Comparing Disneyland and Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdoms
If you have been to either the Disneylandยฎ resort or the Walt Disney Worldยฎ resort, you may think you know everything there is to know about both of the Magic Kingdoms. You might be surprised to find out there are quite a few differences in the two parks.ย The most obvious would be the two castles.ย Cinderellaโs castle is located in Florida and Sleeping Beautyโs is in California.ย The monorail in the Disneylandยฎ park travels inside the park and lets you off inside of Tomorrowland whereasย at the Magic Kingdomยฎย Park, the monorail lets you off outside the main gates.
Each park has rides and attractions that the other doesnโt have.ย In the Disneylandยฎ park, the Matterhorn towers high above the rooftops of Main Street U.S.A. A favorite in each park is the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.ย In the Disneylandยฎ park, however, the ride is longer with different story elements that arenโt included in the ride in the Magic Kingdomยฎย Park.ย โitโs a small worldโ starts outside an elaborate building that is transformed every holiday season into โitโs a small worldโ holiday only in the Disneylandยฎ park.ย The Magic Kingdomยฎย Park at the Walt Disney Worldยฎ Resort hosts Mickeyโs PhilHarmagic that is definitely a must see, four dimensional show.ย Haunted Mansion in each park is inside completely different looking buildings.ย In the Disneylandยฎ park, it is in New Orleans Square, so the mansion is a southern style plantation home.ย In the Magic Kingdomยฎย Park, Haunted Mansion is the creepy mansion that is in all of our imaginations.
The Disneylandยฎ park is a smaller park that often gives a more intimate feel but can feel confining during peak crowd times.ย You have the ease of walking the short distance to Disneyโs California Adventureโข park.ย The firework shows in the respective parks are unique and are magical in their own way.ย The Magic Kingdomยฎย Park has the nighttime parade, Spectromagic.ย The Disneylandยฎ park hosts their own version of Fantasmic on Tom Sawyerโs Island for a different feel than what is experienced at the Disney’s Hollywood Studiosโข.ย The list could go on and on.ย Whether you have visited the Disneylandยฎ park or the Magic Kingdomยฎย Park, you will have to see for yourself what the other has to offer.ย Each has its own character and magic of its own to share with you.
