Good list. I think USH and SWSD both have a lot of potential to improve over the next few years, they started off as parks that pretty much only have shows but they’ve been adding so many rides over the past decade, it’s very impressive.
From San Diego and I haven’t been to any theme parks passed Magic Mountain. So I’m just gonna say for Southern CA I put Knott’s Berry Farm at the top of my list. It’s a whole lot cheaper than Disney, has something for everyone like thrill rides, flat rides, dark rides, water rides, good food, good shows, and in my opinion they do it the best around Halloween time hands down
My favorite park in the state is Disney's California Adventure, followed by Disneyland, Six Flags Magic Mountain, SeaWorld San Diego, Knott's Berry Farm, and Legoland California. I haven't been to Universal Studios Hollywood or any of the parks in Northern California yet, but I will in the future.
Well you have to keep in mind that universal studios Hollywood, unlike its sister parks, is an actual functioning movie studio. So there’s only so much room they have because blockbuster hits are being created there.
I had a very similar experience at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom as you in 2021 with rides opening late and everything that did open was on one train. It was very frustrating but I went back in November 2022 and was honestly surprised at the improvements the park made. Rides still opened late but Joker and Medusa both ran 2 trains all day and had quick dispatches so lines never got long. It also seemed like the park overall had a livelier atmosphere in 2022 although I definitely agree the back half of the park needs some work. If they can get their act together with having more consistent operations and opening rides with the park more often, I could see SFDK rivaling CGA for being a top 5 park in the state!
The atmosphere and park maintenance of MM just doeant compare to Knotts or Disney. As good as the ride collection is the other two are just so much more well maintained
Ik it's up to opinion, but how can u put MM over USH? MM only has a strong ride collection. It fails at everything else. It's filthy, bad service, poor operations, and bad food
