LegoLand

furrypig

good for young families 11th September 2008

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Well thought out theme park with more than a days woth of entertainment for a young family. This theme park is within an hours drive and twice we have had annual passes and currently we have a Merlin pass which includes Legoland. Each year they add new rides/entertainment that cater for families with children up to about the age of 10/11. There are no huge rollercoasters but a few small ones and plenty of ideal rides for younger/preschool children

Sadly on our last vivit there were several problems and it took 45 minutes to get in as there were some problems with the entrance and then a third of the park was evacuated, then closed due to sewage problems! But otherwise it has always been a great day out!

Metro15

Fun Day Out 10th September 2008

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We went to Legoland this summer with a three year old and a six year old. We had Tesco vouchers which reduced the cost! The children were amazed by everything. The mini cities made of lego were a favourite inspite of them being tired at the end of the day. Another firm favourite was the Driving School.

There are long queues, but no worse than Alton Towers & similar.

There are lots of cafes offering different food. Also there is several shops selling lego including a clearance shop with bargains to be had and a giant lego shop with probably everything you could wish for.

Would definatly go again.

Davomrmac

Long queues - aghhhhhh! 10th September 2008

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We went to LegoLand Windsor yesterday... myself, wife, 9 yr old and 11yr old. Paying £88.00 for the four tickets through lastminute.com we saved a lot of money (about £38 which at least covered our petrol and some food).

When we got there it had just opened ten minutes earlier and the queue to get in was about three minutes. The park itself is not particularly well laid out, you can't just immediately pinpoint and get to a ride, you have to walk quite a distance on a very windy route... probably designed to slow people traffic down and to tire you out quicker, so you ride less.

The first ride my wife and daughter went on was the Longboat Invader, which they queued for whilst my son and I went to the Pirate Goldwash. The queue for the Longboat ride was already about 20 minutes, the ride swung up and down and spinned about eight times each way, 2 minutes and it was over. Enjoyable but far too short. The Pirate Goldwash, well, I was disgusted, you had to pay £2.50 for a pan to search for gold. Sieving through the sand for sparkly nuggets, then you get it weighed and if it is enough you get a plastic coloured gold medal. My opinion is that if you pay a lot to get into these places, then EVERYTHING should be free. At least my son was happy with his medal. Then we went to Pirate Falls, but it was closed... shame on you LegoLand.

Onto Digger Challenge and a shortish 10 minute queue. The kids had to use a mini JCB digger and get these balls into the tank. My daughter managed it, but it was "a bit lame", whilst my sons digger did not dig, so he did not DIG this ride at all... shame on you LegoLand.

The Wave Surfer was next and I was amazed at how clever the owners of the park are at hiding the queues. We joined what looked like a 20 minutes line and when we turned the corner it weaves up and down three times. So after waiting for around 45 minutes, we had a good four minute ride. Whizzing around getting splashed.

The Jungle Coaster was next on the list. What a massive disappointment. You had to BUY your tickets for a place in the line, they were all sold out, so you had to wait until 5pm to join a queue. This was five hours to go, so we put the ride on the backburner to decide about later on. My son then wanted to try knocking down some cans for a prize, another £2, then climb up a ladder to ring a bell, another £5, then my daughter did some climbing, another £2.50... wow I thought we had BOUGHT tickets to ride all day... shame on you LegoLand.

Queueing was the name of the game, the Boating School was over 60 minutes so we gave up on that. The Driving School was 45 minutes, so we waited in line. The kids enjoyed it, but again driving around for just two minutes after such a long wait is a con. Then to ask £8 extra for two printed driving licences is robbery, hasten to say we left the area without paying the £8.

We had accepted that it was busy, so lined up in two queues at the same time. One for some drinks, the other for the 4D movie of Lego Racers. Having waited 40 minutes each, we effectively halved the wait time, saved seats to see the movie and just made it. The effects were very good, with wind blowing through our hair as we watched the action. The latter part of the day was spent queueing for the Viking's River Splash which was fun (60 minute wait) and the Pirate Falls (now open and a 55 minute wait)... my son really enjoyed this too.

So, without drawing my review out too long. LegoLand need to listen up, they need to add a few extra rides, make everything free in the park, and either limit the amount of people allowed in or develop a better way of getting people onto the rides faster. The whole day (excluding petrol) came to £148... and we left asking each other "Which was your favourite queue?" and will certainly NOT recommend any of our friends to go.

Summary: Don't go, save your money and enjoy something locally.

Note: Also published on dooyoo.

Velma

Fantastic Day Out! 3rd September 2008

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Legoland is a fantastic day out for all the family.

