Legoland Florida

[Fun]

I just love those little details that makes the themepark business great.
As also found on http://www.attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2010/01/21/details-on-legoland-florida-coming-in-late-2011/

 

[loribelle]

just saw a copy of plans.... you can't see it in the photo i took, but there was a small date on the bottom that says june 3, 2009

also, just for fun, here's a pic of the lego orange's they handed out at the press conference

 

[Tbad556]

Thanks for the pictures! :rep: It's great that they have a lot of room saved for expansion. It looks a lot bigger in the plans than I remember Cypress Gardens being. :thumbs:

Just a question, what are the orange lines and arrows for on the plans?

 

[EPCOTcenter]

Wow, thanks Loribelle for the pictures! Do you have by the way other pics of the park map? Thanks again!

EDIT: By the way, in the picture I see that they will not keep the Starliner, but the other coaster...

 

[loribelle]

that was the only pic i could get. i believe it was in some sort of packet that was given out to attendees at the conference, and one of the people who went from our hotel showed it to me, knowing i'm a theme park nut so i just sneaked a quick pic with the cell, lol.

there were a few other pics of lego displays attached with the map, but i'm pretty sure they were just pics from the other legoland's.

oh, and no idea what the orange lines are... maybe new walkways?

 

[Disneyhead]

this is likely to include both accommodation and the addition of further branded attractions from the Merlin portfolio.

Hmmm, I wonder what this means. In California they just opened a SeaLife Aquarium next to Legoland California. There is also a SeaLife Aquarium in Phoenix, AZ. I don't see any other brands in their portfolio that would really apply. I don't see them putting in a Madam Tussaud's.

http://www.sealifeus.com/front

 

[snoman]

An aquarium could be cool but isn't there a pretty big aquarium already in Tampa?

 

[TheDecemberists]

An aquarium could be cool but isn't there a pretty big aquarium already in Tampa?

uhm... Sea World?

 

[Brian G.]

I demand a lego water ski show!

From the articles I read, you may get your wish.

 

[Jmaff]

This is some cool news. I wouldn't be interested myself, but for family purposes...I'd definitely check this out.

Nice orange by the way, they look better than real oranges lol.

 

[King Royalty]

An aquarium could be cool but isn't there a pretty big aquarium already in Tampa?

The Florida Aquarium?

I wouldnt say its big its pretty crappy and they charge alot for admission.

 

[snoman]

I wasn't even positive there was one there, but it sounds like that wouldn't pose a competitive threat anyways.

 

[EPCOTcenter]

If they will ever build a Sealife too, I'd like it to be like this:

 

[grizzlybarely]

The only thing I can make out from the map is a Wild Mouse coaster. Here's hoping for a dark ride/dark coaster themed to Bionicle.

 

[Brian G.]

From Screamscape

An interesting letter published by a local news site proposes that the state and Polk County look into extending the new SR-429 toll road (the one that connects to Disney’s new Western Way future developments) down to the former Cypress Gardens area to ensure a quick and easy commute for Orlando tourists to the new Legoland Florida park, helping to ensure it’s future success.

 

[Splatter]

Awesome. Go FL Economy go!

Theme Parks save the day.

 

[gecko]

This is amazing! My favorite toy when I was a kid was lego, and I used to build theme parks all the time, so legoland is like a dream come true. The only thing I don't like is that they don't have any thrill rides. Do you think they'll build the robocoaster ride they have at some of their other parks?

 

[tiredoldspook]

Well Still waiting to see if they are going to be a year round park. They have a good brand but Winter Hven is an old folks mecca and I bet there will be some grumbling. I think you will see a lot of Sea World and Busch tie in's

 

[EPCOTcenter]

I think that it'll definitely be a year-round theme park... None of the Orlando's Theme Parks is seasonal... neither Gatorland!

 

[Brian G.]

Well Still waiting to see if they are going to be a year round park. They have a good brand but Winter Hven is an old folks mecca and I bet there will be some grumbling. I think you will see a lot of Sea World and Busch tie in's

It's been announced that it will be year round.