Are Disneyland or WDW fans the most stubborn about trying the "other" park?

Are Disneyland or WDW fans the most stubborn about trying the "other" park?

  • Disneyland fans are more stubborn

    Votes: 23 35.4%

  • WDW fans are more stubborn

    Votes: 24 36.9%

  • Its even

    Votes: 18 27.7%
  • Total voters
    65
IanDLBZF

IanDLBZF

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I think it’s even, given the fact of myself as a WDW AP of course. I know a couple of folks who have visited both Walt, Disney world, and Disneyland having done so twice myself.
 
zipadee999

zipadee999

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Californian Elitist said:
Both are stubborn, but I think WDW fans are more likely to visit Disneyland than the opposite. My theory is it relates to the culture of the fans. Because DL fans, in general, don’t see and treat the DLR as a vacation spot, but more of a Californian cultural hangout spot, there may not be a huge desire to see WDW or the foreign parks. If going to Disneyland is like going to the mall, why would I pay a bunch of money to see a mall elsewhere (using “I” but speaking in general terms, not personally)? Many don’t have to buy plane tickets and travel far to get to Disneyland, but only take a short or long drive.

Additionally, I do believe DL fans have developed more snobbish attitudes about our park over time.
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I think you’re completely right. It also might be because it’s widely said everywhere that DL is better and if you prefer WDW you’re just a tourist instead of a diehard fan. This makes the WDW fans make a pilgrimage to DL to prove their diehard fan status, and probably leaves the DL people with less incentive to want to trek out to Florida. I fall completely into this stereotype because I’m trying to head out to California for the first time around mid to late may even though WDW is way closer.
 
Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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CaptainAmerica said:
This, 100%. In order of snobbishness/obnoxiousness, I think it goes:

1. Disneyland passholders/locals/frequent visitors
2. DVC members
3. Cast-as-guests
4. Normal Disneyland people
5. Normal WDW people


I don't care much about the castle, but the size of the resort overall makes a huge difference to me. I much prefer Disneyland (park) over Magic Kingdom, but the Walt Disney World "bubble" is a huge part of the psychology of why I love a Walt Disney World vacation. If I were going for a day, Disneyland, but if I'm going for a week, WDW.


Depending on what you mean by "super far away." Most people only take one week of vacation at a time, and if you've never been to Disneyland before, there's plenty to do there to keep you entertained for a week.
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Yes, DL APers are definitely entitled. I should also mention that DL fans have been more vocal in terms of defending not only Disneyland, but the resort as a whole.

I understand WDW fans and people in general enjoying the bubble (I wasn’t affected by it), and, to an extent, I can understand enjoying a week there. Personally, I’m the kind of traveler that doesn’t like to stay in one spot for a week or longer vacation, so the thought of staying at WDW for an entire week doesn’t sound pleasing to me. Additionally, I would never recommend someone spend a week at Disneyland.
 
BlakeW39

BlakeW39

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CaptainAmerica said:
If someone is going to Disneyland for a once-in-a-lifetime trip, I think they should spend at least 3 days in Disneyland and at least 2 days in DCA, not counting any resort time. The parks are much more enjoyable if you take them at a leisurely pace rather than sprinting from attraction to attraction from open to close.
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I mean you can spend as much time as you'd like at DLR, but there are only two parks there and one of them is DCA. I doubt most people would need 3 days to spend at any one theme park.
 
Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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LittleBuford said:
I love both Disneyland and WDW, and I fully recognise the special status of the former as the original park. But I have to admit that Cinderella Castle makes for a much more impressive sight when you’re looking down Main Street. It’s not that bigger is automatically better, but that Sleeping Beauty Castle is so small that it barely registers until you get close to it.
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When I went to MK last year, my friend told me I would cry when I saw the castle. I turned the corner and did not. For years, I heard about just how huge Cinderella Castle is, and I think it distorted my perception of what it actually looks like. It’s surely beautiful, but it’s not as massive as I thought it would be. With that being said, the castle was one of my favorite things about MK. It definitely stands out in a different way than Sleeping Beauty Castle stands out. They are each sized according to scale. I wouldn’t want CC any shorter and SBC any taller.
 