We live nearby and have annual passes so visit often, and it's well worth it.

Yes, it can be very busy and you will have to queue up for rides during busy times. I've found that the best times to go is outside school holidays in the week in the Spring and Autumn, and sometimes you literally have the rides to yourselves.

I have noticed that this year the food prices have gone up quite a bit, so feeding the family can be quite expensive here. So if you are on a budget, it's best to bring a packed lunch.

keshnik

Fun Fun Fun 3rd September 2008

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My wife and I took our 5 and 7 year olds to Legoland in Windsor. What a treat this was for the kids. They were absolutely lost for words, from the initial entry to the park, right through the various rides on offer and finally the mini cities made out of Lego. I was under the impression that Legoland is for kids of this age bracket. However, they truly cater for older children as well. There are some really fantastic/scary rides on offer too for the adventurous among you. I would say the entrance tickets are expensive - especially when you consider paying for a family of four. However, I would say definitely take your kids there at least once. The smiles on their faces is worth the money.

xxdeebeexx

Simply the best !! 29th August 2008

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Our family love Legoland. There is so much to see and do that you can revisit several times a year without getting bored.
The park is always clean and tidy. There are plenty of places to eat and lovely grassy area to have a picnic. If you go slightly out of season the queues are much shorter so this makes the day much more enjoyable.The park is very family orientated. There are drinking fountains,lots of places to change baby's nappy and plenty of toilets. If you are taking a picnic and don't have a pushchair it is worth getting a locker to save carrying heavy bags around. There are always lots of 2 for 1 offers which means that your trip does not have to cost a fortune.(look on cereal packets, national newspapers,milk containers etc)
Children under 3 go free.

mummyno4

Lego with a difference!! 21st August 2008

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What can I say, I went here on a school trip with my daughter, we travelled via coach which took around 1 ½ hours to get there. My personally opinion this is too long for children to be on a coach, especially 5/6 year olds. But this was more to do with the school, and not the place. Also this hinders you as you do not have as much time to explore the park.

Now the park itself has plenty of Attractions from towns and building built entirely form LEGO, to rides. The most amazing thing about the park is the Lego and what can be achieved with time effort and plenty of money. Throughout the Park are man made sculptures made form LEGO, including a girl and boy which are situated outside the toilets. These were a great idea as the children new exactly which toilet to go to. So keep your eyes open as you explore the Park for the amazing and quite intriguing sculptures.

There are numerous activities for a wide range of ages throughout the park, these are all special designed to entertain and teach children using enjoyable techniques.

The Imagination Centre
Build and Test this is a key example of the techniques used to encourage children to use their imaginations. Here they can build and construct cars, towers and other objects onto a specially designed earthquake table. Once built they are able to see if their construction will with hold an earthquake. This enables the children to understand the importance of a solid object. Also the Cars can be raced on the tracks which are already built. The children enjoyed doing this a lot. Another great area is the Educational Workshops Children are introduced to the concept of computer control and get to build their own robot from LEGO bricks.

MiniLand
This is the area which is without a doubt the most amazing just because of the sheer work that has gone into creating it. Miniland contains some 35 million pieces of LEGO to recreate scenes from Europe, including London, Paris and Amsterdam.

Traffic
Now this was one of the funniest places to watch, the children queue up for a driving school where they drive around in L built cars. They 1st have to watch a short video on how to control the cars and also the rules of the road including Traffic Lights, Roundabouts and basic driving standards. Once they get into there cars they drive around the purpose built area. It consists of turns, roundabouts, traffic lights, giveaway sections and many other road marking. This is quiet funny as the children mainly spend their time in barriers (as they crash), at the traffic lights as they are not sure when to go or just going round and round the roundabouts. When they do finish a horn goes to let the children no that they are safe to get out of their vehicles, as they leave they are issued with a driving license (a small Card) to say that they have passed the Lego Driving School. This is one for the children and the parents, so please give it a go.

Other areas in the Park are: DUPLO Land, LEGO City, Wild Woods, knight's Kingdom, Adventure Land

Now there are many rides here and just like many theme parks there are restrictions to some of the rides, so don’t forget to check. These rides and integrated with in the areas above.

There is entertainment throughout the season in our show venues. Which are Imagination Centre, DUPLO Land and LEGO City. For daily show times, pick up a programme on arrival at the park.

There are plenty of eating areas so no chance of getting hungy or thirsty. ConsA day's visit although worthwhile you will be very lucky to get round the whole park even if you were to rush.. I would advise you to decide what bits you wish to do first then if you have time go to some of the other parts of the park. Also in busy periods waiting time for rides can be a fair amount.