Barred by Legoland for not having kid with me
OAP’s anger at ‘discrimination’
A PENSIONER was banned from entering a new Legoland attraction after turning up without children.
Yvonne Radcliff said the snub left her humiliated and accused the firm of discriminating against the elderly.
The 74-year-old was turned away from Legoland Discovery Centre’s grand opening in Birmingham. She said: “Once I got there, I walked in and a girl stopped me and said I wasn’t allowed in.
“She said it’s the rules, I must be accompanied by a child. I was shocked and appalled. It’s nonsense.”
Yvonne asked if she could walk in with the family ahead of her, but the worker still refused.
She added: “She just said, ‘No, you’re a stranger.’ You’d have thought they’d take pity on a pensioner and the kids aren’t off school yet. It’s discriminating against the elderly, doesn’t everybody love Lego young and old? I was devastated as I had really been looking forward to it.”
The new attraction opened on Thursday. But a controversial rule on its website states: “Adults must be accompanied by children to enter Legoland Discovery Centre.”
A two-hour grown-ups only evening is scheduled for July 11 but Yvonne, from Hall Green in Birmingham, prefers to go during the day.
Legoland defended its policy. A spokesman said: “Legoland Discovery Centres are not theme parks but small, indoor attractions specifically conceived and designed from a children’s perspective to provide safe and fun environments for families with children aged three to 10 to enjoy.
“In order to constantly maintain a welcoming environment in which to play, the centres do not permit entry to any groups of adults, adult couples, or lone adults regardless of race, gender, or ability, who are not accompanied by a child or children. As for discrimination, we do not accept that. This policy applies to all adults, of all abilities and gender, we do not discriminate.”
She said, ‘It’s the rules.’ I was shocked and appalled YVONNE ON SNUB BY LEGOLAND CENTRE