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Here's the thing about Indy. The Pre-show video explains that you're going into the Temple of the Forbidden Eye and how you're not supposed to look into the Idols eyes. There's always someone that does and as a result all of the traps in the temple start to go off. I love the fact that Indy is more of a chose your own adventure and find the thrill of the perils the temple has in store for you. Dinosaur has a very controlled plot line and it's fine. The beauty of Indy is the more you ride it the more of the details in the ride you discover. As far as California Adventure, the original California Adventure was sadly that of any amusement park you can find in any random town. They started adding a lot more extensive theming and IP. While some of the IP their adding makes sense (San Fransokyo is a good recent one), Pixar Pier is a superficial IP skin on the original beachside (Paradise Pier) amusement park. California is a huge state and just a few miles away California does turn into desert so the theming for Carsland does fit in a way. Route 66 which goes through the desert ends in Los Angeles. Avengers Campus does feel really out of place and the storyline that it's the Avengers California base is a stretch. I recently went to WDW for the first time. I have to say some of the parks are very impressive as far as scale. where they fell flat to me was in convenience. The proximity of the parks makes ping ponging and utilizing lightning lanes a breeze and worth the money. You do spend more time in security at Disneyland but you spend less time getting from the parking lot, across a lake just to get to the park entrance. Where I think Disneyland beats WDW hands down is in those spontaneous magic moments that make a kid excited to see their favorite character. The characters get more liberty to create magic. It's not a rare sighting to see Peter Pan with a swarm of kids playing follow the leader around Fantasyland.

I know that only one of you have been prior to this trip, but, what you have to understand is that Disneyland started it all. It was the footprint for the MK. Now, I have only been to WDW twice and I was born and raised in San Diego, so I would go to the park at least 5 times a year. Haunted Mansion is my favorite ride, it is, in many ways better than the MK, for instance the hall of portraits is such a better feeling, you walk through as if you are walking through a Mansion, MK you ride through it, which myself is not as good, and all the charm is gone. Our Space Mountain is much better, you don't feel as if you are going to die. WDW Splash Mountain is better than ours, when it was there. i don't like Dinosaur at all, it's very sterile, IMO. Indiana Jones is by far a better experience. Being a CA native, I think Finding Nemo is a joke, The Submarine Voyage was a wonderful ride. Now granted, i'm bias, I love Disneyland. Don't get me wrong, I also love WDW. But you are so used to WDW and it's your home park. My first visit to Disneyland was in 1971 when I was 9 years old. It has changed soooooo much, some for the better, some not. Great video though, and congrats on your engagement!!!!

The designated stroller areas are not always obvious.

The mobile order thing is not intuitive. It is not clear there is another step. Once you know you know but it's not obvious.

Those two or three extra lanes don't seem like a big deal until you add them on to the 3 miles and hours standing one has already done or may have ahead of them.

Isn't there some sort of Cast Member event where a park is closed for the general public after 6:00 p.m and stays open for the cast members (including CP's?). I've seen videos where this does occur. The CP's get a bag that has a map, some stickers, maybe a pin, and you get a free popcorn bucket. Plus the food in most of the kiosks are free for the CP's at the event. Is any of that true???

Most people in ecv “scooters” are phonies too … at least das is getting looked at harder now … most people are faking

Disneyland will always be the best because is the original .

Lol, a couple of FL Lifers coping at DL, its ok ;-) DL is the local market, WDW is Walmart

This is all very boring. My best Cast Member story is that I had sex inside the Elliot float during an Electrical Parade.

That reminds me of my last trip to Universal Studios Orlando. I was like 2-3 loads away from getting to ride the velocicoaster when the rider operators pulled a bunch of high school students off and held them there. They were using a hand held metal detector to search them and reviewing the footage from the ride. After the ride was shut down and I was walking to the next attraction, I could see some employees walking the ride, presumably looking for something that had fallen or to see if there were any causes for concern. I never did get to ride the ride as the next day, it was closed again, but it was rather annoying that some student doing something stupid led to a bunch of visitors wasting a bunch of time in line for nothing. We did get passes, but you don't get the time back.

