European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Building the Ideal amusement Park Story and photos by Beverly Bundy Magazine editor if americas yuppies had an amusement Park of Chico it would be Denmark the yuppies have been trying to outdo the parents that reared americas Magazine of says the yuppies Are getting the Best and the brightest of consumer there driving bows and there coming to Europe on vacation and there sending their children to private so watch out Disneyland Lego land is on the move As the conscientious purveyor of recreational pursuits to the worlds located in the town of Lillund on Lego land attracts the largest tourist crowds outside last year about 1 million people visited the outdoor Park and indoor a relative youngster in the amusement Park Lego land opened in 1968 on land adjacent to the main Lego and Brick by Lego the Park has been growing every year the outdoor part of the Park features displays of the countries of the world constructed with Lego pieces 30 million Lego pieces to be Amsterdam is represented by a Row of narrow to make it authentic barges move on cables on the canals and the Bridges lift to allow Lego boats full of Lego people to float the copy of the danish Royal family residence of Amalio Borg is the Only Structure other than the actual Palace that is allowed to Fly the Royal the United states is not a copy of mount r Rushmore overlooks the wild West part of the a scale copy of the space shuttle Columbia is prominently displayed near the front i ego lands designers Are diligent in the copying they travel to the site to be copied and take photographs to make certain that the projects Are to Back in the project is graphed to ascertain the designers then assemble the if the Model is judged it is disassembled and then permanently reassembled by gluing the thousands of bricks the displays Are in remarkably Good condition considering they Are exposed to the elements year every five years the designers recreate the buildings to replace All the worn or faded Dwarf Trees and shrubs Are not forgotten in the land of Little twelve gardeners keep the greens in scale and Lego land also includes these Are not the Meg attractions of Disneyland matterhorn or Disney worlds magic there is a Benefit to smaller rides they Cut Down on the screams piercing the the traffic school puts the Little Drivers into electric cars that Are monitored by a driving after a 20minute children Are presented with a Lego land Drivers the safari ride winds through a Jungle like Garden of zebras and giraffes made of the horse rides Are Placid ponies led around a ring by danish open boxcars move through tunnels and shafts in a papier mache when the weather turns there Are indoor activities titania Palace is one of Lego lands most popular this Uptown girls fantasy of the perfect doll House was built in the Early 1900s by Britain sir Nevile Wilkinson for his since the House and its contents took More than 15 years to its doubtful she Ever had a Chance to play with everything in the House is built on a 1to12 Lego land bought the House from Chris ties auctioneers in the 17 rooms of the Palace include everything imaginable made in the pipes on the tables can actually draw the cello and the Organ play there is a secret panel that leads from the Chapel to titania titania throne is decorated with a Gold Peacock set with sapphires and sixty items from the House Are in special showcases to give visitors a better of a visit to Lego land is for the but plenty of parents Are enthralled with the next door is one of the worlds largest doll collections with More than 400 the collection includes dolls from the 1500s to the Early there is also a mechanical toy collection with More than models on Best of All Are the activity rooms furnished with carpets and huge bins of Lego Denmark has to teach its fabulous designers at some so Why not Start with the rooms Are divided for different age groups with larger bricks for the younger children and More intricate pieces for older there is room for parents to open summer season All exhibits open May Winter season indoor exhibits Only every Day until every saturday and sunday until May 1 including closed Between Christmas and new hours summer season 10 Winter season 10 prices adults 25 danish Kroner children 10 danish Kroner activity cards which include eight choices of the 13 rides Are 40 Kroner and Are offered at a special rate of 24 Kroner from How to get there Lillund is in Central it is 110 Kilometres from Odense and 240 Kilometres from Copenhagen and about 260 Kilometres from there Are camping facilities and hotels a child in one of Lego lands activity sit and watch or join there Are six restaurants and a cafeteria serving warm meals within the Park several restaurants offer silverware and condiments for about 30 cents to visitors who bring their own in children can act out the wild West by grilling their own Steak or sausage on a in a nod to healthy no sweets Are sold at the there is a Small gift shop but there is no Kitsch Lego bricks Are for Sale and Are by a special Post office offers a Lego land Post Lego land is obviously Well planned and it is hardly conceivable that a child could leave the Park not having Learned the creators of Lego land have done obviously what they had planned to teach children How to think in a creatively constructive a copy of the space shuttle Columbia launch site is constructed of More than Lego the Fot House in Germany Rhine River is duplicated in Denmark with Lego boxcars ride Over the Entrance to miniatures from titania Palace in relation to a photo Lego land 10 stripes Magazine Juty july stripes Magazine 11