[disney-fan-forever]

Well, you have to look at it this way. Disneyland, had many problems when Walt first opened it in 1955. Layouts of walkways and landscaping were not constructed correctly, rides kept breaking down, trash filled the park, and so on and so on. However, I do have to agree with everyone else on this. Disneyland has a sense of "magic" and "wonder" that relates to children's imaginations that DCA never had, doesn't have, but one day might have. Kids are looking for immersive experiences that take them into different and fantastical worlds, rides that are not just thrilling but enthrall them into something that they can dream over and over again. DCA just doesn't have that same effect.

First off, kids won't point out landmarks and California style architecture. They just won't relate to that because they may not even know what they are in the first place. Over at Disneyland, kids can relate because they've [probably] grown up with these characters since they were small children and are already enthralled in their worlds. California doesn't have that same effect. However, I do believe DCA will become a hit one day just because of what the Imagineers are doing. Remember this... DCA was not Imagineering's problem; it was the Eisner-era. If WDI had full control over the design of the park, it would be much different than it is today. Now they're spending 1 billion dollars to basically recreate a park from scratch. And, this is a good thing.

Personally, I'm hoping DCA will hold through and become a park that's not considered Disneyland's little brother, but a park worthy of being a park in of itself. California Adventure WILL hold through and it WILL overcome, just like Disneyland and Disneyland Paris have done.