So, it appears we are having another "family" holiday! Options for a trip this year included resurrecting our covid cancelled Canada trip for 2, a road trip from Denver covering Colorado and Utah with a possible extension to Florida with Sarah and Stephen joining us for the last bit, or a road trip for 4 of us from Las Vegas to San Diego. With Stephen having started a new job this year and his annual leave being a bit tight, we eventually decided on another coaster trip, 10 nights, taking in Southern California. It might be the last 'coaster tour" for Keith and I, we're not getting any younger!!! For us this will be a small road trip covering between 300-500 miles.
Six Flags Magic Mountain was always going to be the main draw for this trip. Keith and I visited in 2018 and said how great it would be to do it with the 'kids'! As Six Flags MM is the only one of the parks we are doing that is due to close some days from mid August onwards, date wise, it was a case of fitting it around that, so we have finally settled on:
3 nights Comfort Suites, Stevenson Ranch with 2 days set aside for Six Flags - so many rides to do - X2, Wonderwoman, Tatsu, Full Throttle, Superman, Twisted Colossus - this park is home to 20 coasters, lets see how many we can do! Two days will hopefully mean we don't have to rush, and give us plenty of time for re-rides.
2 nights Tilt Hotel near Hollywood and Universal Studios. As this will be over a weekend and the parks tend to busier, the plan is to spend Saturday and Sunday morning doing some sightseeing to hopefully include the Griffith Observatory, Hollywood Sign, Hollywood Walk of Fame or the beach! Sunday Afternoon/Evening and Monday will be Universal Studios.
2 nights Clementine Suites at Anaheim. Although we will be staying close to Disneyland we will probably only have time for a quick Disney fix at Downtown Disney one evening. We are not planning to visit their parks on this trip. Main reason for the stop here is Knotts Berry Farm.
3 nights San Diego. No hotel for this one, we have a house booked close to Sea World. Seaworld rides have always been a favourite and we thought it would be nice to visit a different one. If we have time we would love to visit USS Midway and maybe Belmont Park at Mission Beach.
Lots to do and, I fear, little time but we will see.
