Arlandria
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We took Olivia today, we were recommended to pre-book as its been quite busy, so I booked online. We had to pay for mine & OH entry into the grotto as well as Olivia and with a booking fee paid a total of £14 !!!
Now bearing in mind, you get to see a 15 minute 4D film and Livvy gets to see Santa and get a gift...so does this justify the price??
Her gift was a little reindeer called 'Rocket' which related to the film, the film that Olivia wasnt interested in keeping her 3D glasses on and so we watched a 'blurred' film and got blew at by fans, as if we wasnt cold enough!! (the grotto is outside also!)
When we finally got to go in and see Santa in his grotto, it was cute but you share the room with all the other kids and he talks to them all at once rather than individually...he gives you a choice of soft toy, which we chose the reindeer (the other was a snowman) she sat on his knee and before you knew it she'd had her photo taken. It was over in what seemed like a matter of minutes..I was kinda deflated a little!
And of course we're going to want a photo and they were beltin these out at £5 a print or a bargain price £8 for two...so in total we spent £22 for a visit to Santa - He better bring some bloody good pressies next week!!
I'll justify it this time as it was Livs first time, but I dont think i'll be spending so much next time...not unless we're going to the North Pole!
All in all i'd give it 7/10 so if anyones planning on going wrap up warm & take your purse!!
Heres my lil lady:
https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs763.ash1/165406_493322862224_516032224_5514865_4806234_n.jpg
Moan Over!! Merry Christmas
We took Olivia today, we were recommended to pre-book as its been quite busy, so I booked online. We had to pay for mine & OH entry into the grotto as well as Olivia and with a booking fee paid a total of £14 !!!
Now bearing in mind, you get to see a 15 minute 4D film and Livvy gets to see Santa and get a gift...so does this justify the price??
Her gift was a little reindeer called 'Rocket' which related to the film, the film that Olivia wasnt interested in keeping her 3D glasses on and so we watched a 'blurred' film and got blew at by fans, as if we wasnt cold enough!! (the grotto is outside also!)
When we finally got to go in and see Santa in his grotto, it was cute but you share the room with all the other kids and he talks to them all at once rather than individually...he gives you a choice of soft toy, which we chose the reindeer (the other was a snowman) she sat on his knee and before you knew it she'd had her photo taken. It was over in what seemed like a matter of minutes..I was kinda deflated a little!
And of course we're going to want a photo and they were beltin these out at £5 a print or a bargain price £8 for two...so in total we spent £22 for a visit to Santa - He better bring some bloody good pressies next week!!
I'll justify it this time as it was Livs first time, but I dont think i'll be spending so much next time...not unless we're going to the North Pole!
All in all i'd give it 7/10 so if anyones planning on going wrap up warm & take your purse!!
Heres my lil lady:
https://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs763.ash1/165406_493322862224_516032224_5514865_4806234_n.jpg
Moan Over!! Merry Christmas
We did a totally different thing this year and went to a local inn that was supposed to be a barge cruise with santa but canal was frozen so they hired a yurt. It was on for an hour and santa was there for about 45 mins. We went in and the children(about 15 children) got to pick a fruitshoot, biscuit and sweety and the adults got tea/coffee/mulled wine and mince pie 
