Our adventures at Legoland continue! I really liked this little boat ride. Unlike other boat rides the boats were not actually on a track so you could steer them a little bit and select one of two paths to follow. It was a short ride and the boats were in a narrow channel but it seemed that if you tried really hard you might be able to get the boat to turn backwards in the channel. Of course we didn't do that.
See, doesn't it look like you could turn backwards if you really tried?
These are the things I think about.
Grant piloted our boat.
This was from a fun walk through attraction where you look for different keys in a bunch of different rooms. There was a Lego polar bear in there that roars at you when you get near.
By far one of the favorite attractions was this car driving one. The bigger kids could drive these little cars through this tiny city. No track, just go crazy. No adults allowed on this ride either. Kids only. The kids LOVED it!
The lines were short so the kids got to go on this ride many times in a row
Emma was too small for that ride but there was a preschool version where you just drive around an oval track. She loved it and quickly got the hang of pushing the pedal and swerving around slow people.
The bigger kids enjoyed this tower ride where you hoist yourself up
The employees and the stores have a bunch of Lego mini figures for you to trade. The kids brought some of their own to trade with. We also did a "build your own mini figure" thing in one of the stores. Matthew and Grant both made knights. Matthew had fun sticking his mini figure on all the things made of Legos throughout the park.
Anna and Emma both loved the Lego Friends land in the park. Lego Friends is a Lego series marketed to girls. Here is Anna with a horse in the Lego Friends Stable.
With one of the Friends
All of the Friends!
Emma's favorite things was the Lego Friends Carousel.
She went on it a bunch of times
John liked it too
Grant and Matthew were not interested in the carousel but right next to it in the stables were a bunch of Legos to play with. They entertained themselves for a long time making Lego creations.
Posing in the Lego Friends car. Grant being goofy.
We had some nice stir fry and ramen bowls in the Lego Friends land. A nice break from typical amusement park food. Anna likes ramen and most Asian food - its her Japanese roots.
Discovering little Lego creations everywhere is always fun
Lego Friends land was a big hit with the girls. A few friends of mine complain that Legos marketed to girls (Lego Friends) is in some way sexist, but I disagree. I think they are great, I would have been more interested in Legos as a kid if those "girl sets" existed in my time and of course all Lego sets can be for either gender. Lego Friends by the way is a hugely successful line of Legos. Girls love them - including my two girls - and it gets them into building with Legos. Anna has a set where she built an amusement park ride that moves and she has been reengineering an old set at home to make a house according to her own specifications. Legos are one of the best toys out there as far as building creativity and engineering and I love that they are trying to get girls in on the fun. Legos for all!! More Lego adventures to come!!
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