This is one of the stupider disagreements i've ever been involved in on these forums.
14.6M ≠ 30M. I don't care if TDL has two parks, there's no way you can claim that is "nearly the same". As you said, you can't tell how many people are there for a full day and who is park hopping. The vast majority of guests don't park hop no matter the park all over the world. TDL and TDS have enough to do to fill out 4 days easily.
Why does everything have to be a competition though is my larger question? Can't we just be a fan of theme parks? USJ is performing great and TDL is easily the best Disney resort. Both have lots of expansion coming. Let's enjoy the great things the parks have to offer instead of always diluting it into a battle of "who's got better numbers".
Lol I just posted my opinion on why the media was bringing it up and why its impressive. You called the TEA numbers fake despite USJ and OLC in house numbers backing them up. You don't know what the vast majority of guests do. Isn't UOR best selling pass a park hopper along with WDW? Sales say otherwise.
Secondly, competition is important. If we didn't compete with Soviet Union, do you think we would ever make it to the moon. If UOR never upped it game, do you think you would be getting Pandora and the level of detail is SWL? Competition breeds a spirit to be the best and when people feel challenged they do much better than when things are easy. That's why numbers matter.