The kids had another day off from school on September 10, so we went up to Legoland for one last day of fun before they closed for the winter season. I was looking forward to another fun day with hardly any one there, just like when we went in June. I mean, Knabenschiessen is purely a Zurich holiday, so there would be zero crowds in Germany, right?
Yeah, it was the most packed ever. Like crazy bad. We got there an hour after it opened, just like always, and instead of parking at the end of the second or third row, we were being directed to park in the dirt way, way, way at the end. (I went around the barriers and was able to find a much closer spot, but still, it was not looking good.)
There were long lines for almost everything. Up to an hour, in many cases. So I told the kids we would just hit the rides they most wanted to go on, since there wasn’t going to be time to do everything. And weren’t we lucky this wasn’t our one and only time to be able to come here? They agreed, and so we kept the disappointment to a minimum.
You can see what Sophie thinks of actually having to wait in line. 🙂
It was a great day, weather-wise. In fact, I ended up buying Sophie and Alexandra hats since it was so sunny!
Noah and Sarah had some to wear already. If you click on the picture to make it bigger you can see the wound under Noah’s nose still healing.
The best ride, hands down, is the boats you can steer through the little lake. The kids love getting to drive all by themselves, and pushing on the gas to make the boat go. Of course, we often have incidents where someone forgets to keep pushing on the pedal, so their boat just drifts to a stop in the water. Then it gets passed by another boat or two, before they finally start going again. 
The one advantage to being in the park on a full capacity day was that the second side of the horse ride was open. They had only ever been on the left-handed side of the track, and this time the right one was open. They excitedly got in that lane, and waited to see what cool different stuff was on the other side.
They weren’t disappointed, either. Even though the voice-overs were the same, the pictures and wooden cut outs were all completely different. Now they finally know what that mysterious side looks like. 🙂
Sadly, it was at this point that the camera battery died. I took the small one that the kids also use, and they had taken a whole bunch of crazy pictures and made several “movies” that ate up all the power.
Alexandra and Noah were both very disappointed that we couldn’t go on their favorite rides, but the lines for both were over an hour long, and I just didn’t think that was going to end well. We decided to hit the big store and then leave an hour before closing. I was glad they suggested it themselves, as they did have school the next morning, and we were still going to get home late since I needed to go shopping first.
Fortunately? that also went rather quick, seeing as how the store was closing that location and there was practically nothing left on the shelves. It was actually kind of creepy being in there, honestly. Not only were the shelves bare, there were big sections of bare floor as well, since the shelves had already been disassembled and removed. We did manage to pick up a few things, including Ben and Jerry’s ice cream and treats from the bakery for dinner. heehee
I am planning on taking the kids one more time before our passes expire next April. Hopefully with fewer people!