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Disneyland
&
Disney's
California Adventure
1313 Harbor Boulevard
Anaheim, California
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Disneyland characters Mickey and Minnie
Mouse are in the house for great photos with your
family on a California theme park vacation.
Disneyland and its second theme park,
California Adventure, just keep getting better.
It's
A Small World Ride,
The Tea Cups, and a horse-drawn
cart along Main Street to Sleeping Beauty's Castle
are classic favorites that offer a fantasy trip you
won't forget. Whether you choose popular budget
hotels and theme packages or upscale resort hotels,
you're in for the most amazing, delightful
experience as you explore themed areas and enjoy
Disneyland Resort
rides shown
in our park videos. For just
a few days you can live in a world of fantasy like
you've never seen. Surrounded by colorful rides,
parades, live entertainment, fireworks shows and
delicious food, you need to forget the job at home
and just escape. As you enter Main Street, USA to
the whimsy of Mickey's Toontown, explore eight
"lands". Disney theme parks celebrates the Happiest
Celebration on Earth with a new Space Mountain, plus
over
85 attractions, 21 shows, 70 restaurants and 91
shops
where you can buy some really cool
souvenirs, clothes and gifts.
Disney's
California Adventure®
and Disneys Grand Californian Hotel
Shows, parades and attractions at Disney's
California Adventure™ park include The
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, Heimlich's
Chew Chew Train ride on the back of a hungry
caterpillar, Disney's spectacular fireworks
show and special parades such as the
Electrical Parade-Lights!
Hollywood - Universal
Studios Hollywood
100 Universal City Plaza
800-864-8377
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Universal Studios
Hollywood is one of the top theme parks in Southern
California. When you
buy
Universal Studios Hollywood Tickets, you
aren't limited to just theme park fun. You can shop,
eat and enjoy an experience catered to your
preference. Billed as the World's Largest Movie
Studio and Theme Park, Universal Studios Hollywood
puts you so close you can hear the cameras rolling.
Get an inside look at the sets and uncover the
behind-the-scenes secrets of legendary films. Put
yourself in big movie action! Face the rage of the
world's first blockbuster roller coaster, Revenge of
the Mummy – The Ride. From blockbuster movies to
City Walk nightlife, shopping, dining and
entertainment, plan on spending an entire day at
this great attraction. Coming in 2008 is
The Simpsons attraction.
Hollywood
Starline Tours
Hollywood & Highland,
Hollywood, CA
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Ride in a
double decker bus, van or open air trolley, for
“perfect for picture taking” during fully narrated
tours of historic Hollywood movie, TV and radio
landmarks such as Paramount Studios, Capitol
Records, KTLA Channels, CBS, FOX, Warner Bros.,
Pantages Theater, Nickelodeon, Paladium and
Knickerbocker, as well as the filming locations of
L.A. Confidential, Twins, Pretty Woman and more.
Plenty of photo opportunities are available on a
variety of tours that can take you to the Hollywood
Bowl, The Hollywood Sign, Hollywood’s Walk of Fame,
and the stars' home in Hollywood, Beverly Hills and
Bel-Air showing you over 40 most famous homes,
Sunset Strip, Hollywood sign, Rodeo Drive and more.
With many tour options and prices, you can spend an
hour or a full day.
Knott's Theme
Park &
Soak City
8039 Beach Boulevard
Buena Park, California
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Knotts Berry Farm
theme park features Old West flavor as guests take a
train ride, a stagecoach and wander through a ghost
town. What was once an actual berry farm is
now 160 acres of world class rides, unique family
shows and one of a kind attractions. At America's
favorite theme park, experience GhostRider the
world's best wooden roller coaster, Supreme Scream,
30-stories up, 3 seconds down and the high-octane
thrill of Xcelerator, rated the world's best launch
coaster, sending riders 0-80 in 2.3 seconds. For a
different type of thrill, stroll on over to Camp
Snoopy, home to the beloved PEANUTS gang.
