Thursday, July 31, 2025

WDW vs Disneyland Attraction Showdown


 

In a recent post, I talked about some differences between Walt Disney World and Disneyland in terms of everything but the attractions.  So today I figured I'd actually take a look at those attractions and try to determine how they measure up against each other.  


A few "rules" before I get into the heart of it.  If the attractions are exactly the same on both coasts, there's no point in talking about them here (think Rise of the Resistance as an example).  Similarly, if there is an attraction in one park that doesn't exist at the other resort, there's nothing to compare, so I also won't be talking about these.  This includes rides that are similar in lots of ways but distinctly different (Test Track vs Radiator Springs Racers, for example).  I'm also leaving off an attraction like the Jungle Cruise - it is different in some ways, but the experience for this one is largely based on your skipper no matter what park you're in.  Oh, I also have to leave off Tiana's Bayou Adventure.  While there are some differences, I have only had the chance to experience the Disneyland version so far, so I can't make a fair comparison.


Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Walt Disney World and Disneyland Differences (Non-Attraction Edition)


 

I've mentioned a few times in this blog that the focus is almost exclusively on Walt Disney World, as opposed to Disney news at large.  There are a few reasons for this - one, WDW is our "home" Disney resort and we've done it enough times to have a solid knowledge of things like crowd patterns, attraction orders, etc.  It's also the most popular destination among Disney resorts, and probably has the most interest from readers.  And expanding coverage beyond WDW would be a bit unwieldy for me personally - I don't have a lot of time to update this blog regularly (as you may have noticed!)


But we recently took a trip to Disneyland (that's the one in California, for those of you who don't know) and I felt that I would be remiss without at least making some posts about that resort.  I didn't want to do a full review or even attraction or restaurant reviews individually, as they are not within the scope of this blog.  But there are plenty of things to compare and contrast between Disneyland Resort (DLR) and WDW, so I thought there would be some value in putting this stuff done before I forget about them and it all blurs together.


WDW vs Disneyland Attraction Showdown