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Disneyland is located in Anaheim, California while the Magic Kingdom is in Buena Vista, Florida near Orlando. Disneyland was opened in the year 1955 while the Magic Kingdom was first opened in the year 1971.Before going to both these theme parks I heard a lot of things people had to say about the two. But after visiting them, these are my findings on the main difference between the two parks.

• Disneyland is a little smaller than The Magic Kingdom. Disneyland is spread over 85 acres of land whereas The Magic Kingdom is on 107 acres.
• The Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland is much smaller than Cinderella’s Castle at The Magic Kingdom. The sleeping beauty castle is 77 feet tall while Cindrella’s castle is 189 feet tall.
• The Monorail at Disneyland just takes you from Disneyland to Downtown Disney. While at the Magic Kingdom it takes you from the Transportation Ticket Centre to the Epcot passing through The Disney’s Contemporary Resort, Disney’s Polynesian Resort and Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. The Monorail at Disneyland is smaller in height as compared to the one at Magic Kingdom.
• You will not find Frontierland at Disneyland in its actual place or where you would expect it to be; in fact it is in the area occupied by Liberty Square in Magic Kingdom.
• Disneyland’s Pirates of the Caribbean is located in New Orleans Square while at the Magic Kingdom it is found in Adventureland.
• At both parks, Splash Mountain is located in almost the same place, but at Disneyland that area has an additional piece of land which is called Critter Country.
• The many adventures of Winnie the Pooh version are better at the Magic Kingdom than at Disneyland. At Magic Kingdom it’s longer, the ceilings are higher and the hunny pots bounce with a trigger.
• Downtown Disney at Disneyland, California is smaller than the one in Orlando.
• In Disneyland the buildings on “Main Street” are not as tall as the ones in the Magic Kingdom.
• Many of the rides at Disneyland, especially in Fantasyland, has dummy ride vehicles outside the buildings where you could get yourself photographed in them. This feature is not there at the Magic Kingdom

On the whole both the theme parks offer almost the same attraction, services and features except for in a few cases.

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