now how much bigger?

[dvccruiser]

You always here wdw is bigger then dl.
Does anyone know actual numbers like footage or walking distances.

 

[cinderella_bella]

i don't know the footage but I was once told that excluding california adventure that DL could fit in wdw parking lot. It is truly HUGE. with all the parks around it too it is just way bigger.

Tania

 

[All Aboard]

Disneyland park = 75 acres
WDW's Magic Kingdom = 107 acres

All of Disneyland property = approx. 300 acres
All of Walt Disney World = approx. 30,000 acres

 

[jlmarr]

And the WDW MK's parking lot is 125 acres, so it could fit in its own parking lot.

 

[FanOfStitch]

This isn't about WDW MK size exactly, but you can fit MK, MGM, and Epcot comfortably inside the AK.

 

[disneysteve]

All of Disneyland property = approx. 300 acres
All of Walt Disney World = approx. 30,000 acres

Periodically, a DL regular will show up on the WDW boards saying they are going to WDW for the first time and explain how they plan to walk from place to place. With very few exceptions (Boardwalk to EPCOT, Contemp to MK), you can't walk anywhere from anywhere in Florida. DL and DCA are a couple hundred yards apart. MK and Epcot are 2-1/2 miles apart.

 

[brenda1966]

I wonder if anyone has worn one of those things that tells you how far you've walked during a day in the parks. I'd love to know what the results would be, especially if you follow a lot of the guides and criss cross the parks a lot, walk back to your hotel room for a nap, etc.

 

[daannzzz]

Someone reported in the Unofficial Guide that they wore a pedometer to the parks on the 5 days that they were there and rec orded 55 miles of walking.

 

[da disney fans]

I just heard today that WDW is twice the size of the island of Manhattan!

 

[disneysteve]

I just heard today that WDW is twice the size of the island of Manhattan!

That's correct. WDW is 47 square miles. Manhattan is 23.7 square miles.