Is it true?

dreamflight · 03-19-2002

Sorry for the stupid question~

Is it true Disneyland is surrounded by big buildings and is right in the middle of the city? I've always wanted to know. Never been there. :( Thanks

**mickey** · 03-19-2002

I hope this satellite photo answers your question. Disneyland is the dark green circle. California Adventure is to the south, in what used to be the Disneyland parking lot. To the left side of DL is the hotel area and the parking. Everything else around it is non-disney. When built, it was in the middle of now where, but people caught on quickly and bought up land around the park. That is why Walt bought so much land in Florida, so this wouldn't happen again.

dreamflight · 03-19-2002

Unbelievable!

I can honestly say the 2 parks are the same, but totally different.

Thanks for the pic, mickey! I can't wait to show my wife. :)

Michael Darling · 03-20-2002

Wow... I've never seen that before.

**mickey** · 03-20-2002

Interesting, isn't it. I wouldn't say that it is in the middle of a city. The buildings directly around it are hotels, and most of them are more of the motel style, not taller than three or four stories. There are a couple to the south that are about ten stories tall. The Hilton, which is attached to the convention center is the biggest by far. The Disneyland hotels are all pretty tall, in the ten to fifteen story category. If you notice on the photo, the majority of the surrounding area are houses. Our view from the Disneyland hotel during our last trip was from the tenth floor, overlooking the pool, but to the side of the hotel, was a residential neighborhood. The houses couldn't have been more than fifty feet from the pool. Fortunately, Disney has done a good job of masking everything. You don't even realize where you are until you leave the property.

I also don't know if I would say that the two parks are the same (ie. Disneyland and Magic Kingdom). There are some similarities, and the layaout is similar, but Disneyland has about fifteen additional rides, and is cramed into a much smaller area. There are virtually no wait areas, they have all been built outdoors by arranging ropes. The exception would be the newest rides such as Indiana Jones.

dreamflight · 03-20-2002

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Originally posted by mickey
Disneyland has about fifteen additional rides, and is cramed into a much smaller area. There are virtually no wait areas, they have all been built outdoors by arranging ropes. The exception would be the newest rides such as Indiana Jones.

Wow! You learn something new everyday! :) Now I feel bad for the people who think the two parks are the same. I find all this very interesting. 15 additional rides, that's not fair!

LOL

**mickey** · 03-20-2002

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Originally posted by dreamflight
15 additional rides, that's not fair!

Well, there is no Disney-MGM, EPCOT or Animal Kingdom. I would say California Adventure is on par with Animal Kingdom, but you miss the other two parks. Many of the disneyland rides are duplicated throughout WDW. Indiana Jones is essentially Dinosaur!, but better. Mr. Toad's is still alive, but Bear Country Jamboree isn't. There are quite a few additional Fantasyland rides as well, but the rest is nearly identical.

Disneyland California is definitely a three day trip, and that is about it. I can easily spend ten days at WDW and not feel like we did everything we wanted to.

dreamflight · 03-20-2002

Is California Adventure even near Disneyland?

**mickey** · 03-20-2002

Yes, if you look at the photo, Disneyland is the green circle, right below it is California Adventure. There is a small plaza between the two gates, where the ticket offices are and where the parking shuttles drop you off. If you look closely, you can see a lake, and that is the end of California Adventure. That is the California Pier section, where the California Screamer is located. (One of the best Disney rollercoasters ever!)

**mickey** · 03-20-2002

Hopefully this photo will clear it up. The red area is the plaza between the two parks. The green to the top is entrance to Disneyland. The area to the bottom of the red is the entrance to California Adventure. The green roofed buildings in the bottom left corner is Grand California Hotel.

Goofette · 03-22-2002

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Originally posted by mickey
Hopefully this photo will clear it up. The red area is the plaza between the two parks. The green to the top is entrance to Disneyland. The area to the bottom of the red is the entrance to California Adventure. The green roofed buildings in the bottom left corner is Grand California Hotel.

Thanks Mickey, that is very interesting. Do you have any photos of WDW like that?

**mickey** · 03-22-2002

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Originally posted by Goofette
Thanks Mickey, that is very interesting. Do you have any photos of WDW like that?

Here is one of MK and the Contemporary. I just pulled them off of Mapquest. I can't get a link to work to a map, so just go to Mapquest.com, and put in an actual WDW address. I just use the Marriott World Center's address. It is just to the south, but it works. Just navigate from there. You can even zoom in enough to see people walking around.

Marriott World Center
8701 World Center Drive
Orlando, FL 32821

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dreamflight Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 124	Is it true? Sorry for the stupid question~ Is it true Disneyland is surrounded by big buildings and is right in the middle of the city? I've always wanted to know. Never been there. :( Thanks

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mickey Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,232	I hope this satellite photo answers your question. Disneyland is the dark green circle. California Adventure is to the south, in what used to be the Disneyland parking lot. To the left side of DL is the hotel area and the parking. Everything else around it is non-disney. When built, it was in the middle of now where, but people caught on quickly and bought up land around the park. That is why Walt bought so much land in Florida, so this wouldn't happen again. Attached Images

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mickey Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,232	Hopefully this photo will clear it up. The red area is the plaza between the two parks. The green to the top is entrance to Disneyland. The area to the bottom of the red is the entrance to California Adventure. The green roofed buildings in the bottom left corner is Grand California Hotel. Attached Images

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dreamflight Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 124	Unbelievable! I can honestly say the 2 parks are the same, but totally different. Thanks for the pic, mickey! I can't wait to show my wife. :)

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mickey Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,232	Interesting, isn't it. I wouldn't say that it is in the middle of a city. The buildings directly around it are hotels, and most of them are more of the motel style, not taller than three or four stories. There are a couple to the south that are about ten stories tall. The Hilton, which is attached to the convention center is the biggest by far. The Disneyland hotels are all pretty tall, in the ten to fifteen story category. If you notice on the photo, the majority of the surrounding area are houses. Our view from the Disneyland hotel during our last trip was from the tenth floor, overlooking the pool, but to the side of the hotel, was a residential neighborhood. The houses couldn't have been more than fifty feet from the pool. Fortunately, Disney has done a good job of masking everything. You don't even realize where you are until you leave the property. I also don't know if I would say that the two parks are the same (ie. Disneyland and Magic Kingdom). There are some similarities, and the layaout is similar, but Disneyland has about fifteen additional rides, and is cramed into a much smaller area. There are virtually no wait areas, they have all been built outdoors by arranging ropes. The exception would be the newest rides such as Indiana Jones.

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dreamflight Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 124	Is California Adventure even near Disneyland?

03-20-2002	#9 (permalink)
mickey Administrator Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,232	Yes, if you look at the photo, Disneyland is the green circle, right below it is California Adventure. There is a small plaza between the two gates, where the ticket offices are and where the parking shuttles drop you off. If you look closely, you can see a lake, and that is the end of California Adventure. That is the California Pier section, where the California Screamer is located. (One of the best Disney rollercoasters ever!)

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