X__X Me thinks I am used to Disney World...what with the nothingness before the park.
When planning our anniversary vacation we decided...to save money to buy lots of souvenirs. XD We could have gotten 3 day Disney or Universal tickets but that would cost cash even though we would be saving tons of money. Plus we had already been to those places before. Legoland Florida opened up just last year. My mother gifted the tickets to my husband for Christmas so HEY free day of fun right? There are tons of cheap hotels close by too.
One thing I didn't like about the park was how much blatant advertisement there was. Signs lined the walkway like this. Like dude we haven't even entered the park and they want us to spend more money on tickets. These types of signs were throughout the park. Bleh ignore them and move on?
After parking the car we made our way up to the ticket counter. The park has very limited hours and is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. We went on a Monday and there were lots of school groups there. I think they made up most of the park but it was still pretty empty and most of the rides had very short wait times. Like 5 minutes short. We got to the entrance about 10 minutes before the park opened...and they were allowing people to go in already?! We thought we were seeing things but we went up and turned in our little discounted military tickets and were let in before almost everyone else.
I tried to take as many pictures as possible before the crowd made their way though. As this is Legoland there were tons of structures made out of legos. Impossible type structures. I wonder how much time and energy goes into building something this huge. As this is a new park everything looked pretty decent. Wonder how the upkeep will go.
A theme park without stores would be a sad one right? SPENDS THE MONEY! This was the biggest one on the property and near closing time it became pretty full, the fullest I had seen any part of the park all day.
XO Who is this little nendoroid? I don't think she has been introduced before. Probably because she was my anniversary gift and I had opened her less than 12 hours ago? XD Erio took joined us on our anniversary trip and was probably smarter than us. All protected from the sun with that futon and all. Also the futon meant I didn't have to worry about losing her arms. XD
Carry on Erio! The first section of the theme park is called....The beginning. The Grand Carousel was located in Fun Town. It was a double decker carousel so we rode the top portion. XD
Before going to Legoland I looked up what this park was all about. Both my husband and I were aware that this park was aimed at 6-11 year olds. We knew most of the rides were going to be aimed at that age group. And after going to the park...I can agree to that fact. I know there are adults out there who love legos (looking at the husband) but this park is mainly for families with very young kids.
With all that said there is one portion of the park adults probably appreciate more than the kids. Miniland. This is the place the husband and I were looking forward to the most. Tons of cities in the United States showcased in lego form. Look at Erio in the crowd at the Daytona Speedway!
Yes I am here. In a theme park. Without shade. Despite the fact that Legoland was made from the old Cypress Garden theme park (amusement park) there was LITTLE SHADE throughout the park. And in Miniland there was NO SHADE. I might sound bitter because in the first time in my life I got sunburnt. And I am pretty sure this was the place it happened. Here!
But maybe it was worth it. Obviously wear sunscreen folks but I can see how standing for so long taking millions of pictures can lead to sunburns. Look at all the details we have to take in.
Erio chillin at the beach. The only thing I THINK would have made Miniland better was if there were different cities across the world. Like replace Miami with Tokyo and California with London. Things like that.
Other than that suggestion everything was great. Some of the cities had moving parks. I especially liked this little legotruck going around the city.
I loved that the theme park wasn't crowded. On a whole it made the experience a lot better and the model citizens (the workers XD) were in a better mood. But most of all it meant I could stand in place and take loads of pictures without being pushed on or being in anyone's way. Yay for space.
Poor guy! He almost made it to the water stand.
Las Vegas had a pretty big section. Tons of random weddings taking place outside the buildings. Note that the people were not minifigurines but taller people made out of legos.
I wonder how many hours went into making all of this. X___X Glue these babies down.
I liked this random building. I read what it was but I forgot. So much for learning. XD
I thought it was kinda lame that the benches weren't made to LOOK like legos...until I read they were made out of recycled milk cartons. Can you see how many it takes to make that one bench? More recycling people!
We spent a lot of time in Miniland. Looking back we probably could have spent more time here. But seeing as we have never been here before we wanted to see everything. On to walking!
