I admit to rarely visiting the DLR forum these days... in the past, I'd come by whenever I logged onto WDWMagic but hardly see any regular activity, so I started checking in much less frequently. But it does look like there is more activity here now, which is good to see.
That seems to be due in no small part to the large number of posters here who have literally no experience with any Disney parks other than the ones in WDW. It always surprises me to find out how many forum regulars have never been to DL, let alone one of the international parks.
And I'm not talking about a 16-year-old who might not have had the opportunity yet to travel extensively, but the large numbers of 30- and 40-somethings who have been visiting WDW for decades, are in the parks five or six days a week (and can insta-Tweet hourly updates on the length of the queue for Dole Whips), yet have no apparent inclination to get on a plane to check out the park that started it all.
To be fair, this is a WDW centered site. I think one can expect only a handful that post Disneyland news, updates, etc. The same thing happens on MiceChat, which is primarily a Disneyland site. The WDW section barely gets any posts. Nothing wrong with that. I like the small group here. It's like our own club and I like that we can keep each other updated and even possibly hang out in September.
I'm not surprised at all that a lot of WDW vets don't even think twice about visiting DL. "It's so much smaller!" "Sleeping Beauty's castle looks like a miniature golf figurine." "Why go to California when we've got twice as many parks, water parks, golf courses, etc?" "There's no bubble around Disneyland and I can see a freeway and some hotels from the Monorail!" (this complaint is my favorite) I've even heard "quantity over quality". I've seen countless people bash Disneyland, for no apparent reason, and they've never even been. Too bad, too sad because they're the ones missing out on the only park Walt Disney designed, built, lived in and walked in. And they call themselves Disney fans. That also means less of a wait for Indy, Space and RSR for me and the other locals.
In Disneyland's opening speech, Walt Disney said "Disneyland is your land" and the western part of this country has really taken that to heart, IMO. There's a great sense of ownership of the park and pride in Disneyland fans and I'm glad to be one of them. Sucks for those who don't want to see it.