PeoplemoverMatt Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 So with my last visit to Sea World having been in 2004 and never having been to Legoland before, it was time to make a return south with the family. We took 2 days to do Sea World and 1 day to do Legoland. All 3 days we went opening to closing, with afternoon breaks from Sea World, but oddly enough, not from Legoland. In fact, our day at LegoLand was almost the complete reverse of everything I've ever read about the place. It was my first time, so I was expecting a fairly lame park with nowhere close to enough to make a full day, rude & shovey people everywhere, subpar attractions, and less-than-inspiring Lego sets everywhere. What I found was none of that. So while the 2 days at Sea World make up the bulk of pictures taken, I wanted to do LegoLand first just to show, especially to the TPR West Coast trip folks, that this park can actually be fun even to someone who never played with Legos before. Not only that, but we didn't even get to do everything the park had to offer. So much for Legoland not being a full day park. Have fun scrolling through the LegoLand pics, but first check out a video of my ride on the AWESOME KUKA ROBO ARM via CoasterTube! Observe! [coastertube]http://www.themeparkreview.com/coastertube/play.php?vid=MVI_0092_0dkb[/coastertube] Now enjoy the pics! Well that about covers it from LegoLand. Nothing real overwhelming in terms of thrills but can be a very fun place for all ages, especially those Lego maniacs on both sides of the ability to grow facial hair. Don't come here to escape death. Come here to have fun, relax, and go Lego crazy. Thanks for viewing and stay tuned for Sea World pictures coming up soon! The building on the left is the new Freedom Tower that will eventually be built on the former World Trade Center site in New York. When completed, the real thing will stand 1,776ft. tall. Here Legos can give us a glimpse of what the NYC skyline will look like. The view of NYC from the water is pretty nice, actually. I'll have San Francisco on the rocks please. Can you tell which part of this is made of Legos and which isn't? Lego Mt. Rushmore is interesting... Not sure if Eiffel had Legos in mind, but there ya go. Lego Taj Mahal where we all meet their tomb. Thousands of Lego bricks make up the Sydney Opera House here. Not pictured is the Barber of Seville heard as the boat passes, which is a nice little touch. If walking's not really your thing, ride the Coast Cruise for a scenic view of Miniland. Mall set comes complete with all the different museums including the Smithsonean here. Ok. Am I totally insane, or is Obama's inaguration here on the WRONG SIDE of the Capitol building?! Mini-Washington Mall has a ton of buildings all highly detailed. Here's New Orleans complete with water, boats, n' things... Mark VIII Monorail: Lego Edition. Their Treasure Island even has the GOOD pirate ship show out front. The one they had before they ruined it. Lego facsimile of Las Vegas facsimile of New York sans Manhurtin' Express What I enjoyed seeing the most was the detail that the creators tried to put into these things. Details such as working marquees for the different casinos. Joking aside, these sculptures are pretty impressive to look at. OMG! Giants have invaded Las Vegas! Here's another little town. This area felt like visiting several Germany Pavilion train sets... So...many....Legos.... Oh by the way, this being LegoLand and all, there are a few Lego sculptures here in "Miniland U.S.A." First up is New York City. Notice how the people on the right give these some scale. Pirate Shores also features a water playground that a few kids decided was a good idea today. Splash Battle is basically what it sounds like. 4-person cars go around this track with a water cannon mounted in front of each seat. Splash or be splashed, but be warned. The scallywags watching from afar have cannons of their own. The big weenie in this neck of the woods... Yep. Teeter-totter boat ride. Who knew? Funny. I always thought Captain Cranky's Challenge was not smashing the alarm clock into pieces each morning. Turns out it's a boat ride. Huh. The back of the park is where Pirates rule the land... Row, row, row your boat, after you've waited 90mins to do it... Whatever floats your lego boat... So I'm not such a big fan of this. Yes I get why on paper this might seem like a good idea, but really, kids and parents can wait their turns together in line, can't they? One of these days, Alice. ONE OF THESE DAYS!! Ever wonder why teens' auto insurance is so high? Yep... Yep. Nice to know things on SoCal's roads & freeways won't be changing much any time soon... Looks like the