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To think this policy is very sad

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ILikeMyChickenFried · 04/05/2018 12:24

Yesterday my son went to the Legoland discovery centre in Manchester. He went in with his Granddad whilst my husband popped into a shop aiming to join them later (we're annual pass holders)
Anyway, when DH got to Legoland he wasn't allowed in as a lone adult. They've a policy which bans lone adults from attending even of they're meeting up with family inside. No one was free to escort him through to his DF and DS so he had to spend half an hour (FIL isn't great at picking up!) Calling his DF to get them to.come back to the entrance so they could all go in together.
This was obviously a huge nuisance for him but it got me thinking how tragic it is than we can't trust lone adults within a facility aimed at children. Obviously it's for safeguarding and is probably a good thing but it's so sad that it's even needed.

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UpstartCrow · 04/05/2018 12:47

Do you honestly think a theme park would turn down entrance money unless they had a good reason? Do you think these policies appear out of thin air, or spite?

Fatted · 04/05/2018 12:47

Reading the story in the Mirror, I'm wondering if it's simply because they don't make enough money from adults on their own. Kids will no doubt want 5 million boxes of Lego and pester parents to get it!

DeeElle88 · 04/05/2018 12:49

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-37839521

This also happened a couple of years ago which may have made them tighten things up...

Doyoumind · 04/05/2018 12:50

A couple without children wouldn't be allowed in.

Disneyland doesn't compare. There's stuff there to interest adults.

Honestly, a couple spending however much it costs to go to the Discovery Centre (quite a lot) would be pissed off if they were allowed in upon realising what they'd wasted their money on.

SluttyButty · 04/05/2018 12:50

@valleyclouds I remember reading that story too.

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ILikeMyChickenFried · 04/05/2018 12:50

I think it's a tragedy that your DH found it a huge nuisance to wait for half an hour.

Anyway.... My post wasn't really about the inconvenience to DH. They got over it, DS was chuffed to get to go through the 'Lego factory' and get a free brick again. It's about the policy in general.

The backstory is quite sad, I wasn't at all aware of that.

You could say adults wouldn't want to go without children but they apparently have adult.only nights especially for this!

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Doyoumind · 04/05/2018 12:51

Lone adults can go into the shop. It's not a huge shop though so not worth a special trip for Lego enthusiasts.

PorkyPortia · 04/05/2018 12:52

I think its sad

Smeddum · 04/05/2018 12:52

Disneyland doesn't compare. There's stuff there to interest adults

Why can’t adults like Lego?

TheStoic · 04/05/2018 12:52

Yes it is sad when unaccompanied men can't enter an attraction for kids

Not just men, all adults. Apparently.

ScattyCharly · 04/05/2018 12:53

It’s because of the society we live in. Too many incidents of child abuse. Very, very sad. Legoland is a target rich environment for paedophiles so management needed to do something to protect those targets. Unfortunately the op’s Dh was caught in the crossfire, as was the young man with a disability in the links above.

Glassofredandapackofcrisps · 04/05/2018 12:53

Fair enough policy I'm afraid . Two little girls were sexually assaulted at Legoland a year or so ago if I remember correctly. Sad world but the safety of kids comes first

SleepingStandingUp · 04/05/2018 12:53

but I am glad it is in place!
Why? If you're taking you're kids they're, why is out any different to taking them to Alton Towers or the Zoo or the Park or the shops? You supervise your child and no that isn't fool proof but life isn't. Should I be banned from going to the shops on my own on a Saturday in case I mean to kidnap a child? I've just walked past a school as a lone adult, should there be an exclusion zone? What about when we're in hospital with DS and one of us goes out / comes in? Should we be escorted to the ward in case we're paedophiles?

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ILikeMyChickenFried · 04/05/2018 12:54

Not just men, all adults. Apparently.

Yes the policy is all adults. I did wonder if they'd have been more sympathetic to me trying to gain entry but obviously it hasn't been tested so I don't know. You'd hope they'd stick rigidly to their rules.

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TheStoic · 04/05/2018 12:55

I've just walked past a school as a lone adult, should there be an exclusion zone?

They’re not ‘walking past’. If you entered a school as a lone adult, with no kids to pick up or accompany you, I would expect questions to be asked.

PaperTrain · 04/05/2018 12:55

What's to stop two adults going in together and one staying with the kid and the other going off and their own and doing whatever it is that is being worried about?

Doyoumind · 04/05/2018 12:56

Smeddum read my posts. There is nothing to interest lone adults at the Discovery Centre. It's just a Lego themed play centre with a 4D cinema and a fake factory tour aimed at 5 year olds. There are a few old and tattered Lego models at best to appeal to adults.

Adults can like Lego. They should go to the shop in Leicester Square or Legoland in Denmark.

PaperTrain · 04/05/2018 12:56

I mean going in together with a child.

catinapoolofsunshine · 04/05/2018 12:57

Frantically and Doyoumind according to the link Valley posted, some of the people they are keeping out have intellectual disabilities which mean they function at the level of a 6 or 7 year old, and have similar interests.

There should be an exception for blue badge holders or those with an ID card (usually used to prove eligibility for discounts or to admit a carer).

Smeddum · 04/05/2018 12:57

@Doyoumind I just think the policy is OTT, I’ve never been to Legoland or anything like that, I just think it’s sad that the policy is there.

FranticallyPeaceful · 04/05/2018 12:57

@SleepingStandingUp have you ever been? It’s a small room place, it’s not a theme park.

Lmao at the thought of an adult in the middle of a bunch of kids in the Lego pit (like a ball pit, but with Lego) or on the very small jungle gym with the kids. It’s NOT for adults! Haha why would an adult want to go on a jungle gym or a kids ball pit. I’m just going to assume people making these comments have never been and are assuming it’s like legoland in Windsor or some kind of park thing. It’s basically a very small version of cheeky monkeys or something

MargaretCavendish · 04/05/2018 12:58

Two little girls were sexually assaulted at Legoland a year or so ago if I remember correctly.

People keep bringing this up, but that was Legoland Windsor, which does not have this policy.

Puzzledandpissedoff · 04/05/2018 12:59

What about a couple, are they not allowed, or is it just lone adults?

According to Legoland's statement in the Mirror it applies to single adults, couples and groups ... it's not having a child with you which seems to be the issue

I'm with UpstartCrow in believing they'd be unlikely to do this without a good reason and I'd prefer to know what that reason is before making assumptions

Ceinwen2 · 04/05/2018 13:00

Sadly, probably a wise precaution. It is the world as it is, and we are so much more aware of dangers that were always there, but not recognised enough. And it is partly a business decision; each " incident " would be bad publicity, wouldn't it?

Sockwomble · 04/05/2018 13:00

I remember the story about the young man with learning difficulties. He was told that he would have to go to the evening events instead which doesn't really work for adults who need a carer to go with them.

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