I broke with vacation tradition last year, and I loved it!

For almost every summer from 1997-2003, my family and I had been visiting Cedar Point for a few days in August for my Birthday.

But for last summer, we did something different. First, we stopped in Washingtion DC, which I hadn't been to since I was 8 years old, and that by itself was amazing. One of the things we got to see was an amazing 3-D movie about the international space station in the Smithsonian's IMAX theater.

After two days there, we departed for Williamsburg, VA, and spent two days visiting Busch Gardens, a park I had never seen before....

And you know what?...I think I have a new favorite seasonal park now.

This place was great. Well themed, friendly, well-kept, great rides. The food was especially good. It was pricey, but it was well worth every dime I spent. Also, no offense to Cedar point, but it was nice to find a table every time I got food for once, and every one a clean table at that hehe.

My point in all this? It's just fun to break with tradition sometimes. I did it last year, and I'm gonna see if I can visit someplace different this year.

It's good that you were ale to go to a new theme park. But you will want to go back to Cedar Point in about 2 years. Trust Me. Cedar Point always pulls you back with something new.