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My two sons ages 5 and 8 love Legoland. I would say as a parent that your kids should probably be under 10 years old to visit. The park is different then Disneyland and has a tough time with lines. We went to visit in July 2008 during the middle of the week and the lines were okay. We went... more
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King's Fish House
Jul 24, 2008
Good food, but way overpriced, crowded and noisy. more
Le Passage
Jul 23, 2008
This is without doubt the worst restaurant I have ever been to.Perhaps it has come under new ownership recently.The restaurant was empty ,which is always a bad sign,the wine was pretty bad,and the food worse.The waiter seemed embarrassed by the fayre he presented to us. We left and went to Vigilucci's which was great. more
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