LEGO Parks Sold!

[Jamit]

LEGO 70% of there ownership on there parks!

As part of a deal agreed today with private investment company Blackstone Capital Partners IV, an affiliate of the Blackstone Group, the European family entertainment company Merlin Entertainments and the LEGO Group, have established a new combined business which will own and manage both the four LEGOLAND Parks, and Merlin’s present attraction brands – Sea Life, Earth Explorer and Dungeons.

Press Release

I think this is a great thing. Now LEGO can spend there time on sets, not parks. I also read somewhere that LEGO put 2/3 of the resorces into the parks. But only 1/3 of there revenue was made from the parks. So glad there gone!

[RSP]

Um, Hooah?

[J1A3L5]

I'm not sure I like this. Even if what you say is true, Jamit, it still doesn't sit well with me. I mean, it's not like it's something new like computer games, new themes, etc. The original LEGOland is classic, and has been around for a long time. I hope it's preserved as such. I do like the comments about opening more LEGOlands. That could be cool. I'm also glad it's only 70% ownership given up: They still have some say in what happens.

I'm almost certainly going to to LEGOland Windsor next year, since we're planning a trip to England, as we have a lot of family there.

-John "J1A3L5" Langrish.