What is the worst park?!

[Kate F]

DHS has always been my least favorite park and I'm honestly not sure if TSL and SWL are going to change that. I'm not very excited about TSL, and while I expect great things from SWL, I really don't know if that will be enough to make it not my least favorite. The theme and overall atmosphere of the park is just not as appealing to me as the other three parks. It doesn't help that it's going to take several years for both of these lands to be completed. As it is right now, unless you are a first time visitor, I'd say that it is barely a half-day park.

 

[SteamboatJoe]

Honestly, if I were to vote based on my recent visit (November 2015), it would be EPCOT. Like many here, I was fortunate enough to experience it in its glory days (or soon thereafter, whatever the concensus opinion of EPCOT c. 1993 is) and it makes me sad to see how far it has fallen. However, that is not how I voted.

I ended up voting DHS because while EPCOT's decline is troubling, DHS has really been without a true identify for a long, long time. EPCOT needs updating and some new energy that is for sure but DHS needs to be completely re-branded and physically re-built. It is almost a complete do-over. Part of me is sad to see the old DHS fade into the history books as, again, I can recall visiting it in 1993 when it was really still relatively true to its original vision and everything was still pretty new but time marches on the need to evolve is obvious.

I like the direction they are taking with DHS, generally speaking, however, I am reserving judgement until we see the final product and get a better idea of what the ultimate end game is there. My biggest fear is that it just becomes a park of lumped together brands lacking cohesion or any kind of unifying theme or long-term vision.

 

[Princess Kaylee]

HS for me. There is not a lot to do and I dislike star tours for the simple fact that it makes me nauseous. California Adventure is way better!

 

[disneygeek90]

I voted for HS, but I know right now we just need patience with it, as things are coming. It's tough for me because I love all of the parks for certain reasons. MK for the classic and ride oriented park, AK for some of my favorite rides and shows, and Epcot for taking more of a relaxed day enjoying the atmosphere and countries while sipping on a margarita.

 

[Fox&Hound]

How could anyone say MK???

I voted DHS, but AK, DHS, and Epcot could all use some love in my opinion. And, clearly DHS and AK are getting that much deserved love. That leaves Epcot...

I'm excited that in a "few" years DHS, AK, and even Disney Springs will be almost like new experiences-especially AK getting extended hours. Although, I still believe it could use another ride or two.

As many have said, Epcot needs a vision. I think Test Track changed for the worse...

Like others, I hope DHS gets some new dining options and moves away from the warehouse feel. That would be a huge improvement! =)

But, at the end of the day it's still Disney, and I'm counting down my days till I return....

 

[The Empress Lilly]

For me, DHS is a 5 or 6 hour park - at least three times per trip.

Tower of Terror (twice!), Rock 'n Roller Coaster (single rider), Midway Mania (FP+), Great Movie Ride, Frozen Sing-Along, Star Tours, MuppetVision, Little Mermaid, dinner at Sci Fi or Prime Time, some Streetmosphere, and a bit of shopping.
Add in the occasional Beauty and the Beast or Indie show; and a round of fireworks, Osborne (yes, I know they're gone), or Fantasmic and all in all, you have a highly satisfying 5 or 6 hours, thank you.

This! The back half of DHS may be a mess, or about to be gutted to be replaced with Honey I Shrunk The Kids Into Toy Story Playland. But the front half of DHS remains one of the finest theme park experiences anywhere.


DAK on the other hand for me lacks a truly solid area. Apart from Africa, which is awesome. Much else is underbuild. Everywhere I go I have that same experience of getting quite unto it, only to be underwhelmed. Kali's queue is great, but the ride itself is just no fun. Dinos! Awesome! But then it is just some carnival junk. The Oasis is so very lovely, but over before you know it. They're never going to fix the Yeti.

I have great hope for DAK, but I shall have to see next visit if it is truly emerging a great park, or just an intricately themed but ever so slightly disappointing one.

 

[mimitchi33]

Six Flags

That's not even related to what we're asking!

Anyways, I find Animal Kingdom the most boring, because there's barely anything to do. It's mostly a zoo!

 

[WondersOfLife]

Hollywood Studios currently... I'm sure after everything opens, my vote would change to Animal Kingdom... Even with Avatarland. Just nothing there that fascinates me outside of Everest, Dinosaur, and Nemo.

 

[WondersOfLife]

That's not even related to what we're asking!

Anyways, I find Animal Kingdom the most boring, because there's barely anything to do. It's mostly a zoo!

At least AK has a Zoo... Hollywood Studios doesn't even have that.......

