Merlin annual pass half price, £75

jellyhead

Do they HAVE to be 3? I can't remember, have hardly been to legoland. My son has been on rides where there's been a higher age, but the rides ops said it was 'suggested' age, and as long as they are tall enough it's up to parents discretion. Sometimes a ride is too scary or fast for a toddler, and sometimes they absolutely have to sit in their own seat and can't come to the parent for a cuddle, so you have to know what your child is likely to do.

Mine is a bit of an adrenaline junkie, so it's lucky for him that he's so tall (just above the shaded bit on the chart, for 99.6th centile I think?). He's itching to go on spinball whizzer when alton towers opens. He really is a bit bonkers - 4 years old!

EDITED to add - I think if a child is small then even if they are 3 there might be rides they are not allowed on, so perhaps parents feel justified in not paying. I know it's wrong, but I still pay child price for my 13 year old at theme parks because he's tiny.

gghh

I think it's just that car ride (L-Drivers) at Legoland that is age restricted rather than height restricted. It says it's for children 3-5 years only and they ask every child in the queue how old they are as they go into it.
And then the one for older children is Driving School which is for kids aged 6-13, even adults can't go on it - I was quite disappointed!!

jellyhead

flea72 wrote: »

if you have a child that is big for their age, and you know this could be a prob, then take ID. espec if talking to people they dont know, will cause them to get upset

Yes, we used to take his passport to prove he was under-3 or under-4. Even so, I agree with Bylromarha that it's not good policy to scare young children - lots of them don't like strangers. Mine was a late talker too, so people would ask him a question, thinking he would answer but he didn't speak at all.

Off topic but as so many have mentioned young children - if you don't already have some, most parks offer wristbands for you to write your contact details on the inside, in case your child gets lost. It's worth asking.

Anthony_MK

Quidco link through to Legolands website doesnt seem to be working. Keeps directing me back to quidcos legoland page

Io07

where do I find the vouchers for £75??:o

chocolatepennyfarthing

Ordered mine through sealife website.

ironman1

Not sure whether to do this or not.We live in london a few minutes walk from a train station that gets us up town within 25 minutes. But I wonder how often we'd use these tickets...

Io07

oops! found them sorry! booked thru warwick castle.

legoland quidco IS playing up; try IE? worked for me but couldn't find the gift vouchers on the site...having an off day today:rolleyes:

Zziggi

muskieman wrote: »

LEGOLAND & SEALIFE-Under 3's FREE
LONDON EYE-Under 4's FREE
ALTON TOWERS-Under 4's FREE
WARWICK CASTLE-Under 4's FREE

Hope this helps.

I suggest that years ago it was probably a policy of "under 5's go free" but then you'd get parents of kids who are 5 or 6 saying "oh but my little johnny is small for his age, i know I'll say he is only 4", so then the age for free entry gets lowered so that those who are 5 or 6 pay because they can't get away with saying their 5 or 6 year old is 3 or 4.

I'm sure they know that most parents of kids aged 5 or 6 will try to lie, so consequently they lower the age limit to ensure the 7, 8 yeras pluss don't get in free.

Maybe it is the same with the 13 year old kids paying full price. Maybe it used to be 16+ (which i think is fair) but you'd get small/young looking 17, 18 year old trying to make out they were still at school.

elisebutt65

tinker15 wrote: »

Found it, quidco then Legoland :j also Alton Towers

When I tried to buy the gift vouchers via quidco/alton towers, I got through to payment page where it stated they must be collected at Alton Towers?? I need to get mine at either sealife or warwick castle - has anyone done this yet? Or should I just forget about Quidco?

Edited to say they would be sent by post but had to be redeemed at Alton Towers