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| Value for Money | 4.9/10  |
|---|---|
| Reviewer Rating | 6/10 |
| Overall Rating | 6.2/10  |
By britcitchris
on 30th Oct 2006
| Date of visit (month/year) | October 2006 |
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| Ages suited for | Under 12 |
| Other info / Tips? | Take a packed lunch! |
| Value for money | 8/10 |
| Overall value | 10/10 |
 britcitchris's recommendation | |
Huge variety of rides and attractions. Incredible Lego models, and superb themeing on the rides and all over the park.
Queues are quite big.
Arrived at Legoland just after half ten, surprised to see that we were only in car park B. Queue to pay was non-existent, but queue to get in was quite large. A pirate wandered around, entertaining people, and did a good job.
Our party was a fair size. 2 grand parents, myself, the Mrs, and three children. Upon entering, we took a wander around and ended up heading over to Jungle Coaster. The queue was about a half hour. First drop was great fun and nice and smooth, but offered nothing after it really. Jungle Coaster is a weird Mouse style of coaster that seems determined to do things differently to other Mouse rides. First of all, the queue lanes offer practically no view of the ride, except the hill lift, thus quite boring for those waiting. (Nice, wide lanes though. A great touch that.) It also differs, in that after a great drop, nothing happens. The s bends are taken at a moderate speed, so there are no more thrills, and after the s bends, the ride stops very sharply. Strange and unnecessary as you are not going fast. Overall, it's a quite fun family coaster and perhaps a good introduction for first time coaster riders in the family. And the cars look brilliant.
After a leisurely lunch (which we brought ourselves) the kids went on Driving School and Boating School (with their grandparents.) Whilst waiting for them, the Mrs and I watched in horror as a young lad who was waiting for a boat to arrive, jumped in the water! Fortunately for him the water was only waist deep on him, and his mum very quickly plucked him out. How the staff in charge of loading, let this lapse happen, concerns me. The queues were a good half hour for each ride, and in between the rides, some nice mini donuts in chocolate sauce were consumed. *Licks lips*
After the boat and car rides, we all took in the Johnny Thunder show, which was excellent. Great pantomime fodder, with fun and exciting stunts, good humour and some excellent gymnastics, too. The people sitting in the splash zone do get pretty wet as well!
We took a walk around the fantastic models in Mini Land (we all loved the N.A.S.A models,) and then moved over to Knights Kingdom for the Dragon Coaster. This was the longest queue of the day, and it was approximately 45 minutes. I just love the queue system around the castle; there is so much to see and admire as you wait. I didn't remember the ride being as short as it was (after it got going, that is), and I hated the high pitch squeal from the train during the beginning of the ride. Despite this, it was great to ride Dragon Coaster again. It is a fun and unique ride.
The afternoon was almost over by now, so we moved on to the 4D Cinema, and we all watched 4D Racers. I had seen this before but it was still an exciting experience. Afterwards, Kane wanted to watch Spell Breaker, so I took him straight in to the queue for it, and we managed to get in again. Spell Breaker is not as good, but it has better use of 3D. It does perform quite poorly however, in it's brief use of 4D elements. Excellent trailer for next year's Vikings River Splash though. Very nice indeed!
This years new attractions were some mini JCB Diggers that you sat in and controlled the front arm to move some rubber balls around. The digger cabins look extremely smart, and it looked interesting but it's certainly not a ride, as the diggers are stationary the whole time. They should advertise it as an attraction and not a ride.
Some of us grabbed some hot food then gathered by one of the viewing areas for the fireworks, which were excellent. A stunning display to great remixes of classic film scores. The lights all over the park were switched off and this really added to the atmosphere. We missed the show before the fireworks, but the Grand Parents said it was good, and they were very impressed with a Pirate ship that was all lit up. The youngest (who is almost 6 months now) was completely fine with the fireworks, and he was really fascinated by them. Holding him in my arms and watching his face during the show, was a magical moment for me. After the show, a lot of rides were re-opened to take the strain off the masses leaving the park. We took advantage of this last time, but we were all worn out and headed for the car park, via the main souvenir shop. The shops was heaving, but I felt the selection of Lego merchandising was not as varied as at my last visit. At the car park, we let lots of cars leave first, as it seemed pointless to sit in a long line going nowhere. It reminded me of leaving the Disney car parks in Florida!
Overall, a great day out. Our vouchers made the value all the better, and the weather remained dry and mild (even in the evening). The park was not as busy as I thought it would be, which was a bonus, and the bright and colourful themeing and the use of space is excellent throughout the park. The grounds are quite stunning, and all over and around the park were staff dressed as Pirates, and there were even some great props for them, like simple, makeshift tents. Legoland has tons to offer the kids. In fact, you need a couple of days, as I felt we saw only a small amount of all there was on offer.
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