How do Funparks compare

[bonniebeth]

I think that's the one that closed. Hardly surprising.

[Rasputin]

Thank you so much Playmofool for such a thorough explanation of the park. After reading your experience and observations I fell like going. That does sound like the best park Geobra has. The lego park is operated by a third party (merlin) and I think the marketability of the Lego brand has a lot to do with the willingness to invest so much capital in the park. Either lego corp ownes 26% of the park or 26% of merlin I do not remember but Lego did not build/operate the park on its own. Mr Brandstater seems to enjoy 100% control  and I think that will always limit the size of them. I do not even think a company like Merlin would want to partner with such an unknown or misunderstood toy company, unknown apart from the European market.

I do think it is important that parents enjoy their time as well. If you look at how the parents are dictating whole building systems through their feedback it only makes sense to keep the sugar daddy's happy. I am more willing to go back to Merlins park because I too had fun on the rides. One of the rides had levels. It was a hydraulic arm and you sit on the end. The arm waves you around and if you go to level 5 most of it is upsidown. Kids around 6 go for level 1. The roller-coasters were also fun to do with the kids.

[Playmofool]

Thanks for the praise, Ras.

How much is the Lego-Merlin park entry fee? It would be interesting to compare.

[Playmofool]

I wanna play with big playmocowies.

AAHH I've got a great business idea. 

I'm going to open a "rent a kid" shop right in front of the FunPark. You can rent kids ages 6 to 12 there for one day to accompany you through the park.
Intended clients: Desperate Playmo Collectors who don't want to be seen washing and milking the Playmo cows without any kids around.
Fees: You have to pay the kids' entry fee and food, drink and ice-cream throughout the day. The kids get you the animals from the big shells and serve as an alibi to all kinds of collector action.

Only problem so far: What are the kids' real parents are going to say 

 

[tahra]

Intended clients: Desperate Playmo Collectors who don't want to be seen washing and milking the Playmo cows without any kids around.

I don't need a snotty kid with me. I just want to be allowed in the fun too.  Maybe a discrimination suit?    I mean, I even pay MORE. If I get less for more, there's something VERY wrong there...

[Baron Marshall]

yeah I would milk the playmo cows whether my daughter was with me or not... 

[bonniebeth]

You can always find a niece, nephew, a friend's kid, someone to take with you, and just look like a really great, fun mom/dad/babysitter, enthusiastically playing your way through the funpark "for the sake of your kids."

[tahra]

You can always find a niece, nephew, a friend's kid, someone to take with you, and just look like a really great, fun mom/dad/babysitter, enthusiastically playing your way through the funpark "for the sake of your kids."

Again, I don't care what people think. They just have to allow anyone to do those activities too... As long as nothing gets broken.

Besides, if I had one of those critters with me, I'd actually have to babysit... and then where would the fun be? 

[bonniebeth]

I'm sure grown-ups are allowed to play, you just might get really funny looks. But hey, Chris and I get funny looks sometimes for just being at the zoo without any kids, and we don't care! For some odd reason, in Baton Rouge, people consider zoos to be just for kids. When we are traveling and go to zoos elsewhere, we see lots of couples there just enjoying the sights.

[tahra]

But hey, Chris and I get funny looks sometimes for just being at the zoo without any kids, and we don't care! For some odd reason, in Baton Rouge, people consider zoos to be just for kids. When we are traveling and go to zoos elsewhere, we see lots of couples there just enjoying the sights.

That's odd. People are weird. ( <- PERIOD)