08/18/2025
⁉️Which is better - Disneyland or Disney World?⁉️
This question comes up over and over again, so I thought I’d post my thoughts having been to both more times than I can count.
🌟First of all, I wouldn’t say either is BETTER than the other. They are similar, yet different. 🌟
🏰 When I’m asked this question my first question back is “how long are you wanting to go for?” Living in Colorado, being kind of smack dab between them, but with a slight location advantage to California, I always suggest if you’re looking for a long weekend kind of trip, Disneyland is your best bet. Flights from Denver to California are shorter and you get the advantage of gaining an hour flying west. The Disneyland Resort has 2 theme parks and three hotels plus Downtown Disney, all within walking distance of each other. This makes for the perfect 3-4 day trip where you can see most everything, no rental car needed, and not feel like you have to necessarily go from park open to park close every day which tends to lead to tired, overstimulated, grumpy kids (and adults!)
🏰 Walt Disney World on the other hand is a 3 1/2 hour flight east with a 2 hour time loss, so basically your first day is pretty much wasted on travel OR you have to get up BEFORE the crack of dawn to catch the first flight which means by mid-afternoon everyone is going to crash. On top of that, Walt Disney World is BIG. They have 4 theme parks, 2 water parks, a giant dining and shopping district with their very own Cirque Du Soleil show and hot air balloon ride experience, over 25 hotels, all spread over 43 square miles. I’ll say it again - Walt Disney World is BIG. Can you go for just a few days? Yes. Will you see even a good portion of what they have to offer in that time? Probably not. So for that reason, I would recommend Walt Disney World as a full week vacation type of destination. Will you see everything in a full week? Not possible. I still haven’t seen everything there and I go multiple times a year and even worked there as a Cast Member years ago. But will you be able to see a good portion? With at least 4-5 full park days, yes.
🌟So other than time, what would make someone go to one destination over the other? Although a lot of the classic rides are the same, there are special areas that might make someone lean toward one place over the other. Do you have a HUGE Toy Story fan? Walt Disney World has Toy Story Land. Maybe a Lightning McQueen superfan? Disneyland’s CarsLand is amazing - it’s like walking into the movie, right in the middle of Radiator Springs. Of course, without having been to both places you wouldn’t know all of these things, which is why I’m here to help you at absolutely NO COST!!🌟
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