Mitchada04 Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 Chessington charged 50p for a while to help encourage recycling or reusing them. Annual pass holders got free maps though which I found bizzare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 Yep both places charged 50p a map around 2007 time (during the end of the DIC days). I was a real sucker on my chessington visit then when I brought two maps for a pound (didn't become a MAP holder until 2010) and just after I bought them, it literally started to rain resulting in one of the maps getting very badly weather damaged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Legoland will be open until 8pm this weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Legoland will be open until 8pm this weekend! Was open that long last weekend too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Good to see them extending opening hours when busy, 8pm close is respectable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaA Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Thats crazy, if only other merlin parks can do the same (I can dream). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 I think it's only open til 8pm if the weather's good. It closed on Sunday at 7pm due to the weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshuaA Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 That's still pretty good, specially with a certain theme park closing at 4.30 in September Cough* Chessington Cough*. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Basically Legoland are having extreme difficulty gaining planning permission these days (even more so than Chessie) on the grounds of area congestion so Merlin have their hands tied in this one as they know if they poor openings here they will have no chance of building anything new in the future. I've also heard unlike Thorpe & Chessie Lego's numbers haven't been affected by the Smiler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Wow, never seen legoland so busy in my life!! The good thing to take away from the visit today was how good the fireworks display was, and how cool it looked with the special 3D Brick glasses. J.S217 and Kerfuffle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Wow, never seen legoland so busy in my life!! The good thing to take away from the visit today was how good the fireworks display was, and how cool it looked with the special 3D Brick glasses. The thing that seems to partly get me about the fireworks is the music. Not only is it amazing, but I also love how unlike previous years (*glares at Indiana Jones 2009 fireworks*) the fireworks were actually in time! Really did create an immersive story as well! Oh, and talking of park music, no prizes for guessing what was one of the tracks on the parkwide audio for the Halloween side of the event! (Linky) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 The thing that seems to partly get me about the fireworks is the music. Not only is it amazing, but I also love how unlike previous years (*glares at Indiana Jones 2009 fireworks*) the fireworks were actually in time! Really did create an immersive story as well! Oh, and talking of park music, no prizes for guessing what was one of the tracks on the parkwide audio for the Halloween side of the event! (Linky) I've never seen the fireworks at legoland before... But was shocked how good it was! And it did make me laugh as soon as I walked in the park to hear the Duel/gloomy wood music and then around the park... I also heard tubular bells too aha! pognoi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.S217 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 There great to see through trees ect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Footage of the LEGO Ninjago Fireworks : (ThemeParkCollective) Glitch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 I managed to record a clip with the glasses over the lense of my iphone... I shall upload it to youtube, and put the link on here... it looks pretty decent aha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Footage of the LEGO Ninjago Fireworks http://youtu.be/54MNwoAytl4 Here's my video with the Lego brick glasses... Although I'm sure as you've been to previous displays you've used the glasses before? I was shocked to see how little advertisement there was about the glasses as they're really cool but didn't see many people with them! Kerfuffle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitch Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 http://youtu.be/54MNwoAytl4 Here's my video with the Lego brick glasses... Although I'm sure as you've been to previous displays you've used the glasses before? I was shocked to see how little advertisement there was about the glasses as they're really cool but didn't see many people with them! Does it look like Lego bricks though. Are they the same glasses as the angry birds ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 Does it look like Lego bricks though. Are they the same glasses as the angry birds ones? they're the same type of cardboard glasses, but the lenses are weird, and got loads of tiny lego bricks on the lens, so when it picks up light it somehow reflects 2 lego bricks from each bright light as seen in the video. it's really hard to explain aha.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Absolutely loved hearing Duel and Gloomy Wood today. Something new that scared the crap out of me - in the Brick or Treat Enchanted Forest, the little fox burrow now has a jumpscare complete with flashing red lights! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.S217 Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 For those interested these are the rides/Attractions available over the Christmas period. • Bricksmas Express• LEGO Star Wars™ Miniland Model Display• Longboat Invader• Spinning Spider• Scarab-Bouncers• Laser Raiders• Thunder Blazer• Desert Chase• Aero Nomad• Jolly Rocker• Dragon's Apprentice • Knight's Quest• Heartlake Express• Mia's Riding Adventure• Olivia's House pognoi and Kerfuffle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 Quite a good list, definitely more open from last year. Going back this year, so hopefully it'll be just as good if not better than last year's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldFarmerDean Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 I can't warrant paying to go, when towers is open for free... :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC! Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 http://www.southparks.co.uk/2015/11/27/legoland-windsor-resort-win-planning-appeal-for-haunted-house-attraction/ Good news everyone!! The Haunted house drop tower is now going ahead!! Great news!!! pognoi, Matt 236, Kerfuffle and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 Fantastic news! Am so glad that this application finally worked out. It's a ride perfect for Legoland in the way it should help eat crowds but also give the park dark ride/indoor attraction. In regards to when it's opening, I would say 2017 because it's probably too late to build it next year now plus also the Lego Movie thing is what's planned for 2016. On top of that, a recent report mentioned LLW would be receiving a medium investment 2017 (which chances was supposed to be Heartlake). Looks like I will at least have a Legoland pass in 2017 then. Wonder how the approval for the 2nd hotel went as so far I've heard nothing. Kerfuffle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pluk Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 If anyone wants read the decision in full it can be found here The whole thing comes down to traffic, and curiously the appeal is upheld on this basis... Ultimately, the critical question for me to answer is whether the proposal would, in itself, attract new visitors who would not otherwise travel to LEGOLAND. On the basis of what I have heard and read I consider that this is unlikely. There is no compelling evidence to link the appeal proposal with an increase in visits or a corresponding increase in traffic. ... so somehow someone has managed to convince the planners that they intend no extra business as a result of a multi-million pound spend building a fairly major new attraction? That would make some wonderful business sense if true! Someone has the gift of the gab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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