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depotrat

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Legoland NY
« on: July 09, 2021, 07:57:12 am »
We got some cut rate "preview" tickets for 7/8.  The forecast was horrific with 80-95% chance of thunderstorms all day.  Luckily it held off until just as we got in the car to leave! 

We walked the entire park in our time there.  We had been to Legoland FL so kinda knew what to expect.  This will be a big hit with younger kids.  There probably isn't enough to do for any kids older than 10.  As we walked we saw a lot of little kids having a very special day. 

We rode both coasters. Dragon's Apprentice allows 36 riders inches and up.  The little girl in front of us was making this her first ever coaster at age 3!  She loved it.  LOL  Her brother, probably about 12 was not thrilled.    The other coaster, Dragon Coaster, is a family coaster.  Both coasters are in the Castle Section.  There are six sections to the park.  Pirates is not ready yet. 

We also rode two dark rides. Ninanjo was good with almost Disney quality technology but not quite.  The Lego Factory Ride was also well done with a nice surprise at the end. 

We also walked MiniLand.  There they had Lego models of major American cities and landmarks.  It was interesting to see how they worked things in and avoided copyright infringement. 

Overall the park was well done.  It is built in a very hilly area.  They put in paths that meander thru and add to the walking.  People were cutting across the grass to save steps and time despite numerous signs saying not to do that.  I think they need to put in more paved cut thru walks.  The parking is a bit different as you pay on the way out.  We were there about three hours and enjoyed the time at a brand new park. 

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Re: Legoland NY
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2021, 03:57:44 pm »
Hey my bad - I didn't catch that there was already a Legoland NY thread started.  Perhaps the moderator can move this to the original thread. 

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Re: Legoland NY
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2021, 08:27:56 pm »
I see this more as a trip report.

Glad you made it and had a good trip. strange they have you pay on your way out. I wonder why they opted to do that.

You mentioned avoiding copyright infringement. Could you elaborate on that a bit more?

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« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2021, 09:10:59 pm »
On the models in MiniLand they made joke names rather than using  the real name.  For example on the mini 42nd street in the NYC model they had a marquee with "The Panther Prince" instead of "The Lion King" which is a clever way to not pay Disney for using their images/titles.   

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Re: Legoland NY
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2021, 02:40:59 pm »
Cool, thanks for The response. I do want to hit the park though now that full price has kicked in it's I the $80 range for tickets.

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« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2021, 03:10:28 pm »
That is why we did the preview.  It is hard to justify $80 for a three hour park.  It was either the preview or wait until ACE had an event there.  We went with the preview. 
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« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2021, 08:46:26 am »
YA, it's steep. My nieces likely would not be interested but My nephew Who is only 11 likely would still go.  Looks like a nice park and at first hearing about it I was nervous how it might affect parks like TGE and the White mountains parks but given the price I think those parks will still be in high demand.