Toronto skyline model at Legoland Discovery Centre Vaughan Mills © jaygoldman
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John St-Onge is beyond disappointed. The 63-year-old feels humiliated and discriminated against after making a pilgrimage to Legoland Discovery Centre Vaughan Mills north of Toronto, Canada and being denied admission.
The senior citizen has been a fan of Lego since his children were small. The kids outgrew their interest in the tiny bricks, but he didn’t and it has been his pastime for many years. St-Onge has long dreamt of visiting a Legoland park, such as the one in Billund, Denmark where Lego originated, but health concerns made it impossible. So he was delighted to learn that a Legoland Discovery Centre had opened in Ontario, only 3-hours away from his home.
When he and his adult daughter finally made the trip after planning and saving for it, they arrived to find they would not be allowed inside because the attraction does not permit adults to enter unless they are accompanied by a child. The policy has been in place since the attraction opened, but they have yet to provide an adequate explanation for the purpose behind it beyond the vague statement that it is to protect children. It is unclear what threat Legoland’s management believes childless adults pose to children or what the policy accomplishes. The only counterpoint ever provided by Legoland is that they allow adult fans of Lego to visit one night each month.
After being told that the manager was too busy to speak with him, St-Onge was asked to leave and immediately began the 3-hour drive home to Windsor, Ontario.
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