The Tale of the Grow Walk .Hunh?

[jenseib]

Soon it was our turn.





If I remember right this game was similar to Buzz Lightyear. I know we had to shoot at things in here, but I don’t remember much else about it.

Surprisingly, Claire actually road with me. Whenever Skip is with us she always chooses to ride with him. Maybe I bribed her with something?




Or maybe she was tired of hearing him say Hunh?


We moved on looking for something else to do. We really had a hard time navigating around the park. It was so unfamiliar to us….and I think we missed at least 2 sections all together.








We ended up needing a drink and a snack. I was starving and Skip was pushing lunch back. If you know me…I need to eat in the day or I become a bit grumpy. We ended up buying a ridiculously expensive small bucket of popcorn that was supposed to have cheap refills. In the end we never found other places to refill it and never did. Also the drinks seemed very high priced as well.





Next we decided to ride Coastersaurus, which showed about a 20 minute wait, but the line didn’t seem too long at all.





The lined seemed to be moving super slow. I was amazed at how slow it was…and about every 2 minutes we heard dinosaur noses that got real old fast!





It was very much themed after Jurassic Park.


We slowly made our way on….and we found out why it was so slow. They only have 1 train on the track. I am not sure if they have a 2nd one to run or not but this track easily could handle it. While one is loading one could be going. I was super annoyed. The team members here were friendly and I felt bad for them because they really were working their rear off.





The ride was fun, but not fabulous. It is a very small coaster.





We moved on to find something else to do.










I was hungry but for some reason we were waiting to eat….I can’t remember why now…but I do know it was some reason Skip had.











We next decided to ride the Flying School coaster. It showed a 15 minute wait and there wasn’t many people in line at all. This would move really fast! It was a hanging coaster and we like those.


So we got in line and waited and waited and waited. We watched the team members goof off with each other the whole time., They never had people get in the individual queues till after the coaster came back and had emptied. Then they would have some people directed to line up and then after they got on they would let a few more till was full. These were kids running this. They worried more about the fun they were having than working. There was an older lady running the ride controls and she just zoned out and didn’t pay attention to the kids. She didn’t have the Disney look…to put it nicely. So we slowly work our way up there and we are all getting more and more mad each time. Again, only 1 train running…and I timed the ride…I believe it was a total of 29 seconds. We should’ve left but we didn’t. Frank was the main goof off. Totally a jerk. He flirted with Amanda and goofed off with a couple of other guys. This ride had more than enough staff to keep it running fine…if they actually worked. Skip started calling Frank….Frank the _ _ _ _...You fill in the blank but it wasn’t nice. So we started making up stories about Frank the _ _ _ _. I started to voice how annoyed I was within earshot….none of them heard because they were too busy fooling around. Then Amandas shift was over, but Frank and some other buddy stole her sunglasses right as we loaded on. So instead of loading the train they chased around playing keep away from Amanda. I was raging mad at this time as were other people and we started saying things rudely to them…but they once again never hear.


So we took our 29 second ride and my head banged from side to side for all 29 seconds. WORST ride I have EVER been on. It was awful…and immediately I had a migraine. I was determined to go to guest services to complain on our way out…and I never did and I still kick myself for not doing it…but at the time I was tired and I just wanted out of the park.


Now I was hungry and had a headache. Skip and Claire wanted to ride some death trap ride, so I was going to go find a snack to hold me over….I never did.


I walked around and waited for them as we were going to eat a meal once they were done. I was so tempted to buy a snack but then I wouldn’t be hungry for the meal and I never found something small enough to tie me over.













I believe this is the deathtrap that they were planning on riding.

 

[wiscbugs]

Enjoying all of the Legoland Pics. We've went to Legoland in Carlsbad twice when we went to visit Disneyland and from your pics, Legoland in Florida looks pretty similar (except for the orange trees...those are cool.)

 

[LuvEeyore]

Love the lego zebra pictures. You sound like me...want grumpy...don't feed me at regular intervals. I can't eat only once a day.

 

[dolphingirl47]

What a shame that this parks seems to be so badly run. From the creations point of view, this seems to be a lot better than the UK version and probably on par with the original one in Denmark, but it sounds like they really need to sort their staff out.

Corinna

 

[jenseib]

Enjoying all of the Legoland Pics. We've went to Legoland in Carlsbad twice when we went to visit Disneyland and from your pics, Legoland in Florida looks pretty similar (except for the orange trees...those are cool.)

I have heard many love the one in CA...not sure if it is different or just ran differently.

Love the lego zebra pictures. You sound like me...want grumpy...don't feed me at regular intervals. I can't eat only once a day.

When I am hungry...I am not nice.

What a shame that this parks seems to be so badly run. From the creations point of view, this seems to be a lot better than the UK version and probably on par with the original one in Denmark, but it sounds like they really need to sort their staff out.

Corinna

I think their staff is all the reject from all the other parks.

 

[jenseib]

Where should I go next?





Miniland of course!
















There is just so much here to see and the detail is amazing….you could spend hours here.




















If you are a Star Wars fan, there is a huge section.













