I believe there are the standard places to sit down your things or towels like lounge chairs that don't cost any extra, just the private cabanas are paid. I don't completely remember as we rented a locker and kept all of our things in there and didn't worry about towels until we were completely done, which we then got out of the locker.
We purchased a season gold pass to sesame place for 2023 during their black friday deal. It was cheaper for us to do this and get sea world included rather than buying individual tickets for our family. Even just using the pass once. Our little one I'd a toddler and very into sesame street so we decided to go here on a family vacation.
Legoland for sure. Sesame Place was once a water park for adults and teens. And I would say most of the stuff still there, while Sesame Street themed, is still geared toward at least 5+ at a minimum.
This was so helpful.. thank you so much! After watching your match-up, it's looking like Sesame Place for the waterpark and Legoland for the main park + aquarium is how my family is going to roll!
Great video, it’s very well done and informative. One question I do have or maybe a video suggestion for next time would be showing us how to use and compare Sesame Place’s Magic Queue vs Legoland’s Reserve and Ride Thank you for all your hard work
Sounds like a great video. I haven't used either, but I imagine they are fundamentally the same. It'll be awhile before I can do the testing/research for this, though. But I'll keep it in mind. Thanks!
This was a great comparison! With all the info here, I’m thinking with our one extra day in sand diego that Lego Land will be a better fit for us since it will be November and too cold for any water park (too cold for us anyways). Thanks for all the great info :)
Hands down i have made my choice about Sesame Place...probably not going to get the season pass since its only open on weekends and I work. This was a great informative video. Thank you 😊
Hi Thank you for your videos! Its great resource for us to plan our trip to San Diego. I have two girls 4.5 and 1.5 yrs old. We want to do Legoland, but were wondering if we can also combine water park in one day? Just dont want to be too ambitious here, but at the same time 1-day is all we have. Let us know your thoughts.
If you limited yourself to about 2 hours in the water park I think you’d be fine. You might consider doing all the big rides first thing in the morning as after lunch everything gets pretty crowded. The water park isn’t open right away in any case. So use that starting time to ride your most important rides.
Very cool. I’m so glad I found your channel bc I moved to SoCal 3yrs ago and have yet to enjoy any of the parks and attractions bc of getting acclimated and then the pandemic. Your videos are helping me justify dragging my family to things that are also fun for my 4yr old little bro (yes there’s a 35 yr difference but I’m a kid at heart and worked in childcare for 20 yrs so theme parks and kid things are totally my jam still). Thanks again and Legoland looks like a blast too
Excellent video, took grandkids last year to Legoland (at that time 12, 10, 6, 3) and really none of them are really into Legos or Sesame, they just wanted the water parks part. So glad we decided on Sesame this year, the little guys (not 4 & 7) will love the added bonus of the rides along with water park, this was just what I needed to watch to feel good about our choices!
It can be. The dry rides are small, but if you’re going for the water slides, those are pretty exciting. It just needs to warm up in San Diego enough to WANT to go to a water park. 😂
Hello! We are headed to Sand Diego with our son who is 2 years old and his 3 year old cousin. Which place would you recommend would be best for either of them?
That’s a tough one. For that age, they’re both about the same. But I would say since Sesame Place used to be an adult water park, that legoland is probably designed better for 2-3 years old.
Legoland for sure. Unless your primary goal is the water park. Then probably Sesame Place. There’s bigger stuff at Sesame Place for the 14 year old. But if regular rides are a high consideration there’s just not a lot at Sesame Place.
Planning to be in San Diego for some days, for a sports family even, i will only have time for 1-2 theme parks to visit, have a 6 year old, and a 16 year old i this was your situation which parks would you visit?
Legoland is potentially a bit too young for your 16 year old. I mean, they’d still probably have a decent time, but there are no thrill rides except a Wild Mouse type coaster. Legoland also has several rides that have MAXIMUM age limits that stop at 12 years old. On the other hand, your 6 year old would love it. Likewise, none of the “dry rides” at Sesame Place are going to wow your 16 year old. In fact, legoland has better dry rides for your teen. But Sesame Place’s water rides were designed for adults and teens primarily since it is just a retheme of SeaWorld’s Aquatica water park. If a water park is essential, definitely do Sesame Place over Legoland. If you don’t care about the water park, you might consider SeaWorld as it has three high thrill coasters for your teen, 2 water splash down type rides for the whole family, and 7 smaller rides your 6 year old will love (and your teen might too, think Dumbo, Spinning Tea Cups, Swings)
In your opinion was there many options for a 2-year-old? He was 36 in at his 18 month check up not sure if he would be or just be right at 42 in by August?
