Tiana’s Bayou Adventure expected to open at Disney Parks in late 2024

Yeah, I guess California dispelled the "more is better" myth. I think I preferred their Downtown Disney over the much larger Disney Springs and I love both parks so close together. The kinetic energy of the entire complex is better (though WDW is advancing with the Skyliner and generally improved transportation).

Oh, and I loved watching World of Color (may new favorite Disney nighttime show) and then being able to watch the Disneyland fireworks right after.

Back on topic, I do think Disney can get the Bayou Adventure makeover right and "Splash" can come out better for it. Frankly, that ride needs little, if any, themeing and still claim the credit as one of the best flume rides I've ever ridden.

In terms of attractions WDW resort has 5 more attractions than DLR, by my count. However in terms of food choices and shows WDW wins hands down. Luckily I don't go to theme parks for either of those.

Disney will get this right. They have a recent history of retheming a flume ride by introducing more relevant IP. As much as I enjoy Maelstrom, the Frozen overlay is a huge improvement. The consistent long lines back that up.

I enjoyed my one trip to Disneyland considerably more than WDW. At the time, Tower of Terror (which was still Twilight Zone over there) was the only attraction that both coasts have that I felt was superior in Florida. It has been eight and a half years, so plenty has changed in both places, but the ease of park hopping, overall number of rides and attractions, and general enjoyment of the parks was infinitely better in California.

-Splash Mountain

-Tower of Terror

-Haunted Mansion (it’s longer and the Escher room is cool)

-Winnie the Pooh (actually follows the plot of the short)

-London Section of Peter Pan

-Castle

-forgot one, Philharmagic as it’s actually playing in a theatre designed to grow the size of the screen as the movie gets wider.

Thats about it for things better in Florida attraction wise

wahoo skipper:

I used to think that those who were on the "Disneyland is better" bandwagon were just being silly. After my visit I must admit...I get it.

I was exactly the same. My wife convinced me to add DLR onto a trip to see family in San Diego and I begrudgingly said "yes". I wouldn't say I liked it more, but equally and, as I would say, "differently". I'm a nut for LA/Hollywood nostalgia, so the entry/Sunset Blvd. experience at Studios is one of my favorite parts of a WDW trip. I got all the same feels from DCA. I really liked the atmosphere at Disneyland. The park feels more intimate and just has a nostalgic charm that MK lacks. Don't get me wrong, I love MK, but it's just different. Even with the massive crowds that surprised us after a relatively light crowd at DCA the day before, we managed to squeeze everything into a marathon 15 hour day. There was a heat wave by California standards (nothing like late summer Texas or swamp ass Orlando) that kept the monorail closed for our entire day. I walked away questioning why we didn't spend 3 days there to park hop,

Disneyland Park is my favorite Disney Park I’ve visited, Walt Disney World is my favorite resort. It feels cheezy but you can feel the history and sense the spirt of Walt there. However, I miss Epcot in CA, while they have some very good table service (Napa Rose is amazing, and I’ve gotta have my Monte Cristo at Cafe Orleans) they don’t have enough of them. I also hate how (for good reason) the fireworks can be canceled by a slight breeze. I ride so many more rides in CA in a day then I do in FL.

That Monte Cristo is fantastic! We're likely going to try the Blue Bayou Restaurant when we are there in January. I've always wanted to eat right next to Pirates.

I went to Disneyland for the first time last summer, and thoroughly loved it. The whole place knocked my socks off, and I wasn’t prepared for the ride Space Mountain gave!

I do remember thinking that Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain were better in Florida. But I had only been on those other rides a couple times years ago.

I thought Disneyland had more rides?

The food selection was nice but was hampered by pandemic operations.

Apparently we were there when the park wasn’t too busy (Space Mountain had a 35 minute line) and some rides were closed most notably Matterhorn. Can’t wait to go back to be honest, during another non-crowded day.

As someone who has worked on a few of the projects and shows mentioned in this thread, ya'll need to stop reading the rumor blogs. Almost nothing mentioned above my comment is accurate or even close to it.

Schwarzkopf76:

I thought Disneyland had more rides?

Disneyland has more rides than Magic Kingdom but the two California parks have fewer rides in total than the four Florida parks.

I've been lucky to visit Disneyland during the summer, Halloween, Christmas; all before/ during the California Adventure makeover. There's so much more charm than the Orlando parks. The Magic Kingdom versions of the classics feel like they're at a shopping mall when compared to the way Disneyland has them integrated. I can't wait to go back.

Disneyland is the OG, and it just can’t be beat. Compared to the other parks it seems like a far cuter, miniature version. I like to say MK is a big freeway and DL is the scenic route.
I may be the only person on earth that thinks Florida’s Space Mountain is the better of the two, but I do. But so many DL rides are better- small world, Splash Mountain, Jungle Cruise, Tiki Room, Mad Hatter, Haunted Mansion, and Pirates all come to mind. Fantasyland is still the best, the dark rides are so much better. I’ll take Toad and Alice over Ariel any day. Seven Dwarfs is a fun ride, but Matterhorn, old as it is, still outshines.
We don’t get to DL often. The first time I took my partner there we spent the evening before at Downtown Disney and that night I stared at the park from our hotel balcony. I said to him “Tomorrow will be the happiest you’ll ever see me”. He just gave me the slow blink. “No… really.” (Sorry, not sorry)

Remember those Disney specials/infomercials that the Travel Channel used to run? In one of them, I remember Tony Baxter comparing DL, MK, and Paris, saying something like Disneyland is charming, MK is stunning, and DL-P is beautiful.

I think that's about right.

According to this:

https://www.micechat.com/262347-which-disney-resort-has-the-most-at...0-edition/

(WDW does not list Remy's or GotG:CW) they both now have 57 rides.

Andy,

I stand corrected. I had included Country Bear Jamboree and It's Tough to be a Bug at WDW, neglected to include Gadget and Roger Rabbit at DL since I thought they were closing permanently, and forgot about the main street vehicles and red trolley.

RCMAC:

I’ll take Toad and Alice over Ariel any day

Don't forget about Pinocchio and Snow White. Plus Ariel is still available at DCA and usually has a very short wait.

Ha! I remembered Ariel at DCA but the last time I was there it was a Whoopie Goldberg ride or something in there. It’s been that long, I haven’t seen any of the improvements. ToT was up and down that day and in the end I missed it, something I’ll always regret.
I should get to California more often.

RCMAC:

ToT was up and down that day

Was that an unintentional pun?

Plus the bread factory at DCA with free samples at the end.

Colin Mochrie and Rosie O'Donnell talking about sourdough bread > Rip Ride Rockit

I went back for bread twice and only didn't go a third time because my family was making fun of me. By the time I got over the ridicule and went anyway it was closed. Big bummer.

Matterhorn beat the crap out of me. Granted it has been 40 years since I last rode it but I don't remember it being nearly as rough as it was. I enjoyed it...but was happy to get off.

I loved Matterhorn and marathoned it for the last half hour or so one of the nights I was there. It was rough and those trains seat you awkwardly low, but I loved it. That and Avalanche at Kings Dominion are the only two coasters where I was able to feel the car ever so slightly stretching and contracting through the ride because the seating is essentially sitting on the floor of the car you are riding in.