Xtreme Industries Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Hello everyone I will be taking the family to Disneyland in a couple months, I am trying to put together a destination plan. some of you locals might have some safe family oriented destination ideas. let me know. thanks so far I have; Disney Land (3 day park hopper)universal studios - VIP experiencesan diego sea worldsan diego zoosanta monica pierHollywood walk of fame what beaches are safe / clean to visit?any unique dining experiences?is rodeo drive worth walking down?is it possible to visit the Hollywood sign? let me know;thanksHerb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leesfer Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) what beaches are safe / clean to visit?In LA: Malibu is clean, Venice is an experience In SD: Del Mar and La Jolla are clean, Pacific and Ocean are an experience Note: beaches in LA have parking costs any unique dining experiences?Depends where you are and what you like, LA and SD are big cities is rodeo drive worth walking down?Rodeo Dr would take you a grand total of 5 minutes to talk down, it's not a big area is it possible to visit the Hollywood sign?You can hike the trails to see it, but you can't get near it Edited January 22, 2015 by leesfer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucw458 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Hehe well....... Disneyland is ok. Be careful where you go at night in the orange county LA areas. Santa monica peir is overrated. Don't go at nite. Lots of gangs in that area. One small roller coaster, a couple carney games, food and ocean. Overrated. You can walk up to the hollywood sign. Again not at nite there are gangs. Hollywood walk of fame is also dirty and overrated. Lots of tourists, broken glass, homeless people, traffic, noise ect ect ect. I've driven it but I'll never walk it. Hollywood is NOT like you see on TV. Last time I was near the sunset strip I saw a bum pooping in a parking lot at mid day. The saddle ranch on the sunset strip is fun. It's a western themed place. They have a mechanical bull. But be warned friday and saturday nights are more of a party crowd. Rodeo drive, tiny, LOTS of traffic, not much to see. Really not worth it. Beaches north of LA in ventura county where I live are usually cleaner and nicer. City of ventura beaches are nice with free parking. Stay out of oxnard which is next to ventura. Kinda like a good side bad side of the tracks deal. Malibu is nice but usually crowded. Sea world is located on mission bay. It's a man made bay and tourist attraction. Nice for boating and swimming. But it gets super crowded on weekends. Especially holiday weekends. Hotels on the bay usually have private beaches and boats you can rent. I took my wife there for our second anniversary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucw458 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 If you have time you should see the Getty museum. Really nice place with great views of LA. It's on top of a mountain. http://www.getty.edu/museum/ Also the Griffith observatory is pretty family friendly. http://www.griffithobs.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostdquest89 Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Sounds like you have a pretty decent itinerary already. Just don't invite ucw Jeff, he would be like paranoid Rob Lowe, staring out of the hotel window all day...... Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) Sounds like you have a pretty decent itinerary already. Just don't invite ucw Jeff, he would be like paranoid Rob Lowe, staring out of the hotel window all day...... Lol Haha! lol Yeah Jeff, when was the last time you and misses went out, the 90's? lol Santa Monica Pier and 3rd Street Promenade are a total tourist destination at any time. Family and I were just there with visitors from Australia. If you're gonna do an LA visit after 3 brutal days at Disney, you need to see some natural beauty. From Venice Beach to Santa Monica Pier, just your usual touristy stuff. If you keep going north on Pacific Coast Hwy, you'll hit Malibu. Theres a place called Paradise Cove, great food. But if you want to be movie nastalgic there is Malibu Seafood. Where Fast And the Furious scene where Brian and Toretto went to eat after racing the Supra against a Ferrari. It's a small place right off Pacific Coast, beach side view. It's a fish and chips type joint with outside seating, bring your own bucket of Coronas, it's perfectly welcomed. It's Southern California, there is just so darn much to do. What are you into? Outdoor stuff? You can do the tourist thing and take a guided tour in Hollywood. You can't access the Hollywood sign anymore. Griffith Observatory is nice at day or at night. Good for pictures. Movie nostalgia, it's where the tunnel for Back To the Future where Marty is riding the hover board. And the observatory is the building where the transformers sit during one of the movies. PM me if you want more ideas. The wife and I take the family all over. Edited January 23, 2015 by louswheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryquest Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Universal studios is nice for the family. If you go on a week day to avoid the long lines then you will most likely see everything in one day. Hollywood is not bad in my experience except for the occasional homeless guy. Malibu and Santa Monica are usually crowded but that's to be expected since they're popular with tourist. I've never had any negative experiences at any beaches. You can also see the space shuttle Endeavor at the science center which is neat. They also have the tours for the USS Iowa in Long Beach. The beaches and Hollywood have to be seen when visiting Los Angeles, they might be overrated for locals but that doesn't mean you cant have a good time. Not to mention they are what made the city famous in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuGG Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 is it possible to visit the Hollywood sign? http://www.hollywood...