Legoland: German Ingenuity Meets Imagination
Posted on September 10, 2008
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Posted by Sierra
Raise your hand if you were ever taken to Legoland by your daughter. AH! I see Stan (AKA Dad) and Daria (AKA Mom) have raised their hands! That’s right, folks! I took my parents to Legoland Deutschland (Pronounced DOYCH-land). I paid for the tickets and parking. It was $110! But it was worth it.
For those of you who have never been to Legoland, I’ll describe it. The entrance is made out of Legos seemingly meant for giants. The cars on the rides look Lego-y. There are a billion kajillion things made out of Legos. For example …
* A Lego Einstein face with eyes that follow you
* A ton of Lego animals
* People made out of Legos
* Gargoyles made out of Legos
* Torches made out of Legos
* Fountains made out of Legos
I rest my case.
Rides are a big part of Legoland. Some cool rides are:
Feurdrache/Firedragon: The train is shaped like a dragon. The coaster sends you into a tunnel where you see a few scenes made out of Legos. Then it sends you down, over and sideways, but not upside down. It’s the best coaster in the Land (in my opinion).
BIONICLE Power Builder: A ride for older kids, the Power Builder starts off uniquely. You receive a card and program your own ride. This takes very little time, and soon you’re in line waiting to climb into a clawish-looking thing. You get in and burst off, spinning, flipping, going upside down, and whatever else you programmed. Not for those who get ridesick.
Comment from Mom: I went on this, closing my eyes and hoping it would end the whole time. But it was really cool! Also, I didn’t under the programming thing and just pushed buttons randomly!
Wellenreiter/ Aquazone Wave Racers: This water ride spins standing riders around on jet ski-like vehicles. Viewers use buttons to squirt riders.
Kids Power Tower: Riders sit on seats and slowly (or quickly) pull themselves up to the top. Then they let go and falllllllllllllllll! Repeat.
Dschungel X-pedition/Jungle X-pedition: The train glides down the river, then you plunge into darkness. You turn backwards and fall down, under a waterfall, then you lazily turn frontwards again, and plunge down a HUGE hill. Those in front get wetter.
Project X-LEGO Test Strecke/Project X-LEGO Test Track: You go up a hill kinda fast, then go up down up down up down up, then zigzag ’til you go down up to the end.
Kapt’n Nicks Piratenschlacht/Captain Nick’s Splash Battle: You climb onto a slow moving ship with water guns. Viewers can shoot at you and vice versa. Barrels around the path have targets in them.
The coolest non-ride thing at Legoland is Miniland. Miniland is a section with models of different areas. These include:
* Venedig/Venice (pictured)
* Berlin
* Niederlande/The Netherlands
* Schweiz/Switzerland
* Frankfurt
* Allianz Arena
The models are extremely realistic-looking and some of Dad’s pictures make them look like the real thing.
We went to Legoland at the right time, because the longest line we had to wait in was about 15 minutes. Legoland was fun, and taking Mom and Dad there was funny. I hope they enjoyed it as much as I did.
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I was fascinated by Legoland-my son would go crazy here, as he was a Lego maniac when he was little. The picture of the place is gorgeous! I haven’t been to your site in a while, but I will get caught up and visit more frequently now!
Debbie