Some advice req - New York and Florida

Oh what the hell was I thinking?

Thre link is www.coneyisland.com

Sorry about that.

Em
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On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 18:11:14 -0000, "mo" wrote:



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St. Petersburg and Clearwater in Florida have nice beaches and Tampa is
a hop, skip and jump from St. Pete and has a couple of theme parks.
Busch Gardens and some kind of wild animal park -- others will correct me
if I am wrong. And you could drive up the Coast to Tarpon Springs where
there are fake sponge divers and good Greek food. You'll have to have a
car in Florida to get around at all, but not in New York City.



How old do you have to be to rent cars? I will be 21 - but I aint too
confident about driving on the other side of the road (I live in the UK) and
I probably wont understand all the road signs...so I dont really wanna risk
it!



Age 21. But if you don't drive you will be stuck in your hotel. Florida
does not have much in the way of public transportation. Better come to
New York City I've spent a fair amount of time in Florida, and I wouldn't
think of visiting there without renting a car, although Miami may be the
one exception. Beaches, but no theme park to my knowledge.





In Miami Beach South Beach IS the theme park. There may be no Space
Mountain but lots of bikini clad "amusements" for young 21 yo guys to
dream about...and maybe more.

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On 12/15/2004 1:59 PM Rita contemplated offing a mime, made these
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On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 18:11:14 -0000, "mo" wrote:



"Rita" wrote in message
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St. Petersburg and Clearwater in Florida have nice beaches and Tampa is
a hop, skip and jump from St. Pete and has a couple of theme parks.
Busch Gardens and some kind of wild animal park -- others will correct me
if I am wrong. And you could drive up the Coast to Tarpon Springs where
there are fake sponge divers and good Greek food. You'll have to have a
car in Florida to get around at all, but not in New York City.



How old do you have to be to rent cars? I will be 21 - but I aint too
confident about driving on the other side of the road (I live in the UK) and
I probably wont understand all the road signs...so I dont really wanna risk
it!



Age 21. But if you don't drive you will be stuck in your hotel. Florida
does not have much in the way of public transportation. Better come to
New York City I've spent a fair amount of time in Florida, and I wouldn't
think of visiting there without renting a car, although Miami may be the
one exception. Beaches, but no theme park to my knowledge.





In Miami Beach South Beach IS the theme park. There may be no Space
Mountain but lots of bikini clad "amusements" for young 21 yo guys to
dream about...and maybe more.

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On 12/15/2004 5:21 PM mo contemplated offing a mime, made these writings:

Whats in NY in terms of theme parks - i mean if i am in NY city how far is
NJ? How many theme parks are accessible?

I prefer NY as we can spend all week checking out touristy things...

how can i persuade my friend that NY is the way?





You haven't mentioned your budget. Some hotels in Orlando Fl can be
very expensive. The theme parks themselves are not cheap. A subway
ride from New York City will take you to Coney Island, where it all
started. Everything that Theme Parks offer on a grand scale started at
Coney Island.

Personally, I don't see the attraction of theme parks. As they go Six
Flags in Jackson, NJ is pretty good and not as expensive as the ones in
Orlando. Along with the prerequisite thrill rides there's a Safari Park
(rented car or private auto needed) there's also a water park and rock
or rap concerts on certain nights.

While a Florida vacation may not be marred by bad weather do keep in
mind that September puts you in hurricane season. Hurricanes are more
likely to hit Florida from the end of June through the end of October.
I've stayed in Ft. Lauderdale the last week of October. I had sunny
days all week long. I don't want to scare you off. You just need to be
aware of the weather. Have a "Plan B" in the event you have a hurricane
mar your time in Florida.

I suppose, if you want to convince your friend not to go to Florida, you
can play up the hurricane season issue. Just be sure to do a little
research so you can answer his questions with facts.

Alternatives from New York:

Make a day trip by train up the Hudson Canyon. Once you get away from
NYC, the Hudson can offer lots of photo opportunities. It's surrounded
by scenic mountains.

