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LEGOLAND® South Korea to open in 2017
South Korea is set to become home to the eighth LEGOLAND theme park in the
franchise, to be built on an island about an hour away from Seoul.
European entertainment company Merlin Entertainments, which runs 100 attractions
across 22 countries, announced details of the project, saying that the park will
be located on the island of Jung-do in Chuncheon, about an hour’s drive from
Seoul.
The theme park is expected to open in 2017.
According to Merlin Entertainments, South Korea has become one of LEGO Group’s
largest markets in Asia, since the toy was first introduced in 1984.
There are currently six LEGOLAND parks located in the US, Malaysia, Germany,
Denmark and the UK, with plans to open a new theme park globally every two to
three years.
LEGOLAND® Dubai is also set to open in 2016.
Additional information...
Merlin Entertainments Plc (MERL), the operator of more than 100 visitor
attractions worldwide, will open its first LEGOLAND theme park in South Korea,
one of Asia’s biggest markets for LEGO toys.
The park in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, will cost an estimated 300 billion won
($270 million) and is scheduled to open in 2017, the Poole, England-based
company said in a statement today. Merlin already has six LEGOLAND parks in five
countries.
“South Korea offers both a developed theme park market and strong LEGO brand
recognition,” Chief Executive Officer Nick Varney said in the statement. He
reiterated a target to open a new LEGOLAND park every two to three years on
average.
Merlin, which runs attractions including Madame Tussauds waxworks, will invest
about 100 billion won and the rest will be funded by a consortium of local
public and private investors. Lego bricks have been sold in South Korea since
1984 and the country is now one of Lego A/S’s largest markets in Asia. The
Danish toymaker divested its Legoland theme parks almost 10 years ago.
Merlin shares rose 1.4 percent to 371.8 pence at 8:57 a.m. in London, taking the
advance to 3.9 percent this year and giving the company a market value of about
3.8 billion pounds ($6 billion).
From:
Bloomberg.com
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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In lugnet.mediawatch, John Gerlach wrote:
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Abner Finley wrote:
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LEGOLAND® Dubai to open in 2016
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Dubai? Seriously? They’ll need to replace their outdoor displays every six
months after baking them in the heat and sun.
JohnG, GMLTC
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Maybe the displays will be indoor? Dubai does do large projects under roofs.
Of course they still will be taking UV damage from the lighting. But perhaps
less intense than outdoor sunlight exposure?
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LEGOLAND Dubai models will be mostly be indoors, such as miniland and some other
large models. Plus some of the LEGO models will ‘look like’ as if they were
built out of LEGO bricks, using different materials. Due to the heat in Dubai.
Merlin will be managing the park.
-Abner
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In lugnet.mediawatch, John Gerlach wrote:
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Abner Finley wrote:
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LEGOLAND® Dubai to open in 2016
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Dubai? Seriously? They’ll need to replace their outdoor displays every six
months after baking them in the heat and sun.
JohnG, GMLTC
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Maybe the displays will be indoor? Dubai does do large projects under roofs. Of
course they still will be taking UV damage from the lighting. But perhaps less
intense than outdoor sunlight exposure?
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Abner Finley wrote:
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LEGOLAND® Dubai to open in 2016
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Dubai? Seriously? They’ll need to replace their outdoor displays every six
months after baking them in the heat and sun.
JohnG, GMLTC
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LEGOLAND® Dubai to open in 2016
First LEGOLAND in the Middle East and seventh park to open worldwide.
Merlin Entertainments and LEGO are to open the first LEGOLAND park in the Middle
East in 2016.
LEGOLAND Dubai - which will be the seventh LEGOLAND park to open worldwide - is
being developed in conjunction with Dubai Parks & Resorts.
Located in Jebel Ali, LEGOLAND Dubai will cover a total of three million square
feet and will feature over 15,000 LEGO model structures made from more than 60
million LEGO bricks.
This includes over 40 interactive rides, shows and attractions - all set in six
themed areas: LEGO City, Adventure, LEGO Kingdom, Create, LEGO Factory and
Miniland.
“We are delighted to be opening in Dubai and to be working with a partner as
innovative and supportive as Dubai Parks & Resorts on this exciting new
project,” said Nick Varney, CEO of Merlin Entertainments. “Dubai is the most
important tourist centre in the Middle East and we believe that it is the ideal
place for LEGOLAND.
“Not only is the LEGO concept already very popular here, but LEGOLAND unique
appeal for families with younger children is universal, making it a must do
visit, not just for ‘local’ visitors from Dubai and neighbouring Middle Eastern
states, but also tourists visiting the region from all over the world.
“Indeed, we have no doubt that LEGOLAND Dubai will add a whole new dimension to
Dubai’s leisure scene.”
From:
Toynews-online.biz
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It’s really amazing how popular LEGO has become in Japan... finally!! It took
over 30 years for that to happen. When LEGO first arrived in 1962 (thru the
Ahashi Corp. as licensee), it was NOT popular, mainly due to distribution
problems... That continued in the 1970s when Fujisho Corp. handled LEGO
distribution until TLG took over in 1978... it wasn’t until the 1990s that LEGO
really started taking off in Japan.
My new collectors guide has a whole chapter on LEGO in Japan, including OLO, a
1970-78 Japanese version of Minitalia, that was sold at a much cheaper price to
get sales improved there.
It took a 1985 DACTA set for Japanese parents to take LEGO seriously... set
1400.
Cheers,
Gary Istok
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In lugnet.legoland, Jeff Van Winden wrote:
> Hi those of you who still lurk on Lugnet..
>
> We will be visiting LEGOLAND Florida during the middle of January for 1 day, And
> I remember hearing about a Buy an adult ticket get a kids ticket free
> deal/coupon years ago. Does anyone know if that still exists? Or does anyone
> know of any other deals Besides CAA/AAA discounts.
>
> Jeff VW
Posting to my own post...
<https://secure4.gatewayticketing.com/legolandflorida/shop/ViewItems.aspx?CG=mcdonalds&C=mcdonalds>
I found my answer on retailmenot.com
Jeff VW
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Hi those of you who still lurk on Lugnet..
We will be visiting LEGOLAND Florida during the middle of January for 1 day, And
I remember hearing about a Buy an adult ticket get a kids ticket free
deal/coupon years ago. Does anyone know if that still exists? Or does anyone
know of any other deals Besides CAA/AAA discounts.
Jeff VW
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