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Resort Abbreviations

DCA - Disney California Adventure
DCL - Disney Cruise Line
DL - Disneyland
DLP - Disneyland Paris
HKDL - Hong Kong Disneyland
SDL - Shanghai Disneyland
TDL - Tokyo Disneyland
TDS - Tokyo DisneySea
WDSP - Walt Disney Studios Paris
WDW - Walt Disney World

WDW Park Abbreviations

AK - Animal Kingdom
EP - EPCOT
HS - Hollywood Studios (formerly MGM)
MK - Magic Kingdom

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Another from 2012, the Sorcerer's Hat set piece in MGM (it'll always be MGM to me!)

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[–] NABDad 1 points 1 year ago

I'm wondering if they just came up with a park layout that doesn't lend itself to a Weenie. I think the weenie needs to come first, and then the design of the rest of the park has to respect the weenie.

MK has the legendary hub layout which draws you back to the castle.

https://www.wdwinfo.com/maps/mk.htm

Epcot doesn't do the Hub, but it still has a layout that utilizes spaceship earth for navigation.

https://www.wdwinfo.com/maps/epcot.htm

AK returns to a hub layout but using less formal meandering paths. However it still has the Tree of Life at the center.

https://www.wdwinfo.com/maps/disney-animal-kingdom-map.htm

HS feels like it just evolved into what it is. It started with a theme, but it's become just a place where they put stuff.

Don't think I don't love it, because I do. However, when you look at the map, you don't see the same unifying concept holding it together. It feels unplanned when compared to the others.

https://www.wdwinfo.com/maps/disney-hollywood-studios-map.htm