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I decided to go to Legoland because it has the most substantial half term lineup near me, about 3/4 open I'd guess. The closures were the outdoor water rides, Legoland Express, Jolly Rocker, Sky Rider and Hill Train.
This felt like enough to justify the trip down and it was. I wasn't sure what crowds would be like and if 10-4 would be long enough but despite the park feeling busy, the queues were generally quite short although often severely overestimated on the boards. A 45 minute wait for Lego City Deep Sea Adventure was actually 15 minutes and a 40 minute wait for Haunted House Monster Party was actually 10 minutes. Interestingly the path from the entrance to Pirate Shores via Viking River Splash was blocked off so that side of the park was empty for the first hour, I was surprised to get walk on Lego Ninjago and The Dragon!
Another thing I liked was the street theatre, as well as the standard meet and greets, I saw part of a 'Knight training' show which had a good audience and participation.
The main thing I think they needed to work on was food options. I went to a rather manic Pizza Pasta where they had to put in an extension queue (which wasn't long enough), it was near impossible to get to the buffet table because of the sheer number of people and the chefs were struggling to get the food out quickly enough. Perhaps they could have done with another restaurant.
I am hoping that Merlin see the half term event as a success and work on improving offerings at Chessington and Alton Towers.
This felt like enough to justify the trip down and it was. I wasn't sure what crowds would be like and if 10-4 would be long enough but despite the park feeling busy, the queues were generally quite short although often severely overestimated on the boards. A 45 minute wait for Lego City Deep Sea Adventure was actually 15 minutes and a 40 minute wait for Haunted House Monster Party was actually 10 minutes. Interestingly the path from the entrance to Pirate Shores via Viking River Splash was blocked off so that side of the park was empty for the first hour, I was surprised to get walk on Lego Ninjago and The Dragon!
Another thing I liked was the street theatre, as well as the standard meet and greets, I saw part of a 'Knight training' show which had a good audience and participation.
The main thing I think they needed to work on was food options. I went to a rather manic Pizza Pasta where they had to put in an extension queue (which wasn't long enough), it was near impossible to get to the buffet table because of the sheer number of people and the chefs were struggling to get the food out quickly enough. Perhaps they could have done with another restaurant.
I am hoping that Merlin see the half term event as a success and work on improving offerings at Chessington and Alton Towers.