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Which Mouse House is Better?

By Ray

I grew up in California and have been going to Disneyland since California Adventure and Downtown Disney were parking lots. So the big question I had when we arrived in Orlando last weekend for a three day stint was, “How much alike are Disneyland and Disney World?”

Quite a bit, as it turns out.

The first thing one from the West Coast notices is that Walt Disney World is HUGE. It takes a bus just to get from one park to the next, while in California you can walk to everything. But not too fear, the parks have a great transportation system of monorails, buses and boats.

Yes, that’s right, you can take a boat to your hotel if you stay near Epcot Center or the Disney’s Magic Kingdom. You leave the park with your Indiana Jones hat and whip and jump on the waiting boat to take you to the hotel. How cool is that? At Disneyland and California Adventure you have to walk, but who wants to exercise when you’re on vacation?

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Ray and Josh are mapping out our weekend

So, how do the parks in Florida stack up against to those in California? I’ll break it down and give you my thoughts on each of the four parks in Walt Disney World, beginning with Disney’s Magic Kingdom.

In the meantime, which Mouse House would you say is better? Is it really fair to compare them?

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Filed Under: Disney, Disney Parks & Resorts, travel, vacation

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  1. The Happy Housewife says

    May 14, 2009 at 6:17 am

    There is no comparison, Disney World RAWKS! Four parks in one, plus all the water parks, Downtown Disney, (Pleasure Island when it was around), Cirque de Soleil…., phenomenal hotels. You could go for a month and still not do everything!
    Toni

  2. Stacey Brill says

    May 14, 2009 at 7:05 am

    Ooohhh, hurry, hurry, hurry. We’ve been planning a trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando for months and are leaving tomorrow. I’m always up for more information and reviews though.

  3. Sarah @ BecomingSarah.com says

    May 14, 2009 at 8:50 am

    I’m a soCal girl too, so I’ve only ever been to Disneyland. Going to Disneyworld just feels like I’d be fooling around behind Disneyland’s back.

  4. Loukia says

    May 14, 2009 at 10:08 am

    I think Walt Disney World in FLA is better than the one in Cali… just my opinion… I have not taken my children to either location yet, though. My favourite part of Walt Disney World in Orlando is staying at they Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort. HEAVEN. The only icky part of being in Orlando is no beautiful ocean.

  5. A Frugal Friend says

    May 14, 2009 at 12:22 pm

    I grew up going to Disneyland – so my childhood memories are there. I’ve only been to DisneyWorld as an adult, first with my husband and now with my little one. So different to me. WDW is just HUGE and so much more to do. That’s my pick……..but you’ll find me going back to Disneyland for a few favorites:

    Matterhorn
    Indiana Jones ride
    and the restaurant overlooking Pirates of the Caribbean

    Those are the things I miss most when in Orlando.

    But being in TX, if I can make it to either coast and I’m with the MOUSE, I am happy either way!

  6. oh amanda says

    May 14, 2009 at 4:59 pm

    Well, Disneyland IS the original…but now it just can’t compare with the whole WORLD that is Disney! 😉

    Even tho’ there are lots of similar attractions, Disney World just has MORE. I think I heard one time that ALL of Disney Land can fit into the parking lot of the Magic Kingdom at Disney World. Or something like that…

    Josh is a cutie! 🙂

  7. TheAngelForever says

    May 19, 2009 at 12:43 pm

    I grew up going to Walt Disney World almost every year. I have been to Disneyland once. I am an Orlando girl at heart. There is so much more to explore at Disney World that each visit can be different. We just returned from a week stay with our boys (their first trip) and it was so magical.

  8. ElsklingDyr says

    May 19, 2009 at 2:58 pm

    While I love Disneyland, if you’re comparing the resorts themselves then it’s WDW all the way, hands down, make no mistake about it, waaaaaaayy better! WDW is comprised of four theme parks, two water parks and over 23 resort hotels. Disneyland Resort is comprised of two theme parks and three resort hotels. ‘Nuff said?

    If you’re going to compare WDW’s Magic Kingdom and Disneyland Resort’s Disneyland, Downtown Disney in either CA or FL, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s California Adventure respectively then that is where the ONLY comparisons can be made. Even then there really is not much that is comparable. We’ll start with Downtown. Florida’s is a village of shopping and California’s is a promenade. Florida’s includes Disney Quest Indoor Interactive Theme Park. 5 floors of every video game you could imagine and some you will have never even dreamed of. You can climb into a pirate ship and fight pirates on a giant surrounding screen and go whitewater rafting with a boat and paddles. You can even build your own roller coaster and ride in it! Then there’s La Nouba the only permanent Cirque du Soleil venue the east side of the Mississippi. California’s has some shopping and some dining. Okay, on to post two. If my fellow California natives don’t hate me then follow along…….

Trackbacks

  1. From Dates to Diapers and Beyond! » Which Mouse House is Better? (part 2) says:
    May 16, 2009 at 6:06 pm

    […] series of posts has been written by Ray (my other half) and edited by moi! Don’t miss Part One! Disney’s Magic Kingdom The Disney’s Magic Kingdom is almost a carbon copy of Disneyland. […]

  2. From Dates to Diapers and Beyond! » Which Mouse House is Better? (part 3) says:
    May 18, 2009 at 11:54 am

    […] series of posts has been written by Ray (my other half) and edited by moi! Don’t miss Part One or Part Two! EPCOT Theme Park The EPCOT Theme Park is divided into two halves, the international […]

  3. From Dates to Diapers and Beyond! » Which Mouse House is Better? (part 4) says:
    May 20, 2009 at 3:30 am

    […] series of posts has been written by Ray (my other half) and edited by moi! Don’t miss Part One, Part Two or Part Three! Disney’s Animal Kingdom Definitely the biggest surprise of the trip […]

  4. From Dates to Diapers and Beyond! » Which Mouse House is Better? (part 5) says:
    May 23, 2009 at 3:50 am

    […] series of posts has been written by Ray (my other half) and edited by moi! Don’t miss Part One, Part Two, Part Three or Part Four! Disney’s Hollywood Studios The fourth, and final, park on […]

  5. From Dates to Diapers and Beyond! » So, which Mouse House is better? (final thoughts) says:
    May 25, 2009 at 4:43 pm

    […] series of posts has been written by Ray (my other half) and edited by moi! Don’t miss Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four or Part Five! If you are thinking about going to Walt Disney […]

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