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Re: A 'possible' LEGOLAND Park in Illinois
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lugnet.legoland
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Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:25:19 GMT
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In lugnet.legoland, David Laswell wrote:
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...And if they are built indoors, winter is a
non-factor.
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Except that there are fewer tourists in winter. Not a problem if the local area
is densely populated enough but still seems a risky proposition.
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Carlsbad manages to be far enough away from Anaheim that Disney isn’t much of
a factor, but far enough away that anyone who has a free day on their LA
vacation isn’t likely to spend it driving down to LLCA.
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Really? So that is why all Disney vacation packages I have ever seen offer a
day-trip bus excursion to Disneyland. Clearly LEGOLAND, CA works fine as they
are expanding the park (again) with a new hotel development.
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Don’t forget Billund, where the original LEGOLAND park was opened.
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... Oh, and there is no major theme-park located right in the
Chicago area. Major population center, plus major tourism draw, minus any
nearby competition, equals pretty good idea in my book.
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Stop for a second and consider what you wrote.
Maybe there is a reason, “there is no major theme-park located right in the
Chicago area”. In fact, that is kind of my whole point.
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Huh? TLC sold the LEGOLAND parks off a while back. I believe they still
hold a partial interest in the park business, but not a controlling one.
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As a 30% stakeholder and the owner of the LEGO brand it affects their bottom
line if a park development goes belly up.
Look, I visited Chicago once in College and it seemed like a nice place. I have
no desire to impugn Illinois or your president’s “hometown” but there are
serious hurdles that would have to be overcome to build a LEGOLAND park there.
I’m not even saying it could not be done but people need to be realistic about
these things and not get worked up into a frenzy over what appears to be more
rumour than fact.
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) There are fewer tourists visiting LLCA in winter as well, and it's halfway between LA and San Diego. I'm pretty sure all the Disney parks experience the same thing. You know, kids and school and all. I'm not really in a position to judge, (...) (15 years ago, 29-Oct-09, to lugnet.legoland)
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| (...) A point that would be equally valid for Orlando before Disney, Cleveland before Cedar Point, etc. In some cases a park opened because land was dirt cheap and could be bought for a song (Disneyworld, especially after problems with Disneyland). (...) (15 years ago, 29-Oct-09, to lugnet.legoland)
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| | Re: A 'possible' LEGOLAND Park in Illinois
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| (...) See, and the ironic thing is that the California LEGOLAND park is about the most poorly located major LEGOLAND park in the world. ABS doesn't like sunlight. It's not going to break down in a matter of days, but unless it's black, it'll fade (...) (15 years ago, 29-Oct-09, to lugnet.legoland, FTX)
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