Whether on vacation or not, you'll
certainly feel like it when you
visit a theme park such as
Disneyland or Universal Studios
Hollywood. 4 out of 10
California
theme park vacations include
families where they bring the
kids with them to enjoy amusement
rides, meet cartoon characters and
explore themes such as aquariums,
movie-making and zoo animals.
In fact, more children go with mom
and dad on theme park vacations than
on beach vacations and other
types of getaways, thanks to product
licensing, television and movies.
After a child watches an ad for
Disneyland or Six Flags Marine World
Discovery Kingdom, do you he's going
to let the folks off the hook?
Find out
how California theme parks rank
world wide.
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California Top Theme Park
Attractions |
Annual Visits |
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Disneyland, Anaheim |
13,360,000 |
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Disney’s California Adventure |
5,630,000 |
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Universal Studios Hollywood |
5,000,000 |
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SeaWorld, San Diego |
4,000,000 |
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Knott’s Berry Farm |
3,580,000 |
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San Diego Zoo |
3,200,000 |
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Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk |
3,000,000 |
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Six Flags Magic Mountain |
2,700,000 |
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Monterey Bay Aquarium |
1,947,600 |
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Paramount’s Great America |
1,930,000 |
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San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park |
1,500,000 |
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Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Marine
World |
1,450,000 |
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Legoland |
1,430,000 |
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Legoland
One Legoland Drive
Carlsbad, California
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Legoland:
Legoland®
California is built for Real Family Fun with
more than 50 rides, shows and attractions
for the whole family to enjoy. Everybody's
sure to have a great time together, whether
you're taking on hilarious challenges in the
Fun Town Fire Academy fire truck race,
experiencing the excitement of Coastersaurus
and digging for fossils at Dino Island - or
getting into the splash of things at
AQUAZONE®
Wave Racers. What's more, LEGOLAND has
action-packed live shows to delight the
entire family, as well as many wonderful
restaurants. It's limitless fun.
Six
Flags Discovery Kingdom Marine World
2001 Marine World Pkwy
Vallejo, CA 94589
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Six Flags
Marine World is America's only combination
wildlife park, oceanarium and theme park.
Six Flags Marine World, Northern
California’s premier entertainment facility
features 140 acres of a roaring good time.
From Shouka the beautiful killer whale to
Medusa a fast, fearless world-class roller
coaster to a well known “wascally rabbit,”
Six Flags Marine World is a
once-in-a-lifetime experience filled with
marine life, wildlife, breath-taking rides
and spectacular shows for the entire family
to enjoy. Six Flags Marine World consists of
an impressive list of playtime gear
including 35 rides that range from
world-class roller coasters to
family-friendly rides, nine sensational
shows and more than 35 animal attractions.
Enjoy “Ocean Discovery,” a unique
Caribbean-themed ocean experience that puts
guests up close and personal with dolphins,
stingrays, warm-weathered penguins and sea
lions.
San Diego Zoo
2920 Zoo Drive in Balboa Park
San Diego, CA
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San Diego Zoo:
The 100-acre Zoo
is home to 4,000 rare and endangered animals
representing more than 800 species and subspecies,
and a prominent botanical collection with more than
700,000 exotic plants. It is located just north of
downtown San Diego in Balboa Park.
Enjoy show, rides
and zoo exhibits that include Monkey Trails and
Forest Tales, Giant Panda Research Station,
Absolutely Apes, Ituri Forest, Gorilla
Tropics/Scripps Aviary, Polar Bear Plunge,
Children's Zoo, Rain Forest Aviary, Tiger River
Sun Bear Forest, Flamingo Lagoon, Reptile Mesa
Guided Bus Tour, Skyfari Aerial Tram and Balboa Park
Miniature Railroad rides for an extra fee are
available.
