Are you planning a trip to Walt Disney World? Or just want to learn more about the parks and don't know where to start? Disney Darling breaks down the basics for you! Disneyland vs. Walt Disney World Disneyland and Disney World are two different parks, located on opposite sides of the country. As mentioned in this post , it is a common misconception that Disneyland and Disney World are the same thing. Disneyland is the first Disney theme park ever, opening in 1955. It is located in Anaheim, California, near Los Angeles. Disneyland has two different parks: Disneyland Park (with the castle), and Disney's California Adventure (or DCA). Disneyland also has three hotels and the Downtown Disney shopping district. Walt Disney World is located in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando. It opened in 1971, after Walt's passing. Walt Disney World has 4 different theme parks, 2 water parks, 28 hotels, and the Disney Springs shopping district. There are quite a few more differences, but lo
2023 welcomed some new attractions, characters, and shows to the Walt Disney World resort. Disney Darling takes a look at some of the best parts of this previous year. Tron Tron Lightcycle Run opened on April 4th, 2023, adding energy to Tomorrowland. It still remains a popular attraction and requires a virtual queue, meaning that you need to book a reservation on the My Disney Experience app in order to ride. However, this may not be the case for long. Tron will have a regular standby line like the rest of the attractions in early 2024 during After Hours events. This is a great way to test out how smoothly a standby line for Tron will run. If it is a success, Disney may do away with the virtual queue in 2024. Want to learn more about the attractions at Magic Kingdom? Click here . Happily Ever After Returns On April 3rd, 2023 the Magic Kingdom welcomed back its firework show Happily Ever After. It was temporarily replaced with Disney Enchantment, a show specifically made for Walt Dis