I flew in from London on Opening Day in September. I spent 3 glorious days inside & out. It's all about 'Learning Through Play' and that you can never have Too Much Fun. I built and played my way through every Zone, ate my way through the 3 restaurants... great coffee & smoothies.. the Nordic Restaurant is delicious. It's relaxing, creative, invigorating. The staff are great... The LEGO Store has a Mosaic Maker where you get in the Photo Booth and out comes a custom 'LEGO Photo' of yourself to construct on a 48 x 48 stud baseplate. Having been a member of Art Galleries & Museums in Australia & UK for over 30 years... I can't wait for them to offer memberships here. And...Oh Gosh ! I had to walk past / into LEGOLAND every day on the way to and from to my Holiday Cabin. There are some things you Just Have To Do... and sometimes enjoying the simple pleasure of clicking those bricks is one of them. And now Billund has another reason to enjoy 'clicking' here.
Two other parks : Germany (near Munich) and UK (near London).
Well worth it if Denmark isn't on your itinerary.
32-43€ per personne (Germany).
Well worth it if Denmark isn't on your itinerary.
32-43€ per personne (Germany).
Other parks in California, Florida, Malaysia, Dubai and Japan. Parks in South Korea and Shanghai are currently under construction, with a future Legoland planned in Goshen in Orange County, New York.
As an OG from NYC, you may remember the restaurants "Horn and Hardout's the Automat" somewhat a predecessor to this Legos version. I believer they were in Phili too.
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Readers should be aware there are 2 other parks, one each in the UK and in Germany. Having visited the German Legoland, I'd love to visit the Denmark site.
While perhaps not as cutting edge and architecturally arresting as the headquarters site, I loved bringing my boys to the Bavarian site, an easy drive from Munich. Rest assured though, there is plenty to marvel at and activities to keep young (and less young!) minds engaged.
As an added advantage for parents with children, the prices are nowhere near the Scandinavian sticker shock I got from reading this wonderful review. Decent meals can be had for half the price, without the robots admittedly, while advance purchase entrance for a family of 4 can be had for 43€ (under $50).
Happy visit!
While perhaps not as cutting edge and architecturally arresting as the headquarters site, I loved bringing my boys to the Bavarian site, an easy drive from Munich. Rest assured though, there is plenty to marvel at and activities to keep young (and less young!) minds engaged.
As an added advantage for parents with children, the prices are nowhere near the Scandinavian sticker shock I got from reading this wonderful review. Decent meals can be had for half the price, without the robots admittedly, while advance purchase entrance for a family of 4 can be had for 43€ (under $50).
Happy visit!
I can't stand it. It's too, too cool.
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YES! Legos are the world's greatest toy! Enter the world of pure imagination.
The facade of the building itself is marvelous. I am surprised the various HVAC mechanicals are not sticking out on top where they would usually be. Great design.
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The Legos from the 60s that we played with were shaped like red bricks (they were striated on the sides). We built a whole neighborhood (town?) of brick houses with doors and windows for the little people we created to ride in my younger brother's matchbox cars to live and play in. The little people were stick men created out of snippets of discarded electrical wiring whom we named The Wiremen.
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lego restaurant? isn't it a choking hazard?
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I discovered Legos in the mid-sixties while our family was stationed in (West) Germany smack up against the iron curtain. I would be spellbound for hours buildings houses and cars(no instructions, just freestyling).
In turn, both my sons grew up building Lego kits and making stop-motion videos.
Now, I read that children are playing with less with Legos because they've been "disrupted" by smartphones and tablets. What a shame!
In turn, both my sons grew up building Lego kits and making stop-motion videos.
Now, I read that children are playing with less with Legos because they've been "disrupted" by smartphones and tablets. What a shame!
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What if building architectural materials were made out of lifetime, eco-friendly, insulated low maintenance bricks that can be torn down and remodeled and remade with minimal tools or training?
And building bricks could be recycled into new buildings.
A new room addition could be done in one weekend.
And a new additional added story in a month.
LEGO has made every child into an architect. If only it applied the adults too.
And building bricks could be recycled into new buildings.
A new room addition could be done in one weekend.
And a new additional added story in a month.
LEGO has made every child into an architect. If only it applied the adults too.
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Sure wish I could to to Denmark to see this.
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You should definitely go!! Denmark is safe, dependable, nice - and much more than Legos! As a Dane, I am not a little proud to see the new Lego house reviewed in several international newspapers!
Somehow, the success of Lego is symptomatic of what Denmark and Danishness (if there is such a word) is like: creative, trusting and child-friendly, peaceful, not into BIG things, not depending on impressing you, but independent and open-minded.
Most Danish children have worked with Legos since the 50s. This gives us the ability to think for ourselves and not just follow any prophet.
Somehow, the success of Lego is symptomatic of what Denmark and Danishness (if there is such a word) is like: creative, trusting and child-friendly, peaceful, not into BIG things, not depending on impressing you, but independent and open-minded.
Most Danish children have worked with Legos since the 50s. This gives us the ability to think for ourselves and not just follow any prophet.
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This sounds like the most technologically advanced building in the world.
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My husband and I were in Denmark in June. We did not have time to visit the Lego house. I wish we did. We, my bothers and sisters, played with Legos in the 1960s and loved them. Today's Legos are even cooler than the Legos of the 60s. The lobby of our hotel in Copenhagen was decorated with Lego constructions. That is as close as I got to a Lego exhibit.
I want to go back and see more of Denmark.
I want to go back and see more of Denmark.
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A Danish friend took us to the Billund Legoland on our first visit to her home in 2001. We just loved it. Now we will have to go back!
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