San Diego Wild
Animal Park
15500 San Pasqual Valley Road
Escondido, California
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The Wild Animal Park is an expansive wildlife
sanctuary that is home to more than 3,500 animals
representing more than 400 species. Its renowned
botanical collection represents 3,500 species and
1.5 million specimens. Over half of the Park’s 1,800
acres have been set aside as protected native
species habitat. It is located 35 miles (56
kilometers) north of downtown San Diego in the San
Pasqual Valley near Escondido, California. San Diego
Wild Animal Park includes The Wgasa Bush Line
Railway, Photo Caravan Safari Tour, Cheetah Run
Safari and ZooWerks—The Ride: GLACIER RUN 3-D!
Exhibits include: Lion Camp, Condor Ridge, Heart of
Africa, Elephant Overlook, Lorikeet Landing, Nairobi
Village, Kilimanjaro Safari Walk, African Aviary,
many shows throughout the day and more!
SeaWorld®
San Diego
500 SeaWorld
Drive
San Diego, CA 92109
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SeaWorld®
San
Diego has grown from a small collection of marine
animals into one of the largest and most respected
marine zoological collections in the world. Its
three parks are accredited by the American Zoo and
Aquarium Association. Rides include Shipwreck
Rapids, Wild Arctic, Skyride, Skytower, Journey To
Atlantis. Attractions: Forbidden Reef, Manatee
Rescue, Penguin Encounter, Shark Encounter, Rocky
Point Preserve, Tide Pools, Wild Arctic, Shamu's
Happy Harbor, Freshwater Aquarium, Aquarium de la
Mer, World of the Sea Aquarium and Coco Loco Arcade
and Games. Dolphin Encounter and daily shows are
other features at this exciting theme park.
Six Flags
Magic Mountain
26101 Magic Mountain Parkway
Valencia, CA
Tel:661-255-4100
www.sixflags.com/parks/magicmountain
Six Flags Magic Mountain has the largest collection
of XTREME roller coasters on the Planet! Known world
wide as a thrill ride haven, Six Flags Magic
Mountain features 16 world-class roller coasters and
over 100 rides, games and attractions for the entire
family. The Park is home to 11 different world
records! Rides include: Cyclone 500, Deja Vu, Dive
Devil where you go without a parachute on this
150-foot, 60 mile-per-hour free fall, Flashback-the
world's only hairpin drop coaster, Freefall-an
unrestricted drop from the top of a 10-story tower,
plunging at 55 miles-per-hour in just two seconds,
Grinder Gearworks-the gears of this wild ride twirl
you high into the air, plastered to the wall at a
45-degree angle, Ninja-suspended, swinging black
trains accelerate to speeds up to 55 miles-per-hour,
Superman the Escape-blasting out of the station,
riders accelerate from 0-100 miles-per-hour in seven
seconds before shooting straight up a 41 story
tower, X-the world's one and only fourth dimensional
roller coaster and many daring, easy and even kiddie
coaster rides.
Monterey Bay
Aquarium
886 Cannery Row
Monterey, California 93940
831-648-4888
Español: 800-555-3656
Monterey Bay Aquarium: From special exhibits of
sharks and jellies, to special events and programs,
come discover why we're recognized as the nation's
finest aquarium and No. 3 top-rated family
attraction in the United States. Located on
Monterey's historic Cannery Row, just minutes from
Carmel and Pebble Beach, with each visit, you'll
find something new—and your visit supports
conservation of the oceans. Exhibits include the
Outer Bay, Splash Zone, Kelp Forest, Sandy Shore,
Sea Otters, Save Seahorses and many more.
Santa Cruz Beach
Boardwalk
400
Beach Street
Santa Cruz 95060
831-423-5590
www.beachboardwalk.com
The
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
is a half-mile long historic amusement park next to
Santa Cruz’s mile long main beach. It includes more
than 35 rides and attractions (featuring two
national historic landmarks: the 1924 Giant Dipper
roller coaster and the 1911 Looff Carousel plus
plenty of modern ride thrills), dozens of
restaurants, shops, games, indoor arcades, and
miniature golf. Enjoy Double Shot, Haunted Castle,
Riptide
Sky Glider, Cliff Hanger, Fireball, Crazy Surf,
Typhoon and many thrills. Overlooking the Pacific
Ocean, it's old fashioned fun in the Original Surf
City.
