San Diego week of 4th of July

[Steph228]

Wow. I'm loving all of the tips and advice in this forum. My 6 year old son and I have an unexpected opportunity to visit San Diego from July 2 (Monday) through July 6 (Friday). This will be our first visit to Southern California, so I'm very excited. I'm usually a planner, so trying to schedule everything on such short notice is throwing me for a loop. We are planning to visit Sea World, Legoland and hit the beach. We'll probably go to the beach on July 4th - probably Coronado or La Jolla. Monday and Friday are travel days, so that leaves Tuesday and Thursday for Sea World and Legoland. Any advice on which day to go to a particular park? My guess is that every day that week will be far more crowded than usual, so it probably is a toss-up, but thought I'd ask the "experts" here to be sure. We're staying downtown in the Gaslamp district if that makes a difference.

Also, several people have suggested viewing the 4th of July fireworks from the aircraft carrier. Anybody done that or have other suggestions?

Any and all advice welcome.

 

[grumpyvet]

It probably doens't impact crowds that much during a holiday week, but Thursdays are "Model Mom" days in LL. LL has a special season pass that is only good on Thursdays and the y have organized "stroller hikes" that kind of thing. The purpose it to boost attendence on a slow day, so during the non-tourist season, Thursdays are busier than Tuesdays!! I can't talk about the tourist season, as I usually avoid LL then!!
So, that said, Tuesday may be better for LL.