and the lame show by the hat and the parade are really low level attractions at that.

I never realized that DL had so much packed into that space.... now I really want to go!

 

[ImagineerDude]

DHS with only 19 'attractions' is a glaring problem right there....and the lame show by the hat and the parade are really low level attractions at that.

I never realized that DL had so much packed into that space.... now I really want to go!

It's amazing what they did with that space! I will still always come back to THE Magic Kingdom (WDW, imo), it is my favorite theme park EVER. "The Blessing of size" makes a big difference at WDW. Still praying WDW has something HUGE planned soon. The 50th?

 

[SPMTCP2003]

DHS with only 19 'attractions' is a glaring problem right there....and the lame show by the hat and the parade are really low level attractions at that.

I never realized that DL had so much packed into that space.... now I really want to go!

Agreed, and same problem with the Studios park in Paris which was on the brink for a while (still might be).

To put it in perspective though, Disneyland has 55 attractions alone, compared to the Magic Kingdom's 37. 55 attractions jam-packed into one park is exactly the reason why I feel so crowded when I visit DL now after being spoiled by the shear size of WDW. Please don't get me wrong, I grew up with DL being my playground and I truly adore it, but given the choice now, I will take the elbow room!

 

[lazyboy97o]

I think the sheer number of attractions jammed into Disneyland is what gives the park its richness. There is so much happening everywhere. At Walt Disney World it is this sort of trek from one to another that has only be made worse over the years as small attractions were closed.

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

Agreed, and same problem with the Studios park in Paris which was on the brink for a while (still might be).

To put it in perspective though, Disneyland has 55 attractions alone, compared to the Magic Kingdom's 37. 55 attractions jam-packed into one park is exactly the reason why I feel so crowded when I visit DL now after being spoiled by the shear size of WDW. Please don't get me wrong, I grew up with DL being my playground and I truly adore it, but given the choice now, I will take the elbow room!

The problem with the park near Paris is the French.

 

[PhilharMagician]

The problem with the park near Paris is the French.

Ouch!

 

[Californian Elitist]

This is why Disneyland is the flagship park. Attractions, attractions, attractions. Love it.

 

[Laura]

Disneyland: 55​

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Magic Kingdom: 37​

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Really? The difference is that big? I thought maybe Disneyland had 5-6 more but not 18 more. I can't even picture what those 18 things are. Now I need to make a side by side list for myself.

 

[spacemt354]

When I was looking at the total attractions in DL and remembering back to my trip there, I remembered that a lot of attractions in DL wouldn't be considered attractions on the map in disney world. For instance, DCA. They have the Baker's Tour and Blue Sky Cellar. Then they have 3 animation "attractions" that could really all be considered one attraction. Then they have a Bug's Land, which consists of 6 attractions, and 5 of which are basic rides you would find at your local boardwalk. And in Disneyland itself, they have duplicates of some things where in Disney World they only have one. DL has 2 treehouses in the same park. Chip and Dale as well as Tarzan. They also have 2 Riverboats as well. I'm not saying Disney World doesn't have duplicates of rides (spinners for instance) I'm just saying I think some of the numbers could have been boosted in Disneyland due to very minor attractions.

So what I am trying to say here is yes, I give Disneyland a lot of credit. They are able to fit a lot into an area the size of Epcot. And I really marvel at that accomplishment. But I think when comparing the two in terms of the number of attractions, the 120 to91 (WDW to DL), can be a bit overblown. Take innoventions for example. In Disneyland, it's just kinda shoe-horned into Tomorrowland, and no where near the size and scope of Epcot's Innoventions. Also, Astro Orbiter is not on top of rockettower plaza, it's on the ground. Now the one exception for that analogy is Pirates, because that ride is on a whole other level in Disneyland. But other than that, the attractions at least that I had gone on, were either shorter or the same length as in Disney World. Splash Mountain and Haunted Mansion were big ones that I can remember off the top of my head that were shorter. Haunted Mansion in DL you walk past the pictures on the wall, yet in Disney World you are already on the ride by that point. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, I'm just saying it was something I noticed when comparing the two.

And also another component that is left out of the mix is the attractions in disney world outside the theme parks. Disneyland is about the parks, because other than DTD, there isn't really much else to see there. But outside of the theme parks in Disney World, there are water parks, resorts, sports complexes, a race track, recreation etc. And maybe this is just me, but I like the build up of anticipation riding the monorail to Epcot or the Magic Kingdom. I didn't get that same build up of excitement in DL. Because I could be standing in Tomorrowland, yet in 15-20 minutes I could be riding California Screamin' in DCA. It has it's pros and cons for being so small, but for me, I like how everything is so spread out in Disney World, so you can truly feel in a new world in everywhere you go.

