The History of LEGOLAND Florida

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Legoland Florida is one of the best theme parks in Florida even when nobody talks about it, so let's talk about it now. From Ninjago to the Lego Movie to Pirate River Quest, here is the seemingly unknown history of Legoland Florida.

Thanks to Disney Parks Addict, Epic Family Quests, Adventures by George, and Legoland California for some of the footage

legoland florida resort (stylized as legoland florida resort) is a vacation destination in winter haven, florida. the resort features the legoland florida theme park itself, the legoland water park, and a separately-ticketed on-site park based on the british children's animated series peppa pig that opened on february 24, 2022.

built on the site of the former cypress gardens theme park, legoland preserved the botanical gardens and re-themed the water park and select attractions and venues to reflect various lego brands.on january 15, 2010, merlin entertainments declared its intention to build a legoland theme park on the site of the former cypress gardens theme park, which permanently ceased operations in 2009. six days later, a news conference was held with florida governor charlie crist. the story broke a day before the press conference after an email between public officials was obtained by a local newspaper; the sale price was $22.3 million.

the park expanded by adding more lands such as the world of chima (jul 2013), heartlake city (jun 2015), and lego ninjago world (jan 2017) as well as expanding itself as a resort. on november 21, 2013, legoland florida announced they would be adding their first onsite hotel, the legoland hotel. it opened to the public on may 15, 2015. a second resort, legoland beach retreat, was announced march 15, 2016 as part of a major expansion effort and it opened on april 7, 2017, approximately 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) east of the theme park, on the western shore of lake dexter. the most recent development was the announcement of the world's first theme park area themed with the lego movie, which opened on march 27, 2019.

from mid-march to may 2020, as with all legoland parks, the park was shut down due to the covid-19 pandemic.theme parks
legoland florida
the legoland florida theme park opened on october 15, 2011, the park encompasses 145 acres (0.59 km2), making it the second-largest legoland park after legoland windsor in the uk.

designed for families with children ages 2 to 12, the park has more than fifty rides, shows, attractions, restaurants, and shops, plus the original cypress gardens that pays homage to the park's former usage. unlike other select legoland attractions, children are not required for entry.

peppa pig theme park
on february 25, 2021, as part of the company's exclusive multi-territory licensing agreement with hasbro and entertainment one, merlin entertainments announced to build a 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) peppa pig theme park in the resort simply titled "peppa pig theme park" for 2022. it will be the first standalone theme park based on the children's property, as well as the first second dry park and the first non-lego related theme park to open in a legoland resort. peppa pig theme park is separately ticketed from the legoland florida park in the resort, but bundled two-day, two-park tickets to visit both parks are available.
legoland water park
the legoland water park was initially constructed as "splash island", which debuted in 2005 with five rides within cypress gardens. splash island was the only water park in polk county when it opened. after merlin entertainments purchased the cypress gardens site, splash island was reworked with lego themes replacing the original polynesian-themed attractions. the legoland water park also added a sixth attraction, a toddler water play area named duplo splash safari, which featured slides and fountains in a shallow pool. the park reopened under its new name on may 26, 2012.
admission to the water park requires purchase of an admission ticket to the theme park. the initial extra cost for admission to the water park was $12 for ages 4 and up, aimed at visitors spending a second day at legoland. mia's riding adventure june 26, 2015 a disk-o flat ride manufactured by zamperla which has guests strapped into a horse and spin on a disc alongside a track. the park had a zamperla disc'o from under previous management from 2004 to 2008 the dragon a steel family coaster manufactured by vekoma which featured an indoor dark ride portion. originally called okeechobee rampage and located at a different place within the park. during construction of legoland florida, the track was extended to include the dark ride segment and was put alongside the perimeter of the park. coastersaurus a wooden roller coaster manufactured by martin & vleminckx and was formerly known as triple hurricane.
This video was recorded and edited in 2023 but all of the information is accurate for that time. I don't expect it to get many views but I hope you enjoy it.