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211,000 bricks. Wow. That's just for one creation there? Oh my goodness. With how expensive those things are at the stores, just think how much money is sitting there with each creation! I mean, I'm sure bricks were provided and there's wholesale pricing and whatnot, but still - that's kind of expensive overall for the entire park!
California had the Star Wars area too; very well done! The little farming area is really cute!
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211,000 bricks. Wow. That's just for one creation there? Oh my goodness. With how expensive those things are at the stores, just think how much money is sitting there with each creation! I mean, I'm sure bricks were provided and there's wholesale pricing and whatnot, but still - that's kind of expensive overall for the entire park!
Wow, I'd never thought about that. My goodness, now you say that, that's kind of scary!
I continue to be amazed by what can be done with legos!! We had an amazing exhibit in Philly a couple of years ago with Lago art and it was unbelievable!! I love both the Star Wars theming and the farm animals!!
Legos are amazing!! I would imagine that the Lego company would be able to produce the bricks at a minimum cost. It's probably the design element and royalties (to Star Wars, etc.) that raises the costs of the product. The production of these creations is so massive, it makes me wonder if they don't have some type of computer programmed machine to make some of them. I know there is a lot of human element in the production, but still...the mind has to wonder.
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Legos are amazing!! I would imagine that the Lego company would be able to produce the bricks at a minimum cost. It's probably the design element and royalties (to Star Wars, etc.) that raises the costs of the product.
You're probably right on that, and of course some of those Star Wars royalties will be coming Disney's way...
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The production of these creations is so massive, it makes me wonder if they don't have some type of computer programmed machine to make some of them. I know there is a lot of human element in the production, but still...the mind has to wonder.
It would be fascinating to know for certain, wouldn't it? I don't know when the first LEGOLAND parks opened up - maybe in those days, they were designed by hand and perhaps now they're done by computer? I bet that's a secret LEGO keeps to themselves though....
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More interesting Lego creations and love the animal and especially the Star Wars area!
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Tuesday 28 February – part seven: this is a bit creepy…
Finally we were back where we’d started from, and we got a few more final shots…
Then it was time for Mark to try the park’s signature dish of apple fries. I couldn’t try them, as I’m allergic to apples. He said they were very nice, but at the end of it, they were a bit “same” and I think he’d probably have preferred to share them with someone.
We browsed the shops on the way out, but a) objected to the fact nothing had price tags (you had to lift everything up to check the price on the bottom of the product ) and b) they were more expensive than the LEGO Store in Disney Springs, as Mark had memorised a couple of the prices. That was a bit shocking to us! I know you’re a captive audience in a theme park, but even so…
Note: later on, I looked back at my photos from the LEGO Store in Disney Springs, and it turned out Mark had mis-remembered the prices, shall we say? This meant they were actually the same in both stores…
We headed out of the park, and made our way over to the LEGOLAND Hotel, which is literally just a few paces from the entrance. It’s very well themed and a lot of fun.
That done, we made our way back to the car. We were heading to photograph a couple of other hotels, but on the way, needed gas, so stopped off to get some. Look what we found on the way out of the garage!
We also stopped off at Eagle Ridge Mall, as it had a Bath and Body Works. When we arrived, I was really shocked at the size of it. It had JC Penney, Sears and Dillards as anchor stores, but look at how many cars were in the car park!
When we walked into Dillards, it looked like any department store, but trust me, outside that, there were barely any occupied stores. It was quite eerie. Frankly, I got what I needed in Bath and Body Works, and we got out of there as quickly as we could, as we both found it a bit creepy. We suspect many there was supposed to be housing going up around here, and that’s why it was built here? Even worse, the signs said Sears was closing down. Goodness knows what the future holds for this place.
we had a lovely time, just not what we expected at all. I will be doing a trip report in due course - I'll post details here when I get started on that....
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We had an amazing exhibit in Philly a couple of years ago with Lago art and it was unbelievable!! I love both the Star Wars theming and the farm animals!!
Thanks for sharing. 
He said they were very nice, but at the end of it, they were a bit “same” and I think he’d probably have preferred to share them with someone. 
) and b) they were more expensive than the LEGO Store in Disney Springs, as Mark had memorised a couple of the prices. That was a bit shocking to us! 
This meant they were actually the same in both stores… 
we had a lovely time, just not what we expected at all. I will be doing a trip report in due course - I'll post details here when I get started on that....
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