I've never been to the Tinley show but I went to Daytona this past August. It was a ton of fun with all of the big breeders, meeting people, seeing the awesome animals (and even getting one), and playing on the beach. haha The beach was extra fun due to the fact that there was a hurricane nearby and it was stirring up the waves Super excellent quality show, nice people, cool animals, and fun why wouldn't you go? As mentioned before, it really does take both days to see everything. They also had an auction (at which I won a bunch of real fangs) and some speakers about different things (history of herpetoculture, turtles, etc.) at night so once the expo was closed, there were still things to do! Also, if you have extra time, you can see all of the nascar stuff because it is very close by. Right next to the hotel they have a waterpark/go karts/minigolf/arcade which was also fun. Best expo/vacation I have been to/on in a while! DAYTONA!