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Re: Trip pictures
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lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.trains
Date: 
Sat, 17 Feb 2001 01:18:18 GMT
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In lugnet.legoland.california, Ed McGlynn writes:
> OK - enough of the rides, right?  Here's the "Big Red" diesel, roughly
> in G scale:
> http://www.geocities.com/ejmcglynn/photos/big_red.jpg
> There were several trains motoring around large sections of track, all
> computer controlled and automated.  They were large enough to invoke their
> own sounds as they rolled along the tracks.

Wow, that's huge!  What does it use for wheels?  Did they make custom ones
just for LEGOLAND?

--Todd



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  Re: Trip pictures
 
Todd, during my first trip to LEGOLAND CA, I got a 3-hour tour of the backroom, model shop, and animatronics control room. I picked up several models either displayed throughout the park or featured in the DK book. This was over a year ago so my (...) (26 years ago, 17-Feb-01, to lugnet.legoland.california, lugnet.trains)

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  Trip pictures
 
Hi All- As a follow up to my trip report, here's a few pictures to go along with it... The Safari Trek ride is a bunch of Zebra painted Jeeps with false steering wheels. The Jeeps follow a predetermined path along a center guide rail through cool (...) (26 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.legoland.california)

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