Santa land - Earls Court London in December

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SANTA LAND!!! (But not cheap!)


Earls Court 2, 3rd-23rd December 2005

Through a captivating story ('the adventures of Santa's Magic Ribbons'!), stunning set design, loveable characters & engaging pantomime, Santa Land will bring to life the true magic of Christmas like never before - giving children the opportunity not only to meet Santa, but to explore his magical land, become one of his little helpers and help save Christmas! :j

Following two years planning, Earls Court will be transformed into a sensational £3 million Christmas Spectacular. Santa Land will be a 'must see' event for all the family as visitors embark on a two and a half hour magical experience with over 20 amazing attractions, 100+ retail outlets, a 600ft train ride, a 100ft real snow slide and of course a visit to Father Christmas in his grotto!

Santa Land is the ultimate Christmas fantasy, which will excite, entertain, engage and amaze - an experience that families will never forget!

Experience the amazing attractions:

Ride the spectacular train to Santa, Visit Santa's House and it's secret rooms, Wake up Santa in his grotto and receive your special gift, Mega Mountain 100ft real snow slide :T , Christmas marketplace with 100+ retailers, Become Santa's helper in the magic mine, write to Santa at the Santa Land post office, Percy Penguin's Animatronic Polar Park, Conquer the gigantic North Pole adventure inflatable, See Norman the Naughty Gnome in the Gnome Theatre :rotfl: , Christmas Carousel and other exciting rides, Xmas Factor! - Christmas Carol Karaoke, Visit Santa's village with stunning themed scenery.

ARE ALL THE ATTRACTIONS IN SANTA LAND INCLUDED IN THE TICKET PRICE? Yes, the ticket price includes all of the attractions

HOW LONG WILL THE EXPERIENCE LAST? From your arrival at Earls Court, the approximate time at Santa Land will be 2.5 to 3 hours.

IS SANTA LAND A WALKTHROUGH EXPERIENCE WITH A MEETING WITH SANTA? What makes Santa Land so different is that the children are involved - we need them to help Santa save Christmas by collecting the magic ribbons and of course they will meet Santa.

WHERE IS EARLS COURT? Earls Court is in central London, well served by buses and underground. The Piccadilly and District lines pass through Earls Court and it is within 200 metres of West Brompton station which is serviced by train services from Clapham Junction, Watford, East Croydon and many areas of the South East. We strongly recommend that you use public transport but if you wish to travel by car there is car parking available at Earls Court. Car parking is operated on a pay on door basis only, no pre-booking is available.

DO WE HAVE TO BOOK BEFORE VISITING? We strongly recommend, especially at weekends, that you book before arriving. On arrival, we will always try to accomodate you at the first available time for your visit to Santa Land

scrummager

It looks great fun for kids, but its very expensive to get in, especially when youve got a few to take.

shredder

looks good
but some friends went to the Wembley one 2yrs ago and said it was a waste of time and not worth going just rushed you through to the shops at the end


is this improved or the same format?

shykins

i have booked to go on this.. yes its expensive but hey i am a big kid

i went to the one at wembley a couple years ago and despite what others had said i found it very good and worth the money.. this one looks even bigger

black-saturn

I would absolutely love love love to go to that. I think I'll have to suck up to my bf a bit so he agrees to go.

shredder

glad some of you are going
give us a report will you,would love to know if it's any good
may even go myself if good

londonsaver

Spotted a 2pound voucher off weekday tickets if travelling by train...still quite pricey though.

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/promotions/promotion.html?a=displayPreviewPromotion&id=838e73f80a0400020165315f8d92b2ff

Boohbah

Very disappointing.

Very crowded, expect long queues at the amusements & rides.
When we got there, there was a 2 1/2 hour wait to see Santa, needless to say, we didn't wait. When we came out. we learned it had grown to a 3 1/2 hour wait.

Along with us, there was also a long queues at customer services, a lot of very angry people demanding there money back.

Definitely, not worth the money.

Boohbah

Santa World was reported on the regional news tonight. (BBC).
People were complaining of the poor organization & the queues.
The promoters have promised to pay compensation to those who complain.

taless

Hi, I went to Santa Land yesterday, but I did not go in, for what I really want is to do some shopping for Christmas. I'm not that interested in the theme park actually.

What I want to get is actually just a beautiful scarf, a pair of beautiful gloves, beautiful hats and a few christmas stockings for decorations, that's all. Nothing much. I have been to other places and found some pretty nice ones, but as I'm getting a gift for the one I love, I want to really get one that's the 'prettiest' I can find.

What do you think? Is it worth for me to pay 25 pounds just to get in there? I wouldn't mind, if the things that are sold there are nice and numerous, I just don't want to spend 25 pounds and get nothing out of it.

What do you reckon? Thanks for your ideas!

kiwichick

I went on the 4th with my 3 year old. Its nothingmore than a glorified funfair. Their website says its 2.5 - 3 hours but when you get there they herd you through and tell you its only an hour. We than queued for 40 mins to ride the carosel, had to queue 2.5 HOURS to see santa (great fun with small kids)and then they wereonly given a pop up story book which costs £2 at the market. They also only have booksfor young kids, not age defined presents. You cant take your own picture of the kids with santa, this way they can charge you £5 for their one.

Also, in the shopping area before the santa bit they charge £5 for a book from santa land and then they give you the same one FREE while you queue to see santa.

I complained on the 4th to Mr Brian Leaker who is the man in chargeof organinsing the entire event. Their were loads of people complaining andI found him very patronising. Hedid, however, promise we would be fully refunded our entry fee if we complained via post or email. I am doing that today and will post again when I geta responsefrom him.

As for the shopping, its not all that good either.I spoke to the man with the bird stall and he said they had to pay £2500 for the pitch and that a couple of days before opening they were giving the pitches away to market stallholders as they couldnt get them all filled. They are not getting trade because when people go into santaland and haveto queuefor so long they want to leave as soon as theyve seen him and so dont visit the stalls.

Take your own food too if you can, they charge 85p for a bag of walkers crisps!

Anyone else have a bad time?

Al.