beautiful minutes. this is the newly opened flight of the sky lion at legoland, the uk's first flying theatre ride and i'm lucky enough to be in before it opens to the public. it's like vr without the headset! the only person on one of seven gondolas spread across three floors. the ultimate in social distancing. it is a wonderful, complex mix of creativity and technology. behind the scenes, the maintenance team kindly put the ride into manual. when the ride starts, the gondola rotates towards and into a concave, 20—metre high screen. here's a close—up of the motorised mechanics in action, which is surprisingly quiet. there are three for each axis, allowing for a 30—degree swing