We visited Legoland on Saturday, May 26th. The park hours were 9am-7pm. We are a family of four: DH, DS 5, DD 3 and myself. We were staying at the Courtyard Marriott right outside Disney and it took us about 40 minutes to get to Legoland.
Parking cost $12 for standard vehicles and there is a preferred parking section for $20.
We arrived at Legoland around 9:15am. We walked right into the park and there didn't seem to be much of a crowd. We walked over to the Lego Kingdom area to ride The Dragon coaster. We rode three times with a 5 minute wait each time. The height requirement is 40 inches.
After Lego Kingdoms we headed toward the Land of Adventure.
We rode the Lost Kingdom Adventure. It is a shooting targets ride in the same vein as Buzz Lightyear at Magic Kingdom. The height requirement is 34 inches. We rode this twice waiting 5 minutes each time. They had a roped off area in the line with Legos set up on tables. Kids were allowed to play here while their parents waited in line. My daughter refused to ride this because the loading area was dark and there is a lap bar that comes down. The combination of this spooked her so just a warning for younger kids who may be scared of darker rides.
We headed toward Coastersaurus next but it was down. We never saw it operating while we were there. We rode the Safari Trek and waited about 5 minutes. The height requirement is 34 inches. This line also had the Lego play area for long waits. These cars are tiny! I felt cramped and I'm really short. As you can see, DH did not have much room.
After the Safari Trek we went to the Lego Technic area. My son and I rode the Aquazone Wave Racers. The height requirement is 40 inches. I think we waited 30-40 minutes. They appear to have two sections of Wave Racers but they were only operating one side when we were there.
After the Wave Racers, DS and DH rode the Lego Technic Coaster which I believe was called Project X. The height requirement is 42 inches. They waited about 25 minutes.
DD and I searched for a bathroom and ended up walking in a HUGE circle as we must have just passed one. I didn't think the restrooms were as clearly labeled as they could have been.
After Project X we went to the Lego City area. We skipped Boating School because the line was long and it appeared to be a standard boat ride. We skipped Driving School also because my kids were too young. The age range was 6-13. We went to Flying School and DS rode twice with a 10 minute wait, once with DH and once with me. The height requirement was 44 inches. I thought this ride was a little scary, I wouldn't have been opposed to a higher height requirement on this one. The car is below the track and your feet are dangling during the ride.
After Flight School we went to the Imagination Zone. This is an indoor building where kids can build with various legos. You have to check in and they give you four lego tires to build a racer. The kids have to return these on the way out. There is a section where kids build a Lego racer and there are ramps and tracks to race them on. There is also an area where you build legos then simulate an earthquake to see if they will fall.This building is air conditioned and since there isn't a whole lot of shade at Legoland a great place to cool off. I saw several parents inside taking a break while their kids were playing with Legos.
On the side of the Imagination Zone building is a Hero Factory area where kids can build their own Heroes. It is inside a small room and Hero Factory movies are playing. Only a certain amount of people are allowed inside so there is a line outside to go in. We saw a long line forming and I don't think people realized what was in there. It was called a "Training Room" and you couldn't see inside. If there had been a long line we would have skipped it if we'd known it was just a place to build. The kids do not keep their Hero when they are done.
We went back to Lego Kingdoms because my son wanted to ride The Dragon again. We walked passed the Miniland USA area. The displays were very cool!
The wait time was 45 minutes for the Dragon now. This was at 1:15pm. After DS and DH got off the ride we headed toward the front. It was 2pm and we had done everything we wanted to do. After some shopping we left the park at 2:20pm.
I could definitely see how a family could spend the entire day at Legoland because we did skip a lot of rides and we didn't watch either show. We also skipped the Duplo village which was a few little playground areas for small kids. It was just so hot and we were ready to go. Our touring plan worked fairly well for us. The only thing I would change is I would have gone to the Lego Technic/Lego City areas right after Lego Kingdom and saved the Land of Adventure for later. The big ride, Coasterssaurus, was not running and the dark ride and safari weren't worth a long wait. If we would have skipped them it wouldn't have been a big deal. I would have much rather used that time in the morning to do the Wave Racers, Project X coaster and Boating School but YMMV.
My daughter was a little bored because she couldn't ride the bigger rides.The park is definitely geared to the 5-10 year old age range which was perfect for DS.
