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Hi all, I finally got around to going to Legoland (Windsor) for the first time on Sunday. (Inexcuseable I know as I only live 30min away) The result of a combination of good weather and remebering that it re-opened this weekend. I was pleasantly (...) (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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I know following up your own post is bad form, but I forgot to mention the following. (re the 'dissapointed' section in my prevous post) The shop apparently no longer carries the supplemental parts packs, the only way to get them now is mail order. (...) (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Mon, 15 Mar 1999 09:05:10 GMT, Dave Ryder uttered the following profundities... (...) George Sakura was supposed to be there this weekend or this week, having come all the way from the US to see it! (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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In article <MPG.115766cb6f9bdb6...gnet.com>, richard.dee@nospam.virgin.net says... (...) That's typical isn't it? I live on top of it and don't bother for two years, but George comes all the way from the USA, I, conversley, went all the way to the (...) (26 years ago, 15-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Have they replaced much of Miniland? Last year a lot of it was very faded. Compare, if you will, what it looks like now, with pictures I took on the opening weekend in 1996 (URL) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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I'll jump in there... Small pieces of Miniland have been altered and updated. The Swiss Centre in London was an obvious replacement (the old one had a serious condensation problem), as was the fountain in Edinburgh - new yellow bricks really grab (...) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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In article <F8oG1H.ILM@lugnet.com>, hmillington@cix.co.uk had their 2d worth... (...) It's all looking _very_ tired now. I don't think much of it has been replaced at all. Many of the darker colours like brown and red are showing up particularly (...) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I have never been to LL Windsor, but when I was in Billund about 11-13 years ago, Miniland there was _large_. When I say Large, I mean that the 4*2-3 meters of Mount Rushmore were only a minor attraction. From what I can see from Richard Dee's (...) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Mon, 15 Mar 1999 20:20:06 GMT, Dave Ryder uttered the following profundities... (...) Look forward to them. I am toying with the idea myself this Sunday, or at least a quick visit at closing time to hit the shop..... (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Dave Ryder wrote in message ... <snip> (...) know (...) <snip> Did you notice the passengers going up the elevator? There's a green alien amongst them! Jon. (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Dave Ryder wrote in message ... (...) only (...) shelves (...) When I was there towards the end of last year, the shop staff told me that they keep [most of] the supplementary packs 'out back', so all I had to do was ask for them by number, going (...) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Dave Ryder wrote in message ... (...) appeared (...) if (...) The gubbins under the bodies looks pretty complicated to me, but as far as I can make out (having seen some being worked on at the building department in Windsor town centre [see - LEGO (...) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) That's a shame. You'd expect them to replace it all over, say, a 5 year period, but clearly that's not the case. (...) conentrating (...) But from your report, and my own observations it does seem to be the least busy area of the park. (...) (...) (26 years ago, 17-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Tue, 16 Mar 1999 18:31:11 GMT, Jasper Janssen uttered the following profundities... (...) I didn't realise I had any LLW photos on my site! The only one I remember putting up there was of Stonehenge! I must go back and see what's up there! (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Tue, 16 Mar 1999 20:29:24 GMT, Jon D Hayward uttered the following profundities... (...) The list on the wall is now gone. They have rearranged the whole shop. Gone are all of the remaining 1857 boxes they had before Xmas. :o( For orientation, (...) (26 years ago, 18-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) *scratches head* Well.. I suppose I meant someone else's site, then. D'oh! Jasper (26 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Jasper, I think you're referring to Huw's site ((URL) and yes, the unlabelled picture is of Mont St. Michel. (Which was infested with a wasp's nest a few summers ago... The model that is, not the picture :-) Cheers, Kev (...) (26 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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