Pacific Park
Santa Monica
(310) 260-8744
Pacific Park is Santa Monica's classic-style seaside
pier park, built in 1996. The amusement park on the
Santa Monica Pier includes arcades, thrill rides and
a unique Ferris wheel that's solar powered. Also
enjoy the classic National Historic Landmark Looff
Carousel. Enjoy a sprawling complex of rides,
restaurants, shopping carts, artists creating
portraits for customers and outdoor concerts.
Paramount's Great America Santa Clara
4701 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054
408-988-1776
Paramount's Great America is Northern California's
favorite place for family fun and thrills starring
your kids' favorite Nickelodeon®
characters, and the most kids rides and attractions
in the Bay Area. Showtime features live stage
productions at the only place in the Bay Area where
kids can meet and play with their favorite
Nickelodeon®
friends. Rides include Delirium-a powerful spinning
pendulum that will send you whirling, Top Gun®-Soar
through a 360-degree vertical loop, two 270-degree
afterburn turns, a full-circle wingover, and a zero
gravity roll. If that's not enough, you take this
50-mile-per-hour flight in a floorless coach,
suspended below the coaster's steel track,
Delirium-a powerful spinning pendulum that will send
you whirling, Psycho Mouse-Northern California's
ultimate new family coaster with 14 crazy twists and
turns along 1,257 feet of track, Invertigo-race
through loops and boomerangs, and then back again!
First you're pulled up 138 feet above the ground.
Then, speed down the lift, and shoot up into a
"boomerang," a 180-degree turn with double inverted
side-winders. Exploding out of the boomerang, head
into a 72-foot-high vertical loop before rocketing
to the top of the second 138-foot lift. You'll have
just enough time to catch your breath before you do
the whole thing again in the opposite direction,
Drop Zone Stunt Tower, Vortex, Xtreme Skyflyer and
many more thrills.
Safari
West
3115 Porter Creek Road,
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Call: 1 (800) 616-2695
Safari
West features a wildlife preserve set
amongst the hills near California Sonoma /
Napa County wine country. Located in Santa
Rosa, home to the Charles Schulz Museum and
Luther Burbank Rose Gardens, this amazing
preserve features several types of
experiences. You can ride a tram through the
preserve to see the animals on a larger
vehicle or take a personalized Jeep safari
ride with a small group that enters into the
actual gated areas where the animals live
and graze. On this tour you will not be
allowed to get out of the vehicle or pick up
anything that may fall out Jeep. If you
don't mind a few little critters, you can
rent an African style tent with running
water, a shower and flush toilet plus space
heater and spend a wild night listening to
the nocturnal animals calling in the dark
not far from your cabin.
More about
California theme parks
California's major theme park
attractions make California the
theme park capital. Beginning
with Disneyland first, then Knotts
Berry Farm, two original Southern
California theme parks compete for
ticket sales with Universal Studios
Hollywood, San Diego Zoo, Legoland,
Magic Mountain and SeaWorld.
Disneyland and Disney's
California Adventure top the
chart in attendance, while Six
Flags Magic Mountain, Knotts Berry
Farm, San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal
Park, SeaWorld, Six Flags Magic
Mountain Vallejo, Legoland, Golden
Gate Park and Universal Studios
Hollywood work constantly with
new rides, shows and easier access
so you'll come see them as well.
California theme parks within an
hour's drive of the California
beaches, offer a dynamo
California Kids Vacations.
Whether you're visiting a business
conference or coming on a family
vacation, don't forget the kids (if
you have any), when planning a
California theme park vacation.
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