written by Michael_Buchanan on 27/06/2017
If you like spending 1 of your only 2 days off on the weekend with your children standing around queuing and waiting then this place will be a godsend for you! If you like to listen to your children ask you 40,000 times in 6 hours, how much longer do we have to wait/when is it our turn? you need to visit here! If you want to turn what was going to be a fun day out into a complete misery for the whole family, look no further! If your still reading this review and thinking about going, GOOD LUCK!
written by gxDavis196 on 20/08/2014
Prices were as expected, exorbitant entrance fee and food prices but also very disappointed with the rest of the day as well. The park was so full (apparently there is no limit to how many people they will let into the park) that we had to queue for half an hour or so to just get in to the car park, this then became the theme of the day. Extremely long queues for everything and they had sold out of qbots (which were an extra £15 per person). We were there from 11am till 7pm and my son managed to go on 5 rides. And of the 5 rides he did manage to get on, none of them were particularly entertaining.
written by JRebus on 19/09/2013
Honestly, how did they mess this one up? Legos are the coolest thing EVER and they manage to turn the theme park into a large money-making business that is NOT WORTH THE MONEY. Long lines, mediocre food, mdiocre everything.
written by Kraggy on 06/08/2013
We went to Legoland Windsor this weekend just gone, Four adults and six kids in total. The layout is practically the same as any other attraction theme park. Entry is expensive as is the food you will have to buy. This park milks money out of customers for all it is worth. As well as the entry fee, you pay for parking, drinks, food and inevitably, Lego toy shops. I saw some Lego sets at well over the £300 mark, what??? There are plenty of rides however, mainly aimed at smaller children. My main gripe (as well as many other customers) was the queues. We queued for over an hour for two minute rides (average time). You are herded like human cattle along narrow walkways that snake backwards and forwards and it honestly is not worth it. You spend that hour trying to keep your children under control, being hustled and bustled and end up with aching feet! All for a very short ride.
Written on: 09/12/2013
I disagree with the above. If you gain the coupons for 2 for 1 and pay for a child and get an adult in for free, it can work out a cheaper day. Ok yes you have to pay for parking and the food but you can always take your own picnic and save money there as well. There are always some type of promotion going online. We have been 5 times in 2013 and our daughter loves it. It can get busy but that's the same for all theme parks at their peak times.
Written on: 09/09/2013
"... I really do think that Legolands main priority is raking in money rather than customer satisfaction, and boy does it show...."
I've no doubt that Legolands is no different than any other similar 'attraction' that exists mainly to part you from your money.
Take the kids to St. James' Park where the swings are free and it would cost only a loaf of bread to feed the ducks and your youngsters would have more fun doing it.....IMHO.
written by on 26/06/2013
Legoland is a park aimed at younger children. They allow the queues to be too long for the short ride at the end. By charging q bot they bring a class system into the park. Children queuing fairly watch in despair as those with an expensive q bot jump to the front. If you pay entry i believe you should be guaranteed the possibility of going on every ride but as they pack it to over flowing it is not a possibility. You do not get what you believe you are paying for. After such long queues the rides are disappointing. A free queue jump should be in place for the use of everyone in the park who pay entry like at Disney. ie, come back at 1pm for fast track. All theme parks allow too many people and long queues preventing people from enjoying all rides, trading standards should take note. Rant over, without the ridiculous queues and q bot jumpers it can be fun. I have a year pass and still we have not been on the boat school as the queue is so long.....refund please!
Written on: 28/07/2013
yes agree, Q-BOT has 3 level, the top one, as legoland says reduces your queuing by 95% (thier statement) THIS IS SHOWING CHILDRDEN THE WRONG THING.
Legoland say that you can take the stress out of the day if you hire a Q-Bot.
they know if gives a bad impression to kids!!!
written by Denise0306 on 01/06/2013
I booked to go to Legoland as a treat for my niece, nephew and daughter - to get the most out of the day we stayed overnight at a Premier Inn as we live a distance away and I wanted us to get in for 10.00 am to make the most out of the day. We ended up queuing for over 3 hours in the car (we were staying only 5 miles away). After phoning Legoland we were advised to leave the car and go on foot (even though I had per-booked parking). We did this - but it's a long walk from the road especially with small children. The queues for everything were horrendous - I got a Qbot so we could get on rides but even that wasn't ideal as you booked a ride but you still didn't have time to go on the 'smaller rides' with shorter queues as they were still over an hour. After over 3 hours in a car and a long walk we needed a drink - we queued at a kiosk for a drink (you have to queue for everything) only to be told they'd run out of soft drinks (why they couldn't announce that while you're in the queue I don't know). It was horrendous - I spoke to a couple of families who didn't have a Qbot - they'd been there from 10.00 until 7.00 and had queued all day and only got on 4 rides. As we were leaving (for our long walk back to the car - after queuing for food and being told at front of the queue that they'd run out!!!) my niece commented that no one leaving looked happy they all looked miserable. I heard the words 'never again' more than nice. Legoland need to sort something out. Enough parking for all the tickets they sell would be an idea - or only selling tickets for the number of people they can accommodate.
