The people of Southern California have a love affair with their cars. They love the freedom and control that driving gives them, but with a dense local population, all those cars on the roads can lead to terrible traffic. When you are on vacation you want to relax rather than...

If you’ve spent time on our blog, you’ve probably seen our posts on not-to-miss attractions and top tips for the San Diego and Los Angeles attractions. Today, I wanted to offer a peek at what’s coming to Disneyland, Universal Studios Hollywood and the other SoCal theme parks in 2016 and...

SeaWorld San Diego is one of the friendliest amusement parks for toddlers and small children. If you combine water play with sea creatures and then add in free play and Sesame Street you have a recipe for a perfect day. If you are planning on taking toddlers or small children...

Legoland California has a lot to offer children under 12, but there are several cornerstones, “bricks” so to speak, that go into building a perfect day at Legoland. Whether you are entertaining an 8- to 12-year-old or a toddler or preschooler in the park, knowing when to arrive, what to...

The Frog Family recently enjoyed a weekend celebrating Halloween Spooktacular at SeaWorld San Diego. On weekends in October and through November 1, 2015, you and your little goblins and ghouls can trick-or-treat, wear costumes and attend special Halloween-themed dance parties and other fall fun activities at SeaWorld in San Diego...

We're continuing our series looking at height requirements of the major theme parks (we've covered Universal Studios Hollywood and Disneyland). This week, we're taking a look at the SeaWorld San Diego height requirements. We always familiarize ourselves with the height requirements before we head to a new theme park so...

Just a hop, skip and a jump from San Diego in beautiful Carlsbad, LEGOLAND California is a budding brick-builder's paradise. The whole park is themed around the colorful LEGO bricks, which you'll find oversized on rides, pieced together for fantastic photo ops and assembled in models throughout the park as...

One of the nation's premier zoos, the San Diego Zoo offers more than 3,700 animals, representing more than 650 species and subspecies. Yep, even a few frogs! The zoo is big on conservation, and its Institute for Conservation Research has reintroduced more than 30 endangered species back into the wild....

SeaWorld San Diego is one of the premier attractions in San Diego and a must-do for any visit to Southern California. The marine park offers incredible views of sea life and other animals through up close, even hands-on encounters, shows and exhibits. Alongside the animals, there are some incredible attractions...

A few weeks ago we debuted a guide to the Disneyland special events, and today we wanted to take a look at all of the Southern California theme park special events. Unlike the Orlando theme parks, which offer special events year-round, the Southern California theme park annual special events largely...