Today we tackled Legoland - a wonderful amusement park filled with rides & activities. We arrived soon after opening & got right to it on the Coastersaurus ride. Then we quickly made our way to the electric car driving course - designed to look like a driver's ed course, complete with stop lights & signs, two-way traffic & hazard cones. The cars are free-moving, not on any kind of track, so it's a lot of fun for kids. Plus, for a fee, the kids were able to get "real" Legoland licenses - color photo ID, thick plastic, dated, the works!
We spent the rest of the day making our way around the park. We've been to Legoland twice before, most recently 2 1/2 years ago as part of our Australia trip. It was fun visiting old favorites (except for the Dragon coaster, which, sadly, was being refurbished this week) & discovering new ones. A newbie for us was a water ride where you sit in a pirate ship that navigates a set waterway loop. It allows passengers to sit on either end, facing out with water cannons, which riders/pirates can use to squirt at targets, other boats & innocent people walking near the ride. We got pretty wet in the process, too!
As we started to wear out at the end of the day, we visited the gaming area, where people could try out Playstation versions of different Lego themed games, including Star Wars, which we own. Ever since Sept 12, when the new Lego Star Wars II game was released, we've been trying to find it to buy it. Each time, no luck. Going to the Big Store we were optimistic, but alas, again, not available for GameCube, which is our gaming platform. Shaun was SO disappointed!
Bound & determined, we stopped at a WalMart on the way back to the campground &, finally! We found it!! Shaun of course started playing it as soon as we were plugged back into the site.
Now the world can rest easy - Shaun Skywalker is on the job!
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