I was stuck on Pirates in Disneyland once and spent 45 mins next to the animatronic of the old guy at the cabin before the first drop. It seemed like there was some issue that the boat was at the drop wouldn't go down. In any case it required an evacuation, and had to have the Disneyland Fire Department folks to come out, strap the boats together and evacuate it row by row into the boat ahead until you reached the evacuation platform. Ended up having to evacuate through the backstage area of the Blue Bayou restaurant and back out to the park. Thought it was the coolest experience ever.

My dad used to work as a monorail driver CM in the 80s. And he told me that he said hi to Danny Devito and Danny Devito said hi back. He also said that Michael Jackson rolled his eyes while my dad was speaking on the monorail speaker. My dad also slipped and split his pants in front of Tom Cruise. Remember this was the late 80s/early 90s. Things were slightly different back then.

my toxic floridian trait is that i realize how privileged i am to have disney world as my home park. i've never been to disneyland (yet) so my opinion could change but i had the same feeling going to universal hollywood for the first time ever last month where everything felt very toned down for a theme park. i certainly appreciate disneyland as the original and can't fault walt for making everything so small since he couldn't have predicted the future of the disney parks. even if a lot of the disneyland attractions aren't my personal vibe i'm quite curious about pirates, haunted mansion, and california adventure as a whole

my biggest issue with tour groups is that they'd harass the characters, and as a character attendant that was horrible, i'm also brazilian so i'm allowed to say it, the brazilian tour groups were the WORST of the worst

one time when i was a character attendant a guest tried to change her baby daughter's diaper in front of minnie in pete's silly sideshow, she was very upset when i told her she couldn't do that

Always enjoy Disneyland SO much more than Disney World. Florida weather is intolerable. Hot, humid, gross.

I know for fact the POTC NEVER had a boat that had a row for a wheelchair to be placed on the ride vehicle. This is going all the way back to when I first went in 1974 until the present day. We had to actually transfer my mom who had a stroke in 1992 from her wheelchair or ECV to the boat like you do on Haunted Mansion, Peter Pan, etc. until she no longer could transfer in 2015. Then she had to wait for us at the ride exit.

Who is in charge of making any announcements over the PA system if the ride breaks down? For example, powering down immediately, powering up immediately, vehicle in motion. How will the person know when to make those announcements?

No, he didn't get the teens banned. They got THEMSELVES banned.

I’m curious how you guys met. Was it while you guys were working at Disney? Or before or after? You guys should make a video about it!

Congratulations on the engagement & glad your uploading vids when you can again. WDW Space feels like DL's Matterhorn.

If you didn’t do the goat trick you failed!

If its so "Embarrassing" ......... STAY HOME .... that way you dont flood Disneyland with your unwanted negativity ...... Never could figure out why Disney Park goers , like you two , spend alot of your hard earned $$$ just to go all the way to Disneyland just to compare and CRITICIZE ??? Do you compare other Walmarts and Targets if its not your home store ??? DISNEYLANDS WAIT TIMES WILL BE SHORTER IF YOU STAY HOME AND FOCUS ON YOUR WEDDING !!! Just be Happy and enjoy ALL the parks equally and have fun ......

so much negativity and hatred right off the bat. like you were being forced to go

“That’s embarrassing“?! You just opened the floodgates. (Laughing) If it wasn’t for the profits from Disneyland, you probably would’ve not had a Disney World. Respect the original. It’s a classic; like a Corvette from the 1950s. The reason everything is so much smaller is because once hotels and other companies found out that Disneyland was being constructed, they bought the land around it. Now, when WDW was built, it was hush-hush to avoid the same problem. Therefore, there’s more space available for new stuff. 7:25 “No other snacks“?! There’s over 20 different snacks throughout the parks all the time. - First time viewer

Haunted mansion is usually back to normal by now but it was still holiday when you guys went because they are keeping it till end of Jan bc haunted mansion is going down for an extended refurb for several

The problem with Disneyland is that it’s located in third world country

I go to both regularly. Disneyland all the way. As a Disney fan, Disneyland is rich with history. That “embarrassing” castle is the only one Walt ever saw so for that reason alone it means the most to me out of all the castles.