If he’s under 42 he can’t do any of the main water slides, but he can do the wave pool, Count’s castle, Lazy River, and Silly Sand Slides plus all the dry rides.
Our Legoland passes expire in May and I’m seriously debating if we should get the sesame place + sea world this time year. We live in Lemon Grove so the drive would probably be shorter if we went to Sesame place + sea world but my kids really like Legoland because of all the rides. Can’t decided!
SeaWorld is great if your kids are tall enough for the big coasters. My oldest can ride Manta and Tidal Twister but not Electric Eel or Emperor. It’s also fantastic if you’d like entertaining shows and animals to walk around and enjoy. But if it’s all about rides for persons under 52 inches, then Legoland for sure wins. I understand the drive though. We are from El Cajon and it’s a pain coming home. There’s ALWAYS traffic in Carlsbad no matter what day it is.
Great comparison! I’m taking my son to LEGOLAND next week and I was kicking myself thinking I should’ve gotten tickets to Sesame place. Glad I got LEGOLAND tickets after watching this video. Thank you! ❤️
You should be able to. You paid for admission for the day. But if the food you're taking is just something like a ham and cheese sandwich, you can take that in with you. They just won't allow branded food like Chick-Fil-A, McDonalds, or Dominos. But we pack our own food all the time for the kids. Snacks like Pop-Tarts, Cheeze-Its, granola bars, etc are all fine too.
@@tamerawhitfield6302 You might get away with it if they aren’t paying attention too closely. But I wouldn’t necessarily chance it. If you do try, though, let me know how it went!
Can you tell me the most thrilling water slides of Seasome place and the ones that are calmer/smaller? I've been to Legoland many many times but this will be my first time going to Seasome place, and I'm not a real thrill seeker 🙂 Great video 👍
Snuffy's Spaghetti Slides were pretty tame, but the orange covered slides at that same location can be rather fast, but not scary/thrilling. Oscar's Rotten Rafts and Cookie Monster Mixer are pretty high on adrenaline. The Bert and Ernie slides were still under construction, but are probably along the same lines as Snuffy's if I had to guess. If you'd like to see my full Sesame Place video which shows you everything along with thrill level, you can check it out here: th-cam.com/video/gsL5eKsh3XI/w-d-xo.html Happy to answer any other questions you might have!
Costco is a good option to look into. I know we’ve purchased discounted SeaWorld passes there before. So they likely have other related options/discounts. No Coke or McDonald’s discounts or anything like that. You may look into the San Diego CityPass. I haven’t used it but they usually offer a discount of multi-day multi-attraction packages if you also plan to visit other parks when in the area.
That was an awesome comparison. I will have to go with Legoland. Just because there are more rides. And the water park is a bonus. It have to be 2 day pass. I know last year my Silver did get me into SeaWorld Aquatica. But it was closing I think that's why. 2023 goals.
Yeah, I believe they offered Aquatica free there at the end for all pass levels. I think it was dying in crowds and they needed a boost before it closed.
We were there for 4 1/2 hours with absolutely no waits because it was media day and we could have easily spent another 2 hours there. Factor in lines for water slides and rides and a whole day is very very feasible.
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Dude! Thank you so much for this video. I’m surprised it doesn’t have more views or likes. It was a great comparison. Keep them coming.
This is a great comparison video! Very informative and helpful for many families who need help planning a San Diego vacation. Great job!
Thank you, sir!
Great video! Are there any free lounge chairs where one can sit or do they need to be rented? Thank you in advance.
I believe there are the standard places to sit down your things or towels like lounge chairs that don't cost any extra, just the private cabanas are paid. I don't completely remember as we rented a locker and kept all of our things in there and didn't worry about towels until we were completely done, which we then got out of the locker.
We purchased a season gold pass to sesame place for 2023 during their black friday deal. It was cheaper for us to do this and get sea world included rather than buying individual tickets for our family. Even just using the pass once. Our little one I'd a toddler and very into sesame street so we decided to go here on a family vacation.
How did you like that you purchased the gold pass? I’m taking my (4,7,8,12 ) kids
Thank you for making this comparison video! In your opinion. which waterpark is better for kids 2 & 6yo?
Legoland for sure. Sesame Place was once a water park for adults and teens. And I would say most of the stuff still there, while Sesame Street themed, is still geared toward at least 5+ at a minimum.
This was so helpful.. thank you so much! After watching your match-up, it's looking like Sesame Place for the waterpark and Legoland for the main park + aquarium is how my family is going to roll!
Sounds like a great plan!
Great video, it’s very well done and informative.
