Wayned

I am 37 and my first coaster was the Wild Mouse at the Perth Royal Show here in Western Australia. I would have been 11 at the time.

Thanks eveyone for your feedback so far. Some questions: 1. Will deferring the trip to June clash with any school holidays for these areas (or does it not really make a difference to the busyness of the parks)? 2. Would it make more sense to travel to Cedar Point after LA and then down to Vegas? 3. Is there accommodation (ie Motel 6 style) near Cedar Point? 4. How many days should we allow for Cedar Point to get a couple of rides on most of the coasters?

A group of friends are planning a trip in a few years time to celebrate a major milestone birthday. We plan to make it a 2 week trip but need to include a visit to Vegas (even though some of us have already been before). Another 'must do' for the trip is a visit to Cedar Point. We will fly from Western Australia so it is likely that we will hit the West Coast of America (so it is likely that we will land at LAX). Some of us have been to SFMM, Universal and Disneyland before but this was 5 years ago so it may be worth another look at SFMM (especially as Tatsu will be in operation by then...we hope). So, in 2 weeks we hope to fit in SFMM, Vegas and Cedar Point. What is the best route to take and are there any other parks along this route that are worth visiting? Also, we were thinking of making the trip in May. Is this a good time or should be schedule it for later in the year? Any feedback on this would be greatly appreciated! Cheers.