Well, as I stated it's both good and bad. Take today for example...

We met a staff member in front of the Star Wars Launch Bay and had a short conversation with him. As a result of that, he took it upon himself to escort us to the front of the line for meeting both Chewbacca and Kylo Ren, saving us a total of 50 minutes wait time.

That was very cool.

That's called an "effective conversation". You said the right things in the right way and the staffer made a connection with you. And that made all the difference!

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vkimo wrote :

When we would go see the Giants play, we'd leave 6th inning to avoid the traffic out of the park.

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Are Giants games really that bad? I've been to Yankees games and never experienced traffic like that. -end quote

AT&T Park is one of the best looking ballparks in the US, located right in the tourist area of the city so it just compounds things.

Maybe it is time to find a new tradition. There are a couple I've had with Mrs steak that after x many years, just weren't worth keeping up. Nothing as major as a trip halfway across the country to drop a few grand at the world's largest theme park, but maybe that's something that only needs to be done every other year or every five years. In the meantime, use your annual vacation to experience other things. You could go camping, or visit a different theme park, or go to a festival, or see the sights in other states or other countries, or rent a beach house or a farm house.

shakin steak wrote :

Maybe it is time to find a new tradition. There are a couple I've had with Mrs steak that after x many years, just weren't worth keeping up. Nothing as major as a trip halfway across the country to drop a few grand at the world's largest theme park, but maybe that's something that only needs to be done every other year or every five years. In the meantime, use your annual vacation to experience other things. You could go camping, or visit a different theme park, or go to a festival, or see the sights in other states or other countries, or rent a beach house or a farm house. -end quote

I am in agreement with you. The rest of the family, however, would not be so happy with that.