This had brought back memories of the recent Disneyland trip I had taken and my tour day of Hollywood! I am hoping to head there again this year.

 

[jenseib]

A few more in Miniland.








I was now hungry. I had a raging headache from the flight school ride and hunger. I sat on a bench waiting for Claire and Skip. They had said they would meet me in this area at a certain time. I honestly had no clue if they could get on the ride fast enough or not and I just had to wait. Oh…and my husband left his phone in the car….on purpose too. I had told him when he made that decision that it wasn’t a wise one as we may get separated and will need to find each other but he had no desire to bring it in….and I was now cursing him.


They were a bit late and I am pretty sure I wasn’t very pleasant to him when they did arrive. He knows how I am with needing food. LOL.


We were going to just go to the pizza buffet.





I piled up my plate.




The food was just ok. Nothing fabulous but it did fill the need I had. Some of it was better than others.


A view of a death trap out the window.





We made a couple of trips and new pizza was brought out. It was better when it was fresh.


We honestly were ready to leave now. We just were not impressed with Legoland at all. It was mainly due to the poor staff. They just really turned us off of the place. And the loading techniques were awful. What looks like a short line was actually long.


We wanted to watch the waterski show and one was starting while we were eating. Skip tried to push off eating till later to go see it but I said no way. There was one later in the day and as much as we wanted to see it we weren’t sure we wanted to stay in the park much longer. Even Claire, who loves Legos was not impressed with the place.


There was however one thing I had on my must do list before we left….the Gardens…so we worked our way towards them.




























A look at one of the death trap rides through the trees. (If you had followed my Disneyland TR, I explained all about death trap rides)








We could hear that the waterski show was still going on, so we went to see if we could see anything.





Sadly it was just getting over.




I do think we would’ve enjoyed this show.


So we kept moving towards the gardens.

 

[KatMark]

Wow...all the detail is simply amazing. I didn't know they had scenes of various cities; the Vegas one is dead on!

I hear you on being hungry and getting grumpy. Why was Skip so insistent on NOT eating yet.

It doesn't sound like the staff is trained at all (or they don't care).

I'm glad you finally got something to eat.

I'm glad they didn't have this place when our boys were small.

 

[Woth2982]

Finally caught up! One trip report at a time! I can feel your hunger building up. I get the same way when I am hungry (worse when I am tired and hungry), and those kids operating the ride would have sent me over the top in my hunger agitation! How unprofessional. I am sorry this put a bad taste in all your mouths. Plus side, you and Skip had the free passes so you really only had to pay for one ticket making it not too much of a waste. The gardens however are very pretty! It looks like a place you want to bring a book and a blanket and sit there and read all day long!

 

[dolphingirl47]

I love all the photos from Miniland and the gardens look pretty neat, too.

Corinna

 

[scottny]

The pics around the ship look great.


It does look like that girl was going to smack Claire.


Vinny is a licensed hair stylist too and keeps up his license.


Sometimes the body just needs rest.


Nice photos under water.


The pirate party looked like fun.


Despite the wind Castaway Cay looked beautiful.


Beautiful pics around the island.


Sounds like a fun trip on the ship.


Love the pics from Legoland. The miniland area is gorgeous.


Too bad about the employees there.


OOH! Star Wars. I want them all. LOL.


Sorry you didn’t enjoy it there but it looks like a fun place to go and take photos.


I am caught up again.

 

[jenseib]

Wow...all the detail is simply amazing. I didn't know they had scenes of various cities; the Vegas one is dead on!

It was amazing the things they made and the attention to details.

I hear you on being hungry and getting grumpy. Why was Skip so insistent on NOT eating yet.

I think one part was there was a line and then he wanted to do one more thing and then one more thing and I didn't push it till I got to my breaking point.

It doesn't sound like the staff is trained at all (or they don't care).

I think a bit of both.

I'm glad you finally got something to eat.

Me too!

I'm glad they didn't have this place when our boys were small.

LOL!

Finally caught up! One trip report at a time! I can feel your hunger building up. I get the same way when I am hungry (worse when I am tired and hungry), and those kids operating the ride would have sent me over the top in my hunger agitation! How unprofessional. I am sorry this put a bad taste in all your mouths. Plus side, you and Skip had the free passes so you really only had to pay for one ticket making it not too much of a waste. The gardens however are very pretty! It looks like a place you want to bring a book and a blanket and sit there and read all day long!

I am not nice to be around when I am starving and wasting away!
I was glad we had 2 free passes or else I am sure I would've griped quite a bit more.
This was just the start the real gardens were stunning.

I love all the photos from Miniland and the gardens look pretty neat, too.

Corinna

The real gardens are coming up...but the area leading to it was beautiful too.

The pics around the ship look great.

Thanks. I just love exploring the ship.

It does look like that girl was going to smack Claire.

It was so funny to see that picture.

Vinny is a licensed hair stylist too and keeps up his license.

I didn't know that. I haven't worked in a shop for 10 years now but I do keep my license up because I could never go back to store bought products. LOL.

Sometimes the body just needs rest.

Yes it does and I tend to go strong most of the time too.

Nice photos under water.

Thanks

The pirate party looked like fun.

