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"Lawrence Wilkes" <l.wilkes@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:Gu7r7M.A2I@lugnet.com... (...) Windsor (...) FYI, I have re-organised the website and put a bit more narrative about each picture Attendees - please feel free to 1. send any pictures (...) (22 years ago, 8-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.legoland.windsor, lugnet.general)
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(...) Oh you gits! Someone photoshop that one out will you? Hell, I don't care. You should have seen the bricks I was picking up... Jason J Railton (22 years ago, 8-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.legoland.windsor, lugnet.general)
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(...) Jon, stop making those sagging puns! They're just a waist. So zip it, or I'll have to belt you. best LFB PS: I did most audibly groan at you, Mr. Palmer. Shame! :) (22 years ago, 8-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.legoland.windsor, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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"Ken Godawa" <kengod@y-comm.com> wrote in message news:Gu7z5F.2uu@lugnet.com... (...) I sure would have liked to take a crack at that pile of bricks. -Jon -- | The Galactic Shipyard - (URL) My Lego Creations - (URL) Attack of the Bricks - (URL) (22 years ago, 8-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.legoland.windsor, lugnet.general)
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Great pictures. LOL for this picture: (URL) guy in the orange shirt must be a plumber. "Lawrence Wilkes" <l.wilkes@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:Gu7r7M.A2I@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 7-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.legoland.windsor, lugnet.general)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:Gu7rsK.BMn@lugnet.com... (...) The Saturday and Jon's, and the Sunday made the weekend 'one of the best of my life' :-) It was worth every penny, for starters, the 70GBP included (...) (22 years ago, 7-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.legoland.windsor, lugnet.general)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:Gu7rsK.BMn@lugnet.com... (...) snip (...) it (...) Let's say that certain aspects of the tour (which we are not at liberty to discuss) made it the sort of event you would want to go (...) (22 years ago, 7-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.legoland.windsor, lugnet.general)
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(...) I recall during the organisation of this, there were some wondering if it would be worth it. Was it? Would you do it again or was once enough? (22 years ago, 7-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.legoland.windsor, lugnet.general)
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"Lawrence Wilkes" <l.wilkes@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:Gu7r7M.A2I@lugnet.com... (...) An excellent set of images, thanks Lawrence... I'm too busy sorting my 'jumpers' to get mine posted at the moment :-) HUw (22 years ago, 7-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.legoland.windsor, lugnet.general)
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A wonderful day was had by all in Lego Heaven (wink, wink) A group of UK AFOLs went on a behind the scenes tour of Legoland Windsor on Sun 7th April 2002. This was organised through Red Letter Days. The agenda was as follows 1. presentation and talk (...) (22 years ago, 7-Apr-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.legoland.windsor, lugnet.general)
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"Kev Holmes" <kev.holmes@net.ntl.com> wrote in message news:Gt7J1G.6Iz@lugnet.com... (...) story...) Well given how long it is taking to get nearby Terminal 5 built, I am not surprised. What about the Millenium Dome? Have the cleared the insides (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.legoland.windsor, lugnet.loc.uk)
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Hi Kev, Thanks for the overview - I'm hoping to get there next week. I was at Carlsbad last year and went to Billund when I was a kid many years ago, but I have never quite managed to get to the Legoland in the country where I was born! As an aside, (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.legoland.windsor, lugnet.loc.uk)
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Okay, first visit of the year to LLW on Sunday. Dived in about 3PM and got caught by the rain at the end of the day! There are no new major rides, but a few surprises around the park. The first thing to note was that The Beginning had been given a (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.legoland.windsor, lugnet.loc.uk)
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Hi all, I was down at the park last weekend, and for you fans of collector cups there is one new addition that I thought was very cute. There are now new coffee travel mugs available at the coffee stands. From a distance they look like (...) (23 years ago, 6-Mar-02, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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(...) On Saturday, March 2, they had: -2x3 black 33 slopes -2x8(or 2x6, I don't remember) tan bricks -1x8 black bricks -1x8 yellow bricks -some orange bricks (don't recall if they were 1xn or 2xn) -some mix of bricks and parts that included minifig (...) (23 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.legoland, lugnet.legoland.california)
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Any Canadians going to Legoland California Mar 9-12 ?? Anyone I know going down? -- spam guard in effect remove MERCIAL from comMERCIAL to reply i_am_magundy@yahoo.comMERCIAL (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.legoland, lugnet.legoland.california)
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What bulk bricks are currently available at Legoland California -- spam guard in effect remove MERCIAL from comMERCIAL to reply i_am_magundy@yahoo.comMERCIAL (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.legoland, lugnet.legoland.california)
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(...) ...and if you're a Blue Peter badge holder you can get in free. ;) Scott A =+= Have you inspected Arthur’s Seat yet? (URL) reasonable man adapts himself to suit his environment. An unreasonable man persists in attempting to adapt his (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.legoland.windsor)
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Hi, I've just been pulled out of the study to see the appearance of some Lego on this evening's episode of Blue Peter. They had scale models of the crown jewels, Buckingham Palace (in reduced scale...) and large mosaic portraits of the Queen, the (...) (23 years ago, 4-Mar-02, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.legoland.windsor)
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(...) Update: February 2002... The Master Builder at BricksWest said it was because the people in Denmark have a weird sense of humor, and they thought it would be funny. But they've gotten so many questions about it, they're planning to change it (...) (23 years ago, 1-Mar-02, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.legoland.windsor)
