At the beginning of the school year, I challenged my 2nd grader to get all A’s for the entire year. I told him that if he were to do that, he could pick anywhere to go and I would take him there in the summer. Well Jude didn’t disappoint, he put his nose to the grind stone and did the work to get straight A’s! At the end of the school year I asked him where he wanted to go and he exclaimed, LEGOLAND Florida!!! So LEGOLAND it was!
This was our family’s 1st time there and we had a blast! It really surprised me how much there were things to do, even for my 2 year old daughter. Usually theme parks have a couple of things for the “little guys,” but LEGOLAND takes the prize for having fun things for both age groups. I was very pleased!
Near the park entrance, they knew that it would be helpful to have a cool mist before we started our day.
The first ride we got on was the “Island in the Sky.” The ‘Island in the Sky’ is a 150- foot rotating platform that gives you a 360° view of LEGOLAND.
The next stop was the “Duplo Train.” This was part of Duplo Valley, a land filled with activities and rides, specifically for “toddlers.” Avalyn had lots to do in here. But the big boys enjoyed themselves as well. There was also the Duple Tractor ride and play areas. It was so nice to cool off in the Duplo Splash Pad.
The next land we visited was the “Lego Kingdoms.” What a cool place! The ride that we went on was “The Dragon.” This is a roller coaster that starts with really neat lego creations and then you go on a fast adventure with lots of twists and turns. Definitely a must ride!
Another cool ride was “Merlin’s Challenge.” This is a mysterious wooden train powered by Merlin’s magic! Even my 2 year old enjoyed this one!!
The Land of Adventure was so neat! There was so much to see. The big guys went on the “Lost Kingdom Adventure.” They helped the adventurers battle LEGO mummies and skeletons to find the hidden treasure! What fun!!!
While the ride wasn’t too fast for my toddler they were fighting mummies and skeletons, so Mommy and Avalyn went to “Pharaoh’s Revenge. This outdoor attraction lets children and parents fire soft foam balls at enemies and explore the maze of the Pharaoh’s kingdom.
We couldn’t leave this land without getting on the “Coastersaurus!” This wooden coaster curves and dips in and around a prehistoric jungle of animated and life-sized LEGO brick dinosaurs. Its amazing what they do with LEGOS!
Our next stop was “Miniland USA.” My favorite part of the day. What creativity these Lego designers have! Phenomenal!!! Miniland USA contains over 32 million Lego bricks and amazing scenes from coast to coast all the way to a galaxy far, far away! A must stop on your visit at LEGOLAND!
We loved “Heartlake City!” This is the newest land based on the popular LEGO Friends line of toys. Avalyn loved all the girly lego creations. A popular ride is “Mia’s Riding Adventure.” You get to pick your horse and saddle up for a ride on the exciting disc coaster! So much fun! And it helped to feel the cool breeze on a very hot day!
To get out of the heat, we went to the Wells Fargo 4D Theater. 4-D movies are shown throughout the day at LEGOLAND‘s largest indoor theater, with seats for more than 700 guests! I love that!! So many times, you go to a theme park and you have to wait a long time to get inside an “A/C” place, but with 700 seats, you are going to find a seat! The movie they played was “The LEGO® Movie™ 4D : A New Adventure,” complete with 3-D glasses and adventure. After each 4-D movie, meet some of your favorite LEGO characters outside the theater! This was a beautiful theater, even had the red carpet!
It started raining during our trip but no worries, we went straight to Imagination Zone. This is filled with amazing hands-on Lego activities! Next to the outdoor Kid Power Towers attraction, guests will discover a cool indoor space filled with colorful furnishings, floor-to-ceiling graphics, several awesomely themed “zones” and thousands of LEGO bricks awaiting assembly into whatever you can imagine! This gave us parents a time to sit down and enjoy the A/C while the kids enjoyed played and played!
One of the neatest areas there was the “Water Zone” in this hide away the room is decked out in underwater colors with full on coral reefs made out of LEGOS! There are a number of touch screen computers where the kids (and let’s face it some adults) could pick from three tropical LEGO fish to digitally build. Once assembled you get to color your fish uniquely and then click finish. Once you do the fish swims away from you and is picked up on the wall by a special projector that then shows your one of a kind fish swimming in a digital reef with all the other creations.
Jude really liked the “Flight Zone.” Kids can build flying contraptions to the limits of their imagination then put them to the ultimate test by racing their crazy creations against other kids’ designs on suspended ziplines. If you can build it, you can fly it! After the first try, Jude saw how it flew and revamped his design and it went flying really fast! Even adults have fun creating their designs!
The Technic Tot Spot was a spot that we played a long time! Lots of smiles and laughter! We even got to meet Nya and Kai in person!
At the end of our trip we visited Cypress Gardens. The beautiful and historic botanical gardens have been restored to pristine condition! Still standing sentinel in the garden is the vast Banyan tree that was planted as a seedling in 1939.
On our way out of the park we had to stop at the Grand Carousel. This double-decker carousel is the centerpiece of Fun Town. Children can choose their favorite horse. Such fun!
There are so much that I like about LEGOLAND Florida. On most rides, we only waited about 5-15 minutes! The short wait time is amazing for such a popular theme park and especially for visiting in the summer.
Another perk, they have set up Lego play stations for the kids to play while the parents wait! Wow, what a great idea!!! You don’t have to wait in the line while your child asks how much longer. You can tell this theme park is very well thought out and kid friendly. We highly recommend families, with children of all ages, visit LEGOLAND Florida!
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Disclosure: As a regular contributor, I received complimentary tickets in order to facilitate a media review.
All thoughts and opinions stated here are clearly my own.
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Wooow!! Espectaculares fotografias, se ve que la pasaron de maravilla. Atracciones para grandes y chicos. No conozco a Legoland tengo que ir! Gracias por compartirlo!