Germans on a coastertrip in October in California

[CentrOPARK]

Our schedule looks like this:

 

Monday, 17. October:

arrive at LAX

 

18. October:

10 am - 5 pm Sea World

afterwards shopping in LA (any good Outletmall around?)

 

19. October:

10 am - 5 pm Knotts Berry Farm

7 pm - 1 am Scary Farm

 

20. October:

10 am - 8 pm DCA and maybe some Disneyland

afterwards again Scary Farm if needable

 

21. October:

9 am - midnight Disneyland over and over again

 

22. October:

10 am - 10 pm Six Flags Magic Mountain

 

23. October:

10 am - 5 pm Legoland

7 pm - midnight Shipwreck Halloween at Queen Mary

 

24. October:

10 am - 5 pm Universal Studios

afterwards to the Airport and Take off to Germany.

 

Any suggestions? Anything you would´nt do so?

 

Greetings from CentrO.PARK Germany

http://www.centropark.de/

 

Christian Ahuis

[CoasterFanatic]

Why not lump together Legoland and Sea World back to back? The traffic you have to deal with sucks. No sense in doing it any more than you have to.

 

Also, I don't know if it is open or not, but if you go to Sea World it would probably be worthwhile to drive the extra mile or two to check out Belmont Park and the Giant Dipper.

[SoCalDude]

18. October:

10 am - 5 pm Sea World

afterwards shopping in LA (any good Outletmall around?)

 

Getting into LAX then going down to SD the very next morning then back up for shopping is not the best idea. LA -> SD is at least a 3 hour trip, and that is with little traffic. If you are driving in or around LA add an hour to what you think it should be.... traffic really sucks there!

 

Plus the way you have it you will be drivng back and forth and back and forth many times. Start north and work your way south - or the other way around. Maybe the operating days for Six Flags and Legoland may mess you up a bit - so keep an eye on that.

 

Here is a list of the order of the places you are going starting from the north:

 

Six Flags (closed weekdays in Oct.)

Universal Studios

Knotts

Disneyland

Queen Mary

Legoland (closed Tues and Wed in Oct)

Sea World

 

I know Legoland is about 35 miles north of Sea World - and Disneyland is about 70 miles north of Legoland. Dunno about the rest.

[SLUSHIE]

There are a few good shopping areas in Orange County.

 

The Block, in Orange.

 

The Spectrum, in Irvine.

 

In San Diego county, right next to Legoland in Carlsbad, there is a great ouletmall.