This dude is pretty negative lol

Disneyland is FAR superior to the Magic Kingdom; however, Disney WORLD is better because it has more parks than Disneyland resort.

I did give you a thumbs up. So please take this as just a person who found you as a recommended video... You sound sour on Disneyland. I am sorry you did not enjoy it more. I have been to both Disneyworld and Disneyland. I enjoyed both. Disneyland was created at a time when it was a new venture and the culture was from the 1950's. I grew up with it and my memories never leave me. They are trying to update, but to take down and rebuild is a daunting task. Have a safe trip home and you do you. Congrats on the engagement.

I love Disney, all Disney. I don’t think with some of your comments you completely understand Disneyland is Walt’s park. Yes it’s smaller, but much more charming than Magic Kingdom. Disneyland doesn’t need to be the most modern and flashy. I’m surprised since you claim to be Disney people you didn’t feel the vibe most people do walking into Walt’s park. Most true Disney people do. My guess is you aren’t really Disney people you are WDW employees comparing two theme parks. If you didn’t feel the childlike wonder walking into Disneyland, that is all you can truly be

I've enjoyed all your videos. Congratulations on your engagement! Glad to see you guys back. 😀

Indiana jones doesn't have a theme? Its literally the best themed (opinion ofc) Indiana jones went into the temple to figure out what was happening, and he went missing so sala starts an attraction in the temple to fund his search for Indiana jones, then someone in your vehicle looks into Marah's eyes, and she tries to kill you

The main benefit of Disneyland is you don't have to go to Orlando haha

Just wanted to clarify a few things because it seems like some people are getting the wrong idea: We had a great time at both Disneyland parks. We discuss a lot of observations in this video, as well as comparisons to WDW, but none of them are complaints. Discussing how things are different, or which things we prefer better on one or the other coast does not mean that we hate how it is in the other park. We both still love Space Mountain in Magic Kingdom even though we preferred the Disneyland version, and we both still enjoyed going to Disneyland even though it took more time to get through security. Also, a note from Kenzie: "I'm not just blindly agreeing with Tommy, he has his opinion and that doesn't invalidate mine. Also he isn't pressuring me to think the same thing he does I just don't really like arguing when it's okay if our opinions differ. I understand you guys mean well by bringing it up but I voiced my opinions and those didn't change based on what he said. Also this is so embarrassing but when Tommy mentions DCA being themed to California I had no idea that was supposed to be the theme. I just meant that the Cars Land and Avengers Campus attention to detail was really good. So when he brought that up I didn't really know how to respond because I had to process the information lol." Thank you all so much for the support. It means a lot to have so much love on this video after disappearing for 5 months. :)

I just want to add I definitely agree with you about the Disneyland cast members. They seem very disconnected and cold with the guest and not nearly as friendly as they have been in previous years. They are not "in character" in the way a Disney cast member is expected. I don't have an explanation for that and thought I was the only one that noticed that lol.

Seems like you’re trying hard to dislike Disneyland. Your arguments are the reasons why Disneyland better then magic kingdom. It’s a vibe… unlike magic kingdom, it’s just a place.

I don't get the complaint about the ID checking, personally. Like for your account, if no one checks IDs, that means anyone can just use your account, which makes sense from a business perspective. It does make sharing an account hard, which is annoying, but I can see both sides on this one. The one that baffles me though is complaining that you don't get ID'd as often in Florida but that you get ID'd every single time in California when buying alcohol at 10:16 Like, that's just the law. If they were to get caught breaking it, they could lose their license to sell alcohol, as well as get fined. Especially if they don't check and they end up selling alcohol to a minor, they could potentially face jail time. So to complain about people literally just following the law and making sure that they're not going to get in trouble, with a very minor inconvenience for you that takes maybe an extra two to four seconds comes off as weird to me.

