 | | CLIKITS Corner to Debut at Legoland CA on June 28th
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Starting on June 28th Legoland will open up a new area to promote the new Clikits line: "CLIKITS Corner, located in EXPLORE Village, will showcase this new LEGO Designer Craft System that provides girls endless opportunities to create stylish (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-03, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.clikits)
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| | BIONICLE Experience opening June 28th at LLCA
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Legoland CA will have 2 new Bionicle attractions opening on June 28th. The first is: "New to the Imagination Zone, LEGOLAND's new BIONICLE Experience will give you an inside look at the facinating BIONICLE story. Also, see memorabilia from the new (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-03, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Re: Inventory for Pick-A-Brick at LLCA
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(...) You daman, Pap! Thanks. JOHN (21 years ago, 5-Jun-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Family trip completed
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(...) lol, I can imagine it is something not only major - but bad. I asked what happened to it and I was told "Something major, very major. It will not be open again for quite awhile" After hearing that I made a mental note I will not let my kids go (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Family trip completed
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(...) The hanging coaster is called SpellBreaker. It hasn't been open for a month, and chances are it won't be open any time soon. Don't bother asking why... I'm simply not allowed to talk about it. ;) More like SpellBroken. ~T (21 years ago, 5-Jun-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Inventory for Pick-A-Brick at LLCA
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Mark- Thanks for going to the effort to take and post the LLCA brick inventory. This is very useful for all of us who live in range of the park, but more than 10 minutes away (55 minutes, for us). It figures they don't stock dark gray 2 x 2 bricks (...) (21 years ago, 4-Jun-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Family trip completed
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I just returned home from my grand adventure with the kids driving from Nashville to Carlsbad and back again over 10 days. We went to Legoland on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. The kids and I had a fabulous time both days. I took a ton of (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jun-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Lego Sports Center at LLCA
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Hello, I'm new here. I work at Legoland, in the Attractions Department. The grand opening of the Sports Center was just a couplea weeks ago on the 15th. I worked the special event that day. We had kids come in from the "San Diego Inner City Games" (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jun-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Inventory for Pick-A-Brick at LLCA
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(...) Dark Orange is definitely a very good thing. Mark's listing is lacking 2 x 4 bricks, though, which really sucks. But I am sure the selection will change from time to time and hopefully improve. As someone who has spent a great deal of cash (...) (21 years ago, 2-Jun-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Billund inventory? (was Re: Inventory for Pick-A-Brick at LLCA)
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Two weeks ago I was on a trip with our local LUG "De Bouwsteen" to LEGOLAND Billund, Denmark. Ofcourse we raided the Brickshop that recently has been opened at this place . As far as I remember, the inventory there seems to be almost identical to (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-03, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.eu, FTX)
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| | Re: Inventory for Pick-A-Brick at LLCA
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I would like to say thank you to everybody who has taken the time to take the time to say thanks either by posting or by direct email - the response has been overwhelmingly positive! And I thank you for that, I am glad this can and is being put to (...) (21 years ago, 1-Jun-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Inventory for Pick-A-Brick at LLCA
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Not to say anything against Peeron (I love you guys!), but this has to be the most useful inventory of all time. DARK ORANGE--WOO HOO!!! (21 years ago, 29-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Inventory for Pick-A-Brick at LLCA
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(...) Agreed. Thanks for doing this :) I showed my fiance the pictures, and I think he's trying to calculate out mileage and brick costs from Altadena :) (...) I believe 8%. Someone who has been recently can confirm or correct this. -Anne -- (...) (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Inventory for Pick-A-Brick at LLCA
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(...) I was just about to ask if anyone was crazy enough to obtain/compile the average weight of each of these bricks. The spreadsheet linked below would be a great start and is a GREAT resource. Any takers? BTW, what's the sales tax at LEGOLAND (...) (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Inventory for Pick-A-Brick at LLCA
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(...) i did some calculations. using this conversion table: (URL) this weight table: (URL) found this: Brick 1x4 = 1.56g = .004 lb this would mean that a .25 lb bag would have something like ~63 pieces for 6.99, as compared to S@H 50 pieces for (...) (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Inventory for Pick-A-Brick at LLCA
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(...) I am sooooo Jealous. The selection is beautiful. All those parts and colors in bulk.... Burnt Orange.... If this came to the store in Chicago, I would be taking a day off work, and maxing out a credit card or two. Thanks for taking the time to (...) (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Inventory for Pick-A-Brick at LLCA
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(...) because I know you so well, let me know how much you will sell me a promo brick for :). Scott Costello (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Inventory for Pick-A-Brick at LLCA
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(...) Mark - thanks a million for this list! I really appreciate someone taking the trouble to do this - I was going to ask, but felt too guilty about asking someone to go to all that effort! If it helps any, you're helping me decide if I want to (...) (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Inventory for Pick-A-Brick at LLCA
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I have got many requests to what the Pick-A-Brick program at Legoland, CA has to offer. So I decided to go back and make an inventory of what they have in stock. Now, please understand that the selection CAN and WILL vary. I will try to keep it (...) (21 years ago, 28-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california) !!
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| | Re: Pick-A-Brick is up and running!
