Is Disneyland Different Enough...

[Californian Elitist]

Yeah but so is Mission Breakout.

Personally I'd put DCA above Six Flags and Sea World but definitely under Knott's. If DCA actually committed to what they were doing in 2012 and increased the focus of California's culture and history, then it'd easily be second in SoCal under Disneyland imo. But changes like MB and the upcoming Pixar Pier that strip that theme as well as Soarin Around the World and the new Frozen Musical being lower in quality than their predecessor make me not enjoy the park half as much.

I agree that Frozen seems to have lesser quality. The show overall is fine, but the budget seems it was small.

 

[Twilight_Roxas]

The clone park is USO. USH came first. All of the main theme parks in Orlando are clones.

With some differences.

 

[Californian Elitist]

With some differences.

“Imitations” is a better word. They’re still not originals, regardless.

 

[UpAllNight]

Thanks fo all the responses...my notifications mustn’t be activated for this sub forum and I didn’t realise there was so much discussion going on, so apologies for not replying to some good points made!

Anyways, back to the OP - my comments were always towards what they are, a previous visitor of WDW/UOR. USH has a nice smattering of attractions, but they are nearly all inferior versions of Orlando. DCA just offers more of a unique flavour. I think USH always goes down in my head because Orlando exists, maybe that's not fair to that park, but I also can't undo the reality that it is a half-baked clone park in my mind - with a really cool Tram Tour.

I guess it's the same way people treat MK vs DL sometimes. The existence of one should not in principle degrade the other, but yet it still does.

Our perception is that Disneyland Park is different enough to warrant a visit, DCA is a bit of a mismatch of some great WDW attractions but is also a must do due to some things that we don’t have in Florida, but that USH is entirely skippable (despite my love for UO) Especially in the wider context of having all of Southerm California to explore...I’d visit USH if there were enough different experiences, but there aren’t to justify it over a trip to a beach town/area which I’ve never seen. I don’t want to waste days and I feel like a day at USH would feel like that as I’ve seen it all before in Orlando.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

I also definitely would not skip DCA. It's a great park but it doesn't compare in any way to the master piece that is across the esplanade. I'd say for every 3 days in DL, a day at most in DCA. DL is a park for a lifetime. It's Magic and charm is endless especially being fully operational again.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Whoa, hold up. Universal in Florida is almost completely superior to Hollywood. I would say the only thing USH really has on it is the tram tour and maybe Waterworld if that show's any good. Otherwise, more and mostly superior attractions. I never even felt much need to see USH because of its frankly atrocious attraction lineup. They don't even have E.T. It's so bad they're still advertising King Kong and Fast and the Furious like they're separate attractions even though they're just scenes on the tram tour. In Florida, they are at least legit attractions.

 

[GiveMeTheMusic]

Thanks fo all the responses...my notifications mustn’t be activated for this sub forum and I didn’t realise there was so much discussion going on, so apologies for not replying to some good points made!



Our perception is that Disneyland Park is different enough to warrant a visit, DCA is a bit of a mismatch of some great WDW attractions but is also a must do due to some things that we don’t have in Florida, but that USH is entirely skippable (despite my love for UO) Especially in the wider context of having all of Southerm California to explore...I’d visit USH if there were enough different experiences, but there aren’t to justify it over a trip to a beach town/area which I’ve never seen. I don’t want to waste days and I feel like a day at USH would feel like that as I’ve seen it all before in Orlando.

You're fine skipping USH. It's cool to see the backlot and stuff, but there are better and more interesting things to see in California. DL and DCA are both musts, obviously. You'll be able to save some time by skipping some WDW clones at DLR.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Also, they removed the Apollo 13 photo op, making USH even more useless. Yes, they do have Norman Bates on the tram tour, but that's about it.

 

[smile]

All of the main theme parks in Orlando are clones.

maybe i'm missing something here, but...
Epcot, DHS, AK, and IOA are all original parks - and three of those don't have analogues anywhere else in the world.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

EPCOT and AK are just clones of Tomorrowland and Adventureland on steroids.

 

[Darkbeer1]

DHS = ripoff of Universal Studios
AK = Ripoff of Busch Gardens
Epcot = Ripoff of a World's Fair
IOA = Parts are ripoffs, but the most original of the bunch,

But the Walt Disney stole ideas from Knott's and other parks when designing Disneyland...

 

[smile]

DHS: yeah, alright - it's old school USH
AK: try going to both and comparing, but OK
Epcot: worlds fair + tmrwland on steriods
IOA: if we're going down this road we might as well say it's a heavily themed six flags

totally novel ideas, maybe not - but certainly not 'clones'

 

[Californian Elitist]

maybe i'm missing something here, but...
Epcot, DHS, AK, and IOA are all original parks - and three of those don't have analogues anywhere else in the world.

I’m talking about the name brands. Disney, Universal, Sea World, and Legoland all began elsewhere, in terms of creating theme parks. Busch Gardens, too.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

The state of Florida is a clone of California gone wrong with flat landscaping and humidity.

 

[smile]

I’m talking about the name brands. Disney, Universal, Sea World, and Legoland all began elsewhere, in terms of creating theme parks. Busch Gardens, too.

ah, well that's certainly true...
everything arrived at some point - nothing originated.

 

[smile]

The state of Florida is a clone of California gone wrong with flat landscaping and humidity.

and just generally horrible theming

 

[DLR92]

DHS = ripoff of Universal Studios
AK = Ripoff of Busch Gardens
Epcot = Ripoff of a World's Fair
IOA = Parts are ripoffs, but the most original of the bunch,

But the Walt Disney stole ideas from Knott's and other parks when designing Disneyland...[/QUOTE]

Ditto.
Everyone need to read this, really insightful about Walt and his idea of Disneyland and how everything tied with visit from other areas that inspired him...
7-theme-parks-inspired-disneyland

 

[Californian Elitist]

The state of Florida is a clone of California gone wrong with flat landscaping and humidity.

Dead.

LMAO.

 

[Phroobar]

The state of Florida is a clone of California gone wrong with flat landscaping and humidity.

Californians know how to fill out a voting ballet properly. They just don't always make wise decisions.

 

[Jones14]

This is going to sound like heresy, but as locals to Orlando, we enjoyed USH MUCH more than USF, primarily because of upkeep. Jurassic Park, The Mummy, Forbidden Journey and Despicable Me were all in far better shape than they are in Orlando, and the aesthetic design of the park is far superior, from the park entrance to the promenade near the Walking Dead house to the design and layout of Krustyland. The park certainly has its flaws (overreliance on simulators, wonky layout between two levels, and so on), but the place was practically sparkling when we were there this summer.

I'd swap their studio park for ours in a hearbeat.