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I have a local store in my area that is selling those construction overpass thing set for $27.50 or so (I think this was originally $80.00) . They have been on the shelf at that price for almost a month and I am not even temped to buy them. Tim (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Will Lego Learn a lesson?
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(...) Even the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida does this[1]. I can tell you from experience[2]. eric 1]Oddly enough, it happens more around Christmastime than in the summer. 2]No, I didn't get turned away, because I had an Annual (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Will Lego Learn a lesson?
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(...) Actually, from what I've read they've done somewhat better than expected. that was the reason given for the accelerated park expansion. (legoland has recently applied for building permits for a number of new attractions which had previously (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Will Lego Learn a lesson?
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(...) No, not sure. I haven't seen the figures firsthand, but from what I've read in two articles (reviewing the park), and from an 'inside' source, it hasn't been doing as well as they'd wanted-- basically, it sounded like a flop from all accounts. (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Will Lego Learn a lesson?
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(...) nothing (...) an (...) hasn't (...) Are you sure? That makes no sense. They are rushing thier new German park, now opening almost a full year earlier, and they are rushing thier second US park (probably Florida, maybe Virginia). If LL Carlsbad (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) They were also very juniorized and relatively expensive. That's why I didn't buy any. (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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"David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:FzCAHo.J6A@lugnet.com... (...) money, (...) every 3 (...) FAR (...) nothing (...) hold an (...) attendance (...) hasn't (...) I don't know how well the parks do. I have been to Legoland (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Will Lego Learn a lesson?
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(...) In general, I agree... I think there's a lot of reasons Lego's losing money, though. 1. Legoland Theme Parks - The plan was (as I recall) to release parks every 3 years around the world. Certainly the most recent in Carlsbad cost them FAR more (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: 8458 Silver Champion is incredible!
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Whoa, what? Discontinued? Granted I've only ever seen one 8448 in a brick & mortar store and that was months ago, but I assumed it would be in the Shop at Home catalog for the next year at least. I was going to order one in January or so, do I need (...) (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Super Fat Catalogs
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More In-Depth Look on Sets! (24 years ago, 15-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Ultimate Collectors Series for Town
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(...) Amen to that!!:-) (...) How about a huge , realistic car factory set? (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Ultimate Collectors Series for Town
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(...) like (...) oh good idea!!!! have sets of the models in legoland!!! they all ready have a scale setup (i think its 1:20) and they have tons of cars and boats and building made allready so all they have to do is print up instructions... -philip (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: 8458 Silver Champion is incredible!
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(...) Uhh... I just faxed my order for the 8448 to lego S@H US... It was in the spring catalog... Did I make a bo bo? (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) According to rumor, there were trademark issues with the "Indy Storm" name, so they just decided to pull the entire model. Quite a shame! (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Wow hold on a minute! Just because 8457 and 8458 are released does not means 8448 is gone right away. 8445 was gone pretty quick though. I wonder if we will ever see a technic catalogue like the one in 1996... (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Dear Lego, Please make a 2x3 tile part. (24 years ago, 13-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: New theme suggestion - Roman Era
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(...) Thinking this over, I have to admit that though Britain seems like a different sort of situation, I'm not versed enough to make generalizations. There are the facts: Caesar turned his back on Britain as if he didn't WANT to conquer it after (...) (24 years ago, 12-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Gosh, Rome fought nearly everyone after Hannibal. Gauls, Germans, Dacians (an excuse for Trajan's Column in Lego), Sarmatians, Macedonians/Greeks, various eastern Alexandrian Successor states (including Ptolemeic Egypt and the last of his (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Hey! Instead of doing regional-related sets, they could continue with the movie / book tie - ins! The _Ben Hur_ chariot races... ... _Gladiator_ gladiatorial scenes and triumphal marches ... ... _Horatio at the Bridge_ collectors' edition set (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: New theme suggestion - Roman Era
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Erik Olson wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> Britain as a whole you could say was unconquered, but large parts of England (especially the southeast) were very solidly Roman for several hundred years - longer than the US has existed, so a non-trivial period (...) (24 years ago, 10-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle)
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