Walt Disney World vs. Universal Orlando Resort: Which is BETTER?
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- Опубликовано: 14 июл 2024
- In this video, we're going to be comparing Walt Disney World to the Universal Orlando Resort to decide which one is better. Universal has Universal Studios Florida and Islands of Adventure, with rides like Rip Ride Rockit and Jurassic World Velicicoaster. Disney, on the other hand, has Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom, with rides like Space Mountain, Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind, and Star Wars Rise of the Resistance. In this video, find out which Florida theme park is the best in this park battle!
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Introduction
0:22 Dark Rides
1:35 Roller Coasters
2:11 Flat Rides
2:47 Kids Rides
3:15 Water Rides
4:08 Water Parks
4:59 Entertainment
5:39 Food
6:40 Events
7:21 Theming
8:29 Shopping
9:23 Hotels
10:28 Pricing
11:00 Add-Ons
14:15 Miscellaneous
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What's a little funny is that when Epic Universe opens next year it will actually have as many or more rides than Animal Kingdom and EPCOT currently have...and those parks have both been around 25+ years.
I totally understand what you mean, even though every ride has a purpose. Some rides at a big universe or kind of filler but that’s OK and maybe a park doesn’t have a ton of rides but they all have their own meetings in certain things also universal doesn’t end as many things as Disney does and their parks aren’t really as big so it is easier to put a lot more stuff in when you don’t have to worry about a bunch of other things that is in volcano Bay or some hotels or your other two parks
I think universal is a far less stressful experience with attractions just as high quality as Disney. I do love animal kingdom though 😁
The attractions are way better at universal. Especially since Disney's best coaster is a vekoma launch coaster lol.
How can you love the worst of the 6 parks over Hollywood studios?
@@riolaaaey9875 cos I don’t find standing in 3 hour queues all day in the beaming sun that enjoyable? Great attractions, poor park.
@@SpearmintTyger bro when I was there in December within 2 minutes of the park opening, Avatar was a 300 minute wait. Every other park had nothing over 70 minutes apart from Rise of the resistance in the whole week
@@riolaaaey9875 that's good going tbf bro. Definitely has great rides I just think the park as a whole isn't the best
I disagree on the transportation. Disney needs transportation and universal doesn’t, because you’re always right next to everything. With universal, you can literally walk everywhere, and to every hotel. This is one of those categories where not needing it is better.
Exactly, I parked there and didn’t was 5 minutes to the park (on that airport treadmill thing) but at Disney it took more than a half hour
I freely admit that Disney's rides are not as thrilling as their Universal equivalents, but in a way that's kind of the point. Walt's original idea was to create a park where every member of the family can enjoy rides together. I didn't really internalize this until my mom had to undergo surgery on her eye. Now, she can't ride anything that has any kind of fast or jerky movement. This basically shut out almost every single attraction at Universal for her. Seriously, we made a list of all the things she can do, and there were maybe 2-3 things on there. But Disney is so stacked with slow moving dark rides and shows that she can still enjoy the theme park experience with her kids and doesn't have to spend the day sitting on a bench watching us have fun. She also loves shopping around and enjoying the food. I think Disney in general just has a lot more to do for people who aren't necessarily looking for thrills, or extended families that are looking for whole-family experiences.
I totally agree with you 😀
Exactly! I'm 16, and my brother is 6. I'm not exactly the biggest fan of rollercoasters, but my brother won't go on any. (when I was his age I didn't like many rides either but his and my friends did/do) That means that at Universal, my mom and dad, who both wanna ride a certain rollercoaster/more intense than dark ride with me, have to pick who stays with my brother. (child swap is a thing on SOME rides and it takes a while) Whereas at Magic Kingdom or something, my brother will go on pretty much all the rides. So for me, Universal is more fun, but considering my mom's neck/back problems and my brother, but Magic Kingdom is probably the best family trip option
This is set up in the worst way possible. Like why is shopping on the same level as coasters? Why are flat rides worth just as much as dark rides?
