Brad_G Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Legoland Discovery Centre in Manchester opened its doors today so we decided to go and check it out. To be honest I went not expecting much at all and boy was I impressed. The park is in the middle of the Trafford Centre, a shopping mall in Manchester which with this means a day there can now be fun. To say the small space they have there was a lot to do including a shooting dark ride, 4D cinema, Fire academy and a Miniland. A great day was had and it's not just for kids. Time for some Lego Fun! Don't jump the queue or the Lego man will get you. Pre-show video about the wonders of Laq's new job Lego workers on a break. Out of the masses in attendance (4) Andrew got picked to help restart the factory Fun Fact, Its takes 23 1/2 elephants to mould a Lego brick. Painting the bricks. A surprisingly good shooting dark ride with proper Lego guns. Andrew was helping with the final touches to Miniland. You are here! Manchesterrrrrrrrrrr Fancy a match at The Eastlands Stadium Alton Towers. Don't Look Down! Blackpool. There must be a fountain around here somewhere! You can see who's the fastest. Pick your favourite Beetles track And watch them play. Hi Erik! Sealife in Birmingham Not everyone was enjoying Legoland. Can you find SpongeBob? Lego theming everywhere. Warning, wild anamals at LDC. There's a Fire Academy here too. You can build your own cars. Andrew shows the kids how it should be done. The new opening for 'Top Gear' The cars line up. Things got dirty! Coffee anyone? You can ride a roller coaster in the 4D cinema with Bob the Builder. Lego Universe, a new game that comes out in September. SHOP Star wars and Lego = Awesome day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divv3k Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Nice TR, Brad. I'm glad someone was able to get there for an opening day report! The Lego Alton and Blackpool look amazing! Didn't expect to see them in there at all! I take it Fire Academy isn't quite the same as the version in the big Legoland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoasterkid Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Awesome! I'm so adding this to my list of things to see when I finally get over there! Looks like you 2 had a blast. Hopefully it's attendance will pick up and that it will be a huge success. I'm a lover of all things Lego and can't wait for Legoland Orlando! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_G Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 I take it Fire Academy isn't quite the same as the version in the big Legoland? No it's a giant kids playground with a super happy fun slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFreak Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Awesome TR, This looks like a great way to advertise the LEGO brand and the bigger LegoLand parks while still being a lot of fun inside of a mall. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Love the Lego versions of the theme parks too! Kind of gives you a sneak peak of what I would guess we'll see a lot of at Legoland Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamjar Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 I'm going to the Trafford Centre on sunday and I had no idea this was there! I'm even more excited now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_dude2002 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 The centre was good fun. Nothing big, but they packed a lot of activities in for the kids. Plus there looks to be some room to change things around like the "Lego Universe" section. The two of us spent about 2 hours there, but a family could probably spend a whole afternoon. After the factory tour you could wander and do whatever you wanted as often as you wished, even the shooting dark ride. Also it looks like we were guests 108 and 109 in to the centre! I wonder how busy it will be on the weekends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Surprise buttsecksing in 3... 2... Awesome TR. Gives me hope for Legoland Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownStreak Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 ^You beat me to it...I was going to repost that photo and say, "Am I the only one who finds this photo a tad kinky?" but I guess I won't now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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