written by on 15/05/2013
If you are going then check the height of your kids. If their under 0.9mtrs then they can't go on anything, between 0.9 and 1.3 then they have to ride with an adult, even though the rides are small and far from fast. Watch out for the metal height measuring tool too, hit my two year twice with it. I had no issues at all in euro Disney but here it's safety gone mad and to the extreme.
written by on 29/03/2013
My son had been begging me for years to go to Legoland. We finally saved up enough money to go as we live 300 miles away. Well what can I say! It was very expensive to get in. We queued for over an hour for rides and only got to go on two the whole day because we'd had enough of queuing. The food park was expensive, dirty and poorly run. I waited 35 minutes to be served box of doughnuts by which time my coffee went cold. We bought hotdogs from a stand where two girls in there didn't have a clue what they were doing and took them ages to sort out a problem with the cola drinks machine. We also wanted to buy a refilable drink due to the expense and of course they didn't have any cups left of those. To be honest I spent more time looking at the models in the lego minature land which I loved. But I will, never, ever, ever go to Legoland again! Don't waste your money folks. Oh by the way this was in November when it was supposed to be quieter!!!!!
written by on 25/08/2012
We were all super excited about going to legoland, especially my daughter who is mad on Lego but we were all very disappointed with it. It all looks really shabby and dirty. There were hardly any rides compared to other parks we've been too that cost loads less. what rides there were you had to wait nearly an hour for most of them. It was very expensive to get in and the food was too. We wouldn't go back :(
written by rich5224 on 01/08/2012
Very expensive for what is a small theme park with lengthy queues. Paultons is cheaper, better rides, very small queues. It is also somewhere dads will enjoy going. Legoland isn't for young children, and is boring for older kids. £2 for parking after £45 entry is disgusting too.
written by on 23/05/2012
I found the whole thing horribly commercial. The fact that you can pay more money and jump the queues is entirely offensive. There are three different payment levels for pushing in, from 15 quid to 70 quid. I went on a quiet day and it didn't really make much difference but I can imagine you would end up hating people who just strolled up and got on a ride that you had been waiting for 30 minutes for. Twisted !
written by Rach79 on 11/04/2012
Legoland Windsor - This park has the potential to be a great day out, especially for younger kiddies as the rides aren't too extreme and the lego models are ace. Unfortunately, as with a lot of theme parks in our country, you pay an absolute fortune to get in only to queue for an hour for each ride, which do not last more than about 3 minutes. In order to maximise their profit, they drastically overfill the park so it is impossible to have any real fun. Such a shame as the rides there are quite good (if a little tame for older kids, and over rather quickly). They do have a fast pass type of set up (where you get given a set time to go to a ride then get in a shorter queue) which works fantastically in the USA parks and is free but unfortunately you have to pay an extra £15 PER PERSON to use this in legoland. By the end of the day we'd managed to get on just 4 rides, been herded around endless snaking queues and met Darth Vader. Needless to say the kids were not impressed. A similar experience to going to this place would be to go to your bank, open the windows and start shoveling your money out. Don't bother is my advice.
written by LittleGems on 05/07/2011
I visited with my partner, 7 and 1 year old. My youngest spent the entire day in the buggy as it was extremley busy which was expected as it was the summer holidays. We did however expect there to be an area that she could get out the buggy for a while but it just wasnt possible. All of the other visitors and staff all looked very annoyed and the atmosphere was terrible. We only managed to get on 3 of the larger rides and a few of the smaller ones which you could find at your local fair. There is a system in place for the disabled and queue jump to go first which I competely understand but the staff would let a constant stream of the que jump through instead of filtering fairly. A very expensive and disapointing day, the rides were poor especially for the wait. We would not return even on a quiet day as I don't think the rides are worth the money. We are planning a trip to Paulton Park next week which have MUCH better reviews.
written by on 01/06/2011
We have been thinking about going to Legoland for quite a while now and we finally decided on a Legoland family day. I felt it was really poor value for money, given the very lengthy queues for the rides and the very limited kids' play areas. The most impressive part of the park was Miniland, which was fantastic, but otherwise, it really didn't meet our expectations when I think about the prices of the tickets. I can't imagine we'll be back.
