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Legoland or Paultons park?

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Splishsplashsplooshsplosh · 17/09/2023 08:33

Thinking of taking 9 year old twin boys for their birthday next month. Which is better for that age so you think? Or even Chessington maybe?
They love thrill rides but will be super disappointed if they're not tall enough (I think they're about 130ish CMS) one absolutely hates spinny rides as he gets motion sickness. Roller coasters he loves though. The other loves EVERYTHING! Thanks!!

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RadioFoot · 17/09/2023 08:36

In my opinion, Legoland before they grow out of it and the Paultons for when they're 10+. Chessingtons when taller!

CPHB2021 · 17/09/2023 08:37

Splishsplashsplooshsplosh · 17/09/2023 08:33

Thinking of taking 9 year old twin boys for their birthday next month. Which is better for that age so you think? Or even Chessington maybe?
They love thrill rides but will be super disappointed if they're not tall enough (I think they're about 130ish CMS) one absolutely hates spinny rides as he gets motion sickness. Roller coasters he loves though. The other loves EVERYTHING! Thanks!!

Paultons park, in my opinion. Much better rides, all bar two I think are 110cm height restrictions. My son, a small 6, could ride on so much. At Chessington we were so disappointed. So many rides closed and so many had 140cm heigh restrictions. Have a great day wherever you choose!

LadyGAgain · 17/09/2023 08:41

Paultons park is brilliant and from the age of 4 my kids loved the larger rollercoasters. There's a few they couldn't go on due to height but plenty to pass the day.
Lego land is old and tired and baffled me with the blatant lack of Lego. I would never go there again.

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Bobbyelvis4ever · 17/09/2023 08:44

Paultons is great for that age. My son is almost 7, about 127cm, and can (and does) go on everything!

itsgettingweird · 17/09/2023 08:49

Paultons.

We live near Paultons and had annual passes and an easy drive to legoland.

We did Paultons so many times and it's wayyyyyy better than when ds was that age (he's 19 now)

Legoland isn't about just rides and has a different feel. Ds loved it though.

Yourebeingtooloud · 17/09/2023 08:53

Paultons 100%. Apart from anything, the queues are much smaller.

I think at 130 they’ll be able to go on everything (the only one I’m not sure of is the edge but that is spinny).

Also don’t let the motion sick one be put off the tornado springs rollercoaster - it does spin but totally different from a normal spinning ride. Just maybe avoid the last carriage which spins a lot more.

Yourebeingtooloud · 17/09/2023 08:55

And then save up and take them to Legoland Billund for their 10th birthdays - it’s heaps better than U.K.!

Bax765 · 17/09/2023 09:04

We went to Legoland Windsor recently & we were really disappointed. Loads of rides were closed and those that were open had really long queues. We queued for 40 minutes for one of them and then they closed the ride! We only got to go on 4 proper rides during the whole day and 2 of them were rubbish. It wasn't cheap either, even with a discount code. I wouldn't recommend at all.

Haveyouseenthemuffinman · 17/09/2023 09:07

You’ll get to go on a lot of rides during a day at Paultons.

LiftyLift · 17/09/2023 10:12

We took DS aged 4 to Legoland recently and he was able to go on most things so I think it would be a bit young for aged 9. The queues were ridiculous so we had to buy fast passes which made it really expensive.

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