One question I do have or maybe a video suggestion for next time would be showing us how to use and compare Sesame Place’s Magic Queue vs Legoland’s Reserve and Ride
Thank you for all your hard work
Sounds like a great video. I haven't used either, but I imagine they are fundamentally the same. It'll be awhile before I can do the testing/research for this, though. But I'll keep it in mind. Thanks!
Thank you for making this comparison, it’s very useful
Thank you for watching and you’re welcome!
This was a great comparison! With all the info here, I’m thinking with our one extra day in sand diego that Lego Land will be a better fit for us since it will be November and too cold for any water park (too cold for us anyways). Thanks for all the great info :)
November is a tough one. There’s potential for some nice 70-80 degree weather. But I agree if there’s any doubt, LEGOLAND is the safer option.
With our weather, it’s always 70 - 90 degrees haha. If you have smaller children, Lego land is the better choice :)
Hands down i have made my choice about Sesame Place...probably not going to get the season pass since its only open on weekends and I work. This was a great informative video. Thank you 😊
Glad you found it helpful!
Great video!
Thank you!
Hi Thank you for your videos! Its great resource for us to plan our trip to San Diego. I have two girls 4.5 and 1.5 yrs old. We want to do Legoland, but were wondering if we can also combine water park in one day? Just dont want to be too ambitious here, but at the same time 1-day is all we have. Let us know your thoughts.
If you limited yourself to about 2 hours in the water park I think you’d be fine. You might consider doing all the big rides first thing in the morning as after lunch everything gets pretty crowded.
The water park isn’t open right away in any case. So use that starting time to ride your most important rides.
I’d prefer both because they just look the best and I have been there yesterday sesame place just for the water slides
Both is a great option too!
Very cool. I’m so glad I found your channel bc I moved to SoCal 3yrs ago and have yet to enjoy any of the parks and attractions bc of getting acclimated and then the pandemic. Your videos are helping me justify dragging my family to things that are also fun for my 4yr old little bro (yes there’s a 35 yr difference but I’m a kid at heart and worked in childcare for 20 yrs so theme parks and kid things are totally my jam still). Thanks again and Legoland looks like a blast too
So glad to hear! Hope you and him have lots of fun together, no matter the age gap!
Excellent video, took grandkids last year to Legoland (at that time 12, 10, 6, 3) and really none of them are really into Legos or Sesame, they just wanted the water parks part. So glad we decided on Sesame this year, the little guys (not 4 & 7) will love the added bonus of the rides along with water park, this was just what I needed to watch to feel good about our choices!
Glad to hear it! Hope you have a great time. Our kids are the same ages as your youngest grandkids and they loved Sesame Place.
I really want to go to sesame place because I never been there is it fun?
It can be. The dry rides are small, but if you’re going for the water slides, those are pretty exciting. It just needs to warm up in San Diego enough to WANT to go to a water park. 😂
Well I will try sesame place in the summer and I know there is long time
Hello! We are headed to Sand Diego with our son who is 2 years old and his 3 year old cousin. Which place would you recommend would be best for either of them?
That’s a tough one. For that age, they’re both about the same. But I would say since Sesame Place used to be an adult water park, that legoland is probably designed better for 2-3 years old.
@@SoCalDisneyDad Thank You for your prompt response, appreciated.
I have a 14, 7, 4, and 3 year old. For one day which park would you recommend?
Legoland for sure. Unless your primary goal is the water park. Then probably Sesame Place. There’s bigger stuff at Sesame Place for the 14 year old. But if regular rides are a high consideration there’s just not a lot at Sesame Place.
Planning to be in San Diego for some days, for a sports family even, i will only have time for 1-2 theme parks to visit, have a 6 year old, and a 16 year old i this was your situation which parks would you visit?
Legoland is potentially a bit too young for your 16 year old. I mean, they’d still probably have a decent time, but there are no thrill rides except a Wild Mouse type coaster. Legoland also has several rides that have MAXIMUM age limits that stop at 12 years old. On the other hand, your 6 year old would love it.
Likewise, none of the “dry rides” at Sesame Place are going to wow your 16 year old. In fact, legoland has better dry rides for your teen.
But Sesame Place’s water rides were designed for adults and teens primarily since it is just a retheme of SeaWorld’s Aquatica water park.
If a water park is essential, definitely do Sesame Place over Legoland.
If you don’t care about the water park, you might consider SeaWorld as it has three high thrill coasters for your teen, 2 water splash down type rides for the whole family, and 7 smaller rides your 6 year old will love (and your teen might too, think Dumbo, Spinning Tea Cups, Swings)
In your opinion was there many options for a 2-year-old? He was 36 in at his 18 month check up not sure if he would be or just be right at 42 in by August?