I really enjoy the pirate night.

Despite the wind Castaway Cay looked beautiful.

It really was a fabulous day.

Beautiful pics around the island.

Thanks again.

Sounds like a fun trip on the ship.

I love to cruise. I wish I had one in the near future.

Love the pics from Legoland. The miniland area is gorgeous.

It really is such a neat area.

Too bad about the employees there.

it was a shame...they really ruined it for us.

OOH! Star Wars. I want them all. LOL.

LOL!

Sorry you didn’t enjoy it there but it looks like a fun place to go and take photos.

It was great for taking pictures...


Now are you moving to Florida...I have seen a few posts on facebook that makes me think you are.

 

[jenseib]

Here we are. I am so happy they kept some of the gardens intact. This was a highlight for us.




Part of Cypress Gardens “thing” was they would have southern belles walking around the gardens. Legoland pays tribute to that.

Claire was pretty sure this was Belle.






We then entered the Gardens area.




Kitty!

























Claire was pretty sure she found Cinderella too.





I don’t know what these little stumpy things were but they were kind of odd.

 

[jenseib]

Now there was one thing I knew I wanted to see at Legoland in the Cypress Garden Section and that was the Banyan tree. It is said it was Planted in a five-gallon bucket in 1939 and now stands like a cathedral of soaring limbs and aerial roots. A banyan tree is an East Indian fig tree, of the mulberry family, having branches that send out adventitious roots to the ground and sometimes cause the tree to spread over a wide area.




I have to say it really did take “root” since 1939!





























I believe there is a type of Banyan tree at the Polynesian out near the Spirit of Aloha.








Those 2 were done exploring the tree…I wanted to spend more time here.

 

[dolphingirl47]

The Gardens are impressive and I love the photos of the Banyan tree.

Corinna

 

[KatMark]

The gardens do look beautiful (as do the "southern belles" in their dresses). That Banyan tree is amazing.

 

[Beth D]

Wow, your experience was the opposite of ours there. We found the staff to be most friendly and helpful. DS and i rode the "death trap" coaster when we were there. We were the first riders of the day, and they gave him a pack of Chima cards as a gift. Did you make it up to the Chima ride? It's a water one up by the entrance where you can squirt people from your boat…

It's too bad you didn't ride the observation tower. It really has a great view of the area, and goes slow enough you can take pictures from it. The ski show is also a lot of fun...

 

[jenseib]

The Gardens are impressive and I love the photos of the Banyan tree.

Corinna

They are just gorgeous.

The gardens do look beautiful (as do the "southern belles" in their dresses). That Banyan tree is amazing.

The tree was so neat. I don't remember the belles from my visit as a kid but I do remember the ski show a bit.

Wow, your experience was the opposite of ours there. We found the staff to be most friendly and helpful.

They were awful for the most part. Many just didn't care or looked bored. Some were good though.

DS and i rode the "death trap" coaster when we were there. We were the first riders of the day, and they gave him a pack of Chima cards as a gift.

LOL. It looked way too much like the Goofy Death trap I rode at DL.

Did you make it up to the Chima ride? It's a water one up by the entrance where you can squirt people from your boat…

We totally missed that area of the park....we just gave up.

It's too bad you didn't ride the observation tower. It really has a great view of the area, and goes slow enough you can take pictures from it. The ski show is also a lot of fun...

No,...I kind of avoid those too.....it's almost a death trap.

 

[rndmr2]

Sorry you weren't impressed with LegoLand. Glad you finally got yourself something to eat.

Beautiful pics of the Cypress Garden section, so neat that they kept the tradition of the "Southern Belles" with Lego ladies. Really cool all the things they can make with Legos.

 

[sager1969]

I am trying to catch up on all your trip reports as I just love your pictures. I am so amazed at how you get so many amazing clear pictures especially on rides. You inspire me to keep practicing.

Thanks for sharing about your grand-daughter. Too adorable!

When the kid gets near the teenage years everything is babyish. The thing that I am trying not to kill my DS over is the "I know". Dude, if you know then don't do it or just do it without me asking 25 time. However, he still likes to spend time with us so I guess I am lucky. He is very shy and does not care for the clubs either, He had fun once with our table mates kid at. 11. He is finally in the VIbe and seems excited about trying it out.

Also, I agree with you about FP+. It has mad longer lines where there was not much of one, It has made FP lines longer and almost not worth it. My DSL is 14 now. I told him the next time we go he has to try the single rider line once. He is really apprehensive about it. I keep telling him that it will allow is to ride more times and not stand in line all day. It has totally changed my park life. Also,as I get older, I am unable to ride some of the more thrilling rides. Maybe next trip I will try Bonine. I use it on the ships and it really helps.

I just saw lots of things I have missed on Castaway Cay! I will have to do a little more exploring this next time. I loved seeing all of those new things. Our next cruise is in 48 days - not that I am counting down or anything.....

Thanks for sharing! I am dying to go to Discovery Cove. I think we have aged out of Legoland, but maybe we should go just to see mini lands. DS14 and DH have lots of Legos and really appreciate master builders.

Looking forward to your next trip!