Take a Day Bus to Atlantic City. Do some swimming, see a show, loose
some change and maybe win some. The Casinos are like mini-theme parks.
Trump Taj Mahal, The Riverboat all have a theme throughout. Some even
have piers with amusement rides. Time things right and you might get to
see the Miss America Parade. The Beauty Pageant is usually held in
Atlantic City sometime in September.

Take a bus to The Meadowlands - do some Outlet Shopping (no sales tax on
most things in New Jersey). Maybe see a sports event at the Meadowlands
Sports Complex.

You can do these excursions, that is if you have time between checking
out the East Village Scene, Tribeca, SoHo, Greenwich Village, South
Street Seaport, Chinatown, Little Italy, Chelsea, Off-off Broadway
Theater, Midtown, the Upper Eastside, Park Avenue, The Upper Westside,
Gramercy, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Guggenheim, The Frick,
Central Park, The Museum of Modern Art, The Museum of Natural History,
The Imax Theater, The Brooklyn Bridge, Tavern On The Green at Night,
The Jewish Museum, The Museum of African American Art, The George
Washington Bridge, The New York Subway, The Staten Island Ferry,
Liberty Island and Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Radio City and the
Rockettes (if performing), Fort Tryon & The Cloisters, Bowling Green,
Wall Street - that's just naming a few attractions.



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Pan wrote:
Getting back to New York, Coney Island is a good idea. Great view
from the top of the Wonder Wheel, and for those who like
rollercoasters, there's the Cyclone. I happen to hate rollercoasters.
[laugh]

If you really want to go to a theme park, have a look at the links on
this page:

http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/U_S__S...d_Theme_Parks/

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"Auntie Em" wrote in message
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Oh what the hell was I thinking?

Thre link is www.coneyisland.com

Sorry about that.

hmm, what kind of stuff do you do there? doesnt look like they have rides!

"Auntie Em" wrote in message
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Oh what the hell was I thinking?

Thre link is www.coneyisland.com

Sorry about that.

hmm, what kind of stuff do you do there? doesnt look like they have rides!

"Rita" wrote in message
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Coney Island is a New York neighborhood where the Coney Island
amusement park is located. The New York Aquarium is adjacent to
the amusement park. There is a beach and boardwalk that connects
Coney Island to the neighborhood known as Brighton Beach.


that doesnt look hardcore enough - we want somwhere that has rides similar
to Alton towers in the UK but bigger and scarier!

Six Flags has one is Darien Lake, Buffalo - how far is that from the main
area of NY?

I mean that has ride like Superman which look awesome.

what other large theme park companies are there in the USA?

"Rita" wrote in message
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Coney Island is a New York neighborhood where the Coney Island
amusement park is located. The New York Aquarium is adjacent to
the amusement park. There is a beach and boardwalk that connects
Coney Island to the neighborhood known as Brighton Beach.


that doesnt look hardcore enough - we want somwhere that has rides similar
to Alton towers in the UK but bigger and scarier!

Six Flags has one is Darien Lake, Buffalo - how far is that from the main
area of NY?

I mean that has ride like Superman which look awesome.

what other large theme park companies are there in the USA?

mo wrote:

Coney Island is a New York neighborhood where the Coney Island
amusement park is located. The New York Aquarium is adjacent to
the amusement park. There is a beach and boardwalk that connects
Coney Island to the neighborhood known as Brighton Beach.


that doesnt look hardcore enough - we want somwhere that has rides similar
to Alton towers in the UK but bigger and scarier!

Six Flags has one is Darien Lake, Buffalo - how far is that from the main
area of NY?

Far, maybe 4 hours. The Jersey Location is better. There is also one outside
Washginton DC.

Busch Gardens, Tampa Florida and Williamsburg, Virginia is a possiblity.

They have "Hardcore" rides.

Paramount Kings Dominion in Central Virginia (near Richmond) is good, but
loses on your driving requirement. You would pretty much have to drive.

I think that if you're looking for Scary Rides, I'd tend toward these
rather than the Disney parks.

Julie
I mean that has ride like Superman which look awesome.

what other large theme park companies are there in the USA?



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