So although the attraction numbers might only be off by 29, in my opinion, the attractions in Disney World are a lot more expansive in the parks, and there is a lot more to do outside the parks as well to make up for those somewhat close numbers.

Also: Edit - When I counted them up I got 49 attractions in DL, 34 in DCA. And for the Magic Kingdom including the FLE it will have 42 attractions (hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy anyone? ), from my count. Not that that really makes a difference, but I was just wondering what you had counted as attractions to get 55 in DL.

 

[maryszhi]

wow that is interesting. I would have thought both mk would have equal number of attractions.

 

[maryszhi]

DHS with only 19 'attractions' is a glaring problem right there....and the lame show by the hat and the parade are really low level attractions at that.

I never realized that DL had so much packed into that space.... now I really want to go!

disneyland is magical. they have a ton of rides wdw does not have or is slightly to completely different then the version at disney world. also they still have mr.toad, snow white, etc.

 

[Bob Saget]

DHS with only 19 'attractions' is a glaring problem right there....

And just think, one day there alone may soon cost into the triple digits.
(At least that's what Disney assumes it's worth).

 

[SPMTCP2003]

Also: Edit - When I counted them up I got 49 attractions in DL, 34 in DCA. And for the Magic Kingdom including the FLE it will have 42 from my count. Not that that really makes a difference, but I was just wondering what you had counted as attractions to get 55 in DL.

Good point! On the website for Disneyland Resort, I filtered the Attractions list to select just the Disneyland attractions. The items that they included, which probably shouldn't be considered attractions, would be Big Thunder Ranch, The Disney Gallery, Disney Princess Fantasy Faire, Merida and Friends, Pixie Hollow - Tinker Belle & Her Fairy Friends, and Rapunzel and Flynn Rider. So really, the number should be 55 (6) as this park did not separate character meet and greets from their attractions list like the Tokyo parks did. And it's hard for me to include The Disney Gallery as an attraction, as awesome as it is.

 

[spacemt354]

Good point! On the website for Disneyland Resort, I filtered the Attractions list to select just the Disneyland attractions. The items that they included, which probably shouldn't be considered attractions, would be Big Thunder Ranch, The Disney Gallery, Disney Princess Fantasy Faire, Merida and Friends, Pixie Hollow - Tinker Belle & Her Fairy Friends, and Rapunzel and Flynn Rider. So really, the number should be 55 (6) as this park did not separate character meet and greets from their attractions list like the Tokyo parks did. And it's hard for me to include The Disney Gallery as an attraction, as awesome as it is.

Ahh okay, yeah I did the same thing as you did. I just didn't include the Big Thunder Ranch or most of those you had mentioned. But I guess with the FLE too, the meet and greets like Fairytale Hall, Belle, and Pete's Silly Sideshow will also have to go into that () catagory as well.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Also: Edit - When I counted them up I got 49 attractions in DL, 34 in DCA. And for the Magic Kingdom including the FLE it will have 42 attractions (hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy anyone? ), from my count. Not that that really makes a difference, but I was just wondering what you had counted as attractions to get 55 in DL.

Space wasn't off. According to the sites, MK has 38 and DL has 55, for now at least.

 

[spacemt354]

Space wasn't off.

I know I wasn't!

 

[Californian Elitist]

I know I wasn't!

LOL not you! The other space, he/she was pretty much on point with the numbers, except I counted 38 instead of 37.

 

[spacemt354]

LOL not you! The other space, he/she was pretty much on point with the numbers, except I counted 38 instead of 37.

Haha I know. The only thing I did was not count things like Big Thunder Ranch or m&g's, but I agree with the other space! Those are attractions, but in both DL and WDW those types of attraction are just put in ()'s like he/she did with tokyo. And I agree with that.

 

[flynnibus]

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Really? The difference is that big? I thought maybe Disneyland had 5-6 more but not 18 more. I can't even picture what those 18 things are. Now I need to make a side by side list for myself.

wow that is interesting. I would have thought both mk would have equal number of attractions.

No where close - and the difference is simply because WDW wanted to populate all its parks to make it seem like there is a lot more '4 parks vs 2!' - but DL+DCA is very very close to totals in WDW's 4 parks.

It's a 'definition' fight when you say what counts and what doesn't as an attraction - but when it comes to rides DLR is there.. when it comes to rides+shows.. they are close... when you throw in all the atmosphere stuff they fall behind. But for the big ticket rides in the main parks.. DLR is virtually equal with WDW.