Disney Parks (all): Same attractions at each, or keep them unique and separate?

[DisneyJunkie]

The more I read about the attractions at all of the other Disney parks around the world, some of which look truly amazing and I'd love the chance to ride them.......the less likely I feel that I'd ever have that opportunity. I think about the Indiana Jones ride in Disneyland, the Monsters Inc ride in Tokyo, Disneyland's Matterhorn, Radiator Springs Racers, Alice in Wonderland, etc...etc..... Obviously the Disney company wants people to spend money to visit the different parks, that's more $$ in their pockets. The question is, then, do you think ALL of the Disney parks should have the same rides so that people from various parts of the world won't have to travel as much or so far to experience them? OR.....should each park stay unique with what it has, even if they vary from one place to another?

Obviously WDW has more and different parks than the others, but for the most part I guess we're really looking at the Magic Kingdom and comparing it to the various Disneylands.

 

[Tinkerfan4ever]

I like the fact that they have different rides/attractions at each park. We have spent most of our time at Disney World, but this summer took a trip to Disneyland. The rides that we enjoyed the most were the rides they didn't have in Florida. If they would have those rides in Florida, we would have missed out on some of the other stuff that CA has to offer. Walking to all the parks, no dining reservations, the proximity to the beaches, the time spent away from Disney eek checking out the San Diego Zoo, Sea World, etc.

I was glad we were able to experience both sides of the country.

 

[The Magical Genie 123]

Having different rides at the different Disney parks makes them special. Now, I would love to ride the Matterhorn in Disneyland, but it does look pretty similar to EE, except the Yeti isn't in disco mode . The rides aren't that different from each other at DL and the World. (ex. Matterhorn and EE, Radiator Springs Racers and TT, etc.) Anyways, I like different rides at the Disney parks. Just my opinion, though.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

I like that many rides are the same or similar, but having different rides offer unique experiences a reason to travel somewhere else once in awhile.

 

[Disneyhead'71]

I don't mind clones of the E-Ticket Headliners. I think that sharing the costs of these means that we can get more if them.

That said, if they do clone the headliners, they should go to great lengths in creating unique environments and smaller attractions to surround them and flesh out the parks. Each park can be unique and still have some similar attractions.

 

[RandomPrincess]

Having different rides at the different Disney parks makes them special. Now, I would love to ride the Matterhorn in Disneyland, but it does look pretty similar to EE, except the Yeti isn't in disco mode . The rides aren't that different from each other at DL and the World. (ex. Matterhorn and EE, Radiator Springs Racers and TT, etc.) Anyways, I like different rides at the Disney parks. Just my opinion, though.

Matterhorn shares more with Space Mountain in WDW then EE. They uses the same ride system and cars and were built around the same time. The only similarity with EE is snow and a Yeti but the Matterhorn yeti was never supposed to move.

 

[Zweiland]

I'll never understand why Disney is cloning so many rides if they want to make more of a profit. In the short term, yes, it may be cheaper to design, but in the long term, they will sell more tickets if they keep the parks unique.

Or maybe that's the problem. Disney can't see past the short term.

Myself, I'm glad every Disney park is different. I hope they keep it that way forever.

 

[jdmdisney99]

Truthfully here's how it should be, IMO. International parks should have similar rides (Small World, Mansion, Mountains, etc.), while different resorts within the same country/continent (DL & WDW, HDL TDL & SDL) should have varying, unique attractions. That's how I'd handle it.

 

[Prince-1]

My 2 cents....I want great rides. Simple as that. I don't care that they have similar rides elsewhere. I want amazing rides at WDW. Plain and simple.

 

[mharrington]

I like that many rides are the same or similar, but having different rides offer unique experiences a reason to travel somewhere else once in awhile.

I think there's a good reason why they sometimes clone attractions: not everyone can afford to go to all the parks.

 

[AndyS2992]

Matterhorn shares more with Space Mountain in WDW then EE. They uses the same ride system and cars and were built around the same time. The only similarity with EE is snow and a Yeti but the Matterhorn yeti was never supposed to move.

The same time? Matterhorn opened in 1959 and Space Mountain opened in 1975.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Keep them different. I can't stand clones. It's better when they're all unique in some way or another.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

I think there's a good reason why they sometimes clone attractions: not everyone can afford to go to all the parks.

All I'm saying is that not every ride has to be cloned.

 

[RandomPrincess]

The same time? Matterhorn opened in 1959 and Space Mountain opened in 1975.

You are right I was thinking of the 70s makeover that added the caverns and yeti.

 

[Goofyernmost]

I don't mind clones of the E-Ticket Headliners. I think that sharing the costs of these means that we can get more if them.

That said, if they do clone the headliners, they should go to great lengths in creating unique environments and smaller attractions to surround them and flesh out the parks. Each park can be unique and still have some similar attractions.

True!

Truthfully here's how it should be, IMO. International parks should have similar rides (Small World, Mansion, Mountains, etc.), while different resorts within the same country/continent (DL & WDW, HDL TDL & SDL) should have varying, unique attractions. That's how I'd handle it.

