Dreamworld V's Disneyland

Australia's Dreamworld head to head with the world famous Disneyland. How will Dreamworld stand up? Are they equal? Have a read below and make up your mind!

Before we start I should make mention of a couple of reasons why the 2 parks might have different results:

- Dreamworld is built for thrills, it is an action, hair raising theme park where most of the rides are designed to give you an adrenaline rush using speed and upside-down/spinning rides.

- Disneyland is built for family enjoyment, it is a special effects, theme/story rides, theme park where nearly all of the rides are designed to tell a story, show off some special effects and make you forget about the real world for a moment and be whisked away into a 'fantasy' land.

Here are some hard and fast facts that will show you the difference between these two theme parks.

 

Dreamworld

Disneyland

Mottos / Slogans:

 Never had so much fun

The happiest place on earth

Rough number of attractions:

35

60

Estimated how long it would take to use all the attractions, one after the other: (not including loading & unloading time, queuing time and time walking to the attractions)

5 hrs

12 hrs

Average duration of Attractions:

9.15 minutes

11.55 minutes

Roller coasters length comparisons in minuets:

Thunderbolt 

3.06
(themed 5%)

Big Thunder Mountain railroad

3.20
(themed 80%)

Mine ride

1.14
(themed 90%)

Space Mountain

3.00
(themed 95%)

Cyclone

(themed 5%)

Matterhorn Bobsleds

2.30
(themed 80%)
   

Gadget's go-coaster

0.45
(themed 40%)

'Log ride'  length comparison:

Log ride

4.20
(themed 15%)

Splash Mountain

10.00
(themed 90%)
Park ratting for hair-raising rides: 90% 15%
Park ratting for story telling and themes: 15% 95%
Park ratting for special effects rides: 5% 95%

Year the park opened:

1981

1955

Average daily attendance:

2,700

41,000

Yearly attendance:

1 million

13 million

Maximum hours the park is open on 1 day:

7hrs

(10:00am - 5:00pm)

19hrs

(8:00am - 3:00am)