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the disney castle parks are all modeled
after the original disneyland in
california
a few weeks ago we looked at the rides
in adventureland and frontierland at
walt disney world and compared those
same rides at disneyland in california
to see which park does that ride the
best you all really seem to enjoy this
format of video and judging by the
comments a lot of you were suggesting to
do space mountain next
now tomorrowland is an interesting area
of both disneyland and magic kingdom and
each has their strengths and weaknesses
looking at the land overall i think
magic kingdom's tomorrowland has stuck
to a much more cohesive theme since the
1994 refurbishment and it still
resembles a galactic spaceport
disneyland seems to be a clash of ideas
with some of the lands still following
the bronze and gold color scheme from
the refurb in 1998 and some that went
back to the original white blue and
silver colors not to mention the
abandoned people mover attraction
sitting right in the middle of the land
thematically i'd say walt disney world
does tomorrowland the best but what
about the individual rides well that's
what we'll discuss next so sit back as
we count down the top disney world vs
disneyland rides the tomorrowland
edition
number four
the first ride we're gonna start off
with is astro orbiter the rocket themed
spinner ride at magic kingdom astro
orbiter can be found soaring three
stories above the ground on top of the
loading platform of the people mover
it's one of the first things you see
when you enter the land and acts as the
focal point of tomorrowland at
disneyland astro orbiter also catches
your eye since it's the first thing you
see at the entrance now this is a really
simple and basic spinner ride so in
terms of the mechanics they're pretty
much the exact same ride at both parks
magic kingdom definitely gets a big
point for the ride being three stories
above the ground which does allow you to
get some decent views of the park it
really takes a basic spinning attraction
to another level literally
although it originally opened as the
star jets the ride has been in this
exact same location since 1974.
at disneyland the astro orbiter style
attraction was originally called the
rocket jets and it used to be on top of
the people mover loading platform as
well
during the refurb of tomorrowland in
1998 the new astro orbiter ride was too
heavy to be placed on top of the people
mover loading station so instead they
placed it at the entrance of
tomorrowland to be part of the land's
marquee
the old rocket jet structure was
repurposed into satellites that used to
spin and they can actually still be
found abandoned on top of the platform
personally i think the entrance of
tomorrowland at disneyland feels too
crowded with astro orbiter right at the
front especially with today's crowds it
does add a nice kinetic energy to
tomorrowland's entrance but it doesn't
offer you anything different than what
dumbo offers at least magic kingdoms is
placed three stories above the ground
making it a slightly different
experience than the other spinners at
the park so for that reason magic
kingdom does astro orbiter the best
number three
the buzz lightyear shooting style dark
ride has become sort of a staple
attraction of tomorrowland at the disney
theme parks although the rides have
different names at each of the parks
they essentially follow the same story
and execution where you shoot a laser at
targets around the scenes to rack up the
most points at magic kingdom the ride's
called buzz lightyear space ranger spin
and it opened in november of 1998. at
disneyland the rides called buzz
lightyear astro blasters and it opened
in march of 2005.
with such a big gap in the attraction's
respected openings disneyland's did
benefit from more updated technology a
highlight of both rides is the buzz
lightyear animatronic in the queue
they're both similar figures but in my
opinion i think buzz is much more fluid
at disneyland and benefited from the
newer technology that was available in
2005.