You would need to help me understand that. It's about the same distance between Orlando and Anaheim as it is between Orlando and Paris. It may be the same continent but it is worlds apart. The quote below is the reason why good, solid attractions need to be duplicated so everyone can share.

I think there's a good reason why they sometimes clone attractions: not everyone can afford to go to all the parks.

Absolutely!

Keep them different. I can't stand clones. It's better when they're all unique in some way or another.

I, again, would like to know why? What harm does it do to have popular attractions in each park. Didn't WDW start out with a majority of like things? Main Street, A Castle, Jungle Cruise, Tiki Room, Tom Sawyers Island, the Riverboat ride, Country Bears, Small World, Teacups, The Carrousel, The speedway, 20K, Mission to Mars, the Haunted Mansion and Mr. Toad. Cloning is hardly considered a unique thing in a Disney park. In more recent years, there was Soarin, Mickey's Philhamagic and Lights/action. The original two parks DL and WDW were never looked at as in competition with each other and never will be. The one thing that DL will always have going for it is that Walt walked those streets and while he may have walked on some of the 27000 acres, I think it would be difficult to figure out where exactly that happened.

In the meantime, people that cannot afford to go to Anaheim or Paris or Hong Kong or Japan, etc. never get to experience some of the great stuff that they have created and placed in those location. You can say the ones that were copied early on are considered classics. OK, but whose to say that some of the more popular rides of today will not be the classics of tomorrow.

 

[RandomPrincess]

Having been to both the US parks I like the fact that the rides that are the "same" are for the most part not incidental. They each have their own charm. It's fun to discover the differences. I think only Star Tours, Soarin' and TSMM are identical rides along with the 3D movies

 

[Californian Elitist]

I, again, would like to know why? What harm does it do to have popular attractions in each park. Didn't WDW start out with a majority of like things? Main Street, A Castle, Jungle Cruise, Tiki Room, Tom Sawyers Island, the Riverboat ride, Country Bears, Small World, Teacups, The Carrousel, The speedway, 20K, Mission to Mars, the Haunted Mansion and Mr. Toad. Cloning is hardly considered a unique thing in a Disney park. In more recent years, there was Soarin, Mickey's Philhamagic and Lights/action. The original two parks DL and WDW were never looked at as in competition with each other and never will be. The one thing that DL will always have going for it is that Walt walked those streets and while he may have walked on some of the 27000 acres, I think it would be difficult to figure out where exactly that happened.

In the meantime, people that cannot afford to go to Anaheim or Paris or Hong Kong or Japan, etc. never get to experience some of the great stuff that they have created and placed in those location. You can say the ones that were copied early on are considered classics. OK, but whose to say that some of the more popular rides of today will not be the classics of tomorrow.

All Disneyland-style parks start out with the same things, but that doesn't mean it has to continue that way. Uniqueness is more appealing to me. Being different is more appealing to me. It's not about competition, it's just about being different. If every E-ticket and other rides from WDW were in the DLR, I wouldn't bother taking a trip to Florida. That's why I'm happy WestCot never happened.

Too bad people can't or don't want to travel to the other parks. Uniqueness, uniqueness, uniqueness.

 

[Goofyernmost]

All Disneyland-style parks start out with the same things, but that doesn't mean it has to continue that way. Uniqueness is more appealing to me. Being different is more appealing to me. It's not about competition, it's just about being different. If every E-ticket and other rides from WDW were in the DLR, I wouldn't bother taking a trip to Florida. That's why I'm happy WestCot never happened.

Too bad people can't or don't want to travel to the other parks. Uniqueness, uniqueness, uniqueness.

Uniqueness is useless unless you are able to experience it. I don't want them to be exactly the same either, but large, very popular attractions with broad range appeal need to be accessible to all. I'm happy for you that you CAN and want to travel to the other parks, but, when you do travel to WDW (my part of the world) please don't breath the air, we're kinda saving that for ourselves. Too bad about the breathing thing.

If you look at DCA close enough, or at least the way it was, there was a combination of WestCot, WestDHS and WestAK.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Uniqueness is useless unless you are able to experience it. I don't want them to be exactly the same either, but large, very popular attractions with broad range appeal need to be accessible to all. I'm happy for you that you CAN and want to travel to the other parks, but, when you do travel to WDW (my part of the world) please don't breath the air, we're kinda saving that for ourselves. Too bad about the breathing thing.

If you look at DCA close enough, or at least the way it was, there was a combination of WestCot, WestDHS and WestAK.

I won't breathe your air.

Large, very popular attractions do not need to be accessible to all. If they did, there would be a Matterhorn somewhere in every resort, an Everest and so on. There isn't, and people are getting along just fine.

DCA has a few clones, yes, but they don't outweigh the unique offerings.

 

[James122]

I feel that each Disney Park should have its own set of unique attractions. I don't mind cloning, but I think that some of the signature E-ticket attractions for each park (Everest at AK, Radiator Springs Racers at DCA) should be kept as unique draws.

That being said, I love how some of the 'cloned' attractions like Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, and Splash Mountain are so similar, yet different at each park. And when it comes to rides like Space Mountain, I'm not even sure you could consider the DL version a clone of the original WDW ride - aside from them both being roller coasters in the dark, they are two completely different - and fun! - experiences.