How to Compare Disneyland to Walt Disney World

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Access information from the Disneyland and Walt Disney World web pages.

   Most often times, just looking at each of the park systems often yields an answer.
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   Step 2: Reach out and watch some of the videos about each of the resorts on YouTube to learn about these key comparisons.

   , There are a few really good sites out there that can give you a great comparison to differentiate between the two parks. ,,, Disneyland is on the West Coast (in Anaheim, CA) and Walt Disney World is on the East Coast (in Lake Buena Vista, FL (which is near Orlando, FL)). , Disneyland is comprised of 2 main theme parks and a large entertainment district; meanwhile Walt Disney World is comprised of 4 theme parks and a large entertainment district. , While Disneyland has its users park in one of several parking garages, Walt Disney World would rather have cars spread out more into several lots that span a long distance (and if need be, they have a tram to bring paying guests to the entrance gates to the park). , The distance between the theme parks at Disneyland in California is a short walking path away (you exit one gate and you can plainly see the other gate in front of you).
   
   Meanwhile, Walt Disney World isn't set up that way.
   
   If you aren't renting a car or can't access the Walt Disney World Monorail system for some reason, the parks are a pretty far distance away and you'll need to find another way to get from one park to another. , In Disneyland, you have 3 major Disney-owned & operated hotels staffed nearby the parks.
   
   In Walt Disney World, there are countless Disney-owned and operated hotels ready to assist you during your stay/visit., the minute they see the difference. , Meanwhile, although most of Walt Disney World has nighttime shows, Animal Kingdom has to be exempt as the animals don't want to get scared at these shows so they don't air ones. , Looking through each set and recognizing that at the end of most of the attractions will often yield a shopping establishment, and in terms of food establishments, they are in the parks too.
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   Step 3: Read up about the key comparisons via other websites including third party fan sites and Wikipedia.

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   Step 4: Scroll around the areas near each park system on Google Earth and see what information will make you smile.

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   Step 5: Ask other paying guests who visited both parks recently (whether that be other family members who have been to the parks recently

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   Step 6: or other people who you don't know but have knowledge about both parks' comparisons.

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   Step 7: Look into the location of each park.

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   Step 8: Put some serious thought behind the amount of parks for each park system.

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   Step 9: Research to learn the different parking type scenarios for each parking area involved.

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    Step 10: Research how far away one park is to another within each park system.

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    Step 11: Locate how many hotel resorts exist nearby each park system that are specifically tied to the Disney Parks Co.

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    Step 12: Grab a park map of all the parks between all of the two park systems and try to learn about some of the theme park attractions that comprise both park systems.Although both parks have the big attractions

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    Step 13: some of the biggest attractions have small differences that only those who visit or who watch some of the videos of the on-ride (POV) ride-thrus say "Yes

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    Step 14: that's one!"

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    Step 15: Recognize that both of the Disneyland parks have nighttime shows and premier them in conjunction with each other so that guests can exit one show and have a few breathing moments before the other show starts.

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    Step 16: Look forward to plenty of shopping and food establishments at both park systems.

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