Whats crazy about the endless summer resort is that it caught fire just 2 days ago while I was there, honestly the way that the workers reacted and calmed the children down and adults was honestly so impressive and they ended up giving everyone something free from the stores to assure our stay wasnt ruined from a fire.
Your points are valid but I think the way that things are going, and the things that both universal and Disney have both put out recently- i think universal is definitely on track to bring the clear better option overall
100% agree!!!
I think I agree with every ranking. My one quibble is transportation. Yes WDW has more options but they are necessary. Some folks forget that you don't just pull up to MK, it takes time. Same for AK. The only way there is the bus and if you are not good with time, buses can be your worst enemy. With UOR, you can walk everywhere, literally, although I would not walk from Endless Summer. Also a few walks are long.
That's fair - having recently gone through the pain of having to actually GET to Magic Kingdom it is rough
Was going to say the same. What Universal has is great and would say the buses and water taxis are better than Disney’s. But while Disney has more it’s out of necessity
I love universal and the boat rides from the hotel to city walk feels like I’m truly on vacation. However after 3 days you pretty much experience everything that Universal has to offer but on the bright side that’s going to change when Epic Universe opens. I personally enjoy Universal more than Disney but one day if I have kids ill enjoy Disney more.
As a European, If I visit Florida (which I'm planning to do when epic universe opens) I'm most definately going to both. And Seaworld. And Bush Gardens Tampa. It's not gonna be worth the plane ticket if I don't
Exactly. They're both fun and as fans it doesn't have to be a competition where we pick one
When you visit Busch Gardens Tampa, some tips are to go at your own pace and go early in the morning so you can go on everything without a fast pass. Also, Iron Gwazi is a must do because it’s so good
Something to take note of in Islands of Adventure is that Hagrid’s Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure doesn’t have a universal express lane
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In my opinion, everything about Universal is infinitely better than Disney. The Disney customer service can't even hear my complaints over how fast VelociCoaster is going.
Delusional troll
Universal in terms of park beauty doesn't even come close. Have you seen epcot? ComcastLand has great IPs but they're not even close to WDW on aesthetics. Same with food epcot alone wins there. Same with dark rides which are disney specialty. By everything do you mean coasters and IP? Yeah NBCWorld does those pretty well
@@weatheredseeker I mean, if EPCOT alone beats Universal's scenery, then Velocicoaster alone beats every ride at Disney.
@@emeraldstudioproductions4031 like I said if you wanna say you prefer their coasters and IP then sure but to say everything is better is asinine I'm a passholder to both so I know
@@weatheredseeker I'll give you this, Disney is much better at pissing off the general public.
Shopping is much more unique at Universal as they don't offer much online (I assume due to Disney owning the rights to the Simpsons and Marvel). Therefore, you have to be in the park to buy Universal merchandise. You can get Disney stuff anywhere and therefore everyone has it. Also, the Universal designs are much nicer - just look at their monster or Mardi Gras offerings.
I refused to go to magic kingdom because of how long it just takes it gets to the park with the monorail
I always visit both resorts in Orlando. Even though Disney has put a few more rules in place, it hasn't been enough to stop me from going there. After all, it's not like I go there every one or two years so they don't drain out my bank account as some people accuse them of doing to guests.
Now how about another category, the alcoholic selections? Lmao. I can name 2 recent-ish trips I had since I became 21 around 4 years ago (I'm 25 rn), and I can still recall both experiences I had being allowed to actually partake in the more adult side of things. Granted I didn't go crazy but I did sample 2 places I wanted to try.
First in Universal I stopped by an Irish pub themed place called Finnegan's Bar and Grill. The food was nice but I got myself to drink an Apple Pie on the Rocks. Honestly great drink, one of the best I tasted up to that point, tasted how it was advertized, like an alcoholic liquid apple pie. I ended up getting 2 of them lol and I got nice and ripped before hopping onto the Revenge of the Mummy hahaha. Fun time.