 

[Princess_AmyK]

I would say HS if it werent for it's current major renovation. I have faith that when the renovation is over, the park will seem completely different.
I really think that EPCOT is a disaster right now. World Showcase is the only reason that I go there, and even that is kind of iffy now that they are basically turning Norway into a Frozen pavilion. I hope that is where it stops and they don't continue adding rides based on characters into World Showcase because that is not what World Showcase was intended for. The biggest disaster in EPCOT is the fact that half of future world is closed. There is so much empty and unused space. It is ridiculous. It needs a HUGE revamp but there is no renovation in sight. This is why I think EPCOT is the worst. With no TLC in sight, it just seems like a dated and wasted space. Not at all what Walt wanted.

 

[Nastory4]

I like them all, sorry

Me too. Sometimes we are disappointed with an attraction closing, or down for refurb, but over all, it is still Magical for us.

 

[rob0519]

Who's the fool that voted Magic Kingdom?!?!?!

I thought about voting for MK based only on the overcrowding. If someone voted for it based on any other reason I'd like to know what that was.

 

[Tay]

MK- Why does DL have 9 and after SWL opens 11 more rides and a couple more if Toontown gets replaced for a better NFL and has 30 acres less than MK? It should be the opposite. MK should have at least 42-47 rides if DL has 33-37.

Epcot- It isn't suppose to be a traditional theme park but it shouldn't have been reduced to being a glorified convention center. It has 300 acres.

DHS- Currently has 5 rides. After SWL and TSL open it will spread the crowds out but not by much.

Animal Kingdom- An over expensive zoo with Disney characters. You could get passes to a zoo for the entire family for the entire year for one AK ticket. It has 500 acres with only 6 soon to be 8 rides. Disney has so many movies based on animals yet none of them have any attractions at Animal Kingdom.

I voted for AK. If I wanted to see Disney characters and animals I would just go to MK and my nearest zoo.

In the end you don't have to support the park or parks you feel are the worst. I've never been to the other 3 because they don't have what I want when I go to a theme park.

 

[Donaldfan1934]

Like many other have said, DHS for now, Epcot soon. They could change out more than half of the attractions at Epcot and I'd be all for it.

 

[thomas998]

What do you think is the worst park? Or what one needs the most help?

Without a doubt it is Animal Kingdom. I can do a zoo anywhere and in the ones near me I can actually see more animals. Sorry but Animal Kingdom is pointless for anyone unless they live somewhere that zoos don't exist. I give them props for Everest, but one ride does not a theme park make and the rest of the rides are very weak.

 

[thomas998]

We were there in January and actually opted for less Epcot time in favor of DHS. With Soarin' being closed, the only major attractions are TT, Spaceship Earth, and Mission Space. I don't like the new TT, I don't care for Mission: Space that much, so that left Spaceship Earth and the few other little attractions. Maybe I'll feel a bit different on my next trip when I'm 21 (and Soarin' and Frozen are open) but I was more content to go over to DHS and do their attractions multiple times in one day, plus a show or two than spend the day at Epcot. Also, with DHS, there are plans in motion to improve the park while FW in Epcot is just a mess and there are no plans to fix it.

I don't think EPCOT was ever really supposed to be a theme park about rides as much as it was supposed to be a world showcase... If the country pavilions didn't exist them EPCOT would be pointless, but they could exist without the world showcase rides...to me the world showcase and the few rides it offers are just the icing on the cake... The pavilions are for me a nice break from the ride heavy parks, a more adult version of a theme park.... My only wish would be that they would stop looking at the country pavilions as sacred cows and switch them out on a regular basis. No reason they need to keep the countries they have now forever, it would be nice if they would rotate in new ones and remove old ones.

 

[JohnD]

HS, by definition, with all the construction. Doesn't mean it will remain that way. But it is for now. Epcot is a close 2nd worst.

 

[JohnD]

I dunno if "worse" is really the right term, I do like/love all of them. But my least favoured park right now would have to be Epcot.

It disappoints me greatly to see the direction Epcot has fallen towards and the lack of life the park has underdeveloped over the years. At one time, this park was fantastic and looked so promising. THIS was the park to look at going forward. It never happened. Even worse, they took many great things like Imagination & Maelstrom and destroyed it. Sure Epcot has their festive events and what not the park still offers along with lots of beautiful details. But they have taken away a lot more than they have added. Bringing Frozen to Epcot in the manner they are is still a head scratcher and not well planned in my opinion.

I do however have hope and expect things to turn around in the distant future. Many years from now I actually do expect another country or two to be added, Dreamfinder to return and more. But a long LONG time from now.

I vote HS the worst but can't argue with your points about Epcot. It's like arguing which SW prequel was worse.

 

[thomas998]

I vote HS the worst but can't argue with your points about Epcot. It's like arguing which SW prequel was worse.

I find it best to just believe that all the SW prequels were bad dreams induced by bad Mexican food.... I refuse to accept that they really ever existed outside of a nightmare... As long as I believe that all is right with the universe... Repeat after me, there is no Jar Jar... there is no Jar Jar.

 

[skyphotographer]

HS is the worst park right now. Its getting the help it needs though. Epcot has very little in the way of help for the foreseeable future. I vote EPCOT.