Despite your personal feelings/nostalgia/family's style, which park is the BEST? Rank them, discuss.
Yea I was thinking of asking this instead, I'm more interested in that. Should I make a new thread on second best park instead?I think the question asking what the second best park is would be more interesting. I haven’t been to WDW so take that in consideration but I know enough, read enough, and have seen enough blogs to come up with the opinion below…
Magic Kingdom probably should be number two but it's not, largely because it's such a pain in the butt to actually experience. Granted, I haven't done the new and improved DHS, so that could potentially be worse, but in terms of usability/functionality I'd likely put Magic Kingdom dead last.I think the question asking what the second best park is would be more interesting. I haven’t been to WDW so take that in consideration but I know enough, read enough, and have seen enough blogs to come up with the opinion below…
If we re talking about parks A-Z not just roster of rides:
1. Disneyland
2. Animal Kingdom
3. Magic Kingdom
4. Epcot
5. DCA
6. Hollywood Studios
I have a feeling Epcot could move up after my trip in January 2023. Assuming wife’s best friend and her fiancée stay engaged and the wedding still happens.
Yea I was thinking of asking this instead, I'm more interested in that. Should I make a new thread on second best park instead?
Yup, was also thinking of doing a worst park discussion lolUp to you but I think the conversation will come up naturally.
Magic Kingdom probably should be number two but it's not, largely because it's such a pain in the butt to actually experience. Granted, I haven't done the new and improved DHS, so that could potentially be worse, but in terms of usability/functionality I'd likely put Magic Kingdom dead last.
It's ludicrously hard to just *do things* at Magic Kingdom.Yeah I can see that. I think it gets deducted a few points for not being Disneyland but I can see how you would get to that conclusion.
I haven’t been to WDW yet, but the thought of spending an entire vacation there, especially if it’s over three days, doesn’t sit well with me. It sounds awful, honestly.I don’t find WDW that exciting to vacation. I think Magic Kingdom is the most uninspiring Disneyland style park. I am not a fan now large the park is but does not contain large amount of attractions.
It's honestly great, it's just a very different type of trip vs. DLR, a different focus. DLR I'm constantly in the parks, riding things, doing something. There's some of that at WDW, but really what makes WDW special is the unique stuff, including quite a bit outside of the parks. People regularly spend a week or more there, and I've done it too, without getting bored. The water parks, wondering the resort grounds (I just spent a lovely evening eating at Toledo at Coronado Springs, and not only was the meal and view divine, but I also spent a lovely hour afterwards simply strolling the Coronado Springs grounds, as I had never visited that particular resort before. Quite beautiful, and an entirely foreign concept at DLR that WDW people engage in regularly), trying all the restaurants, the out-of-park shows, assuming they eventually return-it's a very different sort of vacation, but it very much has its good points. Just as we often tell people visiting these side of the forums that they'll have to unlearn a lot of what WDW conditioned them to do, it's very much the opposite over there. It's best experienced treating it as its own entity with its own unique strengths. But if you're primarily interested in park park park, any of the international parks is probably a better bet than WDW (Paris in particular is kind of a happy medium between a DLR and WDW experience, though Tokyo is also similar in that regard).I haven’t been to WDW yet, but the thought of spending an entire vacation there, especially if it’s over three days, doesn’t sit well with me. It sounds awful, honestly.
My appreciation for Magic Kingdom's design continues to grow, and I really enjoyed just being there the other day in a way that I really haven't in the past. I especially love their Adventureland, as it's such a different take and feel vs. the others. As much as we laud DL's west side on this side of the forums, MK also has a west side that's distinct and fabulous in its own right. Similar concept, but the feel of the place is very different.Disneyland is the best of the domestic parks. But California Adventure is the worst. So, in my mind, the resorts are generally on equal footing if we're strictly talking about theme park offerings (if we're talking resorts overall, obviously WDW is superior).
I actually truly love Magic Kingdom, though. Anyone else really like both Disneyland and Magic Kingdom? Disneyland is so intimate and immersive, with so many attractions squeezed into the tiny park -- but I also enjoy MK's spacious layout and gigantic attraction facades/footprints. IMO these two parks are only superficially similar; they're very different experiences.
For sure, I know of the other offerings and I understand why people stay there for 1-2 weeks at a time. It makes sense for others, but not for me. I’m personally not interested in seeing the hotels, the water parks, etc. I personally wouldn’t take a 5+ hour flight to Florida only to visit WDW for an entire week or more and then fly home. I love Disneyland, but I’m not a theme park fanatic at all. I’m interested in people and culture when I travel, which is why flying anywhere at that just to visit a theme park resort is an absolute no-no for me.It's honestly great, it's just a very different type of trip vs. DLR, a different focus. DLR I'm constantly in the parks, riding things, doing something. There's some of that at WDW, but really what makes WDW special is the unique stuff, including quite a bit outside of the parks. People regularly spend a week or more there, and I've done it too, without getting bored. The water parks, wondering the resort grounds (I just spent a lovely evening eating at Toledo at Coronado Springs, and not only was the meal and view divine, but I also spent a lovely hour afterwards simply strolling the Coronado Springs grounds, as I had never visited that particular resort before. Quite beautiful, and an entirely foreign concept at DLR that WDW people engage in regularly), trying all the restaurants, the out-of-park shows, assuming they eventually return-it's a very different sort of vacation, but it very much has its good points. Just as we often tell people visiting these side of the forums that they'll have to unlearn a lot of what WDW conditioned them to do, it's very much the opposite over there. It's best experienced treating it as its own entity with its own unique strengths. But if you're primarily interested in park park park, any of the international parks is probably a better bet than WDW (Paris in particular is kind of a happy medium between a DLR and WDW experience, though Tokyo is also similar in that regard).
-- but I also enjoy MK's spacious layout and gigantic attraction facades/footprints. IMO these two parks are only superficially similar; they're very different experiences.
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