SamandplanningUK

SamandplanningUK

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Club Cooloholic said:
But there is an attraction IN the DL castle! Sure it's a walk through but it's fun. The castle at DL is much more interesting to me with the wishing well and grotto. Anyway, Southern California has lot going for it, with lots of culture. Also, if you ever do the flight you could visit a desert, mountain and beach all in the same day if you so desired.
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Californian Elitist said:
It’s truly amazing how much WDW fans will tout the size of Cinderella Castle, and the size of the resort, as reasons why it’s better. It’s bigger, so automatically it’s better. I used to buy into that, but size has nothing to do with quality, in this case.

Also, anyone who would fly to California from super far away to only visit Disneyland is not making good use of the flight.
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LittleBuford said:
LA itself is full of things to do and worth the trip in its own right.
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Sorry, I should have mentioned that I was purely talking about visiting the Disney parks, without anything in the surrounding areas/other parks involved.
 
Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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zipadee999 said:
I think you’re completely right. It also might be because it’s widely said everywhere that DL is better and if you prefer WDW you’re just a tourist instead of a diehard fan. This makes the WDW fans make a pilgrimage to DL to prove their diehard fan status, and probably leaves the DL people with less incentive to want to trek out to Florida. I fall completely into this stereotype because I’m trying to head out to California for the first time around mid to late may even though WDW is way closer.
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I do believe some WDW fans see going to Disneyland as making a pilgrimage. With that being said, TDO doesn’t help with the myth that WDW has no diehard fans. They never get in touch with WDW’s own unique history and seem to enjoy staying in DL’s shadow, in terms of its own respective history. Walt Disney is always thrown at Disneyland fans and we have absolutely “internalized” that and have taken great pride in being fans of the first Disney park and the only one that Walt Disney had an entire hand in and personally saw and experienced its completion. Fans throw those facts in people’s faces all the time. But instead of embracing its own unique history, WDW/TDO does stuff like this:

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Creating a shirt with a quote from Walt Disney’s speech for the opening of Disneyland and slapping MK on it doesn’t help.
 
BlakeW39

BlakeW39

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Californian Elitist said:
I do believe some WDW fans see going to Disneyland as making a pilgrimage. With that being said, TDO doesn’t help with the myth that WDW has no diehard fans. They never get in touch with WDW’s own unique history and seem to enjoy staying in DL’s shadow, in terms of its own respective history. Walt Disney is always thrown at Disneyland fans and we have absolutely “internalized” that and have taken great pride in being fans of the first Disney park and the only one that Walt Disney had an entire hand in and personally saw and experienced its completion. Fans throw those facts in people’s faces all the time. But instead of embracing its own unique history, WDW/TDO does stuff like this:

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Creating a shirt with a quote from Walt Disney’s speech for the opening of Disneyland and slapping MK on it doesn’t help.
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^^^^

MK definitely seems to enjoy being DL's dumb little brother.
 
Heppenheimer

Heppenheimer

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I've spent most of my life east of the Mississippi, but Disneyland has now become my preferred resort. Reason #1 is that I have two young kids, and Disneyland is so much easier to navigate. Particularly because we stay at the Grand Californian, which makes walking back and forth from the parks much easier.

Reason #2 is that I really hate hot weather, and southern California has a much more mild climate most of the year.

Reason #3 is there's more to do that interests me in California than Florida.

I'll eventually go back to Disney World, but not until the kids can manage all day without a stroller.
 
SaucyBoy

SaucyBoy

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In the Parks
No
The main reason for me is that travelling from NC to CA is just a pain. Why spend 4-5 hours on a plane to DL when I can be in Orlando in 90 mins? My hubby is an avid fan of LA so we're eventually going to visit but I'm definitely only interested in CA because of DL; outside of that nothing appeals to me at all.
 

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