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Legoland Windsor
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I personally would have talked your son to go on a quieter day. All 3 of my children are now grown up and never stopped me wisely choosing a quieter day to take them. Even during school holidays, some days are more busier than others, especially around a bank holiday weekend.
Legoland is for all age groups. It's more than just a theme park. There are plenty of adult Lego builders/collectors that like to visit. Not all adults like thrill rides and why can't us adults enjoy some more relaxing gentle rides too.
No, not at all. You are allowed to visit Legoland Windsor without children. The rule about that you must have a child to visit only applies to the Legoland Discovery Birmingham (not Windsor)
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Having been to two Discovery Centres and many times to Windsor I understand why the centres are restricted but the parks arn't. The Discovery Centres have nothing for Adults outside of Miniland. They are mainly play areas and Lego build activities.
The parks however do have a broader apeal. On a nice sunny day (That isn't too busy) it can be a lovely place to be and there are some impressive models worth checking out. I actually know several adult care groups that visit all the time.
Unfortunately Easter and the Summer Holidays are never a good time to visit. Most weekends during term time are fine.
The parks however do have a broader apeal. On a nice sunny day (That isn't too busy) it can be a lovely place to be and there are some impressive models worth checking out. I actually know several adult care groups that visit all the time.
Unfortunately Easter and the Summer Holidays are never a good time to visit. Most weekends during term time are fine.
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Oh for sure mini land is impressive for any age group. Not sure that would be enough to make me fork out £50+ to visit as an adult without kids though. The rides certainly aren't that spectacular at all from what we saw. They are aimed at kids below 12 after all.
Each to their own though. Personally I'd feel a bit uncomfortable riding kids rides with no kids.
ChristmasPud
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It's very weird for adults to visit a childrens theme park beyond a certain age, but that doesn't necessarily mean there's any bad intention or that they should be stopped. It's just very, very weird.
Legoland is most definitely a family theme park. If you're an adult Lego fan then you probably already took your passions into your work and have a job building/designing Lego things (which is great!). But if you're still just playing with it and visiting Legoland then you need to move on haha
Legoland is most definitely a family theme park. If you're an adult Lego fan then you probably already took your passions into your work and have a job building/designing Lego things (which is great!). But if you're still just playing with it and visiting Legoland then you need to move on haha
Tim
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I don't know what you possibly mean by this
Seriously though most Adult Lego fans havent turned it into a career, but neither do they visit Legoland. I'd love it if Legoland was both a kids park and a Lego showcase (there's certainly a market for it), but it's not and I personally wouldn't visit as an Adult by myself.
Why is it weird for Adults to visit a themepark aimed at kids?
As an adult, I've visited Chessington, Legoland, CeBeebies Land (Alton), Joyland (GT. Yarmouth) Gulliver's Kingdom (Matlock), Why do adult's have to grow up?
What about adults that either have a disability or are too old to handle the bigger rides, or even those who have never grown tall enough to ride anything major? Not everyone can handle riding the big thrill rides. And visiting parks aimed at kids don't make me weird or a peado either.
I'm also a moderator for the Partworks forum. We have a number of Adult modellers who build models out of Lego.
I hate it when we tell other people what they should and shouldn't do and when they are too old to do things. Go and do what you want and enjoy in life. Live your life with what makes you happy, but don't tell other people or try and bring them down when they are doing what they enjoy. Only bullies do that.
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Woooah woahh wooah fancy putting any more words in my mouth for me?
When did I say anything about some of the more serious remarks you made there?
ChristmasPud
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Seems like you didn't read my post properly because it says "that doesn't mean there's any bad intention or that they should be stopped". So I'm not telling you what you should or shouldnt do.
I'm saying it's weird that an adult should be visiting a children's theme park, yes. But there's no need to launch into a reactionary post.
Why should adults grow up? What a strange question to ask. Because people need to take responsibility to get by, hence growing up, isn't that the most basic fact of life whether we like it or not?
Having an imagination and staying in touch with a sense of fun is a good thing, you dont have to "stop enjoying" what you used to. Hence why many people work hard to create fun going into the park industry etc. But if someone is still visiting Legoland and going to Cbeebies Land just for fun as a grown adult, you seem to have missed out on the rich tapestry of life. What can I say, 'it's weird'.
Different to going to parks as families because the parents have fun from seeing their kids entertained and being altogether. Also different to adults with disabilities, so don't know why you bring that up, that's obviously not what I was talking about.
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Benjsh
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I think he was responding to me there in fairness.
And Gullivers don't let adults in without kids to my knowledge and they have rides as equally thrilling as Legoland if not more so so it's not that ridiculous what I said anyway.
Lego can be enjoyed by any age. Totally agree. i don't think Legoland is really the same thing though. I would feel uncomfortable going there by myself. I wouldn't at Towers or Thorpe.
And Gullivers don't let adults in without kids to my knowledge and they have rides as equally thrilling as Legoland if not more so so it's not that ridiculous what I said anyway.
Lego can be enjoyed by any age. Totally agree. i don't think Legoland is really the same thing though. I would feel uncomfortable going there by myself. I wouldn't at Towers or Thorpe.
My comments were in response to the label Weird and telling adults that still play with Lego and visiting Legoland to move on.
Go back 40 years to when Themeparks first started here in the UK, the log flume and big dipper was as thrilling as rides got back then. Back then, Chessington was aimed at all ages. It's only in recent decades that rides have become bigger and faster.