Next I took a visit to Epcot and went to a place I was really looking forward to, I love World Showcase and spent the day going to the individual pavilions (despite the crowds). Once nightfall came and all the beautiful lights went up, I headed over to the Mexican pavilion and went to La Cava del Tequila, a nice cozy little tequila bar tucked into the side of the large temple in the pavilion. There I got myself a small thing of corn chips and queso to snack on and I had also gotten myself a Blood Orange. It was very tasty granted the chile-lime powder the used to coat the rim of my cup wasn't something I was used to lmao. Still the drink itself was very good, nice and tart with a hint of vanilla. A good way to end off the day before the night time show.
It's hard for me to say who won here, both were great times but I think Disney had overall more interesting and cool options simply due to the nature of World Showcase. Universal still gets major points for the theming of some bars they have at their parks though.
For me it’s universal
Universal Studios Orlando is the best Disney has been going down hill for a while. Love the universal studio express pass vs genie plus. They need to copy the express pass at universal. When talking about rides VelociCoaster and hagrid's motorbike adventure, Tron is a joke. I do like Epcot but only during food and wine. Halloween horror nights is also the best.
Universal for sure.
This feels like it was meant to always give Disney the win and it’s coming from a nostalgic+disney love side rather than a logical side. No where in the video does it take into account customer experience at both parks which has been on the decline for Disney, nothing about disneys anti-consumerism practices like replacing their fast pass system with genie+, and no mention of the decrease in innovations and value at Disney. You mention flight of passage as an amazing ride, but in your universal Hollywood video, you talked about how the screens make forbidden journey not as good as it can be. Flight in AK is literally all screens. It just doesn’t make sense.
Not to mention, the Star Wars ride constantly having technical issues to the point where they can’t even utilize some of the props and mechanics of the ride. It’s innovative for sure and a very well made ride, but its lack of consistency just means they put out a product that wasn’t truly ready, which to me means they do not care about the customer experience. Epic universe on the other hand is already conducting a ton of ride testing to prevent this plus you look at a ride like Hagrids, it was a technical marvel. Yes it has its technical issues at times, but no where never as unreliable as the Star Wars ride at Hollywood Studios. Idk it just seems like Disney is on the decline and they don’t deserve the credit they got in this video when they’ve been lazy and reactive about everything
Very fair and well articulated series of comparisons. I just had a terrible visit to Universal (it seemed like everything was broken down for the two days I visited), but having been there several times before, I normally would agree with your assessment. The only thing I REALLY dislike, is the price of Universal's front-of-line pass system. I know I'm going to sound like an "old guy" but I really miss Disney's free Fast Pass system. Free for everybody. I just don't think I should have to pay well over a hundred dollars, for each person in my party, for each ticket, to be treated like second class citizens, unless I want to pay double.
I miss the free fast passes too, and I'm an old guy myself lol (58). The free fast passes worked just fine. It seemed to just be another way to bilk more money from guests, not because they had too, but because they can and enough people are willing to dish out the extra money. Same with all of the parks. But we don't visit Orlando during any peek times and rarely have to wait more than 30 minutes when carefully time when we ride things. To us, the fast passes at all of the parks (including our local Cedar Fair park here in the Charlotte area) are a terrible value. They're more than the admission price itself, which is ridiculous.
I prefer universal cause they still treat you nicely without fastpass unlike disney
The problem is, that could easily change year to year. If the only reason Universal is winning is that they temporarily offer a better fastpass system, it doesn't necessarily mean that it will always be that way
@officialmonarchmusic mate I said I prefer universal because you don't need a fast pass to have a good time unlike disney where if you don't have fast pass que 3 hours while they let only people with fast pass board the ride
@@charliesheridan2274 I know. I'm just saying, THAT COULD CHANGE in the future
@@officialmonarchmusicthat applies equally for the parks overall, everything is changing. Technological systems are the only ones that can change quick, but luckily universal doesn’t take 5 years to make a coaster which is the reason universal could be catching up. By the way epic universe will total around a construction of 5 years and 3 months-6 months (assuming it’s opening in summer because universal wouldn’t risk opening after summer).