kids here in SoCal have taken their parents' driving example to heart... Small mailmen with an allowance drive on a larger track area complete with lights, stripes, and stop signs. The school for little ones isn't too complicated, even though the idea is to obey the rules of the road in terms of driving on the right side, obeying red/green lights, etc. The cars are done up to resemble being made out of Legos. Not a huge shock there. FunTown sports dual driving schools. One for little ones and the other for little ones with an allowance... Are we having fun yet? Here's a fountain with lego musical instruments for the kids. LegoLand sports a couple water play areas. Here's one... Come on, be honest now. You played with these too. It is a credit, but I'm pretty sure I've ridden on faster parking lot trams... I'm still looking for the positive on this one. For now, it's a credit. Next up, the last credit available. Get your Adult Pasta at LegoLand! The wild mouse is known for its twisty-ness, and this one does not disappoint there. Yes it's *just* a wild mouse, but it's fun, and it's a credit. So there. Lego Lift Hill - in the RAW! Instead of a randomly themed car, or mouse, your car here is a Lego Racer. Many of us are so spoiled that it's easy to just brush off a wild mouse, but this one is pretty fun. Alright so a wild mouse coaster isn't nearly as cool as the Kuka Arm, but it is a credit, and a headliner attraction at LegoLand. And somehow, someway, LegoLand has managed to obtain SIX KUKA ARMS!!! Are you listening Disney Quest?? SIX! If you didn't ride this last Friday, your Friday sucked. Kuka arm of loooooooooove Well it's easy to have 5 different versions when you're the amazing KUKA ARM! (BTW, if you watched the video, that was the most intense level 5 program.) One ride can have 5 different versions? BWAA??? You'd never know it by its look, but over this way is some of the coolest stuff on the planet today.... Hey how did the knight learn how to be a knight if he was busy fighting dragons all day? Because he went to KNIGHT SCHOOL!!! LOL! Elsewhere in this area is this... Outside of the ride in the gift shop there's these. Of course all the girls of the land carried one of these. Didn't you know? The Dragon is kind of an odd hybrid of dark ride & coaster. First half is a dark ride with lego audio-animatronics. Secomd half is credit. Here's where the train enters the dark ride portion beyond which no cameras were allowed. =( Since the dragon is made of legos, not so much zoom here... Boarding area for not-Dueling Dragons. Just one single Dragon here. You're off the edge of the map, mate. Here there be a credit! Lots of themery 'round these parts! It's not on the level of Disney, but they make a good attempt. More theme this way! "I think I see some Legos over there!" In the laser gun spirit of Ghost Hunters @ SCBB and Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters @ Disneyland. Fun ride & as re-rideable as any other ride with multiple targets to seek out. Yeah it's a slide, but it's a slide with a theme!!!1 Well... you decide. "Cargo Ace" or "Dry Cleaners Rack: The Ride"? Circular motion + water + free water bombs = Rather fun, actually. Here's AquaZone - not quite as randomly fun as Aquatopia but has some zip. Nearby under Lego T-Rex is a place to play X-box indoors. Think Innoventions without having to wait for the video/house presentation. Over here, kids can learn how to build bigger & better Lego creations. Here's a place where kids can build their own Lego cars, and then go race them against other kids' creations on pinewood derby-style tracks provided by the park. Lots of fun for Lego-minded kids in the mood for a little competition. ACErs welcome! Of course nearby is a place where guests can see a rrrrreally big shhhooow. Inside the park there's a rrrrreally big shhhop... Entrance gates...not nearly as colorful as the ticket booths... Want to visit LegoLand for life? Only $2,000! The fact that this was even listed on the price board at the ticket counters cracked me up. It's not inside LegoLand but somehow acts as LegoLand's 2nd gate while being about 1/50th the size of LegoLand. We passed. Oh, LegoLand. Yep, LegoLand's where I'm at and is also where all those other pics came from. Let's go see what be inside here... Downtown Disney? Disneyland? Pleasure Island? Universal Studios? Six Flags Magic Mountain? Epcot? Hey, does anybody know what park I'm at? Welcome to LegoLand where Volvos are so special that Volvo cars pay the same standard parking rate as everyone else, but enjoy these cool "Volvo only" spaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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