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Re: Top 10 LEGO things we'll never see in Australia
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lugnet.loc.au
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Wed, 20 Jun 2001 03:30:17 GMT
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> Well, having seen Legoland Windsor recently, I can say that a lot of
> Legoland is basically generic theme park using Lego motifs (like castle,
> pirates, etc) and not really Lego-specific. However, the place seemed really
> well run, and seemed to cope with the crowds (I was there on a fine Bank
> Holiday Weekend after weeks of rain, so the crowds were huge).
When I went the crowds weren't that big but I still would have had to
line up for the log ride. Did you race? I came a very bad place against
my friends who I went with. Even though my friends aren't exactly Lego
fans they all bought more merchandise than I did which I think suggests
Lego does something right at those parks.
> Of course, the Lego-specific bits are very good. Miniland is fabulous;
Isn't it just. I wish they had the opera house model there but oh well.
> I'm
> hoping to get my photos back on CD-ROM today. And the Dacta play area is
> lots of fun (lots of Technics with motors); I chose to build the walking
> dinosaur model.
I built the walking tortoise.
> And watching the model-builders at work was good too,
> although they looked pretty glum (I guess even Lego could became dull if you
> did it all day every day).
They weren't working when I was there :( Maybe they were glum 'cause
they had to work on a Bank Holiday. I think English like their holidays
a LOT.
Tim
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