[chazzyluc]

Sure, if I define Mickey as entertainment, the Yankees as baseball and the Grand Canyon as nature than anything else will be a pale knock-off.

I have great memories of doing all that stuff too but I also remember standing in line in 90 degree heat for over an hour, seeing grown men getting into fist fights over a game and the majority of nature on display being forests of selfie sticks.

Point is that you can do that stuff once in a while and then step back, figure out what you like and don't like about the experiences and then find cheaper local alternatives that are pretty amazing too.

If your goal is to spend a nice summer night walking around with the family, seeing interesting stuff while eating churros and taking the occasional tea cup ride then you don't exclusively have to pay Disney $1,000+ to do it.

[dylan604]

>Grand Canyon as nature than anything else will be a pale knock-off.

I've been to the Grand Canyon as well as other canyons like Palo Duro and similar. However, they all do pale in comparison as a cheap knock-off and none are as grand as The Grand Canyon. If you're into outdoorsy type things, you cannot not be moved by it. It is one thing that is very much appropriately named.

This is not to say that any of the other parks are not worth going, state or federal, but if you're a canyon and The Grand Canyon exists, just know you will only ever at best be second chair.

[selimthegrim]

Even Copper Canyon in Mexico?

[dylan604]

Is it copper colored or have copper in it? If not, then it's not named as well ;P

But no, I have not been to that canyon.

[1123581321]

I wouldn't want to miss either one, personally. Though I would think Copper Canyon would be a much more interesting multi-day hike. They are not substitutes for each other.

[lazerpants]

To be fair, I went to a Yankees game for $30 last week and had okay seats. Food and drinks are expensive Yankee Stadium, but you can bring snacks in, so it's actually pretty affordable as an occasional activity for a family.