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Travel<br />
LEFT TO RIGHT:<br />
POPPY AND REUBEN AT L-DRIVERS,<br />
SPLASH DOWN ON PIRATE FALLS,<br />
REUBEN ON SHARK ALERT<br />
Apparently six 2x4 LEGO ® bricks<br />
can be combined in more than<br />
915 million ways – that’s a fun fact<br />
for you – so the building areas<br />
located on various queue systems<br />
can provide a welcome relief to<br />
waiting children (and their parents).<br />
And seeing as you no doubt<br />
enjoyed that fun fact so much,<br />
here’s another one; did you know<br />
that LEGO ® is the largest producer<br />
of wheels in the entire world?<br />
As with any trip to a theme<br />
park, the day ended in the<br />
gift shop and if Carlsberg<br />
made theme park shops…<br />
With pocket money spent and<br />
a few extra grey hairs it was<br />
time to leave but as parents,<br />
we learnt three valuable<br />
lessons while at Legoland:<br />
Lesson one: Always read the age<br />
Over in LEGO ® City we queued<br />
for the Driving School and only<br />
learnt once at the front that<br />
children need to be six to ride.<br />
While they’re a dab hand with their<br />
grandparents’ electric tractor in<br />
the back garden, rules are rules<br />
and we dutifully took them across<br />
the way to L-Drivers, which didn’t<br />
go down too well but a ride in a<br />
LEGO ® car and acquisition of their<br />
driving licence dried the tears in<br />
the end. So, save yourself the tears<br />
and always check for height or age<br />
restrictions before you hop in line.<br />
Lesson two: Look for the wait time<br />
Eager to take in LEGO ® Ninjago<br />
The Ride, we unwittingly joined<br />
a very long queue just before<br />
lunchtime. The excitement of<br />
the upcoming 4D interactive<br />
ride did well to stave off most of<br />
the hangriness but to be honest,<br />
we could have all done with a<br />
little sustenance beforehand.<br />
I’ve since discovered you can<br />
download a free Legoland<br />
Windsor app that can keep you<br />
updated on queue times amongst<br />
other things. So, make sure<br />
you add that to your phone.<br />
Lesson three: Book in to a hotel<br />
The whole Legoland experience<br />
continues after park closing time<br />
with two Legoland hotels, where<br />
you can spend the night in one of<br />
its fully themed bedrooms before<br />
more adventures the next day. In<br />
hindsight, there is so much to do<br />
and see, we should have stayed<br />
in one of the hotels and enjoyed<br />
the resort for a second day.<br />
Oh well, we’ll just have<br />
to go again one day.<br />
MORE BRICKS…<br />
LEGOLAND WINDSOR RESORT<br />
Awesome awaits at the<br />
Legoland Windsor Resort<br />
with brand new LEGO ®<br />
Reef and new additions<br />
to Miniland in 2018.<br />
Aurigny airport:<br />
London Gatwick<br />
LEGOLAND DISCOVERY<br />
CENTRE<br />
Based in Manchester’s<br />
infamous intu Trafford Centre,<br />
is a great family destination<br />
with three rides, a 4D cinema<br />
and 10 LEGO ® build &<br />
play zones. Also, see all of<br />
Manchester’s top attractions<br />
made from LEGO ® in the<br />
Miniland and take in some<br />
building tips from the Master<br />
Model Builder Workshops.<br />
Aurigny airport: Manchester<br />
LEGO STORES<br />
With LEGO ® stores in and<br />
near multiple Aurigny<br />
destinations such as Cardiff,<br />
Leeds, Milton Keynes and<br />
London, there’s never been<br />
a better time to test the Brick<br />
Specialists’ knowledge, visit<br />
the Build a Mini tower or stop<br />
by the Pick a Brick wall.<br />
Aurigny airports: Bristol,<br />
Leeds, London Stanstead,<br />
London Gatwick, Manchester<br />
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