US TF Ride Grand Opening

[griffin]

That's weird... (I should probably look at the videos in future)

The official Transformers channel here, has several videos of the ride, so maybe the one above was replaced with one of the others now there.

[griffin]

The owner of the Seibertron website has posted up comprehensive details and images of his trip to the Universal Studios in California, which shows off how the themepark has adopted a temporary Transformers theme, and, shows off a huge amount of merchandise in the gift shop.

[Decepticon]

I am going to be sooo poor after visiting this shop.

[griffin]

Dammit... I worked it out as being possible to fly over to LA, go to the themepark for the day, and fly back without even staying the night (minimising cost, and time off from work)... if you are on the East coast of Australia.

It's best to be a Tuesday or Wednesday, to have the smallest crowd at the themepark.
So if you fly out Wednesday morning by QANTAS, it arrives in LA around 6-8am (the same day, because of the dateline).
Pre-organise transport to Universal Studios, and you have all day there, because the flights back to Australia leave LA at about midnight.... giving you at least 8 hours at the themepark.
The flight back would then have you arriving around 5-7am Friday morning... which would give me enough time to work that day (if I could only get two days off).

Costs:
- $1200-1500 return discount economy (Depending on sale fares)
- transportation to and from themepark
- entry to themepark
- food and merchandise at the themepark.

It's starting to have me obsess about doing it now.

Anyone ever done that, or would even consider it (fly to another country, but not even stay the night)? I think the greatest concern would be customs in both countries thinking I was a drug courier.

Would anyone else be crazy enough to consider this?
It is excessive, but considering how much I spend on TFs, especially with BotCon... the total expense of this idea would only end up costing about what I spent to fly down south to see the three TFs movies on IMAX. Sad to say it, but flying over to LA for the day would be better value than those three trips.

[Robzy]

Costs:
- $1200-1500 return discount economy (Depending on sale fares)
- transportation to and from themepark
- entry to themepark
- food and merchandise at the themepark.

That's one hell of an expensive theme park ticket

Anyone ever done that, or would even consider it (fly to another country, but not even stay the night)? I think the greatest concern would be customs in both countries thinking I was a drug courier.

Would anyone else be crazy enough to consider this?
It is excessive, but considering how much I spend on TFs, especially with BotCon... the total expense of this idea would only end up costing about what I spent to fly down south to see the three TFs movies on IMAX. Sad to say it, but flying over to LA for the day would be better value than those three trips.

Well, I don't think it's crazy... if you can afford it. I'm sure you could make it work... plus it's a pretty cool story - flying to LA for a day to basically go on one ride. I like it!!

I'm gonna hopefully be in LA later this year, and this was one of the things I've already put down as "must do". If you do go on a Wed, it's a shame you couldn't take the Fri off too... then, with the weekend, you'd have 5 days in a row. Maybe you could stay an extra day?

[griffin]

At my work, it is easier to get mid-week days off, but not easy to get friday off... which was why I was formulating the idea around only being able to get two days off.
But yeah, the craziness of the idea makes it a more interesting story to tell others.

[jazzcomp]

how about mondays off?

I like this
http://www.seibertron.com/images/eve...r_DSC03738.jpg