I am an avid Lego enthusiast and was eager to take my three grandsons (aged 5&6) to this experience whilst on a visit to the area. What I was expecting was an interactive experience with enthusiastic lego builders who would encourage said grandsons into building models appropriate to the various lego areas where a variety of bricks would be easily available for building a wide range of models. The actual experience was a 'car invention' area (which was the highlight of the visit) that included some bowls of lego that included a limited range of Lego pieces (large tyres, wheels, white technic lengths of same size, connectors, a few small wheels etc) with no help or instructions on how to use the pieces. Additionally there were two 'pits' full of random bricks and tiles - but again no direction. There was also a 'flower/plant building' area that was essentially a round table with 4 tiny inadequate chairs and 4 bowls of plant based lego pieces. There was also a creative animal area similar to this. A Duplo area (prescribed for under 5's) included an earthquake area which was interactive and could have been educational to older children. A ride included in the price included the 'Magicians Apprentice' which was basically a roundabout but could only take children over a certain height but needed an adult for each child under that height, which meant I would have had to queue three times with each child to ensure each of them had a go! The Ninjago play zone was a facade for a well received soft play area over several levels and included a ball pit. We also went to the interactive 4D cinema which was enjoyable but would have been better if we had been given the 3D glasses at the start rather than half way through. The climbing wall was also fun (but not lego related). I paid for 3 x children and 1 x adult tickets (at 10:40am) with the addition of a 3 x workshop at (11:00am) which amounted to £77.50 and the wristband I was issued with meant I should leave the facility at 13:00. This would have meant we would have only an hour to experience the complete facility after undertaking the workshop. Luckily as we attended on Easter Sunday when most of the Trafford Centre was shut and therefore the Legoland Discovery was extremely quiet and we were able to stay for much longer and didn't have to queue for rides etc. If we had attended any other day I dread to think about the quality of the experience!!!! With reference to the workshop - at least you get to keep what you make so good value - BUT - you don't know what you will be making and whether it will be of interest to the children. (In our case it was a seal - not their favourite tbh.) Soooooooo ...... if anyone is interested in how this experience could be improved (management please listen)

1. Map of the area so you know what you can visit and where - could be interactive to show waiting times.
2. Interactive screens giving easy to follow instructions for making simple models using available pieces within that area that can then be adapted and expanded.
3. Staff who are given time to interact and support builders within specific areas - making the areas more interesting and interactive.
4. Workshops at different levels and differing models so that users know what they are making and/or level of difficulty.?
5. Ability to buy models made - possibly by a weight - like a pic-a-mix but for bricks?

Maybe one day I will visit again, but tbh I have a much wider range of parts available for my grandsons to build models with a wide variety of books and instructions to extend their imaginations whenever they visit (at no extra cost).