the 2 main rides at universal have 2+ hour waits constantly. There are only a couple other rides even worth riding. I love universal but the people that pretend it's somehow objectively better than disney are hilarious
In my honest opinion I really think epic will open January more likely February of the year to be honest I can see march or early April if we are going later you underestimate how much universal can get done in a closed park remember as soon as islands closed for Covid velocicoaster was accelerated by a lot and was finish at incredible speeds and opened in less than a year later they can finish construction and test it all at record pace and have it open just after Christmas so the holiday visitors are already gone and spent their money for a more smooth and least crowded opening month than normal experience to role out any kinks even if it’s still pretty busy
As someone who attended Disney World from 1977 when I was 12 til 2016, SeaWorld 1977-present, and Universal Studios 2002-present, Universal Orlando is definitely a better theme park resort than Disney World in my family's and my opinions (I'm actually visiting US/SW next week from NC). To us, Universal is a much better value in terms of ticket prices, ride-for-ride it's better, much easier to navigate the two parks/Volcano Bay/City Walk/hotels, much more relaxing, the on-site hotels offer a much better value, and Universal stays out of politics. Where I do give Disney the edge is much better night time shows and overall food/restaurant options. When Epic Universe opens next year (we will be there in September 2025), it will quite honestly be the best theme park in the World. We're really looking forward to it.
Great video. Hope you redo it when Epic Universe opens. I'd also toss out the flat ride category. Very few people care about flat rides - they are just filler and nothing special, the kind of fare that fills up much of carnivals and regional amusement parks. If anything, flat rides should be a sub-category that contributes towards the kiddie ride point.
These are all fair battles. My take is that it's pretty close right now, but once Epic Universe opens up Universal will take the crown handily. Walt Disney World has the edge on quantity (4 parks to 2), but Universal has the edge on guest experience, and their recent additions are better than Disney's recent stuff. So once EU opens, it will be enough to tip the scales.
Great vid! Living in Cali, I can only compare Disneyland and Universal Hollywood Studios. I love both, but Disneyland has a lot more rides and quantity of attractions.
I also would recommend if you keep doing these types of videos, you should ass a category or the lines of the rides. Sometimes, the wue can have the same level of theming as the ride itself.
Universal is just genuinely better, but Disney is getting better with rides like rise of the resistance
Overall agree with these. Just a few things.
while Disney has more and varied transportation options it’s out of necessity. Universal just has busses and water taxis because there is no need for monorails, skyways, etc. and their buses and water taxis are more consistent with less waits between I feel.
Accessibility is better at Disney but that is more because of the type of rides. Higher thrill rides require a greater level of restriction for safety. Still valid point to Disney but gets an asterisk.
Feel like Epic Universe will flip this too as I could see Universal take theming once it opens and there are a lot of restaurants so has a chance to take food as well.
Universal all day, everyday!
Objectively I think Disney is better, but that is not anything against Uni. Which one you will enjoy more depends on the level of thrill you are seeking. But I think Disney runs a property slightly better, at least before Epic.
I'm not usually this early
Universal won. I'm pretty sure there's two times that you didn't actually add the points.
cast and cleanliness is by far disney.
I feel like Universal’s premier hotels are lackluster, Portofino looks great but the interior is missing something, same happens at Hard Rock. Portofino is beautiful but that doesn’t justify its deluxe price level
The only thing worth staying at the premier hotels is the unlimited express pass included.
I agree but, with the way the pricing is, you really should compare Universal’s premier hotels to Disney’s basic ones 😂. Disney onsite hotels are ridiculously expensive and so if the choice is Universal premier or Disney basic for right around the same price, rip.
