Today the Legoland Florida Resort made some major announcements that will change the future of the property by greatly expanding it once again. In addition to new rides and special events, an entire new resort was also announced. Let's take a look at what is being planned.
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Opening in mid-2017 is the Legoland Beach Retreat - a whole new village style vacation resort that is located along Lake Dexter, across the street from Legoland Florida. The addition is in response to the huge success that the Legoland Hotel has seen in only its first 10 months of operations. Clearly the park feels that there is plenty of demand for more overnight accommodations at the resort.
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The Legoland Beach Retreat resort will contain 83 single story duplex structures, totaling 166 rooms that each sleep up to 5 visitors. The entire resort will have a fun beach theme, and the same level of Lego detail that made the Legoland Hotel such a success.
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As a stand alone resort, amenities will include "a themed pool, a sandy play area, a buffet-style restaurant and complimentary transportation to and from the theme park." This will make staying at the new resort a breeze, as it is simple for guests to get to the theme and water parks.
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Next up is an entire new themed section of Legoland Florida, named Lego Ninjago World and opening in early 2017. It will be added to the park near the Coastersaurus wooden ride, expanding into a previously undeveloped area. The land is themed after the popular Lego Ninjago line of products, which also has had its own television show for a while now. The land will have several interactive experiences that will test kids' physical skills, just like the characters in the series.
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The star attraction of the expansion will be Lego Ninjago The Ride, an all-new dark ride with plenty of 3-D interactive screens and 4-D features that allow riders to blast fireballs, lightning and other effects with hand gestures. Riders collect points as they train in various scenes of the ride, leading up to an epic villain battle. Similar to the Lego Ninjago rides opening at parks this year, Legoland Florida's ride will be created by Triotech.
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Opening at Legoland Florida on May 26th is an all new 4-D movie named Lego Nexo Knights 4D: The Book of Creativity. The attraction is based on the new Lego "series of building sets and the just-launched TV show" and offers a "12½-minute, immersive experience that combines 3D computer animation with “4D,” real-world effects that bring the high-tech action bursting off the screen and into the audience."
Already open at the Legoland Waterpark is Creative Cove featuring Build-A-Boat, where kids can built their own Lego vessel and race it through fast moving water ways. For small kids, a Duplo Block themed interactive water play area will open. New food offerings and free wifi in the water park are also new this year.
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Finally, starting in June, a "celebration of summertime fun featuring extended park hours,
meet-and-greet opportunities with favorite Lego characters, exclusive
opportunities to build alongside Lego Master Model Builders and a
spectacular,
brick-tacular Ninjago fireworks display that will
light the night above Lake Eloise with brilliant colors and triumphant
music." The new celebration will be held each Saturday and Sunday night from June 18th through July 31st.
Legoland Florida's expansion has been quite amazing since they opened toward the end of 2011, with so many new rides, attractions, garden restorations and resort expansions already completed. This next chapter in the park's history looks equally exciting!
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