-wealthy-761385 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucw458 Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Haha! lol Yeah Jeff, when was the last time you and misses went out, the 90's? lol Santa Monica Pier and 3rd Street Promenade are a total tourist destination at any time. Family and I were just there with visitors from Australia. It was around 10 years ago on a saturday nite. So yeah, just after the 90s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme Industries Posted January 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 this is great information. thanks. I was thinking of doing Disneyland on a Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday - Universal on the Friday - seaworld and possibly the zoo on the sunday (can both be done in one day?) so I have the Tuesday I fly in, then the next Monday and Tuesday to do the other stuff. then I fly out on the Wednesday. I hope I have enough time to see/do a lot of other things. I will be renting a car for the whole time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leesfer Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 I wouldn't try to do Sea World and the Zoo in the same day, they are each a solid days worth of things to see and do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technology Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Hold your breath at Dinnyland, they have the measles there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme Industries Posted January 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 lol, that's so funny. how many cases, 4 last I heard. must be millions of people going through there, I am surprised they class that as on outbreak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patra_is_here Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 59 as of today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patra_is_here Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) just make sure you and your family are vaccinated Edited January 23, 2015 by patra_is_here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technology Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 Yeah. Don't beliebe the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patra_is_here Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 LA: peterson auto museum Drive mullholland road from coast to the mountains.LA financial district to see where "Heat" was filmed. thats about it. everything else sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patra_is_here Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) its considered an outbreak due to the R transmission rate of measles. Edited January 23, 2015 by patra_is_here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 (edited) Two days straight of Disney theme parks is brutal. Sea world is a solid day for sure. There are a bunch of shows to see. Maximize your time by staying in one city at a time. Do SeaWorld right off the bat. Then the Disney marathon. Wife and I are theme park fanatics. We've done theme park marathons, it's tough after 3 days. By day 2 you'll feel beat, specially if you have small children. Edited January 24, 2015 by louswheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patra_is_here Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 make sure to get the disney land + california adventure passes so you can do both parks. CA adventures has some really fun rides for adults. also, the star wars ride at disneyland is the worst. its so effing lame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Cary Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Do they still have the Matterhorn at disney? That was my favorite ride as a kid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Family and I at Universal Studios right now. Having fun, short lines because it's off season. 10 to 15 min wait at the most so far. We do the top lot first. Except for Water World. That we leave towards late in the day because it's the best time to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme Industries Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 thanks, louswheel, did you buy the vip, front of line, or just regular admission? we are thinking of going the VIP route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 28, 2015 Report Share Posted January 28, 2015 thanks, louswheel, did you buy the vip, front of line, or just regular admission? we are thinking of going the VIP route. We bought regular run of the mill tickets. We got on all the rides, saw most of the shows. We were done by 6pm. This is off season right now so it made it possible. 3 months from now, it gets packed. I didn't feel it necessary to shell out $300 a pop for VIP. I get VIP tour of theStudios in the tow truck when delivering production cars. But, I hear the VIP tour is nice, you actually get to walk around the sets. But if I were you, save yourself the money. I know this is kind of bad advice...but, I have known people who go to theme parks with a "disabled" member in a wheel chair and yout get front of the line 100% of the time. So walk with a little gimp and maybe you get the VIP treatment anyway! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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