It’s funny seeing people from Orlando disliking Disneyland and vice versa from California. I’m from California and a Disneyland magic key holder and when my wife and I visited Magic Kingdom it made both of us just miss Disneyland so much. We just love the vibes at Disneyland a lot more. Though I do agree there are some Disneyland cast members that shouldn’t be cast members. Also, dude! Don’t shut down your fiancé’s opinion so much! It’s her opinion. When you gave yours she was so much more respectful!

Just to note, Cars Land was originally conceived to celebrate California's car culture but was later adapted to use Pixar's Cars as a theme due to the success of the movie. But the original concept is CA themed. Tow Mater is one of the underrated rides in DCA. It is actually a lot of fun. It has a similar ride system as the Baymax in tokyo Disney.

Thanks for taking the time to do this. I'm from the West Coast and grew up going to Disneyland so I am biased for Disneyland. I'm a lifetime Disney fan. I even worked for Disney Cruise line. I plan on going to Disneyworld this summer but I'm mostly looking forward to Epcot. The advantage that Florida has is in the variety of Disney parks and themes. I'm excited about that. New subscriber here. I'm glad I watched this video.

My cast member experience has been the opposite. Disneyland's cast members have always been great whereas Disney World cast members have always been full of attitude and made me not want to interact with them.

This will trigger some but here is the main difference in a nutshell. “Disneyland is a park built by a father for his daughters. Walt Disney World is a resort built by a committee for the masses”. Although this doesn’t excuse the robotic nature of the cast members, except that with a local clientele there maybe is more occurrence of dishonesty and theft, hence the checking of ID’s. (And checking ID for liquor purchase is state law so there’s that). Regarding churros Disneyland has a higher local clientele which means more people of Hispanic/Mexican descent so there’s that. And hot off the press - the Disneyland turnstiles are going to be replaced with a system similar to Disneyland Paris.

Typically Haunted Mansion would have been restored to the standard overlay by this time. However its going to be closed soon for pretty much the rest of the year and will likely open back up during holiday theming. So they left it up. For Pirates, I think the story line is the old man at the cabin in the beginning used to be a pirate. And you are going through his old memories/life experiences. Matterhorn is a back breaker, you really gotta lean forward on it.

Your comments on Indi are unforgivable. Please take it back. JK mostly. I've been to both parks loved both but Disneyland is better because it's smaller but just as active, fun, and great history. But you are right Disney World can give more attention to theming and room to advance better in the future. Thanks for the different views from you both. Catching the end of the video. Dude lighten up DCA, girl thank you for sticking up for Incedicoaster and DCA. Goofy's flight school is unexpected and great. Also space saving picturesque like the other carnival rides. Thanks again.

Well one park is in a state that respects the rights of LGBTQIA+ people, women’s bodily autonomy and doesn’t ban books and the other park is in Florida. So out of principle I’ll only step foot in one.

Girl, don't let him talk you out of your opinion. I feel like she liked Disneyland more than he's letting her express sometimes. I get Disneyworld is your home park but as someone that's been to both recently I respectfully disagree & think that Disneyland is far superior. I guess "Walts Park," has a special place in my heart with all the tidbits & fun facts. I definitely loved Epcot & Animal Kingdom in your neck of the woods & wish I'd had at least another full week to experience all they had to offer. Thanks for the cute video. I get a kick out watching a 1st timer 😊

The big difference between the two areas is Disney World is a tourist destination first and foremost, where as Disneyland does get tourists it's largely a local park so when you do go after all the kids are back in school, when you go in the middle of the week you can get some of those fantastic days of just not having to wait too long on anything so you actually enjoy your day. My last trip to Disney World was back when paper fastpasses were still a thing THERE, and it was also "the off season" and there was none of that Lightning Lane garbage to screw things up and it was the most enjoyable trip I've had, but now... no way I'd ever want to go back.