Legoland was fun and my son really loved it. I don't think it will be an every trip thing for our family but we will probably return one day.
Parking cost $12 for standard vehicles and there is a preferred parking section for $20.
We arrived at Legoland around 9:15am. We walked right into the park and there didn't seem to be much of a crowd. We walked over to the Lego Kingdom area to ride The Dragon coaster. We rode three times with a 5 minute wait each time. The height requirement is 40 inches.
After Lego Kingdoms we headed toward the Land of Adventure.
We rode the Lost Kingdom Adventure. It is a shooting targets ride in the same vein as Buzz Lightyear at Magic Kingdom. The height requirement is 34 inches. We rode this twice waiting 5 minutes each time. They had a roped off area in the line with Legos set up on tables. Kids were allowed to play here while their parents waited in line. My daughter refused to ride this because the loading area was dark and there is a lap bar that comes down. The combination of this spooked her so just a warning for younger kids who may be scared of darker rides.
We headed toward Coastersaurus next but it was down. We never saw it operating while we were there. We rode the Safari Trek and waited about 5 minutes. The height requirement is 34 inches. This line also had the Lego play area for long waits. These cars are tiny! I felt cramped and I'm really short. As you can see, DH did not have much room.
After the Safari Trek we went to the Lego Technic area. My son and I rode the Aquazone Wave Racers. The height requirement is 40 inches. I think we waited 30-40 minutes. They appear to have two sections of Wave Racers but they were only operating one side when we were there.
After the Wave Racers, DS and DH rode the Lego Technic Coaster which I believe was called Project X. The height requirement is 42 inches. They waited about 25 minutes.
DD and I searched for a bathroom and ended up walking in a HUGE circle as we must have just passed one. I didn't think the restrooms were as clearly labeled as they could have been.
After Project X we went to the Lego City area. We skipped Boating School because the line was long and it appeared to be a standard boat ride. We skipped Driving School also because my kids were too young. The age range was 6-13. We went to Flying School and DS rode twice with a 10 minute wait, once with DH and once with me. The height requirement was 44 inches. I thought this ride was a little scary, I wouldn't have been opposed to a higher height requirement on this one. The car is below the track and your feet are dangling during the ride.
After Flight School we went to the Imagination Zone. This is an indoor building where kids can build with various legos. You have to check in and they give you four lego tires to build a racer. The kids have to return these on the way out. There is a section where kids build a Lego racer and there are ramps and tracks to race them on. There is also an area where you build legos then simulate an earthquake to see if they will fall.This building is air conditioned and since there isn't a whole lot of shade at Legoland a great place to cool off. I saw several parents inside taking a break while their kids were playing with Legos.
On the side of the Imagination Zone building is a Hero Factory area where kids can build their own Heroes. It is inside a small room and Hero Factory movies are playing. Only a certain amount of people are allowed inside so there is a line outside to go in. We saw a long line forming and I don't think people realized what was in there. It was called a "Training Room" and you couldn't see inside. If there had been a long line we would have skipped it if we'd known it was just a place to build. The kids do not keep their Hero when they are done.
We went back to Lego Kingdoms because my son wanted to ride The Dragon again. We walked passed the Miniland USA area. The displays were very cool!
The wait time was 45 minutes for the Dragon now. This was at 1:15pm. After DS and DH got off the ride we headed toward the front. It was 2pm and we had done everything we wanted to do. After some shopping we left the park at 2:20pm.
I could definitely see how a family could spend the entire day at Legoland because we did skip a lot of rides and we didn't watch either show. We also skipped the Duplo village which was a few little playground areas for small kids. It was just so hot and we were ready to go. Our touring plan worked fairly well for us. The only thing I would change is I would have gone to the Lego Technic/Lego City areas right after Lego Kingdom and saved the Land of Adventure for later. The big ride, Coasterssaurus, was not running and the dark ride and safari weren't worth a long wait. If we would have skipped them it wouldn't have been a big deal. I would have much rather used that time in the morning to do the Wave Racers, Project X coaster and Boating School but YMMV.
My daughter was a little bored because she couldn't ride the bigger rides.The park is definitely geared to the 5-10 year old age range which was perfect for DS.
Legoland was fun and my son really loved it. I don't think it will be an every trip thing for our family but we will probably return one day.
I've been wondering for several weeks just what was there!
