Is Magic Kingdom bigger than Epcot?

Epcot ranks second in Walt Disney World park size coming in behind Disney's Animal Kingdom. Epcot is a monster of a park covering a massive 300 acres as compared to the 142-acre Magic Kingdom.
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What is bigger Epcot or Magic Kingdom?

Epcot opened in 1982 as Disney World's second theme park (after Magic Kingdom). With roughly 300 acres, the park is twice the size of Magic Kingdom although it's still considerably smaller than Animal Kingdom. Epcot has two distinct areas: Future World and World Showcase.
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Which Disney World park is the biggest?

Which Disney World park is the biggest?
  • Magic Kingdom – 142 acres.
  • Disney's Hollywood Studios – 154 acres.
  • Epcot – 300 acres.
  • Disney's Animal Kingdom – 500 acres.
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Is Magic Kingdom the biggest park?

Finally, the largest is the Walt Disney World Resort because of its four theme parks: Magic Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, EPCOT, and Disney's Animal Kingdom. All of these parks are located in Orlando, Florida with Magic Kingdom starting operation in 1971.
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Is Magic Kingdom or Epcot better?

– The Short Answer. Magic Kingdom is best for young children, families, and anyone who wants the full “Disney” theme park experience. Epcot is best for adults, older kids, and anyone who loves great food and international cultures. Both parks are quite large and have a wide variety of attractions.
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Disney World Magic Kingdom VERSUS Epcot! Which Park Is Best??



Is EPCOT as busy as Magic Kingdom?

Even though the impact on wait times isn't terrible, Epcot is the one park we try to avoid on Saturday and Sunday if at all possible. I'd much rather deal with the crowds and longer waits on Saturday in Magic Kingdom than those in Epcot. To each their own, but it's just not our scene.
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Is EPCOT smaller than Magic Kingdom?

EPCOT is a bit smaller, covering 300 acres thanks to the sizable World Showcase Lagoon at the center. Half that size is Disney's Hollywood Studios, measuring around 150 acres thanks to recent additions like Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. Even tinier is the Magic Kingdom, at just over 100 acres.
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What is the largest theme park in the world?

Walt Disney World surely rates a mention, however, as the world's largest amusement park. The Orlando-area site needs to be big because it's also the most visited theme park, with around 50million visitors a year. It contains 24 hotels, six theme and water parks and four golf courses.
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What is the least popular Disney World park?

Disney's Animal Kingdom used to be the least visited theme park out of Florida's massive resorts. It overtook Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2010 and it hasn't looked back. The flip side to that observation is that Disney's Hollywood Studios hasn't looked ahead, but that's about to change.
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Which is bigger Disney in Florida or California?

The most notable difference between the Walt Disney World Resort in Central Florida and the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim California is the size. When making this comparison, there truly isn't one. Disney World dwarfs Disneyland in size by miles; 43 square miles to be exact.
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How big is the Magic Kingdom?

Disneyland, located in California, was Disney's first park, opened before the Magic Kingdom in Florida. The Magic Kingdom is slightly larger than Disneyland. The Magic Kingdom comes in at 107 acres while Disneyland is 100 acres.
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Which Disney park is the most walking?

Epcot. Epcot has the most walking paths (as measured by miles) the is second-largest park by acreage. The park has two distinct sections: World Showcase and Future World.
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Which Disney park has most rides?

Magic Kingdom has 23 rides, giving it the most rides of any Disney park.
  • Magic Kingdom – 23 Rides.
  • EPCOT – 9 Rides.
  • Disney's Hollywood Studios – 9 Rides.
  • Disney's Animal Kingdom – 9 Rides.
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Which Disney park should I skip?

The people most likely to skip EPCOT are the ones who want to experience all of Walt Disney World's most famous rides and don't care as much about food. Conversely, foodies never want to leave EPCOT, as it's a theme park paradise.
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Is Magic Kingdom bigger than Hollywood Studios?

Disney's Hollywood Studios is 12 acres bigger than the Magic Kingdom.
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Is EPCOT the biggest?

Epcot is 305 acres, which is almost three times the size of the Magic Kingdom. Epcot is the second largest park at Disney World, falling behind Animal Kingdom, who is actually 508 acres due to its large savannah with the animals.
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Why are there no birds in Disney World?

Walt Disney World stopped the use of pigeons in July 2002 because the birds literally became sitting ducks for a variety of hawks who figured out that at certain times of the day it was an easy meal.
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Which Disney park is best?

Still, Magic Kingdom has the most well-rounded attraction lineup of any park at Walt Disney World. It's also home to plenty of fan-favorites like Country Bear Jamboree, Hall of Presidents, Carousel of Progress, and the Peoplemover. Additionally, Magic Kingdom has a certain beauty, grandiosity, and sentimentality.
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Which Disney park is best for adults?

Epcot – Epcot is a widely considered to be the most adult theme park of the four at the Walt Disney World Resort, and with good reason. Not only are there attractions here that appeal to adults (Soarin', Mission: SPACE and Test Track), but the entire World Showcase is full of things for adults to see, taste and do.
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What is the number 1 amusement park in America?

1. Magic Kingdom Park — Orlando, Florida. With classic, family-friendly attractions, beloved Disney characters, and the iconic Cinderella's Castle standing at the center of it all, it's no surprise that Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort claimed the number one spot.
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What is the biggest amusement park in the USA?

1. Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, FL, USA – 15,000 hectares.
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What is the most visited theme park?

In 2020, the United States' Magic Kingdom (Walt Disney World) was visited by nearly seven million people, making it the most visited amusement park worldwide.
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How much bigger is Magic Kingdom than Disneyland?

size. Disneyland is a lot smaller than Magic Kingdom — 85 acres as opposed to 107 acres. I especially notice the size difference when walking around Main Street and the hub area — Disneyland seems like it's one-half to two-thirds the size.
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How long does it take to walk around Epcot?

Epcot's World Showcase is about 115 acres (. 195 square miles) in total area. The distance around the World Showcase is 1.2 miles and will take you about 20 minutes to walk. The total area could be calculated to be slightly more or less, depending on how you factor guest/non-guest areas.
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How many miles is it to walk around Epcot?

EPCOT: A full lap around World Showcase = 1.2 miles. Take the walk once during the day and then at night to see the world in a different light!
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