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Anyone who has ever constructed a Lego castle, car, or any other item using the world's most famous plastic building blocks, will recognize that same sense of wonder and creative potential at LEGOLAND, the ultimate experience of all things LEGO. LEGOLAND in North County's Carlsbad, 40 minutes from Downtown San Diego, is one of four such theme parks in the world, and the only in the U.S.
Imagination has run amok at LEGOLAND, which features not only life-size LEGO-constructed tigers, giraffes, and other animals, but scale models of international landmarks including the Eiffel Tower and the Sydney Opera House.
But the main attraction at LEGOLAND is Miniland USA, a replication of seven regions of the United States, constructed with 20 million LEGO bricks in 1:20 scale. The detail will swamp you, so be sure to get down on hands and knees and really take a look. Miniland "New Orleans" (originally built in Billund, Denmark), features an in-progress baseball game in Lafayette Park, the New Orleans cemetery complete with zombies if you're visiting at Halloween, and solar panels on top of the Mississippi River boats that power night-time lights.
But Miniland isn't the only thing going on at LEGOLAND. Other major attractions include The Beginning, Dino Island, Explore Village, Fun Town, Knight's Kingdom, Pirate Shores, Imagination Zone, and Land of Adventure. Each attraction features an array of rides or displays based on a particular theme.
Young children will enjoy Explore Village, featuring the interactive Playtown and the Fairy Tale Brook boat ride, as well as a family-oriented theater experience. Older kids and adults head for Imagination Zone, home of the LEGO TECHNIC Coaster. Pirate Shores, the parks' latest expansion, features four water attractions, guaranteed to get you wet, so be sure to bring swimsuit.
And LEGOLAND isn't just for kids. It's beautifully designed with 1,360 bonsai trees and other plants from around the world. There are more than 25 specialty shops and carts and open-air restaurants where you can get everything from a quick snack or salad to a sit down dinner.
More than 30 million LEGO blocks make up the models and displays here, with 20 million alone in Miniland.
Dino InlandDino Island is one of the newest sections of the park (opened in 2004). A mini steel roller coaster called the "Coastasaurus" curves and dips around giant models of Lego dinosaurs. Visitors can dig for fake dinosaur bones in the "Dig Those Dinos" attraction.
Explore Village includes the "Water Works" attraction, which has dozens of interactive water activities and is directly beside "Musical Fountain" where visitors hop up and down to make music play and water blow. A water ride called "Fairy Tale Brook" lets visitors ride a boat down a river lined with Lego models based on fairy tales. Playtown is a play area complete with Lego buildings, slides, and activities. There is a playground, pizza parlor, and a ride called "Safari Trek" which allows the rider to see many life sized Lego models of animals.
Pirate Shores has 5 rides and attractions. "Splash Battle" is a ride where guests enter their very own pirate ships to do battle with other guests on the ride and on land also while trying to avoid on-ride blasts of water. "Soak 'N Sail" is an interactive two-storey water playground. Children and adults play with water pouring down all around them, for example, there are two buckets filled with 500 gallons of water that pour water on unsuspecting people. "Treasure Falls"; the mini-log flume, is a great training ride for little riders that aren't quite ready for the bigger log rides at other parks. "Swabbie's Deck" is the little kids water area, for little kids from infant all the way up to 7 or 8 to get their feet wet, before attempting Soak and Sail. "Captain Cranky's Challenge" is the newest ride for Pirate Shores that opened on May 24, 2007, which replaced Zamperela Rockin' Tug ride like "Lucy's Tugboat" at Knott's Berry Farm. There are also many carnival-style booths.
Expanded seating and locker facilities for Pirate Shores were added on Summer 2007.
