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LEGOLAND is NOT closing
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Thu, 16 Dec 2004 22:11:47 GMT
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Why is it that some people just love to pass along bad news about TLC -- whether true or false (I think it’s related to their jealousy that we obtain so much joy from the bricks and they cannot bear to see such happiness)?

I’m not talking about the gloom and doom LUGNET readers among us, but non-LEGO acquaintences and the general public. I’ve had a dozen or so people tell me at our current LTC show in San Diego that “LEGOLAND is closing, TLC is quitting business, etc.”. Today, even my very competent boss told me that LLCA was closing and he gave me his source. A “Marketplace” segment on NPR. I tracked it down (http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2004/11/29/PM200411296.html), and sure enough, that’s EXACTLY what the story said -- in the voice over introduction. I downloaded the whole thing and the actual story just mentioned the intent to sell and was a lovely story on the joy of construction toys in general and LEGO in particular.

FYI: This is how rumors get started.

(BTW: I sent Marketplace a comment suggesting they correct the web post.)

-Ted



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  Re: LEGOLAND is NOT closing
 
(...) A correction was aired on the show about a week ago with the deepest apologies of Marketplace. I guess LEGO is just looking for an outside company to run/manage the parks. Marketplace confirmed that there is no plan from the LEGO Company to (...) (20 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.legoland, FTX)

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