Layover in Legoland

This day was a transition day from Munich to Stuttgart, and logistics needed to be carefully planned as half of our group was traveling there by car, and the other half by train. This was to accommodate the large pieces of luggage we had for our long trip, and the six of us safely. Fortunately for me and the older kids, this meant a stop at Legoland Deutschland, which happened to be just right between Munich and Stuttgart and right off the Autobahn.

The plan for Greg, Claire, and Diane was to arrive to Stuttgart by train. Their tickets were on a direct train from the main stations of Munich to Stuttgart, and was going to take a little over two hours. Their seats were originally supposed to be in the kinderfamilie seating area, which I was hoping to get a full report on how this went. Unfortunately later I was told their seats were blocked off due to an air conditioning problem and they had to scramble to sit somewhere else.

In the meantime I drove the luggage loaded vehicle with Perla and Trent to Legoland which was a little more than an hour outside of Munich. Arrival to the park was smooth and I had purchased our entrance tickets and parking before arrival. The downside of going there on this day was the weather was HOT. So, once upon entering the park, it wasn’t a bad idea to get our first fix of ice cream. Our first ride was full of spins, and the next was a fun small ride where there was some water sprays. That’s the great thing about Legoland. They don’t go big with their rides and there are plenty of things to do between lines for kids. We still upgraded our access with an ExpressPass for each of us, going with the cheaper of the three kinds. One was 80 euro for instant front of line access, one was 35 euro for 50% of the wait time access, and one was 20 euro for the current wait time access, however you just didn’t need to wait in the queue. So, we found something to do while waiting for our ExpressPass time. The longest wait was for an Adventure Expedition ride, which was 45 minutes. We awaited our 45 min time to pass and then got to the front. Well, Trent saw there was a drop at the end and started crying about not wanting to go on it. I did the mean-parent thing and promised him it’s not fast at all, and still made him get on even if he was crying. It wasn’t a terrible experience, but he still made comments through the day how he did NOT want to go on that ride again.

The rest of the day there was pretty perfect, and we stayed cool despite the heat being over 90 degrees Fahrenheit. We arrived to Stuttgart to settle into our very small hotel rooms, where we’d spend the next four evenings.