Address: | 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA |
Phone: | +1 800-887-9103 |
Site: | smartdestinations.com |
Rating: | 4.1 |
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Louise Barakat
Used for Day 1: Universal (crowded! rides are short for loooong waits 45-70mins) but the park is set up nicely and enjoyed the setting; saw Mario Lopez taping live, Day 2: 6-Flags (highly recommended for ride folks - worlds first 4-dimensional coasters, no lines (15 mins max on most popular rides) and the rides can last 3.5 minutes (of terror in some cases!) mid-week, late July, and Day 3: midday Long Beach Whale Watch cruise (saw dolphins only but tour saw whales day before. Larger boat was clean and enjoyable, big waves did cause a few of us to be slightly nauseous, just depends on your sea legs!). We also took in the Aquarium next door and petting sharks and manta rays of various sizes which was highly addictive! (validated 1/2 price $8 vs $16 parking showing parking pass to either Aquarium of Boat Desk). Not enough time to take in Queen Mary on the other side, closeby, before (4:30 entry time on pass I heard, not confirmed even though 5:30PM is last entry time for most venues). Theres a shuttle bus from Aquarium to Qn Mary if you have time. I would suggest taking the earliest cruise, 8 or 9AM as its 3 hrs long, then the Aquarium and over to Qn Mary that stays open until 10PM or so as you get one free tour with pass. Other areas are accessible without additional cost, like the cocktail bar and restaurant to enjoy sunset. Also since 6 Flags is so amazing for its rides and ease of getting around, but not so huge that you cant go back and fore to rides, although makes sense to start at back of park and work forward; I would suggest doing Universal Studios before 6 Flags experience because the rides are so phenomenal you wont be disappointed (as we were) with the long waits for short rides at Universal having attending 6-Flags before. Get your thrill ride experiences at 6-Flags and be rewarded with the longer more intense rides there. I didnt find it any quicker to pre-buy my $20 parking pass online for 6-Flags either as there was no signed for pre-bought passes to get through line (could be wrong) and it costs a few $ more to process online vs charging it while there going through booth. Pass is Easy to use once you have correct information! I began panicking that we had to use the 3-Day pass in 3 consecutive days. That is incorrect, as you have 3 days within 2 wks to use the pass in LA. I called CSvc and was misinformed by agent that it was indeed 3 consecutive days and since we were about to use the passes it meant re-arranging schedules to accommodate since we were planning to space activities out. I even asked to speak to a supervisor to re-clarify the information, took my # since they were unavailable at time and never received a phone call back. I tried calling again the next day and was re-assured this time by the agent and he checked the City location to make sure; LA is not a city requiring 3 days consecutive use -- of course makes since given its span of valid locations and traffic, but sometimes good deals seem to be just that, too good a deal to be true. We bought 14 passes on a group rate and they are refundable within a year if not used. I would recommend these passes, but plan ahead to fit in as much as you can in a day. One Caveat: sometimes there are online passes for mid-week that are cheap, like $38 for 6-Flags so account for possibly paying out of pocket for those passes and use Go-Pass for more expensive, non-discounted entries. Forgot to look at the small print and we shopped like fiends at The Citadel luxury outlets and there was an additional coupon book we could of got had we shown our passes at the office. Next time!
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Jay G
My family had an amazing trip experience. We were able to go to 7 different attractions from the available package deal. We went to LEGOLAND on the first day; the Aquarium Of The Pacific, K1 Go Cart, and Santa Monica Pier the second day; Universal Studios on the third day; and then Knotts Berry Farm and Knotts Soak City on the forth day. The whole trip was definitely a great a great experience, we took lots of pictures, got tons of little souvenirs, the app for the Go Card worked perfectly for information and mapping everything out. We printed our passes just in case there was an issue with the app since I had read was a possible issue for some people, but everything was a great trip and a much needed vacation. All the parks had souvenir drinks that could be filled up for free all day so that helped with the heat and the humidity during August, the food was a little expensive but local restaurants and fast food were not too far for us to stop at instead. We did have a very tiny issue with our cell phones loosing charge extremely fast while in California, living in Arizona a normal 100% charge will last me more than a single day here even with using my phone often, but while in California a single charge would last maybe 6-8 hrs at the most and most places dont have public charging areas, or ones that were not obvious to find. I recommend bringing a camera for all photos instead of using a cell phone. Overall my family had a great trip and wish we could of stayed longer, but had to head home and back to work.
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Courtney Ryan
We boarded our first bus and headed upstairs to find a seat. When the bus started moving I expected the recorded sightseeing explanation to begin. Nothing. After a bit we noticed others with ear buds in their ears and asked where they got them. We were told they were in a box by the driver. Same driver who didnt greet us as we entered or say anything about taking the earphones. OK, got that under control. Second bus I sat downstairs because it was too hot upstairs. The bus advertising wrap prevents the downstairs windows from opening, so theres only a small window for air circulation. Also the wrap has holes in it so you can see through, but everything is a bit hazy. You dont get a clear view of anything. If you think thats bad, get on the 3rd bus. This wrap has no holes in it so it is completely opaque. You can see nothing except what is visible thru the front windshield. I understand the desire to create advertising revenue from these buses, but what is you first objective. Seems to me it should be to entertain those who pay to take the excursion. Without the view, its only a narrated bus ride. Another thing that happened on bus #2 was the filling of the bus to where there was standing room only downstairs and they allowed people to board. Now you can see thinks on your side of the bus, but standing bodies prevents you from seeing anything across the aisle. Overall it was a poor experience for our party of 8 and I doubt we will ever take another Go Card.
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Paulo HBM
Fizemos uma pesquisa de preços dos locais que gostaríamos de visitar e comparamos com o preço do cartão Go Los Agenles Card. Achamos bastante vantajoso. Não tivemos problema em nenhuma das atrações visitadas. Sempre fomos bem recebidos e o cartão aceito sem problemas. No caso da visita ao Warner Studios, que exigia reserva prévia, o procedimento foi também bastante simples, por email. Ficamos satisfeitos com o Go Card e provavelmente nos informaremos novamente sobre ele na visita a outras cidades em uma próxima oportunidade.