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"William R Ward" <bill@wards.net> wrote in message news:m2664i37wd.fsf@...rds.net... (...) Legoland (...) holidayed (...) absolutely no (...) campagined (...) and even (...) unless they did! (...) Interesting. A Lego product that actually cost much (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-02, to lugnet.legoland.deutschland, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Hmm, I have no idea as to the regular admission priced at Legoland Germany, but I paid A$51 to go to Legoland Windsor last year. So, that price would cover 17.5 separate admissions. As much as I enjoyed going to Legoland Windsor for the day, I (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.legoland.deutschland, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Euros (...) rates (...) Shows as available to Australia, for AU$890 8?) ROSCO (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.legoland.deutschland, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) That's great news! In that case, I want to get the German pass... EUR555 is USD480 at current exchange rates.. that's less than half the cost of an LLC pass! --Bill. (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.legoland.deutschland, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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Er, actually, the family and I already have lifetime passes for Legoland Windsor and can vouch that they are honoured at the other parks. We holidayed in California last year and they were accepted at LLC with absolutely no problem, as was an annual (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.legoland.deutschland, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) Lifetime tickets to Legoland CA cost US$1000, and since the park is already opened you don't get the preview! Consider yourself lucky... I agree about the world pass. In fact, I think that it should be included in the existing park-specific (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.legoland.deutschland, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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I noticed that the Legoland in Germany is selling lifetime passes for 555 Euros each. The price might seem excessive....but think about it....unlimited trips to Legoland... plus 10% off at the lego shop...and you get to get tickets for discounted (...) (23 years ago, 27-Feb-02, to lugnet.legoland.deutschland, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) I was told that the buildings, ships, etc. are replaced about every two years. I don't know how accurate this is because I'm pretty sure some of the buildings in Legoland CA have not been replaced since it opened. Anyway, when it's time to (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.legoland)
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Hi, I've seen pics of the Legoland landscapes on Brickshelf and some of the bricks used in the scenery looked worn out and old. For example some of the automobiles and houses looked discolored and water damaged from being out in the open for long (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.legoland)
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I'll add a few more things. Note that LL CA isn't open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays until the summer. They just started this in Jan (they aren't getting enough business on those two days). That said, I recommend going on a weekday, preferably (...) (23 years ago, 6-Feb-02, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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(...) Greg has some good suggestions, to which I'll add another perspective. (...) If your wife isn't into Lego you'd be pushing it to go for more than a day unless you drop her off somewhere the second day and go yourself. I say this having visited (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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(...) Short Answer: At LEAST the full day. Long Answer: The real question is how big of a LEGO fan are you and what is your (and perhaps more importantly your wife's) limit for staring at the most amazing LEGO creations you've ever seen. Literally (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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My wife and I are planning to visit LL California while traveling in Southern California in April. I was wondering how much time we should allow for our visit, especially since we don't have children and probably will not go on many of the rides. (...) (23 years ago, 5-Feb-02, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | Legoland will be closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
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I just received a letter in the mail today announcing that LEGOLAND will not open their doors on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the spring and fall this year. Starting January 15th, and going until May 22, with only the last week of March, and first (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.legoland.california)
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Today's (January 8, 2002) LA Times business section reports that LEGOLAND will close Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting January 15 and continuing until summer. This may repeat next year or until the economy improves. LEGOLAND California is the (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jan-02, to lugnet.legoland)
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I didn't remember a model of the World Trade Center, so after the terrorist attacks I went back and looked at my photos (go to my webpage at www.chem.ucla.edu/~bnh and click on "My Trip to Legoland") and it doesn't look like they had one. It seems (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jan-02, to lugnet.legoland)
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Just got back from Legoland's New years celebration, and as I wait for the wife to get ready for our next party I will give a summary on the events there. Basically, it was a flop, and a very big flop. It was set-up ok, nothing real special. There (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jan-02, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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(...) The 20% anything over $10 is now over. You as a passholder can still get 10% off non-toy items (books, shirts, etc) if it is a toy, no discount. Tom (23 years ago, 1-Jan-02, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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(...) What did you mean by the above comment? I thought part of the deal for the Primo pass was 20% off on merchandise? If that is gone now, then that would really be sad. We just got our Primo passes two weeks ago... By the way, was that you I was (...) (23 years ago, 31-Dec-01, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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(...) Oops! Should have put a bunch of smileys in that comment about Brad. Just meant it as a joke that he should be swimming in free Lego. Jimmy (23 years ago, 31-Dec-01, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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