Will SWGE cause Disneyland to surpass Magic Kingdom in attendance?

[joshjoned]

The two busiest theme parks in the world are separated by roughly 2 million visitors per year, give or take. With DL getting the SWGE land added, could it surpass MK in attendance despite being smaller, and part of a much smaller resort? I know Hollywood Studios is getting SWGE, but I'm not convinced it will boost MK's attendance that much. Pandora barely did anything to boost MK's attendance in 2017.

 

[Gelatoni]

Could the legally fit more people in dl over mk.

Disneyland reached capacity — a ceiling that has never been publicly disclosed but some insiders have said is 80,000 visitors

Phase one non entries at Magic Kingdom begin at aproximately 65,000 people, with an estimated capacity of100,000 guests.

Even with the added space of swge I'm going to say no.

 

[Dead2009]

The two busiest theme parks in the world are separated by roughly 2 million visitors per year, give or take. With DL getting the SWGE land added, could it surpass MK in attendance despite being smaller, and part of a much smaller resort? I know Hollywood Studios is getting SWGE, but I'm not convinced it will boost MK's attendance that much. Pandora barely did anything to boost MK's attendance in 2017.

What does Pandora, a land at ANIMAL KINGDOM, have to do with the boost in attendance at MAGIC KINGDOM?

 

[Model3 McQueen]

What does Pandora, a land at ANIMAL KINGDOM, have to do with the boost in attendance at MAGIC KINGDOM?

It means (theoretically) more visitors at WDW in general.

 

[JIMINYCR]

Pandora barely did anything to boost MK's attendance in 2017.

Probably because there was a huge influx of locals that went specifically to try out the heavily promoted land featuring FoP. They had no reason to then skip over to MK.

 

[LAKid53]

Given that DLR is 85 acres compared to MK's 107 acres, I'd say no.

 

[yoda_5729]

I think it could quite possibly, especially since Disneyland's version opens first. You'd be getting the iconic Disney rides and Galaxy's Edge in one ticket price, so I would see it as being a huge draw. However, when Magic Kingdom's 50th Anniversary, along with Tron opening and the hysteria over Galaxy's Edge starting to slow, I can see Magic Kingdom retaking the lead.

 

[LAKid53]

The two busiest theme parks in the world are separated by roughly 2 million visitors per year, give or take. With DL getting the SWGE land added, could it surpass MK in attendance despite being smaller, and part of a much smaller resort? I know Hollywood Studios is getting SWGE, but I'm not convinced it will boost MK's attendance that much. Pandora barely did anything to boost MK's attendance in 2017.

Why would it....everyone was at AK.

 

[ChrisFL]

Odds of DL adding some Star Wars type of thing in DCA to get guests to go there for a bit while they wait to get in to DL?

 

[LAKid53]

I think it could quite possibly, especially since Disneyland's version opens first. You'd be getting the iconic Disney rides and Galaxy's Edge in one ticket price, so I would see it as being a huge draw. However, when Magic Kingdom's 50th Anniversary, along with Tron opening and the hysteria over Galaxy's Edge starting to slow, I can see Magic Kingdom retaking the lead.

MK draws more international visitors than DLR. However, if certain summer tour groups want to go west, I'm not gonna complain.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

Why would it....everyone was at AK.

That was sort of their point - that WDW's Star Wars attendance bump will be at Studios and DL's Star Wars attendance bump will be at Disneyland.

I would think that if the surge of people to DHS steals from MK's attendance (which would basically be unprecedented, but then so is Star Wars Land) it's perhaps possible that Disneyland could beat MK this year.

That said, I'm not quite ready to hold my breath.

 

[me_stitch]

no, DL doesn't have enough room to accommodate many more visitors.

 

[drizgirl]

no, DL doesn't have enough room to accommodate many more visitors.

Then it's a good thing they added Star Wars to the park.

 

[me_stitch]

Then it's a good thing they added Star Wars to the park.

parking, hotels, etc. they can't accommodate a big jump in attendance. plus, it replaces a big chunk of frontierland so it's not like they just made the park alot bigger.

 

[Walt Disney1955]

Does anyone have a list for attendance comparisons throughout the years between Disneyland and Magic Kingdom? Obviously Disneyland had no competition between 1955-'71 but by 1972 what were the numbers like in comparison? Because for the last 20 years (at least) that I have seen Magic Kingdom always has a slight edge over Disneyland. People thought Universal would overtake MK and it didn't. I don't think Disneyland will either.

 

[joshjoned]

What does Pandora, a land at ANIMAL KINGDOM, have to do with the boost in attendance at MAGIC KINGDOM?

A lot. Brings more people to WDW in general.

 

[joshjoned]

Does anyone have a list for attendance comparisons throughout the years between Disneyland and Magic Kingdom? Obviously Disneyland had no competition between 1955-'71 but by 1972 what were the numbers like in comparison? Because for the last 20 years (at least) that I have seen Magic Kingdom always has a slight edge over Disneyland. People thought Universal would overtake MK and it didn't. I don't think Disneyland will either.

MK's small edge over DL is entirely due to it being part of a much larger resort. I think with SWGE being added to DL, where as MK is NOT getting SWGE (HS is), I think it's possible it can either surpass or at least damn near tie MK in attendance. The parks are roughly separated by about 2 million visitors, which is impressive for DL considering it's a considerably smaller park, and part of a MUCH smaller resort.

As for Universal, they haven't surpassed ANY park at WDW, yet.

 

[Dunston]

Odds of DL adding some Star Wars type of thing in DCA to get guests to go there for a bit while they wait to get in to DL?

I'm still amazed they put Galaxy's Edge in Disneyland instead of California Adventure.

 

[justintheharris]

Disneyland has more attractions and could potentially process more people than Magic Kingdom in Disney World. I think it is very possible that Disneyland could surpass Magic Kingdom in at least 2019 if not 2020 and beyond given that Disneyland will have about half of the year with Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge being open and Magic Kingdom has bupkis.

 

[justintheharris]

I'm still amazed they put Galaxy's Edge in Disneyland instead of California Adventure.

Prior to Galaxy's Edge, Disneyland's last new addition was Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters in 2005 for a little bit of context unless you count the Finding Nemo Submarines which opened in 2007. So, it's been a while.