Caltrans to Open I-5 at Buttonwillow Before Memorial Day Weekend
This is temporary, as construction will resume in mid-June and one lane will be closed each way through the summer. Q We were returning from a trip to Los Angeles and on the way down the Grapevine on I-5 we got pulled over by a California …
Caltrans Announces Closures For I-5
Caltrans plans to close the lanes, ramps and connector listed below as part of a $140 million improvement project to construct High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV or carpool) lanes and a direct HOV lane connector at the I-5/SR-170 interchange. Ramp closures will …
AAA Projects 1.2 Percent Increase in Memorial Day Travel as Americans Stay Closer to Home
AAA projects 34.8 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, an increase of 1.2 percent – or 500,000 travelers – from the 34.3 million people who traveled one year ago. The Memorial Day holiday travel period is defined as Thursday, May 24 to Monday, May 28.
California I-80 Lane Closures Ahead for Truck Scales Project
Starting Monday, crews will prepare for construction by installing safety barriers and adding temporary traffic striping along eastbound I-80 between the weigh station exit and the eastbound Highway 12 and eastbound I-80 interchange, according …
California I-15 Lane Closures Planned This Week in Temecula Area
Area motorists who are out late at night may want to steer away from Interstate 15 on the south side of Temecula this week.
Legoland: Too Many Bucks, Too Little Blocks
We recently visited Legoland in Carlsbad, California (just north of San Diego), and the results were a bit mixed. Kind of like nuts.
The good: It is all about Legos, which are, obviously, awesome. The bad: the rides are awful. The majority of rides are geared towards children under the age of six, because personal experience has shown that Lego-obsessed kids around 8-years-old were barely able to hold back a yawn. Sure, it’s great that the younger kids have fun — it’s for them, I get it, but there should be something for kids of other ages, not to mention an occasional block thrown to the adults.
The good: The park itself is quite beautiful. Most of the walkways are wide and clean, and the landscaping is lush and pleasant. The bad: The lines are really long and do not have any sort of theme or interactive components that might keep kids occupied or entertained.
The good: The food served is pretty tasty by theme park standards. The bad: The food is expensive, which is to be expected, but the admission is really expensive — it’s not much cheaper than a day at Disneyland, and it offers about a tenth (if that) of the experience.
The good: It’s close to the ocean. The bad: You actually need to have something else to do, because there isn’t enough to do in the park to last a full day, and even if there was Legoland closes on most days before the sun sets (that includes stores and dining, when they say they’re closed they aren’t messing around).
The good: The Star Wars exhibit is really cool. The bad: It’s basically a museum of things to look at, which would be fine IN A MUSEUM. It’s a theme park about Legos featuring Star Wars things created with Legos, offer something for kids to do that combines the two. Peanut butter and chocolate, people.
We wanted to like Legoland. My wife and I love the San Diego area. Our whole family loves Legos — seriously, there are an embarrassing amount of Legos in our house. We had a fun time at Legoland, but that was despite the park, not because of it. We were on vacation and we made the most of it. Also, we wouldn’t talk bad about something that the kids were enjoying, however, even they noticed the park’s many shortcomings, and when we asked them if they were ready to leave they didn’t hesitate to say “yes.” That’s never a good sign.
Photo: W. Honea
Disneyland’s Pirate Island is Swashbuckelin’ Fun
Just across from New Orleans Square in Disneyland is an island that be circled by ship and canoe, or reached via ferry. It used to be all about Tom Sawyer, but now it is about Tom Sawyer and his encounter with the pirates. There are caves to explore, treasure to plunder, and interactive skeleton fun (don’t worry, not your skeleton).
It’s a great place to let kids run wild and burn off some energy — just make sure you have a place to meet should you become separated, and understand that there is only one way on and off of the island.
Have fun!
This post is part of the Uptake Family Friday Series.
Photo: Whit Honea
Caltrans Announces Closures For Carpool Lane Construction On I-5, 118, 170
Caltrans plans to close the lanes, ramps and connectors listed below as part of a $140 million improvement project to construct High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV or carpool) lanes and a direct HOV lane connector at the I-5/SR-170 interchange. Ramp closures will …
Expect Delays on California I-5 Through August
Caltrans says paving job will close one lane each way, advises drivers to take Highway 99 or Highway 101.
California I-5 Closures Begin Wednesday Night
Overnight I-5 closures begin Wednesday as construction crews work on adding new lanes between Valley View Avenue and Carmenita Road in La Mirada and Santa Fe Springs. The southbound and northbound closures will be in effect between 11:59 p.m. and 4 a.m. on …