We got luffy scaling thousands of meters up a steep cliff side to save his navigator
We got an hilarious antagonist with a broken ability if you think about it
And we got emergency food supply
Wapol was not funny in the slightest. Annoying and cringe tbh. The plot was meant to be serious about the doctors being reserved for the king.
It just didn't hit home. The moral dillema on the island.
Half the arc was about aces Sakura petals flashback. Which really sucked.
Choppers the only redeemable aspect. Nothing exciting happens here.
You literally named it. Luffy climbed a cliff. Luffy fought snow bunnies. The annoying king got one shot by luffy. Chopper joins the crews.
It just felt like filler that oda tried to turn into something more. Thing is. You can't put lipstick on a pig
In long ring we at least get aokiji, more of Robin's backstory, we get to see ice age from the admiral. We see the monster trio vs an admiral. We get afro luffy which was funnier than wapol at least lol. We get sanji and zoro vs the monkey Brothers in that soccer game.
We get some major lore drops and we see more unique animals and people in long ring. The islands unique ecosystem was much more interesting than an island covered in snow.
Idk long ring long land just checks all the boxes that make it better in my opinion. Drum island and wapol was a snooze fest and i can never make it through without losing my motivation to watch one piece.