Go back 40 years to when Themeparks first started here in the UK, the log flume and big dipper was as thrilling as rides got back then. Back then, Chessington was aimed at all ages. It's only in recent decades that rides have become bigger and faster.
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Again didn't say anything about playing with Lego. Another made up point from yourself I didn't mention.
I play with Lego still, admittedly only with my son, but I don't think any adult who does is weird at all. Far from it. Lego is awesome.
But Legoland is a bit different to playing with Lego for me. The rides and shows are very kiddy based even the bigger ones. Other than Miniland, which is impressive, I don't get the appeal for an adult.
Islander
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Rides: questionable. Shows: disagree vehemently. Watched the stunt show at all?
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ChristmasPud
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So what? Those are all family thrill rides and a coaster, so obviously the appeal is broader. Not childrens parks like Legoland, or the other kids areas you mentioned like Cbeebies, Gullivers, etc. Rides with a broader appeal have existed since before then too. It's not like we were all going to childrens parks as adults 40 years ago, it's not like hard thrill rides are exclusively for adults either.
It's like the difference between a family movie (broad appeal) and a childrens TV show.
I don't know who you are so this isnt aimed at you personally, but going back to what I meant, if someone is still passionate about a childrens toy or childrens entertainment by the time they are an adult then surely they'd have made it their career? Otherwise it just seems like wanting the fun without the responsibility or work?
By all means you can be an adult and enjoy making childrens entertainment (ie being a part of Legoland). Otherwise thered be nothing good for kids in the first place.
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Yeah I didnt enjoy it. A pirate sneaking up to steal treasure from a pirate who was '''asleep". It felt like a bad pantomime. The crowd seemed bored and the cheers and responses were embarrassing really. Then again the whole day was a disaster so maybe the crowd felt robbed like me
I know it wasn't you that made those comments. Let me try and answer your earlier quote from a different perspective.
Why do you feel uncomfortable riding kids rides with no kids? I see plenty of adults riding kids rides without kids. I've ridden all the kids rides at themeparks without kids. I can't see the problem.
Last year I had an stroke and haemorrhage in my right eye, so all rides was off for me and I did resign to either not riding rides at all or sticking to kids rides.
It's society that makes you feel that adults shouldn't be riding them without kids.
40 years ago, you would have been lucky to get one rollercoaster at a park let-a-lone several, and you would be lucky to find a rollercoaster that went upside down. A trip to Chessington or a pleasurebeach/thempark on the same par as Legoland was as good as it got unless you where willing to travel far. Now-a-days we are spoilt for choice with regards to themeparks.
Lego land has plenty there that are aimed at all age groups.
The show is for all ages. The models alone are for all ages. Even the rides are not just for kids, you have the rapids, trains, log flume, HHMP, Jolly Rocker, Sealife submarine, Spinning spider, The Dragon.
ChristmasPud
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They were family parks. Most theme parks today are still family parks but with a few bigger ones for older kids & adults.
Yes fair enough, these are family rides but the park on the whole is a kids park right? Obviously there has to be variation in some rides because families will have kids of different ages. On the whole there's not much adult appeal.
I already said in my previous posts there is a difference between a broader appeal like for families and grown men visiting childrens parks on their own, like Cbeebies, Gullivers and the examples you gave.
And I say this as someone who loves creating entertainment for kids! And I loved being a kid too. But I wouldnt go to these places for my own amusement today.
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I personally think that it's absolutely fine to ride children's rides or visit children's theme parks as an adult; we all have our different things that suit each of us. As for Legoland, I think adults are appealed to it by things other than the rides; for example, my family and I went in 2017 when the youngest member of our party was me at 14. My parents always said that our primary purpose of visiting was to look at the Lego models; me and my nan only just so happened to ride Dragon because we had time to spare and I fancied getting the credit. And it was quite a fun little coaster! Admittedly, I couldn't quite bring myself to ride Dragon's Apprentice, but the point I'm trying to get across is that I think it's fine for adults to ride children's rides.
The way I see it is that it's no different to someone ordering a half-portion in a restaurant, for example; I often order half-portions in restaurants when they're offered because I'm not the biggest of eaters and I don't want a huge portion. It's the same with rides; not everyone wants to ride the huge coasters. Some people are fine sticking to the teacups or junior coasters.
The way I see it is that it's no different to someone ordering a half-portion in a restaurant, for example; I often order half-portions in restaurants when they're offered because I'm not the biggest of eaters and I don't want a huge portion. It's the same with rides; not everyone wants to ride the huge coasters. Some people are fine sticking to the teacups or junior coasters.
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I plan to visit the original park in Billund at some point in the future because of the significance with the company itself. I don't care if people think I'm "weird" if I'm adult in a kid's park. Lego in particular as well is popular with adults that I don't think there should be anything wrong with visiting them as an adult. As long as it's not illeagel, let people do what they want.
I take it that you never visited Chessington before the Vampire was put in? I take it you never visited Thorpe Park when they had Space station Zero?
You could easily say that Disney is primary aimed at kids. But I'm sure when Disney first built their theme parks, they also had the inner kid inside the adults in mind too.
I personally can't tell anyone that they must visit these places on their own or without kids. It is down to the individual. However I can empower those that would like to visit these places without kids to go and do so. At the end of the day, Legoland is still a great place to visit with or without kids. It still a great day out, even without kids.
I'm still young at heart (and I look youthful at my old age) and I still be happy to go to a park and have a go on the swings, slides and roundabouts. Life is too short, go and enjoy life and don't live by the constraints of adulthood (but also ensure that your actions don't have a negative impact on other either).
Are you a kids entertainer? or something else?