“Magical experience. World of Color show is amazing.”
I live in NY, and have been a frequent visitor to Disney World in Florida. Was just out in CA for vacation the past 10 days so I finally got to visit Disneyland for the first time. It was great! My four friends who I was with also enjoyed it. It was very cool to be in the park that Walt designed and walked thru. I would say their are pros/cons to DL and WDW; I thought DL's Pirates and Jungle Cruise rides are better. Sleeping Beauty castle cannot matchup to Cinderella Castle at WDW. DL's Its a Small World is excellent. Only downside is that we werent able to go on Splash Mountain due to the ride having technical issues for most of the day; the wait was WAY too long for us to consider (2+ hours).
As for the California Adventure park....Cars Land was very cool! Well done. Soarin and Tower of Terror are must do's. California Screamin is a very good coaster.
And for the best thing...the World of Color show. Just unbelivably amazing. I had high expectations based on what I've heard and what I've seen on Youtube. Its incredible in-person and watching it on Youtube does it no justice. It truly is a remarkable show and honestly one of the best things Disney has ever done in my opinion (and this is coming from someone who's a DVC member and has been to WDW 12+ times). Its things like World of Color that make Disney special and set them apart from Universal, Six Flags etc.