flipflopgirl
Earning My Ears
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Just went to Legoland Florida (June 11, 2013) - I have a 7yr old boy and a 3 1/2 Girl. My son is totally Lego obsessed, so he was very excited about this day. We had a wonderful time, again because my son was over the moon.
Here are my thoughts-
--Legoland is an amusement park, I would not put it in the theme park category. Yes, it is "themed" around Legos but it is not Disney or Universal
--perfect age 4yrs to 10yrs
We had two free park tickets (won them when the park opened a year ago) and also a coupon for "Buy one adult, get one child free" - so we only paid $82 ($79 plus tax) for 4 of us - if I paid full price I would have been upset. It is way overpriced (IMO). There are coupons to be found. Legoland website has buy one get one, McDonald's in Central Florida had coupons and when we were in Fort Lauderdale the week before, I noticed coupons on Arnold Bread.
The park was not crowed at all (the whole day) and we were able to literally walk on the rides. The longest wait time we had was 5 mins and that was for the driving school, wait was inside and you got to watch Lego City show.
The rides are geared for elementary age children - most height requirements were 36" some were 40" or 46"- website does have requirements listed. My 7yr old enjoyed all the rides and my younger one was able to do some rides as well (she was still a little scared to do most). It would not be a good place for kids older than 10 unless they are there with their younger siblings and are along for the ride.
Lego Miniland - like anything Lego was impressive. We walked around it for a while and just tried to find all the little details - it was great.
It was hot!! We expected this, as it was June but was surprised that the park did not provide lots of shade. Most line areas were covered but many of the rides themselves were in full sun. For instance, the driving school for 3-5yr olds could very easily be covered for the little ones as they rode. The Duplo Village playground had no shade - could not to the slide, it was too hot to touch. There are a few "misting stations" around.
The website said no outside food or drink (no soft sided coolers). We did have a backpack that had water bottles and snacks. Our bag was not checked and I probably could have "snuck" in sandwiches but we planned on buying lunch. There were water fountains around the park to refill our water bottles (we made sure we stayed hydrated).
The main food is in the front of the park, so when it was lunch time we had to walk back up front (not as huge as Disney, so it was not that far). Since the park was not crowded the smaller food/drink concessions around the park were not all open, that actually helped because there was no "I want cotton candy" issues! We ate at Fun Town Pizza & Pasta Buffet - all you can eat pizza/pasta/salad/drink for $14 (adults) $11 kids (3 and up). Our daughter was free. A little pricey, would have been perfect at $10 but it was all you can eat and I guess some people really take that to heart (many people had plates overflowing with pizza). We did take this time to relax, cool off and just enjoy lunch. The skies were clouding up and getting ready for a summer storm (very typical of Florida) and the much needed shade made for a more pleasant afternoon.
We did a few more rides after lunch and than the thunder/lightning in the area started. (rides were closed down for about 45mins) We headed over to Imagination Zone - which is great for the Lego lovers. This was the area where you could "build" - Build & Test - you are giving 4 wheels and can make a car--several types of tracks to test it on. Lego Hero Factory - a room with tables of Hero parts to make a Hero and than there was WB Video game room- Lego Video games- Harry Potter/Star Wars etc for WII, iPad, DS
This is for sure a one day park, we were able to do every ride several times - again there were no crowds, and I would not have enjoyed myself if it was truly crowded (for instance, the restaurant seating area was not that large for a crowded day)
The park hours that day were 9:30am - 6pm = we got there at 9:45am and there was no crowd at all. Parking is $14 ($12 online) - there is preferred parking which is a few dollars more but was not necessary for the time we got there for the day (it was not crowded at all). There are no trolleys/trams to take you to the entrance (if you were parked far in the back on a crowded day)
It was a 48 minute ride from our hotel-we stayed at the Hilton in Downtown Disney - easy ride - no traffic issues
We did have a great time and are glad we went (with coupons) but feel like there would be no need to go back - we did not do the water park, but the Orlando area has water parks for us in the future.
Thanks!
Here are my thoughts-
--Legoland is an amusement park, I would not put it in the theme park category. Yes, it is "themed" around Legos but it is not Disney or Universal
--perfect age 4yrs to 10yrs
We had two free park tickets (won them when the park opened a year ago) and also a coupon for "Buy one adult, get one child free" - so we only paid $82 ($79 plus tax) for 4 of us - if I paid full price I would have been upset. It is way overpriced (IMO). There are coupons to be found. Legoland website has buy one get one, McDonald's in Central Florida had coupons and when we were in Fort Lauderdale the week before, I noticed coupons on Arnold Bread.
The park was not crowed at all (the whole day) and we were able to literally walk on the rides. The longest wait time we had was 5 mins and that was for the driving school, wait was inside and you got to watch Lego City show.
The rides are geared for elementary age children - most height requirements were 36" some were 40" or 46"- website does have requirements listed. My 7yr old enjoyed all the rides and my younger one was able to do some rides as well (she was still a little scared to do most). It would not be a good place for kids older than 10 unless they are there with their younger siblings and are along for the ride.
Lego Miniland - like anything Lego was impressive. We walked around it for a while and just tried to find all the little details - it was great.
It was hot!! We expected this, as it was June but was surprised that the park did not provide lots of shade. Most line areas were covered but many of the rides themselves were in full sun. For instance, the driving school for 3-5yr olds could very easily be covered for the little ones as they rode. The Duplo Village playground had no shade - could not to the slide, it was too hot to touch. There are a few "misting stations" around.
The website said no outside food or drink (no soft sided coolers). We did have a backpack that had water bottles and snacks. Our bag was not checked and I probably could have "snuck" in sandwiches but we planned on buying lunch. There were water fountains around the park to refill our water bottles (we made sure we stayed hydrated).
The main food is in the front of the park, so when it was lunch time we had to walk back up front (not as huge as Disney, so it was not that far). Since the park was not crowded the smaller food/drink concessions around the park were not all open, that actually helped because there was no "I want cotton candy" issues! We ate at Fun Town Pizza & Pasta Buffet - all you can eat pizza/pasta/salad/drink for $14 (adults) $11 kids (3 and up). Our daughter was free. A little pricey, would have been perfect at $10 but it was all you can eat and I guess some people really take that to heart (many people had plates overflowing with pizza). We did take this time to relax, cool off and just enjoy lunch. The skies were clouding up and getting ready for a summer storm (very typical of Florida) and the much needed shade made for a more pleasant afternoon.
We did a few more rides after lunch and than the thunder/lightning in the area started. (rides were closed down for about 45mins) We headed over to Imagination Zone - which is great for the Lego lovers. This was the area where you could "build" - Build & Test - you are giving 4 wheels and can make a car--several types of tracks to test it on. Lego Hero Factory - a room with tables of Hero parts to make a Hero and than there was WB Video game room- Lego Video games- Harry Potter/Star Wars etc for WII, iPad, DS
This is for sure a one day park, we were able to do every ride several times - again there were no crowds, and I would not have enjoyed myself if it was truly crowded (for instance, the restaurant seating area was not that large for a crowded day)
The park hours that day were 9:30am - 6pm = we got there at 9:45am and there was no crowd at all. Parking is $14 ($12 online) - there is preferred parking which is a few dollars more but was not necessary for the time we got there for the day (it was not crowded at all). There are no trolleys/trams to take you to the entrance (if you were parked far in the back on a crowded day)
It was a 48 minute ride from our hotel-we stayed at the Hilton in Downtown Disney - easy ride - no traffic issues
We did have a great time and are glad we went (with coupons) but feel like there would be no need to go back - we did not do the water park, but the Orlando area has water parks for us in the future.
Thanks!
