Many years ago, I went to the Magic Kingdom with friends-of-friends who complained the entire time that all of the rides were “bog-standard” and were purchased from a “theme park factory” and just painted new colors.
I tried to explain to them that while a small handful of rides (Dumbo, Astro-Orbiters, etc) were pretty standard rides, the vast majority of Disney rides are bespoke original creations that everyone else has imitated and copied and ripped off. They didn’t believe me and insisted that the most creative theme park in the world is Cedar Point. I rolled my eyes at them, just as I roll my eyes at anyone else saying that the Magic Kingdom is just bunch of lame kiddie rides.
