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Firstly the headline font - an evening for adults; written in a child's writing...sigh
AFOL - Friends or Fans - I always thought Fans, but whatever right? Though when you click through to the ticket page it has both listed. A little consistency please.
Just my thoughts...
I suppose its a chance to meet fellow fans, but they're hardly enticing us in are they? No discounts, no special event really.
Reckon you can get it with a Merlin pass?
This will be an exciting AFOL Evening Event at LDC Manchester.
Below is a list of what to expect from the two hour experience:
* AFOL MINILAND Competition and Prize
* AFOL Team-Build Workshop
* AFOL Master Model Builder Workshop
* AFOL Questions & Answers Session
* AFOL Master Model Builder Presentation
* AFOL Guest Builder and Model Display
* AFOL Questions & Answers Session
* AFOL Team Photo
Yes, all the different areas of LEGOLAND Discovery Centre attraction
will be open for business during the AFOL Evening exclusively for adults
to enjoy.
Please note that height restrictions on child specific rides still
apply.
Please find below a link to our website with the event information:
http://www.legolanddiscoverycentre.co.uk/manchester/news-events/event/14
98/afol-evening.aspx
Kindest Regards
Alex
Alex Bidolak | Master Model Builder
...... Height restrictions on rides.... Booooo! ;-p
One thing I did ask in my original email to them was whether there would be any giveaways/goodies/discounts and well as you can see, it hasn't been brought up at all, so I'm guessing the answer is no.
I think I might go along though as I haven't been to any sort of Lego event since I was a kid and Brick 2014 is still such a long way away.
Edit:- Have started laughing to myself about it. Was so funny.
I have to say, there are few things I can look back on and think "that was proper funny" and start laughing but I remember just how many tears were shed during that half an hour.
Further into the centre many activities were taking place concurrently. 4D Films were being show in the cinema periodically ( I must take an umbrella next time) whilst the race challenge was very popular and plenty of imagination and competiveness on show. Two brilliant dragster style cars were leading neck and neck with the winner finally getting a Technic-cal advantage ;-p
The build a model area was very popular and Alex Bidolac, the Discovery Centre's own Master Builder had a good crowd for his presentation. Then it was over to the café area for the 'Guess the Set in the Box'. The winner got the set and it was one of the latest City themed Train systems (with over 900 parts).
A nip around the shop and the two hours was up. So quick, so compact and a lot of fun. It was great to chat to AFOLs I already new, great to see members from four different LEGO User Groups (LUGs) - 'Northern Brickworks', 'Brickshire', 'Brickish Association' and, of course 'Brickset'. More so it was fantastic to meet many new faces.
In conclusion, I worked best because it was free but this only meant I'd spend more in the well stocked shop (apart from a poor Pick-a-Brick section). These was plenty to do and the choice of what to participate in was entirely up to you. Inevitably the tow hours meant things had to be missed - like getting good photographs of the Miniland - but that means there is always something their for next time.
Lastly, meeting and greeting strangers does not come that easily to me and (and probably so to others) but I hope that with more events taking place, these strangers become more familiar and greeting them becomes more of a pleasure. Then the LEGOLand Discovery Centre can take credit for helping build up bonds in the AFOL community.