Of all the theme/amusement parks in the world, what has you coming back time and time again to Disney? Especially when a lot of these options are a lot closer? I’ll tell you my personal reason I adore the parks:
I live a short drive away from both Six Flags NJ and Rye Playland, yet Id rather travel all the way to Florida or California if I wanted a theme park experience. Reason #1 on why I do this is that Disney is just so much better than the two parks listed above, in almost every way. I find Playland to be just a glorified carnival, way too tacky and cheap. While Six Flags does have a ton of roller coaster options, (I’m a big coaster fan, the reason Everest is my favorite theme park ride of all time is because it’s a well-themed yet still fun coaster) everything else from the theming (they didn’t even try in most places) to the food (ugh) is a lot worse than at WDW or DLR. Second reason is nostalgia. I grew up watching Disney movies, and visiting the parks, and there’s still a sense of unrivaled quality associated with their brand. There’s just something about them, that can’t be matched by any other company. (Sorry Universal, I gave you a chance, but you blew it.) Whenever I step into one of their parks, I can just drop all my fears and worries of the outside world, and just enjoy myself. I forget about anything going on behind the scenes, and let the magic flow through me. (Also, getting to meet the characters from my favorite Disney films, both old and new, bring out my inner child.) My last reason is redoability. No matter how many times you go to WDW or DLR, no two times are exactly the same. You might stay at the same resort as before, and go to the parks in the same order as before, but you’ll never have the exact same experience as last time. Disney is constantly adding new things and changing pre-existing things, so there’s always something new to do.
I live a short drive away from both Six Flags NJ and Rye Playland, yet Id rather travel all the way to Florida or California if I wanted a theme park experience. Reason #1 on why I do this is that Disney is just so much better than the two parks listed above, in almost every way. I find Playland to be just a glorified carnival, way too tacky and cheap. While Six Flags does have a ton of roller coaster options, (I’m a big coaster fan, the reason Everest is my favorite theme park ride of all time is because it’s a well-themed yet still fun coaster) everything else from the theming (they didn’t even try in most places) to the food (ugh) is a lot worse than at WDW or DLR. Second reason is nostalgia. I grew up watching Disney movies, and visiting the parks, and there’s still a sense of unrivaled quality associated with their brand. There’s just something about them, that can’t be matched by any other company. (Sorry Universal, I gave you a chance, but you blew it.) Whenever I step into one of their parks, I can just drop all my fears and worries of the outside world, and just enjoy myself. I forget about anything going on behind the scenes, and let the magic flow through me. (Also, getting to meet the characters from my favorite Disney films, both old and new, bring out my inner child.) My last reason is redoability. No matter how many times you go to WDW or DLR, no two times are exactly the same. You might stay at the same resort as before, and go to the parks in the same order as before, but you’ll never have the exact same experience as last time. Disney is constantly adding new things and changing pre-existing things, so there’s always something new to do.