yeah Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 An acrobat has been injured in the pirate show. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/pirate-injured-and-taken-to-hospital-after-accident-at-legoland-1-8671026 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringo Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4858716/Grandfather-paid-320-grandchildren-Legoland.html#article-4858716 Man not happy that he didn’t buy park entry tickets and thought buying Qbot got him into the park. What’s amusing is Legoland claim the 6 rides they did get on is more than most visitors get in a day, that’s what £570 gets you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Least there was one sensible commenter... Perhaps if the angle was "HOLY CRAP WE SPENT HOW MUCH?!" then I might have sympathy, instead it truly is "Man is an idiot" instead... £60 on the gate for Legoland is disgusting mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 Six rides is "more than the average guest enjoys?" Really?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted September 8, 2017 Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 To be fair, if you're doing a ride per hour, plus an hour for lunch, then going to Miniland and watching shows combined with general faff, people only doing 6 rides in a day isn't outside the realms of possibility... Still a stupid thing to mention though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 The Merlin parks will calculate a 'Rides per Guest' number. This is done rather crudely, by taking the total number of people who have been on the rides and dividing it by the number of people on park. Legoland will have quite a small RpG number for many reasons. They have live shows, play areas, meet and greets and Miniland - all things which aren't included in RpG numbers - which a lot of kids will want to spend a fair amount of time in. They also get a lot of babies visit, who naturally can't do much, which pulls the average down. Quite a few rides don't have big throughputs which doesn't help either. People alao take a long time to eat too. And you'll probably get quite a few parents who decide to skip it on rides to take photos as well. All of those things drag the number down. The average RpG numbers for all the Merlin parks (and probably every park worldwide if they do it) would be lower than you expect. Enthusiasts tend to forget how much your average guest will dawdle, spend time not riding things, etc. I genuinely expect Legoland's RpG number to be between 4 and 5. For Legoland to use it publicly as a way to say someone rode more than the average number of rides is silly though. It's a simple, slightly crude, way of internally figuring out how many rides people are getting on average to keep a tab on ridership. Hopefully not too many pick up on it, else they've shot themselves in the foot. Totally agree with the bloke that 30 minute wait times are ridiculous when you've purchased something giving "near instant" ride access mind. pluk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringo Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 I bet that 30 min wait is down to other Qbot users joint the queue before their time is up. Some hosts seem to hold the whole queue up and wait for that persons Qbot / mobile to be scannable which is unfair on the others who have joined at the right time. And then of course you get others who don’t understand instead of waiting the 59min wait in the Qbot line you could be using those 59mins to queue up for something else and then come to Qbot ride when time is up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega-Lite Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 I'm just so glad it's going to be years before Legoland Windsor add anything worth my time because I got anxiety just reading that article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 Since we don't have a general Legoland thread, I'll stick this here... Merlin revealed today that they've signed a deal for the Lego parks to each get a 'LEGO Movie Land', starting from 2019, which coincides with the release of the new film. With Windsor meant to be getting something big in 2019, I guess it's possible that whatever the new thing for 2019 is, it could help form the first Movie Land for a Lego park... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted October 17, 2017 Report Share Posted October 17, 2017 It will be interesting to see what each area gets and where they put them. My guess could be around the Lego City area, and judging from the pictures, it looks like Splash Battle attraction and drop tower could be in the plans. Could be a successful addition to the parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 Flying Theatre would be interesting, I'd assume like the one at Ferrari Land... One would hope an indoor cred would be ideal for such an area as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 With the rumour of CCL being rethemed at Towers for 2019 as well, and a strong rumour being for it to become Lego themed, Lego Movie Land? Would work as its own area, they have a dark ride building that could be repurposed, an unused 4D cinema, some cars etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyMoo Posted October 18, 2017 Report Share Posted October 18, 2017 17 hours ago, Timber Creek said: drop tower could be in the plans. Detty moving to Legoland CONFIRMED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 Legoland are getting a new 4D film this year, themed around Ninjago, along with some Ninjago themed rooms. There's also going to be some American themed Miniland stuff. All in all, a decent quiet year for the park in my books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles1 Posted January 26, 2018 Report Share Posted January 26, 2018 all in all seems like this is the right way to do a low investment year, if only the other merlin parks took note Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted January 27, 2018 Report Share Posted January 27, 2018 These new additions will go nicely along with the Miniland World, USA and Coral Reef attractions they are also installing for the 2018 season. Legoland’s Webpage has all the details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobF Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 https://www.looopings.nl/weblog/9438/Legoland-ontslaat-bouwers-van-Lego-miniaturen.html these updates are all well and good, but the model makers are without jobs soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 Legoland have recently released their 2018 season map. From Theme Park Guide. Whilst it’s supposedly a low investment year, something becomes particularly noticeable. Not only is the path from Lego City to Adventure Land missing, but so is the Heartlake Express. Does this mean the removal of the once iconic train or temporary closure for possible construction work? Also Olivias House and Space Tower have disappeared, with the later confirmed as leaving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 10 minutes ago, Timber Creek said: Not only is the path from Lego City to Adventure Land missing, but so is the Heartlake Express. Does this mean the removal of the once iconic train or temporary closure for possible construction work? Well assuming Ghost is still happening, this could just be to make way for its construction? Like how CCR closed while SAW was being built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 Legoland have applied for changes in the 'Ghost' attraction which was originally planned. This will mean we shall hopefully see an opening in 2019 of a madhouse style attraction instead of a drop tower. I've dropped a couple of screenshots from the planning permission for all you lazy people out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega-Lite Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 The drop tower portion was easily the worst part of Billund's Ghost so I'd be intrigued to see what they could pull off with a madhouse, can't be worse right? It's just a shame I'd have to visit Legoland Windsor again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 I guess it's not that surprising to see Merlin stray away from the mini drop tower rides following the issues they've had in recent years. But gutted we won't get them though. Equally, a madhouse style fits Legoland Windsor a bit more I reckon, and has the potential to be so much fun. So fingers crossed it comes to fruition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 Looks good and seems a logical move to switch the drop towers for ‘presumably’ a Madhouse style ride system. Lets hope this actually goes ahead now following all the kerfuffle over the original system. I guess this this is more akin to a juniorised Hex than Mystery Castle now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 Definitely a Madhouse, LOOK AT THE PLANS! Good shout, will be the highest throughput in the park too... Do wish the warehouse wasn't so bloody obvious though and there was at least some looking into how better to hide it through location, rather than a simple plonk in the middle of the park... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveJ Posted March 15, 2018 Report Share Posted March 15, 2018 There are plenty better locations than this for the attraction. Year on year Legoland loses its lush setting and any respite between the loud/crowded areas by building over every single landscaped patch possible. There will soon be no transition, just big attractions squashed in next to each other. That area by the driving school is already extremely crowded. The train also runs right behind the warehouse. Very typically cheap of Merlin to just leave the rear end exposed too – Legoland didn't do that with the Dragon castle 20 years ago and that was when the park was much smaller. Coaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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