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LEGOLAND Billund employee killed in roller coaster accident The Associated Press Published: April 30, 2007 COPENHAGEN, Denmark: A 21-year-old employee at the Legoland amusement park was killed in a roller coaster accident, police and park officials (...) (18 years ago, 30-Apr-07, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | LegoLand Billund anno 2007
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Just got back from a one week stay in Denmark, and - of course - a visit to LegoLand Billund during the opening week of the new season. New rides and attractions: Viking River Splash (something similar announced for the summer in Windsor?): a fun (...) (18 years ago, 9-Apr-07, to lugnet.legoland.billund)
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| | Re: Miniland Models To Be Auctioned For Charity
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(...) Maybe thats why they added the fence, under the front legs it has a steel beam that is hidden by the fence rail and the box on the front. The box was for people to put entries in the "How many pieces" contest that they would have at the (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Miniland Models To Be Auctioned For Charity
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(...) Funny! I remember that funny horse model, sitting at the now defunct shows and events building in Enfield, waiting to be repaired, the legs were way to slim to carry the weight of the body. Plus the steel piece kept breaking. That was 10 years (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Current and Ex-Model Builders speak out
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(...) When I received the email with the link to the article I was surprised to read, the facts are now out in the public, while for a long time this was either dismissed or always "never heard off before' A snippet from the article “They make it (...) (18 years ago, 4-Apr-07, to lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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| | Re: Miniland Models To Be Auctioned For Charity
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(...) I remember when we recieved these models from the Orlando LEGO store that LEGO was very concerned about how we would use them and represent the LEGO company (URL) now days they seem to have relaxed some, when I recieved our most recent models (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-07, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Miniland Models To Be Auctioned For Charity
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(...) This is a change, yes and no. Several years ago I bought a glue together castle on ebay. I got an email from a lawyer at Lego saying they wanted the model back to destroy it. Of course I said no way. The lawyer then proceeded to tell me that (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-07, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Re: Miniland Models To Be Auctioned For Charity
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(...) Times do change. Proceeds from the sale go to charity, so it's double-helpful! Adult fans get to own a piece of the dream, kids get help- and Legoland gets extra publicity- that's triple-helpful! Tim (18 years ago, 3-Apr-07, to lugnet.legoland.california, FTX)
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| | Re: Miniland Models To Be Auctioned For Charity
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(...) Its interesting to see that there has been a shift in the ideals of the company, where "Only The Best is good enough", and a tough policy on destruction of old models that DO NOT represent the Lego brand and values, to the extent of (...) (18 years ago, 3-Apr-07, to lugnet.legoland.california, FTX)
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| | Current and Ex-Model Builders speak out
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San Diego City Beat newspaper has published an article shedding some interesting light on the behind-the-scenes activities of the LEGOLAND California Model Shop. Having worked for LEGOLAND CA model shop myself, this article rings true. Sadly, that (...) (18 years ago, 29-Mar-07, to lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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