trip to west usa california which parks should i visit ?

[belou2006]

hello alvey

 

i am planning a trip with 14 years old son this summer starting in las vegas

my son ask me for roller coaster parks

 

so i planning six flags next to LA and unievrsal studios

 

in las vegas at the top of the stratosphere

 

whare are the other interesting parks to visit ? is there soemthing interesting betwwen LA and san francisco or between las vegas and los Angeles ?

 

i will have a look on the forum and the webiste but if there is something id on't have to miss

 

let me know

 

thanks in advance for you help

 

have an nice day

 

best

 

 

belou

[belou2006]

have found the new NY in LVegas

 

http://www.themeparkreview.com/videos/manhattanexpressvideo.htm

 

anything else ( rollercoaster i mean ) not to be missed in las vegas ?

[What Now]

www.rcdb.com is your friend.

[larrygator]

Let's all try to help The Alveys and their guests.

 

The poster is clearly from a foreign country and probably does have a great understanding of where the parks are in relation to each other, which rcdb.com doesn't solve. We should do our best to be courteous to the Alveys new guest as he is asking Robb and Elissa for help. I'm pretty sure R&E don't want us being rude to their new guests.

 

With that said.

 

In Las Vegas, I would prioritize the attractions:

#1 - Stratosphere

#2 - Speed at Sahara Casino

#3 - Adventuredome at Circus Circus (while not the most thrilling it is more ecomonical and less painful than

#4 - New York, New York's coaster

 

If you a driving from Las Vegas to to Los Angeles you will pass Buffalo Bills Casino in Primm, Nevada right before you arrive in California. This is the home of Desperado, one of the first 200 foot coasters.

 

Between Los Angeles and the San Francisco area there are not any major parks until you are just south of San Francisco. In Santa Cruz you can find the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (which is my favorite amusement park on a bordwalk in the US) and then Great America between Santa Cruz and San Francisco.

 

I assume you also know about Disneyland, Disney's California Adventure and Knott's Berry Farms which are also in the Los Angeles area.

 

I hope this helps

[SharkTums]

Thank you Larry!

 

I really apprciate you helping out one of our members!

 

Belou, listen to what Larry said, he is 100% correct!

[belou2006]

thanks for the infos

thanks larry

 

 

for a 14 years old i don't know Knott's Berry Farms

 

is it really a interesting park ?

 

i had a look on the website

except the scream seems there is nothing special

 

but may be i'm wrong

 

i will also go to the east side of las vegas

to moab

except the national parks

i think i found find any theme park

or is there anything on the east side of las vegas ?

 

 

Thanks again

 

an dhave nice day

[Mr.Six]

Hey!

 

I think you guys would enjoy Knotts, there's a lot to do there for you guys. They have a good selection of rides , including coasters, family attractions, and flats. Don't be too turned off by recent reviews of the park, sure its operations are far from perfect but a lot of it comes from the compairson between how it use to be and how it is now. But for someone who's never been there I say without a doubt try to hit it.

 

If you have any more questions feel free to ask. Hope you guys enjoy your trip!

 

-Mike

[darklingscribe]

There are a few things to do on the drive between L.A. and San Francisco.

 

While not a park related attraction, in San Simeon (half way between L.A. and San Francisco) you can stop and take a tour of Hearst Castle (not really a castle) a huge mansion built on top of a hill on the coast by the newspaper baron William Randolf Hearst. The mansion and scenery in which it sits is beautiful.

 

North of there you can also stop off at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, considered by many to be one of the best aquariums in the country.

 

There is also a smaller theme park a little way from Monterey called Gilroy Gardens. It has some of the best landscaping and well tended gardens in the Theme park world and also has some fun little coasters and flat rides.

[Teacups Make Me Sick]

Whenever I do the LA to Vegas trip...I make it a point to see not only the worlds largest thermometer, BUT there is this fantastic restaurant..."The Mad Greek".

 

The strawberry milk shakes are fantastic (who knew Greeks are known for there milk shakes) AND they have a great menu from Gyros to Burritos. MMMM...Grecian Burritos.

[RAWKIN_coaster38]

I agree with what everyone has said so far but...

Before you even consider going to Great America (I have a prejudice) go to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (Between Napa and San Francisco).

 

SFDK is a very fun park because it has both amazing animal exhibits and fun coasters. There is Shouka the killer whale, all kinds of zoo animals such as elephants and tigers, and lots of dolphins! For an extra $5 you can actually get to feed and pet some of the dolphins (the seals too i think) and sometimes they have special picture opportunities with the animals. If you do go, ride Medusa – the floorless coaster– it's fun and not too scary.

 

I hope you have a great trip in California!

[Sunfire]

Great America may not be the biggest park in the world, but it does have some good rides. For example, Top Gun (now called Afterburn) is a B&M Inverted roller coaster, which is very thrilling for its small height of 102 feet.

 

The park I highly recommend is Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. It is a seaside park that has many traditional flat rides such as the Tilt A Whirl, and more new ones such as Fireball (KMG Afterburner). Its star attraction is the Giant Dipper, a wooden roller coaster with lots of airtime hills. I recommend this park because its rides are very fun and Giant Dipper is the best wooden coaster I have ever been on.

 

I hope you have a fun vacation in California!