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Anyone been to Legoland

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queenjolo29 · 04/08/2019 15:05

Hi all I luckily won 4 tickets to Legoland, which is fab but I'm really worried how I am going to do it. It will be me and my three children going 11yr 5yr and 3yr old. How can I make this work ride wise, will my oldest be able to ride with my 5yr old and me then with the youngest?

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Goawayquickly · 04/08/2019 15:16

Yes, no problem

Evilmorty · 04/08/2019 15:18

Yeah that will be fine. How big is the littlest one? My 3 year old was big enough for the medium sized rides so there was very little he couldn’t go on. Worked out quite well and we didn’t miss many rides at all.

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queenjolo29 · 04/08/2019 15:57

My littest one is 3 but she looks likes a five yr old 🙈😅thanks guys, is there anything else u would recommend me taking or doing first etc? Is parking free?

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Witchend · 04/08/2019 16:03

Some of the rides will be height restricted. I think the highest restriction is 1.3cm so probably your 3 and 5yo will be effected. They may need to go on with an adult, and I'm not sure your 11yo will necessarily count.
What they will offer is for you to go on with the 3yo and then stay on and go on with the 5yo. So you have the joy of going on twice.

My advice would be go down to the submarine ride first. It always seems to get heavy queues but it's lovely to do.
Parking costs, can't remember how much, unless you have a premium annual pass.

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queenjolo29 · 04/08/2019 16:34

The height restriction rides are the ones I'm worried about has aslong has they can go on it they will all want to go. So I will have to go one twice who stands with my child while on the ride, my eldest is going to want to go on can't expect him to wait twice with the young ones then not go on himself. Does that make sense?

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GU24Mum · 04/08/2019 16:37

I've been loads (we don't live that far). It's more geared to younger ones anyway so most of it will be eminently doable with you older one helping in some way.

RandomMess · 04/08/2019 16:45

Is it only a one day ticket and how far away are you?

You need to get their very early, you queue to get there, queue to part, queue to get in...

Approaching it from Ascot direction is usually quieter. Start at the back of the park the work forwards. Consider paying for Q bots.

MyDcAreMarvel · 04/08/2019 16:49

You need to pay to park, take your own food and watch the pirate show it’s really good.

Witchend · 04/08/2019 16:50

Your older one can go on by himself, but not twice.

So the first ride 11yo goes on by himself; you go on with 3yo, 5yo waits (there's usually a waiting place)
Second ride, you go on with 5yo, 11yo waits with 3yo.

Your 11yo will be fine going on any except the younger driving school (but there's an older one he can go on). That's the only one with a maximum, and that's age rather than height.

nevernotstruggling · 04/08/2019 16:52

I can't stress take your own food enough!!!!

I find the pressure is offif I haven't paid for something though like you don't have to wring every last second of enjoyment out of it.

You need £1 coins for the stupid lockers at the ware park which you don't get back. Wankers

YobaOljazUwaque · 04/08/2019 17:16

I really recommend you buy a Q-bot basic if you possibly can. It's £25 per person which feels painful but it's really worth it. You don't queue-jump, you wait for exactly the same amount of time as you would if you stood in the queue for each ride, but it just saves your place in the queue so that you can spend the time between rides buying an icecream, going to the loo, playing in the playground etc. The 3 and 5 year old will have a pretty miserable day of standing in queues without this. I wouldn't be going without one personally.

I expect you would have mentioned it in your op if this was relevant but if it happens that any of your DC have an official diagnosis of ASD, ADHD or any similar condition that would make queueing really difficult then you can get a qbot for free (medical evidence of need is required)

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queenjolo29 · 04/08/2019 18:58

Thank you all for your replies it's helped.
How long are we talking for Q's?? Is it hours?? I can't afford to get q,bot, kind of dreading this now 😭🙈

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Goawayquickly · 04/08/2019 19:06

Don't dread it! You'll have a good day, yes take food but I've been loads of times it's fine. If it's a hot day there a splash park. The shows are fun.

CloudRusting · 04/08/2019 19:09

Get the app it shows you the queue times. If there is one “big” ride that you want to go on, arrive early and go straight there as soon as you can. Because the q times can be 60-90m later.

MyDcAreMarvel · 04/08/2019 20:05

Take swimming stuff and towels for the mini water park you can’t go in wearing clothes.

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queenjolo29 · 04/08/2019 22:58

Oh didn't know there was a splash bit sounds good. 60-90mins arrghh 😂 I live an hour away so not to bad really will try get there early. I didn't want to take much stuff has carrying it around all day but food drinks spare clothes swim clothes gunna need a donkey 🙈 I am actually looking forward to it I love theme parks and this is one I haven't done ever so I am really lucky got the tickets just never been me and three children with no other adult before I'm sure it will be fine, thank you all again X

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Wishforsnow · 04/08/2019 23:05

Everyone always says get there early. I live 5 minutes away and go a lot. I usually arrive at 4 as the queues are so short at the end of the day. If you can stick around for the last hour on some rides quite often they let you go round again as no queue. Obviously you want to go early as a day out but if you can stay late.

RandomMess · 04/08/2019 23:07

You take a pushchair as a donkey Wink

fernsfordays · 04/08/2019 23:16

Take a stroller and store everything underneath. LegoLand is awesome you guys will have a great day!!

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queenjolo29 · 05/08/2019 00:55

Sorry one last question ha so if i take a buggy can I q up with it or have to leave it somewhete???

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ineedaholidaynow · 05/08/2019 01:07

Is it possible for a friend to come along too?

RandomMess · 05/08/2019 10:41

There are buggy parks do leave nothing valuable on it.

RandomMess · 05/08/2019 10:41

There are buggy parks do leave nothing valuable on it.

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