If he’s under 42 he can’t do any of the main water slides, but he can do the wave pool, Count’s castle, Lazy River, and Silly Sand Slides plus all the dry rides.
@@SoCalDisneyDad ok great to hear glad he is still at the age wear he wouldn’t realize what he couldn’t do thanks a bunch!
Our Legoland passes expire in May and I’m seriously debating if we should get the sesame place + sea world this time year. We live in Lemon Grove so the drive would probably be shorter if we went to Sesame place + sea world but my kids really like Legoland because of all the rides. Can’t decided!
SeaWorld is great if your kids are tall enough for the big coasters. My oldest can ride Manta and Tidal Twister but not Electric Eel or Emperor.
It’s also fantastic if you’d like entertaining shows and animals to walk around and enjoy.
But if it’s all about rides for persons under 52 inches, then Legoland for sure wins.
I understand the drive though. We are from El Cajon and it’s a pain coming home. There’s ALWAYS traffic in Carlsbad no matter what day it is.
Thanks for the reply! Really appreciate your video! Love your channel!
@@lisettediaz6702 Thanks for watching!
Sea World takes profit over wellbeing of their animals.
I would say not supporting them is the best option.
Great comparison! I’m taking my son to LEGOLAND next week and I was kicking myself thinking I should’ve gotten tickets to Sesame place. Glad I got LEGOLAND tickets after watching this video. Thank you! ❤️
You're so very welcome! Let me know if you have any questions. Happy to help.
Can you reenter the park..lets say take your own food and eat in parking lot and then go back inside? My kids have alot of allergies.
You should be able to. You paid for admission for the day. But if the food you're taking is just something like a ham and cheese sandwich, you can take that in with you.
They just won't allow branded food like Chick-Fil-A, McDonalds, or Dominos.
But we pack our own food all the time for the kids. Snacks like Pop-Tarts, Cheeze-Its, granola bars, etc are all fine too.
@@SoCalDisneyDad thank you!
What if I take the food out of the package and put them in Tupperware lol
@@tamerawhitfield6302 You might get away with it if they aren’t paying attention too closely. But I wouldn’t necessarily chance it. If you do try, though, let me know how it went!
Can you tell me the most thrilling water slides of Seasome place and the ones that are calmer/smaller? I've been to Legoland many many times but this will be my first time going to Seasome place, and I'm not a real thrill seeker 🙂
Great video 👍
Snuffy's Spaghetti Slides were pretty tame, but the orange covered slides at that same location can be rather fast, but not scary/thrilling. Oscar's Rotten Rafts and Cookie Monster Mixer are pretty high on adrenaline.
The Bert and Ernie slides were still under construction, but are probably along the same lines as Snuffy's if I had to guess.
If you'd like to see my full Sesame Place video which shows you everything along with thrill level, you can check it out here: th-cam.com/video/gsL5eKsh3XI/w-d-xo.html
Happy to answer any other questions you might have!
And good discount for locals at either park that you know of? Costco or coca-cola or mcdonalds, etc?
Costco is a good option to look into. I know we’ve purchased discounted SeaWorld passes there before. So they likely have other related options/discounts.
No Coke or McDonald’s discounts or anything like that.
You may look into the San Diego CityPass. I haven’t used it but they usually offer a discount of multi-day multi-attraction packages if you also plan to visit other parks when in the area.
That was an awesome comparison. I will have to go with Legoland. Just because there are more rides. And the water park is a bonus. It have to be 2 day pass. I know last year my Silver did get me into SeaWorld Aquatica. But it was closing I think that's why. 2023 goals.
Yeah, I believe they offered Aquatica free there at the end for all pass levels. I think it was dying in crowds and they needed a boost before it closed.
Sesame place all the way
We had a great time there for sure!
Great video!!!! My kids are really excited to go to sesame place they are 5-7 so I think is a better option, besides they are not a big fan of Legos..
That’s a great age for Sesame Place! Ours are 7 and 4 and they loved it.
Me who already has season passes for both: interesting 🤔
I have passes to both too. To be fair, I only attended both water parks twice last year.
But we visit Legoland itself about once a month or so.
With seven rides, it doesn't sound like there is much to do for an "entire" day.
We were there for 4 1/2 hours with absolutely no waits because it was media day and we could have easily spent another 2 hours there. Factor in lines for water slides and rides and a whole day is very very feasible.
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Boo legoland, yay sesame place
All these people moving in make it so difficult for us Californians to enjoy anything
Soak city is better
I think they cater to a different audience. Both of these parks are more geared towards younger children.
So cute ❤❤