I think they just put it in there to make all of you ex-Californians homesick.
They could've done Soaring over FLorida but it might not be as, um, varied as Soaring over California. (Now that my Florida friends are going to kill me...........)
I'd ride it to see the queue in FL. Besides, I rarely ever ride Soaring in DCA. I rarely ever go to DCA and, when I do, the line is usually too long and the pavement too hot to make me want to do it. I am curious what people are saying after they ride Soaring. Or, maybe, it's like a free visit to California without the plane ride. Oh to be a fly on the wall of the exit.