Brer Oswald
Well-Known Member
I think there were aspects about the Disneyland version that I preferred. The facade was more well rounded. The soundtrack felt more bombastic and “definitive”. It was filled with the historic AS animatronics. Everything felt more “intimate” too.I think on paper WDW’s is superior. It’s longer, more polished, better sets, better story, everything is physically larger, etc. However, I think DL has some unique charm that was never replicated because it was the prototype that was a little rougher around the edges. That’s why the DL version has more of a cult following and people prefer it just out of personal taste. I dare say that people liked it BECAUSE it wasn’t as conventionally ‘good’ as WDW
MK version was still “my version” overall though. I’m curious how the two versions compare when they open as TBA. Instinct would tell me that the Florida version is automatically better now that a lot of the unique quirks will be gone from California’s (like the animatronics and soundtrack), but I also worry that they’ll have a harder time filling the space in Florida. There’s also the fact that it’s been heavily implied behind the scenes that this overhaul was initially intended for California only before it got the green light, and a lot of their design choices seem to reflect that.