Disney's best coaster is a vekoma launch coaster 😂
On my humble opinion, I will always prefer a Disney park even after Epic Universe opens, it’s because I’m Disney fan, characters and movies, I honestly don’t care about any oof the franchises at Universal other then HP, and maybe a little of Jurassic Park, but not enough to make me go back over and over.
It’s simple if ur a family with smaller kids Disney is the option of ur a family with older kids and teenagers and adults universal easily
To me I generally vastly pefer Universal I am more of an anderaline junky. I enjoy the more thrilling Universal rides still will good themeing over many boring Disney's sometimes cringy dark rides. I really just went to Disney's for star wars, and animal kingdom now, spending more time at Universal.
I like the Universal Orlando Resort better than the Disney World Resort but like the Disneyland Resort better than the Universal Orlando Resort.
Are you talking about the Disneyland resort in California? If so, then that makes no sense because Disney World has 4 parks, better theming, and 10x more rides than Disneyland Resort.
@illaudioproductions your comment tells me you have never visited Disneyland because the whole Disneyland Resort actually has about the same amount of rides as the entire Disney World resort. Disneyland's parks are much more dense with rides than any of Disney World's parks are. Also Disneyland has many more of the better versions of the same rides (like Pirates, Space Mountain, Big Thunder, Indiana Jones > Dinosaur). Disney World and Disneyland are very comparable with their theming so I wouldn't say one has better theming over the other. Disney World is fun but Disneyland is king.
@@FanThemePark Your assumption is wrong. I grew up in California and we were season pass holders for about ten years before moving to Florida. We now have season passes here. There is a lot more to do in Disney World. We could do just about everting Disneyland and dca had to offer in two days. We can barely do everything at Disneyworld in 4 days. It’s not just about rides.
@@illaudioproductions yeh you are right about Disney World having more to do overall because they have more than just rides and a lot more space but you originally said Disney World has 10 times more rides than Disneyland which is simply false.
Bro Universal easily wins transportation, yeah Disney might have more monorails and stuff, but Universal 's parks are just a short walk away from one another. Just saying I would rather walk to a park then wait in a crowded tram.
My name is AMANDA and im a Disney world fan i been going to Disney world every since i was lil girl all the way when i was 10 years old now im 36 years old and i haven't been to my favoritest please walt Disney world for 36 years now i would love for Disney world to get it more then universal studio i have been there two both of them when I was Lil but i just like Disney world more ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Well your comment certainly reads like a typical Disney fan
Universal is the G.O.A.T but Disney has sissy rides and princesses. Good for toddlers, not thrill-seekers like me.
Theme parks are a waste of money for raw thrill seekers. There are better ways to get your fix
This is Tower of Terror slander
I Love Both UNIVERSAL STUDIOS And DISNEY WORLD I Love Both Theme Parks But I'm More Of A DISNEY Theme Park Guy Both Of Them Because They Help Me Going Through My Tough Times And Depression
This is a very fair comparison.
I would actually give transportation to Universal though. Sure Disneys network is more impressive, but Universals is way more reliable. I’ve waited well over an hour for a bus at Disney. Universal longest I’ve waited is 10 minutes in the middle of the day. During peak times in the morning a bus is pulling up as another is leaving.
Ha! Obviously biased! Hotels better at Universal? It's not even a contest! Comparing a hotel to immersive resorts. Comparing a band that works everywhere to a wand? Good lord! Staff? Obnoxious uninterested employees at Universal to real cast and crew. What a pathetic review. Universal is basic amusement park that's fun to visit like six flags and I don't care when I go back. I had Universal annual passes that were cheap because I never cared to use it. The other is an immersive experience. I own that annual pass too and go over six weeks a year and every trip it's something new. Not even a contest. The last trip at Universal I left after waiting in a 90 minute line with "Express pass" to go back to Epcot for a relaxing immersive evening. Haven't been back to Universal in over 2 years. Been back to Disney for over 10 immersive getaways in that time. And yes, I still hate things both companies do and stand for.