in terms of the physical ride both use
an omni mover ride system that travels
through a variety of dark ride show
scenes where your objective is to beat
the evil emperor zerg it's always fun to
see how many points you can rack up with
this one especially when you hit 999
999
points have you ever hit the maximum
points on the ride comment below now
even though disneyland's version could
be considered more advanced a lot of the
show scenes share many similarities for
example in the first show scene with a
robot attack the orange robot at magic
kingdom is on the left hand side whereas
at disneyland it's on the right both
versions of the scene have the same
figures and props just everything's
reversed each has the scene where you
battle zerg and both are different but i
really do think the final scenes at
disneyland with buzz defeating zerg work
a lot better than the scenes at magic
kingdom
the ride vehicles in the parks are
equipped with a joystick that allows you
to rotate 360 degrees it allows you to
better aim at the targets and just as a
little tip you do get more points when
the targets are lit up now here's where
the major difference lies
at magic kingdom your laser blaster is
fixed onto the ride vehicle so you're
very limited with where you can aim
whereas at disneyland the laser blasters
are on a cable which allows you to have
free range and the ability to aim
practically anywhere it's much easier to
hit the targets
since shooting at the targets is the
major objective of this ride i'm gonna
say that the free range laser blaster is
the main reason why disneyland does the
buzz lightyear attraction the best
number two
next let's zoom into the go-kart
attractions of tomorrowland at
disneyland the autopia was an opening
day attraction in 1955 based on the
futuristic roadways at the time but in
2000 the ride got a complete overhaul
and a new track layout was designed
actually the autopia has two separate
and unique courses which are designed
over the show building for the submarine
voyage
magic kingdoms was also an opening day
attraction in 1971
and at the time was called the grand
prix raceway in 1994 the name was
changed to the tomorrowland indie
speedway and then in 2008 it was later
changed to the tomorrowland speedway the
magic kingdom version of the ride is
much different than disneyland's since
it follows an international racetrack
layout when the ride first opened in
1971 the track layout was about 30
percent longer then over the years with
different park expansions like space
mountain mickey's toontown and the
second double ride the track was
shortened
now the scenery and layout at disneyland
is what you'd expect to find at a disney
theme park if he was a lot more secluded
and intimate with all the trees mini
diorama scenes and greenery that line
the unique track layout compared to the
wide open space at magic kingdom
this does fit the feel of that indy 500
race track theme but the tomorrowland
speedway feels like so many other
generic go-kart tracks it's a pretty
standard track layout that somewhat
follows the figure eight pattern and
it's a shorter ride than disneyland by
well over a minute the autopia winds and
turns through the landscape and has this
really fun off-road portion as well
where you're now completely separated
from the car beside you i also
personally find the cars at magic
kingdom much more difficult to steer
than the cars at disneyland but
generally both travel at the same speeds
now this racing go-kart ride is one of
those experiences that gives kids their
first chance at driving i mean the
speedway at magic kingdom was one of my
first memories of being behind the wheel
so both parks check that box but they
still use gas powered vehicles since it
is tomorrowland it would be interesting
to see this attraction become fully
electric i personally feel that the
aesthetics of disneyland's autopia match
tomorrowland a bit better but hands down
it offers a much more unique experience
when you compare it to your typical
go-kart ride i mean you even get to
experience la traffic
overall both rides are fun for kids and
the kid at heart but i'm gonna have to
say that disneyland does this attraction
the best
number one
there's no doubt that space mountain is
the most popular tomorrowland attraction
at both parks
the first space mountain opened at walt
disney world's magic kingdom in january
of 1975 and disneyland's opened two
years later in may of 1977.
they're both similar in that they're
indoor roller coasters that feature a
series of sharp turns and sudden drops
through the dark but there's some
differences both feel extremely fast but
magic kingdoms only reaches top speeds
of 28 miles per hour and disneyland's is
a bit faster and reaches top speeds of
32 miles per hour
space mountain at magic kingdom is a
much larger ride that features two
different coaster tracks alpha and omega
whereas disneyland is much smaller and
only has a single track
usually bigger is better right well in
terms of space mountain i wouldn't say
this is the case why well for starters
disneyland space mountain is a much
smoother experience in 2005 the ride
went through an extensive refurb that
replaced the entire track
magic kingdom still uses the original
track from 1975 and when comparing it to
disneyland it is much rougher which some
do say that it adds to the experience
and i can totally see that being a
personal preference i mean it's still a
really fun coaster but a smoother
experience is definitely a plus
now another major difference are the
rides vehicles standard two-seater
trains with a lot bar can be found at
disneyland and are much more comfortable
than magic kingdom's bobsled style train
where you're practically sitting on the
floor
in terms of the ride's show scenes both
have the illuminated space tunnels at
the beginning of the ride which then
lead to a lift hill each lufthill is
different disneyland relies more on
visual effects and magic kingdom uses
physical sets but both eventually lead
to the exhilarating ride through the
dark
i'd say the major determining factor on
which park does space mountain the best
is the use of music on the ride at
disneyland
each of the ride vehicles has built-in
speakers and the musical score is
synchronized perfectly to the track's
dips twists and turns this really
heightens your experience and adds that
much more thrill to space mountain sure
magic kingdoms is still a thrilling
coaster and there's some music scattered
around the ride but it's nothing as
calculated as the experience at
disneyland which is why disneyland does
space mountain the best
so do you agree with these choices and
if you don't which versions of the rides
would you choose i'd love to know so
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