Fun Town features two "driving schools" where children can learn to drive electric Lego cars on a closed course. There are two courses; one is a simple circuit - up to 5 year olds can enjoy there. The other one can allow from 6 to 13 year old children, with traffic lights, and gas stations (was closed down at the point of October 2008). Fun Town also has a "Skipper School" where parents and kids can pilot Lego boats. Visitors can also take a tour of a Lego factory to learn how Lego bricks are made. At the "Fire Academy", families battle other families in a race down a street to douse a small "fire" and drive back in the fire truck- all using hand pumps. There are two attractions on the top of a hill. First is the "Kid Power Towers," in which a pair of people pull themselves to the top of a rotating tower to enjoy the slow ride down. Guests can go up and down as many or as few times as per their whim before the ride ends. When visitors board another attraction- the "Sky Cruiser"- two people peddle in tandem around a track to see a large portion of the park. If riders cease peddling, the vehicle slows down to a crawl. Guests who board "Flight Squadron" are raised into the air by Lego airplanes and those who visit "Sky Patrol" will experience the same feeling as "Flight Squadron" with the exception of being in a Lego helicopter, as they are moved up and down to see the extensive view of Legoland.
Knights' Kingdom is a medieval castle-themed area that was originally called "Castle Hill." Its main attraction is the "Dragon," a roller coaster that slowly tours a castle, until a lego wizard casts a spell to open the doors to the outside, at which point the coaster speeds up and the ride functions as a regular coaster. Another ride is the "Knights' Tournament," in which guests ride around on a very large robotic arm, selecting levels from one to five - one and two do not go upside down, and five rarely has guests right side-up. The "Hideaways" is designed for younger children, and is a large multi-level wooden play structure with slides, rope ladders, and bridges. A small horse at the "Knights' Joust" takes guests through a medieval lego town. Recently added was a miniature golf course that replaced the popular "rock band" or "singing rock garden". The rock's original recording can still be heard on holes 12-18 on the course.
Miniland USA includes miniature dioramas of seven areas of the United States, altogether built with over 40 million LEGO bricks in 1:20 scale. The major cities are viewable from various areas in the park. From the Coast Cruise ride, one can see some mini models otherwise hidden from view, such as the Taj Mahal and Eiffel Tower. Miniland is also home to the Model Shop, the main design and build office for LEGOLAND California's ten Master Model Builders. A large viewing window at the front allows guests to watch the builders at work, usually on new models for the park. The restaurant at the top of the hill, called The Garden Restaurant, was originally its own land.
The Empire State Building is also a model in miniland.
Cities replicated in Miniland:
Other areas of the United States replicated in Miniland:
In the Imagination Zone visitors can ride a Wild Mouse-style roller coaster called the "Technic Coaster-Test Track", choose from three different "4-D" movies called "Bob the Builder," "Spellbreaker," and a racing movie. Kids can also race Lego cars that they build themselves in Build 'n Test, play the "Maniac Challenge" in which guests play LEGO PC games, and program robots in "Mindstorms". Guests can also ride on "Bionicle Blaster" which is a version of the teacup ride or the "Aquazone Wave Racers," the first ever duel water carrousel. In that you get use a steering wheel to control a rudder that makes you either come in closer to the center or fly out through the waves, all the while being squirted with water by the bystanders.
This is the newest section of the theme park, being opened on November 7, 2007 which is designed to replicate the 1920s in Egypt. "Pharaoh's Revenge" involves guests firing foam balls at targets and at each other. On "Beetle Bounce" guests bounce nearly 15 feet to nearly touch the enormous beetles above. "Cargo Ace", lets guests board one of eight planes to fly six feet into the air. "Lost Kingdom Adventure" is Legoland California's most recent attraction. Guests board and ride a roadster to recover stolen treasure by blasting targets with laser guns along their journey. Another recently opened attraction is "Dune Raiders," which is a slide.
The big shop is located at the main entrance of the theme park, which sells LEGO by boxes (The 'Pick-your-own-block' is sold at a shop at Fun Town), T-Shirts, accessories, cups, key-chains, and even more.
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