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The last thing any tourist wants is to buckle up for a boring attraction. So a new study that reveals 'the 100 most boring attractions across the globe' serves a useful purpose for those keen to guarantee a holiday free from the mundane. America, it seems, needs to up its game on the excitement front, with attractions in the country occupying the top seven spots, beating Shrek's Adventure London into eighth place. And four Legoland Discovery Centers make the top 25. The ranking, by Solitaired, was drawn up by an analysis of 66.7million Google reviews of 3,290 popular tourist attractions...

The incident took place on the Fire Dragon ride at the leisure resort, which is near Gunzburg in Bavaria. Legoland said it had immediately started a full investigation and the ride will be closed for the time being. The company said the accident happened after one rollercoaster train stopped and another train "did not stop completely for until now unknown reasons and made impact". A total of 38 people were in both trains, the park said - with 31 of them suffering minor injuries. Of those, 14 went to hospital for further observation and one person needed further treatment.

CARLSBAD, CA—After confiscating a LEGO Capitol Building from one of the conspirators of the worst day in our nation's history, January 6, FBI agents uncovered an even more sinister plot, saying the LEGO conspiracy is far worse than they had feared. They've traced the conspiracy all the way to the top, raiding a massive terrorist compound in Carlsbad, California. "This place is terrifying," murmured an FBI agent scoping out the place, which had big letters over the entrance saying "LEGOLAND." According to investigators, they found models of nearly every government building in D.C. throughout the park, models of a giant...

The Legoland Florida theme park is being evacuated due to a bomb threat. The park in Central Florida is located in Winter Haven, about 50 miles southwest of Orlando Legoland tweeted out that the park and its hotel were being evacuated after the threat was discovered on their property. The park says it made the decision for the safety and security of guests and employees. The bomb threat was reported at 11:54 a.m. and all guests were evacuated by 12:43 a.m. Officials say the park will remain closed the rest of the day.

Kim Jong Un building 'mini world' with replica Big Ben and Eiffel Tower Chubby tyrant Kim Jong Un is building a “miniature world” in North Korea – with a replica of London's Big Ben at its heart. The dictator is set to open the theme park in capital Pyongyang – and has included the iconic clock tower. The new attraction, which opens this year, will also boast a copy of Paris’ Eiffel Tower. The secretive state famously doesn’t allow its citizens to leave the country – so it appears Jong Un has decided to bring the world to his people....

CARLSBAD — Coming off its best attendance year ever, Legoland California announced today coming attractions for the 128-acre park, including a Miniland area devoted exclusively to scenes from the Star Wars movies. Park officials are hoping the sci-fi saga will do for Legoland what last year’s new water park accomplished in less than a year: record attendance. Replicating six of the most famous scenes in the six Star Wars films with 1.5 million Lego pieces, the new attraction is scheduled to come to life March 31 in time for spring break. Although the Star Wars figures and scenes are being...

GLOBAL JIHAD Heathrow target of terrorist plot? Report: Al-Qaida planned to fire missile at airliner from theme park near airport Al-Qaida terrorists planned to shoot down an airliner from a theme park close to London's Heathrow Airport in February, according to a report in Britain's biggest selling daily, The Sun. Britain's government stationed thousands of military personnel and police around the world's busiest airport and other key London sites to thwart the plot. At the time, authorities would not reveal the exact nature of the threat, saying only there were fears of a possible al-Qaida strike to coincide with the...

Al-Qaeda terrorists planned to shoot down an airliner from a theme park close to Heathrow airport, it has been reported. Reacting to police intelligence, the Government quickly moved thousands of troops and police around Heathrow and other key London sites. At the time of the alert in February, the authorities would not reveal the exact nature of the threat. But The Sun quoted government sources, saying that members of the terror network planned to break into Legoland, near Windsor. They planned to enter the huge park while it was closed for the winter before carrying out the strike using a...