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The Best Month Of Year To Visit The Southern California Area

Written by MichaelZ on September 10, 2011 – 2:08 pm -

With its exciting park attractions open throughout the year and its weather conditions beautiful no matter the time of year, Southern California is a good choice for families looking for adventure in the spring, summer, fall, or winter months. For Southern California theme parks, each season offers something different with and has its advantages and disadvantages.

For each season there are special offers and discounts that could reduce the price of many parks including Disneyland California, Disney’s California Adventure, or Universal Studios tickets. With these discounts, you have the opportunity to do and see more. You should decide when you’d like to visit this area based on what you would like to do and what you want to see.

Winter season is obviously a time of year that’s not “traditional” for Southern California parks. Because of that, this might be the ideal time of year to go if you are looking to avoid the crowds usually found in the parks. Southern California weather in the winter is cool, normally varying anywhere between 50 and 70 degrees. Picking up a Sea World ticket is a great idea because the park provides little shade and can be incredibly hot in other seasons.

One of the main downsides of this season, however, is that the parks have shorter hours and fewer tourist attractions and exhibits. Check each park’s website or call to be sure that the show or ride that you want to see most will be running. There’s also a greater chance of rain. Winter is, however, an great time of the year to get into each of the parks quite inexpensively, and there are often promotions on annual passes.

Some people claim that spring and fall are the best seasons to visit Southern California’s theme parks. Not too hot, not too chilly, these seasons offer weather perfection. There are also fewer crowds than in summer, which means quicker wait times. These times of year are also quite interesting for visiting attractions like Disney’s California Adventure or even the San Diego Zoo, because animals behave differently in these seasons than they do in the summertime.

Just like winter, however, the parks are open for shorter hours through these months. They may also be very crowded if you visit late (for spring) or early (for fall) in the season. Other times to stay away, if crowd-avoidance is your goal, are spring break and holidays such as Halloween.

Summer is the time of the year which most people visit Southern California’s parks. Yes, the lines are long. Yes, the parks are jampacked. Yes, the weather is hot. But if you come prepared, summer can be a wonderful time of year to visit.

In the summer months, the parks are usually open after dark: in some cases until 11 or 12 p.m. You can also find a whole host of special attractions and shows during the summertime that will pull the crowds in. There’s also deals which will help families defray the price of visiting: Universal Studios tickets, for instance, can be purchased with summer discounts. If you’re going to a park during the summer time, try to do it on a weekday that is not a holiday to get around the worst of the crowds. Whatever season you visit, consider purchasing a line-jumper pass to get past the long waits.

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Radisson Worldgate & Convention Center Orlando

Written by MichaelZ on March 10, 2010 – 4:20 pm -

Orlando Hotel

If you are searching for a nice hotel near Disney then you’ll need to check out the Radisson Worldgate Orlando. This Orlando hotel is located less than 45 seconds to the main entrance to Disney World and it is proud of its Disney Good Neighbor status. What is a Disney Good Neighbor Hotel? This status is placed on the nicest hotels near Walt Disney World that are not owned and run by the Walt Disney World Resort. These hotels offer nice accommodations, which meet up to Disney’s very high standards, and their employees are trained and knowledgeable about everything Disney.

The Radisson Worldgate Resort Orlando is 1 of 3 hotels in all of the Orlando area that offers complimentary shuttle service to all 3 major theme parks (Universal, Disney and SeaWorld). This hotel was totally redone in 2004 to the tune of $25 million & most of the rooms have been outfitted with the renowned Sleep Number beds. If you have little ones joining you on the vacation, then this is the resort hotel for you. The whole hotel is built around a grand pool area, and in the evening (if the weather allows) they run a Disney movie. This allows the adults a time to lay back and relax in the lounge chairs while the kids have some popcorn and take in the movie.

The Radisson Worldgate Resort Orlando offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee, and the property is very close to Walt Disney World that you can even view the nightly EPCOT fireworks spectacular. In addition to this hotel being so nice, the nightly rates are more desirable with nightly rates varying from $49 a night during low season all the way up to $89 a during high season. Don’t allow the low rates fool you… most Kissimmee hotels offer cheap nightly rates this is their primary way that they compete with Walt Disney owned hotels.

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