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In lugnet.legoland.california, Ed McGlynn writes:
> 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 LEGO scenery with models of birds, monkeys, apes, lions, and
> other safari animals. No pics of the LEGOs, I'm afraid, but here's my son
> in one of the cars:
> http://www.geocities.com/ejmcglynn/photos/safari_trek.jpg
>
> The Sky Patrol ride:
> http://www.geocities.com/ejmcglynn/photos/sky_patrol.jpg
>
> 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.
>
> Here's a shot of my son in front of the Harbor section - lots of activity
> going on in the background, despite the static impression it gives. Boats
> float by, and there's the sound of dockside machine shops in the air:
> http://www.geocities.com/ejmcglynn/photos/harbor_.jpg
(sorry - this link doesn't work) ^^^
> ...the harbor has a container ship that sinks regularly, and there's sights
> and sounds to go alnog with that too:
> http://www.geocities.com/ejmcglynn/photos/ship_sunk.jpg
>
> There's some interactive buttons for the little ones to push, and nearby
> fireboats squirt water cannons on the accident scene of the sunken ship. It
> resurrects and sinks in cycles every few minutes.
>
> Here's the models of the Georgetown locks historic area:
> http://www.geocities.com/ejmcglynn/photos/locks_sign.jpg
> ...and this better view:
> http://www.geocities.com/ejmcglynn/photos/locks_.jpg
>
> To present a scale of Mninland, here's my youngest son at 40" tall near one
> diorama:
> http://www.geocities.com/ejmcglynn/photos/miniland_.jpg
>
> ...and the last one I have in digital format is this one in the Build-n_Test
> area:
> http://www.geocities.com/ejmcglynn/photos/build_test.jpg
>
> Near the top of this ramp is a gate that drops after the red button to the
> left of it is pushed. After a delay and a short announcement of the
> impending race, your creations are released down to a parobolic finish line
> where they gently rock up and then back down the end ramp where you retrieve
> them and add more creativity and design features to build a more impressive
> racer.
>
> That's the lowdown for now, enjoy!
> Ed
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