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Sixty years ago, the simple idea<br />
of adding tubes inside a plastic<br />
brick turned into one of the most<br />
exciting and influential toys in<br />
history – the LEGO ® brick. Since<br />
then the little plastic piece has<br />
taken the world by storm, with<br />
the magic made possible by<br />
its introduction only growing<br />
with each passing decade.<br />
Take Legoland Windsor for<br />
example; boasting more than<br />
50 rides and attractions spread<br />
across 12 different lands, the<br />
theme park is far removed from<br />
the smaller and more sedate<br />
attraction I once visited as a<br />
child some 20-odd years ago.<br />
What was incredibly exciting in<br />
terms of LEGO ® usage back then<br />
would seem fairly ordinary now,<br />
such is the massive leap the toy<br />
giant has made – and is likely to<br />
continue making in the future.<br />
PIRATE SHORES<br />
PROVIDED A WAVE<br />
OF NOSTALGIA AS<br />
THE KIDS PANNED<br />
FOR ‘GOLD’ AT<br />
PIRATE GOLDWASH<br />
Exhibit A was the first stop on<br />
our jaunt around the park – the<br />
LEGO® Star Wars Miniland<br />
Model Display. The intricacy<br />
and creativity used to make the<br />
models was breath-taking and<br />
certainly didn’t disappoint my<br />
little Yoda fans. We followed<br />
the chronological path through<br />
the Star Wars timeline (and our<br />
childhood) and were able to<br />
show the kids models of the most<br />
famous scenes from the Star Wars<br />
saga which were fantastically<br />
brought to life with lighting<br />
effects and authentic sounds.<br />
Although we enjoyed the<br />
models, when you’re four and<br />
five, nothing beats posing for a<br />
photo with LEGO ® brick C3PO<br />
or wielding a light sabre against a<br />
full-size LEGO ® Darth Vader.As we<br />
strolled down the paths we came<br />
across an attraction I very much<br />
remembered from my childhood<br />
visit. Pirate Shores provided a wave<br />
of nostalgia as the kids panned<br />
for ‘gold’ at Pirate Goldwash. The<br />
medal I won as a child resides in<br />
the kids’ toy box at home to this<br />
day. Now they have their own,<br />
which are a little shinier than mine.<br />
After so many rides on Spinning<br />
Spider that we lost count, we<br />
found ourselves in Heartlake City<br />
where Poppy was in heaven. The<br />
surroundings are so well themed<br />
you feel like an extra in Honey<br />
I Shrunk the Kids. We enjoyed<br />
a live performance at Heartlake<br />
Harbour Arena and stopped for<br />
lunch at City Walk Pizza & Pasta.<br />
Every eatery we saw looked<br />
inviting but the buffet style here<br />
meant everyone was well catered<br />
for. The self-serve ice-cream<br />
station was a winner too.<br />
Throughout the morning we<br />
tried to persuade the kids on<br />
to the log flume ride but to no<br />
avail. Poppy warmed to the idea<br />
slightly by lunchtime but I think it<br />
was the Vikings’ River Splash raft<br />
ride that truly proved to Reuben<br />
that water rides are fun. So we<br />
made our way back to Pirate<br />
Shores to ride on Pirate Falls –<br />
twice. Legoland is full of little<br />
touches to make a family day out<br />
easier and the poncho vending<br />
machine by the entrance and the<br />
full body drying pods by the exit<br />
of water rides do just that.<br />
PIRATE SHORES ‘GOLD’ MEDALS<br />
POPPY & C3PO<br />
REUBEN & DARTH VADER<br />
60 YEARS AGO, THE SIMPLE IDEA OF ADDING<br />
TUBES INSIDE A PLASTIC BRICK TURNED<br />
INTO ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING AND<br />
INFLUENTIAL TOYS IN HISTORY<br />
BRAVING THE LOG FLUME<br />
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