It’s SO hard to choose which Disney park is our favorite. There’s something wonderfully magical about Cinderella Castle, but we just can’t resist hopping around the World Showcase’s pavilions too.
Tree of Life
In this DFB bracket, though, we put our readers to the test to see whether Disney’s Hollywood Studios or Disney’s Animal Kingdom will reign supreme. And, some of the answers might surprise you!
After they cast their votes on our Instagram stories, Disney fans from far and wide picked their top snacks, restaurants, lands, rides, and entertainment. Are you ready to see if your favorites won? Then, let’s take a look at which park will be crowned the winner!
Disney Parks Throwdown!
Both Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios have specifically themed lands for fans of HUGE movie franchises. It was a close call between popular spots like Pandora and Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. But, it looks like a galaxy far, far away is stronger with the Force AND the vote with 57% of our readers’ choices.
Which land will you choose?
A twist of events happened, though, when the Tower of Terror and Expedition Everest were slated against each other. The Tower of Terror might be a fan favorite, but it looks like the Yeti has stolen the hearts of more Disney fans since Expedition Everest pulled ahead with 65% of the vote! Disco Yeti, you’re the MVP!
Which attraction is your favorite?
The MOST shocking answer nearly made us fall out of our seats when we asked whether the Nomad Lounge or BaseLine Tape House was the best restaurant out of the two parks. We’ve raved on and on about BaseLine’s beautiful, magical, and incredible Charcuterie Boards… but Nomad Lounge pulled ahead by only 4% of the vote as the winner! And, we’re shook by how close it was!!
A SHOCKING Revelation
During your quick-stop lunches, there are SO many options around the parks for both sweet and savory eats. Yet, the Ronto Wrap and the Cheeseburger Pods are honestly some of the most satisfying snacks you can have in Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom. And, according to our readers, Pandora has a leg up over the competition with Satu’li Canteen‘s Cheeseburger Pods with 61% of the vote.
We’re having a hard time picking…
Last, but certainly not least in our throwdown, we put the Character Cavalcades up against one another! Disney’s Hollywood Studios has unique motorcade entertainment, while Disney’s Animal Kingdom features the watercades around the park. In a VERY close call, it looks like Chip ‘N Dale’s dino suits are just too cute to pass up at Disney’s Animal Kingdom won with 55%.
The final throw-down question!
After tallying up the five questions, Disney’s Animal Kingdom won in a surprising landslide! Fans have fallen in love with all the experiences and entertainment around the park. And, we can’t blame them since it’s one of our favorite parks too! ❤️ As we continue to post Disney-inspired brackets and throwdowns, you can cast your vote on our Instagram during the next showdown. Stay tuned with DFB for more Disney entertainment!
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I am not surprised at the results. I remember being at AK 2 weeks after it open, and was not impressed. That remained for a couple of more years. Then my researched into the making of AK and taking the time to stop and smell the smells and sights. I was moved. The biggest change was one year we were there when they had AK open in the evening. This was prior to evening hours that they have now, or prior to COVID. It is such an amazing park. It is my favorite park to visit. MK will always have a special place for being the Iconic Park that it is. I look forward to walking around AK in the evening again. I missed that from our visit last week.
I love animal kingdom! I’m a 100% animal and nature lover so AK to me is truly pure joy.
We will be spending only two days at Disney (we’ve never been and it’s not a lot of time but that’s all we can afford for now) in January 2022. I’m trying to decide on park #2 to visit. Obviously Magic Kingdom is #1. 😊
Our kids are all girls, 16, 10, and 6. We were planning on Animal Kingdom but Everest will be down for maintenance while we are there 😞. Should we do Epcot or Hollywood instead?
Sarah, you might want to show the kids the list of attractions at each Park and see what they think. Be sure to double check height requirements for your youngest, too, just to be sure attractions they want to do aren’t limited by height. It’s a tough call; before I got to the AK part of your question, I was thinking I would lean that way as well. If you don’t want to share trip info with the kids, you could look at it from a value perspective (i.e. how many attractions/films/etc. will we experience at EPCOT vs. DHS and go from there). Let me know if I can help in any other way. Good luck with planning!