[Help] LEGOLAND Windsor - worth going?

[Bry Nylon]

It is my son's 8th birthday on Friday and he wants to go to LEGOLAND on Saturday. This is fine, but I have just been reading the latest reviews on TripAdvisor

The main gripes seem to be the large number of closed rides, resulting in very long waits for the limited number of attractions available plus appalling Customer Service (standard for most places in the UK, obvs).

Has anyone on here been lately? And if so, would you recommend or is this place best avoided?

Thanks.

 

[AmexRuislip]

It is my son's 8th birthday on Friday and he wants to go to LEGOLAND on Saturday. This is fine, but I have just been reading the latest reviews on TripAdvisor

The main gripe seems to be the large number of closed rides, resulting in very long waits for the limited number of attractions available. Has anyone on here been lately? And if so, would you recommend or is this place best avoided?

Thanks.

With respect, I think you've answered your question.
Not exactly big profile, but these aren't too bad....

http://www.coam.org.uk/

https://www.bekonscot.co.uk/

 

[Crispy Ambulance]

I went once and made loads of friends!

 

[Bry Nylon]

I went once and made loads of friends!

Well, that's a huge ****ing worry for a start!

 

[Normal Rob]

May help.


http://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/showthread.php?364604-Legoland&highlight=

 

[Goldstone1976]

Well, it was shite when I took my kids when they were about your son’s age. Mind you, that was about 20 years ago - I’m sure, like Selhurst, it’ll have improved massively since then.

On a serious note - if he wants to go, go...

 

[Iggle Piggle]

I must have gone 5 years ago. The kids loved it, me less so.

My only advice is, if you do go, buy the q jump thing. It's a rip off, overpriced and capitalism at its worst but by god its worth it to jump the queues.

 

[Taybha]

Don't build your hopes up

 

[Bry Nylon]

May help.


http://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/showthread.php?364604-Legoland&highlight=

Great - thanks NR.

As I suspected. I think we'll go to Brands Hatch for the day instead.

 

[portlock seagull]

All adults moan about it. All kids love it. That’s about the sum of it.

 

[Weststander]

Worth it, but on a run of the mill Saturday, we spent an hour in each ride queue, only doing about 5 or 6 ten minute rides in a whole day.

To beat that:
1. Go a wet day, or
2. You can pay them a lot extra to queue jump (the equivalent of the Universal Studios Fast Pass).

 

[Bry Nylon]

we spent an hour in each ride queue

For me, that is the point at which death becomes a fairly attractive alternative.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

A friend gave me a huge pile of Lego, I didn’t know what to make of it.

 

[Lethargic]

I'm not a fan too much time spent in queues everytime I've been.

Paultons Park much better value in my eyes.

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[portlock seagull]

A friend gave me a huge pile of Lego, I didn’t know what to make of it.

Love it - will be dropping that one into conversation tomorrow!

 

[Weststander]

For me, that is the point at which death becomes a fairly attractive alternative.

That really did happen. Despite other posts to contrary, it was incredibly boring for the kids too.

 

[Geestar]

Thought it was decent enough

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[portlock seagull]

A friend gave me a huge pile of Lego, I didn’t know what to make of it.

I’ll raise you one...

Mrs P’s left me. Said all I do is go on about football. Gutted because we’ve been together for 19 seasons.

 

[Bozza]

Save it for an inset day if you can.

We had a decent enough time when we went a year or two back. We didn't buy the queue-jumper thing, but get there at opening (maybe stay at a cheapie local Premier Inn the night before) and get there for opening and do the big ticket attractions first of all and then relax with some of the quieter things after.

 

[Normal Rob]

Great - thanks NR.

As I suspected. I think we'll go to Brands Hatch for the day instead.

I paid through the nose and bought my way to a great day for the kids and a bearable one for me. Worth it as a one off, not necessarily a repeatable thing.