OTTERS! Otters are so cute! They were randomly places in a waterfall on the way to Pirate Cove. They tried to keep some elements of Cypress Gardens but it might be best to just make everything all Legofied.
I don't think anyone saw the foxes. :(
First show of the day was called Battle for Brickbeard's bounty. Water skiing legomen? MUST SEE!
Basically the show was about a young girl who...stole Brickbeard's pirate ship and how he wanted it back. Or it was about getting kids in the audience as wet as possible. Did I mention there were legomen WATER SKIING?!
The show was actually really cute. We barely got there in time but got good seats. Also there was shade so that was good.
We walked over to Lego Techinic next but the roller coaster was down and the husband didn't want to ride the other rides. As I said earlier a lot of these rides were geared towards kids and it showed in the vehicles. Also I think they could have done more incorporating legos into Legoland. XD Like this was the middle of a ride but the ride itself wasn't looking very legoing. More theming please.
One of the more popular rides was the Driving School in Lego City. Kids 5 to 12 (I think) could hop in tiny cars and pretend to be bad drivers too. Then their parents could spend tons of money to get them fake licenses. I might sound like I didn't have fun but it was a blast. I love taking pictures and sometimes being in a fun place is fun, despite how many rides you ride.
I did insist on squeezing in the tiny cars on the Safari Trek. I wanted to take cute pictures of the lego animals. I am sure we looked silly. But I love giraffes!
This was the one ride I thought was going to be cool. That I was looking forward to. Lost Kingdom Adventures!
Err what wait? XD
Basically this ride is like the Buzz Lightyear ride in Disney World. You shoot at targets and try to outscore your partner. The ride goes a little faster that a normal shooting ride so it was hard to take everything end. Also something that is different is when one member of your car hits a target it takes that target out of commission for a few seconds. So it is harder to score points...unless the ride breaks down and you just keep shooting. Thus us having a picture of the ride. XD
I had fun taking pictures of all the minifigurines around the park.
Part of the old Cypress Gardens that is still running in the Island in the Sky. Basically it is an observation tower that raises riders high into the sky so they can take pictures of the entire theme park.
There is room to grow for Legoland. Tons of extra space left over from previous attractions. Maybe more things for adults to do.
This character is named Clutch Powers. Apparently his name is a joke because of legos and how clutch power is actually a term used to describe lego pieces or something...something folks.
After eating the cheapest food in the park (the hotdog stand near the Big Test Live Show) we went through and took a few more pictures before entering the shops that are located mainly in Fun Town and The Beginning. Now this is what the husband said but he said there was no Legoland exclusive legos. Everything he saw there (at least box wise) is available elsewhere. In fact when we went to Downtown Disney later that week they had sets that were not at Legoland.
The only thing we purchased at Legoland was a souvenir cup to get some sugary icee drink (SO GOOD) and ONE tiny 2.99 blind minifigurine package. And I bought it! I was like oh I think this is the godzilla one and we decided to risk it. Spoiler alert...it was!!!
The husband didn't buy anything because the huge set he wanted wasn't there and it might be retired soon so he wasn't going to risk losing out on it. While nothing was unique or hard to find the shops were neat. Especially the part where they had the new Lord of the Rings sets!
Pic of the weird McDonalds nearby. So in conclusion I am sleepy and am leaving out a few things. We did see one show at the Fun Town 4D theater. It was cute and fun. The husband went on the Flying School roller coaster but said it was more of a kid ride thus didn't ride the other roller coasters. Said he wanted to wait for Busch Gardens. I thought The Dragon looked like a decent roller coaster but I hate all roller coasters so that is just me. There were a few interactive places were kids could do...something. But it was blocked off until 3:30 because of school kids. There was a Duplo area for tiny kids...and I think that is it. I am glad we went but unless they add a few more areas and things for adults to do it wouldn't be a yearly visit. Also the military discount on the tickets made the price way more reasonable for a 7 hour day at a park. XD A fun trip with us looking a tons of models is how I saw it. Next up...Busch Gardens!
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