written by on 17/09/2010
This will seem a negative review but I was very disappointed at how it has changed. Legoland has become far too expensive and the parking fee is an added insult, the food was over priced and the queues a nightmare especially with small children, I do not think that I shall bring my Grandchildren next year unless things change. Lastly would it not be possible to put more seating around and rearrange the paddling pool area so that parents can watch their children without getting soaking wet.Sorry for this review but sadly it is how I felt after my visit.
written by on 02/09/2010
As the majority of reviewers have said on here, we too felt this was a complete waste of money. Very long queues and the QBot which cost us £60 for the four of us was overpriced considering the rides available on it. We went on the 30th August so we thought it would be less busy than peak season but I don't think it was.
The rides are really designed for very young children so our 11 year old was bored for the most part. Regarding the wasp problem, it certainly wasn't as bad as other reviews have suggested, however I believe that Legoland have removed over 70 nests in all and apparently the end of july/beginning of August was extremely bad (not surprising considering the location really).
What really annoyed me was the fact that some of the other activities had to be paid for like the crazy golf and bungee trampoline etc. After paying the entry fee and the extra for the QBot, I wasn't about to pay for that too!!. We wont be visiting again and will not be recommending it to anybody else. We did visit Chessington the next day which was a slight improvement on Legoland but I will be detailing that in a separate review.
All in all, I would recommend Disneyland Paris as a viable and superior alternative as believe it or not, the costs aren't too much different once you weigh up the Hotel and travel costs.
written by sonia321 on 28/08/2010
The rides at Lego-Land were not up to my standards as i as a teenager i felt that they did not have rides for different aged children. The cues for the rides were TERRIBLE!!! We waited in the cues for 3 hours and the ride only did last less then 2minutes..+ the rides were not even that good. I wus very DISSAPOINTED. They also have a WASP problem and my 2 year old brother got stung TWICE on the face..It wus not really nice at all as the wasps were EVERYWHERE..i DO NOT think it was value for money and next tym i think i wud rather go to ALTON TOWERES, DRAYON MANOR or even THORPE PARK.
The GOODSIDE to this resort i felt wus the gardens were bulidings were made out of lego pieces..That wus really nice and the view. BUT my mum felt that as LEGOLAND is on like a hill the PUSHPRAM wus very had 2 push back up to the enterence also the walkin distance wus to long as you end up SHATTERED!
written by on 25/08/2010
Went to Legoland yesterday with my 7 & 4 year old and paid £75 to get in. It took on average 1h 15m to queue for the rides and these where not WOW rides these where just little kiddie rides. The queues were a nightmare(i totally understood its half term, i have been to others in half term and no way were this THIS BAD ),the staff were getting people off the rides and leaving the rides empty for 5 miniutes and then the next people would go on !The people with Q-Bot passes were FIRST for everything, an extra £15 each person (£45 for me) Staff were not trained enough and didn't has a clue. COULD be a lovely as its clean,tidy,amazing lego, but found quick enough to take money, but not quick enough to turn around the rides. Very disappointed, go to Paultons Park or Chesington instead !!!
written by on 23/08/2010
This was our third visit and most disappointing; we won't go again. Irritated by the licensed queue jumping (immoral at any price), poorly trained staff, generally grasping attitude typified by the £2 fee for parking! Liked the food and service at knight's tale restaurant and a couple of the new rides were good. Place seems to have lost it's soul. Our day was only rescued by getting on the big rides quickly at the end of the day.
KB
written by John McCabe on 20/08/2010
My family ( 2 adults ,2 children)had a fantastic day, we got in for £40.00 with tesco vouches and 1 free child entry child, however I have some concerns for Legoland.
We did have a pack lunch, but a few visits to kiosk showed the food was expensive and rubbish.
I understand there was a wasp problem, fortunately resolved by my visit, but it should not have happened
Why do they charge for parking, what choice do we have. Better to concentrate on traffic management than collecting tickets.
The biggest problem is of cause the ques. Some of the rides are understaffed, too much time is spent unloading and loading.
The worst aspect is Q bot, it slows the ques down as there is two ques ( one person on a ride dealing with two ques). Ethically, however Q bot is on a pair with South African apartheid, it stinks, its the pits, Legoland should be ashamed.
Legoland is tied, the fact that my entry was discounted shows it is struggling, the rides are very average and poorly managed. If I had paid the full prices £140.00 for a family of four I would be even more angry.
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Written on: 06/09/2013
My son and daughter-in-law experienced the same. They were there for 8 hours and managed to get on 6 rides, queuing for up to 90 minutes. How cynical can Legoland get? Appalling.