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Legoland Windsor

TheBolt said:
I wonder if this surge of winter TLC is a rapid response from Kirbi, now they have taken over?
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I wouldn't have thought so - it's too quick, these works would've been planned before the buyout was finalised. Plus of course Legoland did a huge amount of TLC last winter, before the buyout was on the table.
 
Did the plans ever get posted on here? I don't remember seeing them.

For the benefit of anyone else wondering exactly where the LLW version of Lego Movie World is going:
https://www.brickfanatics.com/legoland-windsor-resorts-submits-new-plans-for-the-lego-movie-world/

Seems they've gone for 2 drop towers (presumably from Zierer like at LL Florida) to boost capacity, but what appears to be a single screen in the flying theatre - queuing for that won't be fun. Still, LLW's dark ride collection continues to improve. The quote about spreading guests throughout the year is interesting - a push towards year round operation?
 
Fabulous news, Legoland Windsor still remains one of my favourite Merlin parks as they seem to be the only one who knows what they're doing. It's by far the best kept park and I'm pretty sure it has the most new additions. I look forward to this especially if it opens as early as next year.
 
Off topic slightly but reading that article made me think. Are Kirkbi buying Merlin with a view to getting the Legoland parks and attractions back within their stable. Could this mean more investment for them and not the other parks? Perhaps they may even look to split the other park’s away from the group and sell them as a separate entity?
 
Jb85 said:
Off topic slightly but reading that article made me think. Are Kirkbi buying Merlin with a view to getting the Legoland parks and attractions back within their stable. Could this mean more investment for them and not the other parks? Perhaps they may even look to split the other park’s away from the group and sell them as a separate entity?
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No one really knows, it’s certainly possible. I do think RTP’s will be looked at intently. It was curious in the PR releases after KIRKBY took over that only Heide Towers and Garda where strongly featured from the RTP group.
 
Dave said:
No one really knows, it’s certainly possible. I do think RTP’s will be looked at intently. It was curious in the PR releases after KIRKBY took over that only Heide Towers and Garda where strongly featured from the RTP group.
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to be fair it would make sense for them to reduce their offering but increase the quality of the investments.
 
Am I right in saying that this is going to be a Brogent Flying Theatre like Voletarium? This will no doubt be a very good addition for the park! I'm going to have to get back once this opens, 3 fairly major new dark rides since my last visit.
 
I can't remember who made the Florida one but it's got a slightly different design. The seats face away from the screen then do a 180 rotation into position. I think the idea is you can't see the screen when boarding unlike the push out or push up method (Soarin).
 
Tim said:
I can't remember who made the Florida one but it's got a slightly different design. The seats face away from the screen then do a 180 rotation into position. I think the idea is you can't see the screen when boarding unlike the push out or push up method (Soarin).
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To be fair, on Voletarium there is a curtain so you can't see the screen till the moment it is starting.
 
AstroDan said:
To be fair, on Voletarium there is a curtain so you can't see the screen till the moment it is starting.
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A curtain does sound like the cheaper and easier option. But I guess there must be a reason to have a rotating verses pushing design. That was the only one I could think I of. I guess it could remove the need for a moving safety rail if the area in front of the screen is completely inaccessible.
 
Tim said:
A curtain does sound like the cheaper and easier option. But I guess there must be a reason to have a rotating verses pushing design. That was the only one I could think I of. I guess it could remove the need for a moving safety rail if the area in front of the screen is completely inaccessible.
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The rotating gondolas (Brogent's m-Ride) is a cheaper version of their (ahem) 'thrusting' gondolas (the Brogent i-Ride).

I guess yeh, you save money on the lowering safety barrier, maybe it's easier to house all the mechanics on a rotating unit than a traversing unit. It also has half as many degrees of freedom - the m-Ride does swing, pitch and yaw, the i-Ride does those as well as surge, heave and sway.
 
This isn’t supposed to be a major investment year, and a little coaster like this is a fun addition for younger guests. But aside from the train looking nice, it does look incredibly cheap, with the very little to the station or the queue line. Maybe I’m being harsh judging it before it’s finished, but I think the lack of quality more than the size is a concern.
 
It’s rare to see such a bright coaster at a merlin park! It looks very cute and I’m sure it’s fine, but dread to think of the queues it will get. Also another station with no roof, just hope it doesn’t end up looking like the Octonauts station, with its rotting wood and peeling paint.

Also nice to see Atlantis having a face lift, it’s not that old but it’s always good to keep rides refreshed.
 
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