Now, before you turn your eyes up at the idea of using DUPLO for a MOC, take a look at this amazing Zoo subtheme. There are bears, mountain lions, camels, flamingos, leopards, chameleons, swordfish, tigers and tiger cubs and practically a whole real zoo’s worth of animals to choose from. In the mid-2000s you might have been able to add an elephant, a scarlet macaw, a monkey, some spiders and a shark to your menagerie, but today is a different story.
LEGO’s catalogue of pre-fabricated animal pieces has exploded over the past few years. Disneyworld Florida also boasts its own safari park, so why not add one to your own LEGO theme park? Here in the UK, one of the biggest theme parks is actually also a zoo – in fact, Chessington World of Adventures first opened in 1931 as a zoo only, with the theme park attractions being added in 1987.
Into the jaws of death – literally! Going on Safari! It’s a Creator 3-in-1 set, and while no official images exist yet of its alternate builds, one of them is rumoured to be a small, skull-shaped island, a perfect extension for the Barracuda Bay ride. If you wanted to extend the ride, LEGO is releasing 31109 Pirate Ship later in the year. The build is actually several layers – the water, the first wooden walkway, the roof of the tavern/front of the ship, and the top deck of the ship, making it perfect for a small roller coaster! One could easily take the new roller coaster rail pieces and twist them around these layers for a short but fun ride around the Barracuda Bay. I think Barracuda Bay could make a great ride in itself. Disneyland Paris has a walk-through pirates area surrounding its Pirates of the Carribean ride, immersing you in the period, but I think we can do better than just a walk-around. Now for this, I’d recommend actually leaving the shipwreck as a wreck, and building your attraction from there.
#LEGO THEME PARK VIDEO GAME FULL#
It’s essentially a pirate hideout and tavern built around a shipwreck, and it’s packed full of so many amazing little details (including a stone Islanders monument buried in the sand)… but the ship elements can also be removed to remake the ship itself! The set itself is an absolute joy, and I can understand that an AFOL might be hesitant to pull it apart. Indeed, LEGOLAND itself has a whole Pirates area, so it seems fitting! 10,000 people voted on this incredible design, and I think it’s the perfect place for us to start our new LEGO theme park. The LEGO-verse has been abuzz lately with the release of 21322 Pirates of Barracuda Bay, the latest set from the Ideas theme. Here are a few sets that I think are just screaming to be turned into attractions for a theme park build. If you’re building your own LEGOLAND, a few attractions building around 10261 Roller Coaster is probably too small, right? Where’s your sense of grandeur? But I’m sure to many, that simply isn’t enough. So theme parks are in LEGO’s very DNA, and accordingly they have made a whole host of sets over the years, crossing from Creator to Friends and even DC Superheroes. There’s even a video game, released in 2000, where you can digitally design your own park! Y’all ever hear of this theme park called LEGOLAND? Owned by Merlin Entertainments (who are in turn now owned by a consortium of LEGO officials), there are 9 LEGOLAND parks worldwide, with another 3 under construction to open in 20. I thought I’d share an idea that’s been on my mind for a while, one that might be perfect for an AFOL under lockdown who’s looking for time-consuming, brain-tingling undertakings to see them through to when normality hits.
You’re also probably either starting to go out of your mind with boredom, or finding build projects to get on with. If you’re not an essential worker, you’re likely doing your part to flatten the curve of the virus by staying at home, minimising contact with others, and staying up to date on your country’s latest developments. Quarantine is now well and truly underway.
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