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But it would've been pretty great if they had tried to work around the pre-existing Jaws. Now the shark is a death eater, or maybe a horcrux. Now the boat is a big wand. Now the skipper is a wizard.

Haha, I'm mostly just amused to see my stupid bald head in there.

Wow, neat pictures. They look like something out of an apocalyptic movie, or photos of an abandoned factory in the woods. Especially that last one.

On my end, as I should be on the move in a rental car in LA by 2pm, Disney looks like a possibility. They're open until midnight on the 17th. Late February is usually relatively quiet for DL, right? Matterhorn is closed, right. Anything else major down? Barring that, assuming heavy traffic and at least an hour to get anywhere, other possibilities: - USH looks right out, as it closes at 6pm. It would probably only be possible to get a couple of hours in. With a front of the line pass, would it be possible to see most of it? How long is the studio tour? -- Is the Santa Monica Pier worth the trip for a couple of hours? They list full hours from 6pm-12am on the 17th. West Coaster looks like the only particularly interesting thing there. Is it a decent ride? I'm not much of a credit person. --- Someone mentioned the Getty center. It's open until 6pm. I'm uncultured, but it's supposedly the best collection of the type out there. Worth the time? -v Typical touristy stuff would be the walk of fame and Grauman's, right? That doesn't seem super interesting, although it would be fun to get a picture with Spengebab or Spidermen. v What about shows? Anyway to tell what comics might be performing where on that night? v- A friend recommended Chinatown, although he had no particular suggestions as to what to do there. v-- And last, what about food? In n' Out has a legendary reputation, so it's the first thing once I'm on the road. But what about later? Particularly authentic Mexican should be a possibility, although to be frank I've had authentic made-by-real-Mexican-chefs taqueria food in Cincinnati and it wasn't too impressive. Anything particular on that front that's good? Any particular Anthony Bourdain type of food carts or anything to seek out?

Oh, what's this? I have vacation time I need to use by March? Okay then Event tickets are purchased - $140 Roundtrip flights have been bought - $305 Rental car was reserved - $92 Vacation time has been scheduled at work Still dawdling on the hotels - ~$300 Fiscal responsibility has been kicked in the nards So I'm scheduled to land at LAX around 1pm Friday. Gonna have to hit up In n Out. Any recommendations for a first timer to LA?