Opinions on this itinerary please.

[caz]

After many many trips with the children to WDW Florida from the UK we have decided this year it will be the West coast.We have booked 5 nights in Anaheim , 7 nights in San Diego and 4 nights in Las Vegas.I am now torn as to whether or not we should alter this plan to make it 7 nights in Anaheim and only 5 nights in San Diego ? I thought the Disney Parks and Universal would be comparable but apparently they are not so we want to visit both Disney parks , Universal , Hollywood , and have a general mooch.If anyone has any opinions or anything that is an absolute must see at any of these locations I would be most grateful.Thanks in advance

 

[caz]

Anyone ?

 

[endy]

I prefer San Diego to Anaheim so this may not help you. We did 4 days in Anaheim and 8 or 9 in SD the past 2 summers. I found it was too rushed once we got to SD. We spend several days or part days at Sea World tho, I like to be able to slow down and not be in a rush to do everything. We usually get to take in a couple baseball games, either zoo or WAP, Legoland, Birch Aquarium, a day at the beach & the harbour cruise is my favorite, a day of shopping.
In Anaheim we did 3 days at Disney & a slow day at a couple of hockey stores.
4 days for Vegas may be more than you need. Maybe you could do 2 or 3 days in Vegas and add the difference to Anaheim. Depending on your kids ages. My son is 12 and I think 2 days in the Vegas heat is lots.

 

[SandraC]

We went in So Cal in January [from Toronto, Canada].

Disney can be done in 3 to 4 days at a very leisurely pace.

We were disappointed with Universal Studios Hollywood.

We LOVED visiting Hollywood....we started at Grumanns, took a one-hour bus tour and also did lots of walking around. Visit THE GROVE & Beverly Hills Shopping Centre to see celebrities. West Hollywood is lovely. Hollywood took us about 3 days. That includes Paramount VIP Tour, tour of the cemetary and Rodeo Drive.

If you can visit Venice Beach, Santa Monica and Malibu, you will love it!

S

 

[caz]

You see we will arrive the first day and that will be probably straight to bed with the time difference.Up early the first day to do DL and then day 2 CA then 3 day 4 Hollywood but then no days left for anything else unless we go somewhere on our drive to San Diego .Does that sound about right ?