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(...) I think it'll be worth it!! (...) I'm going to Legoland as soon as I can after I get back from leave! Josh (21 years ago, 26-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Great Finds at LegoLand CA Pick-A-Brick
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(...) I have a Block Party, but my wife has a Primo. I'll start asking about discounts on LEGO bricks as well. It seemed stupid that they didn't discount LEGO purchases. Actually, I usually do my LEGO shopping at the Lego Imagination Center in (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Pick-A-Brick is up and running!
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Here is some additional info on availability: Sample bag - About $20 - All trans-dark-green 134 1x4x1 bricks (these go for $1.20+ each on BrickLink!) 30 1x2x1 bricks 20 1x1x1 bricks Final price about 11 cents / brick. This is not bad for such a rare (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Great Finds at LegoLand CA Pick-A-Brick
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(...) Glad you saw some parts you liked. I was really hoping for new parts in new colors. I am not thirilled about being offered basic bricks in basic colors for the most part, but I can see why others may be. Different building needs call for (...) (21 years ago, 26-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Great Finds at LegoLand CA Pick-A-Brick
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I forgot to mention that it is not feasible for me to pick up bulk bricks for other people and ship them. Please don't ask. If you want to try to get someone else to do it, then I suggest making a post in lugnet.legoland.california or (...) (21 years ago, 25-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Great Finds at LegoLand CA Pick-A-Brick
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I just got back from LegoLand CA and found a lot of nice pieces. The prices is $6.99 per 1/4 pound, which is quite expensive, if you can find the bricks in a parts pack or on BrickLink, but a few bricks seem worth the price (see below). You might (...) (21 years ago, 25-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.org.us.lugola, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Pick-A-Brick is up and running!
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(...) Yes, that is called the 'shopping pass' When you get that you have 30 minutes to go into the park to do some shopping. And you would get this at the customer service window. I have no idea exactly how strict they are on the actuall 30 minute (...) (21 years ago, 25-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Pick-A-Brick is up and running!
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(...) Big Store (at the entrance) I just had to ask and they'd let me in. Can I do the same at Pick-A-Brick? Adr. (21 years ago, 25-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Pick-A-Brick is up and running!
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Mark, I'm interested in getting the trans-color stuff... Can you tell me what they have, and do you think you could pick some stuff up for me next time you're there? Thanks, onedaycnn (sid) (URL) (21 years ago, 25-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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(...) That is a good question. I was going to look into that on my next visit. I do not have a scale, so I can't figure this out at home. But unless the price is much cheaper at LLCA I see no real reason to buy 98.5% of the bricks they have there. (...) (21 years ago, 24-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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(...) I see that the price is $6.99 for a quarter pound. How does that compare to the stuff offered on the Shop at Home website? -Bryan (21 years ago, 24-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Pick-A-Brick is up and running!
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I just got back from LLCA, and the Pick-A-Brick opened about 1pm today. While I did not notice any unique parts in unique colors, there may have been - I am not an expert in this area but nothing caught my eye as never being seen before. They had (...) (21 years ago, 23-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california) !!
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| | Re: Washington DC is BACK!!!!
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(...) Just to relpy to my own post ;) I put some pictures up as well. I think when you see stuff like this: (URL) jaw just has to drop. Look at the BRIGHT colors in the fountian! Look at the clear plates on the roof! They are actually WHITE and not (...) (21 years ago, 21-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: LLW during Royal Ascot?
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(...) I find attendance at LLW is mostly down to weather forecasts and school holidays. Traffic may make it more difficult to get to from the M3 direction though. XP to loc.uk in case someone who lives closer can help more. Psi (21 years ago, 20-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.windsor, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | LLW during Royal Ascot?
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Can anyone tell me if it will be more crowded at LLW during the Royal Ascot? Thanks. (21 years ago, 20-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.windsor)
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| | Re: Family trip
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(...) The only problem might be with reservations. Check out the web site: (URL) sure you and your kids will enjoy Southern California. Sounds like a great trip. Enjoy! Irv Stafford (So. Calif. AFOL) (21 years ago, 20-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd)
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| | Re: Washington DC is BACK!!!!
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(...) Ya, I was the other day as well and it looked great! Everything was nice and BRIGHT - it was really neat to see how much better it looked from before. I took some pics as well, not sure if I am going to put them up on my site or on Brickshelf. (...) (21 years ago, 20-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Family trip
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(...) As far as I know it is safe. I believe during the first Brickswest some of the people stayed there. But as Bill pointed out there is a motel 6 real close to LLCA and I think if you check their site you can get some specials - (URL)It will (...) (21 years ago, 20-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd)
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| | Re: Family trip
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(...) [...] The cheapest place is the Motel 6 East in Carlsbad. It's practically spitting distance from the park, and has great rates. Of course it's a no-frills place, but it's clean and decent. --Bill. (21 years ago, 19-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Washington DC is BACK!!!!
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It's back! The last two visits two LEGOLAND California I was pleasantly surprised to see that the Washington DC in Miniland has returned. It looks like they have redone lots of the buildings and added some new ones. Check out my brickshelf page for (...) (21 years ago, 18-May-03, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Family trip
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I'm planning a long (long) drive from Nashville to San Diego to take my kids to Legoland in a couple weeks. It'll be just me and 4 children ranging from 14 to 8. We'll be in the area Tuesday night, May 27th, through Friday morning, May 30th. I've (...) (21 years ago, 16-May-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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