How to make the best of the Legoland world?
Legolands are amusement theme parks that take you inside the world of Lego (its products and the entire franchise, basically). Merlin entertainments, British-based theme park operator, controls and monitors the Lego theme parks. Looking at the gaining popularity of the Lego theme parks, Merlin entertainments is coming up with new parks in Goshen (New York), Chuncheon (South Korea), and Dianshan Lake (China), etc. While these Legoland sites are under construction, there are several Lego sites, where you can go to enjoy with your kids and family.
Billund, Denmark
World’s first ever Legoland was built in the Danish city of Billund. Constructed in 1968, the amusement park has the trademark air-conditioned indoor interactive area miniland, at its center made up entirely of over 20mn Lego bricks. The spot sits close to Billund airport, the second busiest airport of Denmark. The first Legoland amusement park is crowned as the biggest tourist attraction only behind Copenhagen, the Denmark capital. Due to the popularity of the site, visitors can bag heavy Legoland discount tickets here. Since its opening more than 48 years ago, more than 50 million people have visited the amusement park.
California, USA
First ever Legoland to open outside Europe was in California. Made public in 1999, it is also the first Legoland to be opened in the American continent. Housing more than 60 Lego-themed rides, the Lego Park attracts almost 1.4 million Lego fans each year. Main attractions of the Lego-theme Park include explorer island, fun town, miniland USA, and pirate shores. The site covers about 52 hectares of land and is open to visits all-round the year. So make sure to get your Legoland discount tickets beforehand. California Legoland is the third amusement park built by Merlin entertainments.
Günzburg, Germany
Despite several Legolands in Germany, none has the level of popularity that this 43.5-hectare Günzburg Legoland enjoys. The amusement park remains open from April until November. The Mainland at the location displays some of the famous German cities and rural landscapes reconstructed entirely using Lego Bricks. Opened to visitors in 2002, the spot attracted over 1.3mn visitors the same year. Make sure to get your Legoland discount tickets on time, so that you can enjoy a number of attractions, ranging from Knights Kingdom to Little Asia, to keep you and your children entertained when you visit the park.
Windsor, United Kingdom
Made specifically for younger Lego Lovers, Windsor Legoland is the second place to open after the debutant Billund Legoland in Denmark. The park opened roughly three decades after the opening of the first Legoland amusement park. The park stays open from March to November to cater Lego fans. It presently bags the ninth position in the list of most visited Legolands in Europe. In 2015, the Legoland amusement park was crowned the most popular Legoland destination in the United Kingdom with about 2.25 million Lego fans visiting the location during the year.
Legoland amusement parks are heaven for Lego aficionados. The Lego theme parks are a great idea for family getaways, as both kids and parents enjoy them.