Meanwhile at USH this weekend...

Curious Constance

Curious Constance

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TP2000 said:
Great point on the price resistance. Universal is charging within a few dollars of what Disneyland charges per day, but they are offering the Tram Tour plus six rides and some stage shows, but no parades, no fireworks, no water shows, no major theater productions, and very limited dining options.

Disneyland has all of those things plus an additional 40 rides. DCA has all of those things plus an additional 20 rides. For nearly the same price they are charging for Universal Studios.
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I think Universal has always priced themselves within a few dollars of Disney's one day admission prices, at least within the last 10 years or so that I've been paying attention, but the major difference I've noticed is they tend to run heavily discounted sales where Disney almost never discounts their admission prices. Maybe we'll see some sale prices beginning soon if the crowds don't arrive.
 
Curious Constance

Curious Constance

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Can you imagine being one of the poor people that paid $239 for a one day admission to Universal that included one front of the line pass for each attraction, and then showing up to see the park is dead with little to no waits? :devilish::devilish::devilish:
 
Phroobar

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My sister is at the USH right now. She says Potter has a ten minute wait and the ride is fun but will definitely make your hurl because it tosses you around a lot and the 3D gets blurry. The area is a big improvement over the rest of the park.
 
dweezil78

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TP2000 said:
Great point on the price resistance. Universal is charging within a few dollars of what Disneyland charges per day, but they are offering the Tram Tour plus six rides and some stage shows, but no parades, no fireworks, no water shows, no major theater productions, and very limited dining options.

Disneyland has all of those things plus an additional 40 rides. DCA has all of those things plus an additional 20 rides. For nearly the same price they are charging for Universal Studios.
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I think USH is well worth the price of a one-day admission if you go once a year or less -- the difference is, it's a lot harder to justify repeat visits throughout the year which is why their AP prices used to be so insanely low. You used to pay full price once and get the rest of the year free (with minimal blackout dates), which is a pretty damn good deal in my book!
 
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GiveMeTheMusic said:
Better. I still hate the park but they're steadily improving. Attendance is still nothing to crow about.
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My impression is that Knott's was the regional theme park most adversely affected by the 2001 DLR expansion. Back in the day Knott's and Disneyland were such friendly rivals in that market that you could hardly talk about one without mentioning the other, especially in the context of local tourist attractions. Between Universal, DLR and all the recent Sea World press, it hardly gets much attention now.
 
dweezil78

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Dr. Hans Reinhardt said:
My impression is that Knott's was the regional theme park most adversely affected by the 2001 DLR expansion. Back in the day Knott's and Disneyland were such friendly rivals in that market that you could hardly talk about one without mentioning the other, especially in the context of local tourist attractions. Between Universal, DLR and all the recent Sea World press, it hardly gets much attention now.
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I'm a theme park junkie and I've only been once in the 15+ years I've lived in LA -- and I really liked it the one time I went! Still, when you've got Disneyland, Universal, and Six Flags in the mix (along with all SoCal has to offer), Knott's sadly tends to get lost in the shuffle.

I would imagine most of the Knott's crowd is ultra-local OC AP holders who want something fun to do and don't want to pay the high DL prices.
 
GiveMeTheMusic

GiveMeTheMusic

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Dr. Hans Reinhardt said:
My impression is that Knott's was the regional theme park most adversely affected by the 2001 DLR expansion. Back in the day Knott's and Disneyland were such friendly rivals in that market that you could hardly talk about one without mentioning the other, especially in the context of local tourist attractions. Between Universal, DLR and all the recent Sea World press, it hardly gets much attention now.
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The problem is that Knott's is barely a theme park. Disneyland, Universal, SeaWorld - these are world-class parks, established brands with big budgets (in SeaWorld's case, used to be). Knott's is like a midwestern regional amusement park; it doesn't live up to the rest of the SoCal theme park market. It has its charm in places, especially Ghost Town, the log ride and mine train, but most of the park is just coaster track at this point.
 
Californian Elitist

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I will continue to go to Knott's for those chicken dinners and Ghost Town, which is better than Frontierland, in my opinion. However I'd choose Magic Mountain over Knott's any day.
 
brb1006

brb1006

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Dr. Hans Reinhardt said:
My impression is that Knott's was the regional theme park most adversely affected by the 2001 DLR expansion. Back in the day Knott's and Disneyland were such friendly rivals in that market that you could hardly talk about one without mentioning the other, especially in the context of local tourist attractions. Between Universal, DLR and all the recent Sea World press, it hardly gets much attention now.
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Heck Knotts and Disney event sent each other birthday ads to each other back in 1980.


(Disney message to Knotts)
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(From Knotts)
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Phroobar

Phroobar

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Typically I will visit most of our parks at least once during the year. Disneyland I average about twice a month. As for the others, I typically, take the cousins to SFMM once a year in January or February because that is when my kids birthdays are. They like to take a cousin or two there.

Knotts I visit once or twice a year. Once for Knotts Scary Farm and once because our fathers are both veterans and we get in cheaper with them during Veterans day. Sea World might happen every few years if we plan a family vacation to San Diego. We went last year but probably won't be back for a few years. Legoland we go to once a year because relatives live near by.

We very rarely go to USH because of the LA traffic. I think it's been about six years since the last time I was there. I remember seeing Backdraft. Transformers wasn't built yet. The Special Effects show was still there as well as the Curious George playground. I will check it out this year and go to Halloween Horror Nights for the first time.
 

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