RE: Disneyland vs. Universal Studios and other things I learned about Los Angeles
I was expecting to see many photos or videos of Disney and Universal but it looks like you really enjoyed the vacation "being there" instead of wasting time on cameras. Good going!
I have not yet been to the US but I kind of relate to the lessons you itemized most especially with that Airbnb and CD experience. My frends and I got the same hit and miss experience with Airbnb in Japan. We also experienced that CD thing in China though it was a bit of everything and not just CD. The good thing in China was that we had a tour guide who told us to ignore the sidewalk vendors. We are not even supposed to smile at them otherwise they will keep tailing us.
Very good sharing of your experience there. So which one do you prefer to be better, Disney or Universal?
Certainly prefer Disney - maybe it's just me but the experience is just more 'fair' (Fastpass vs. Universal Express) and with more kids around, it just feels happier! Would love to do both again though not in LA!
Oh and certainly have seen that in China though I just made a dumb mistake of picking up a CD. Should have known that it would be a scam!
I haven't seen Universal due to lack of time when we were in Japan but I already had the impression that Disney is indeed better. My friends even said that if we need to choose between the two again because of lack of time, they prefer Disney. I thought the child in me had a really great time when we were in Tokyo Disneyland. If you haven't been to Japan yet, maybe that is where you can see Disney and Universal again.
I am actually surprised that there are still CDs out there. It is even hard to find CD player these days.