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Legoland Reveals the Details Regarding Its New Florida Park

July 16, 2010 at 9:02 AM | by | Comment (1)

At the beginning of the year, we discovered the fate of one of the country’s longest running theme parks. Cypress Gardens in central Florida would be transformed into Legoland, and many were concerned about what would happen to the Southern belles, water ski shows, and all the pretty flowers. Well this week the suits at Legoland fired up a PowerPoint presentation and revealed a bunch of the featured attractions planned for the new park.

It’s no surprise that there will be tons of Lego displays throughout the park, from dinosaurs to castles, but there will be plenty of rides as well. The Land of Adventure has a wooden roller coaster planned, and we can only hope that the dinosaur-themed ride will be for big kids as well. In total there will be over 50 rides, shows, and attractions as well as at least a thousand of the oversized Lego displays.

Kind of like what Universal Studios is known for, the park will also have a factory tour attraction that will reveal all the top secrets behind how exactly they can make all those plastic bits fit together so darn well. Those looking for a totally new Lego park might be a little disappointed, as this Florida one will have a lot of similar features as the park out in California. Fun Town Fire Academy and a Duplo play area for the little ones are just two of the duplicates.

The big news is that the water shows and the botanical gardens will remain at the new park, and officials are hoping that these features will give the newest Legoland a unique advantage over its theme park siblings. The water ski shows will get a little Lego addition to keep them somewhat relevant to the rest of the park. We’d tell you when tickets go on sale, but our wall calendar doesn’t go that far—the place won’t open until fall 2011.

Related Stories:
· Legoland Fever Attraction Slated to Open in Fall of 2011 [Bradenton Herald]
· Watch Out, Disney! Legoland Is Coming to Central Florida [Jaunted]
· Theme Parks coverage [Jaunted]

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Big orange?

I hope the object in the photo is supposed to be a giant Florida orange since I can't for the life of me figure out what else it is supposed to be?

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