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Legoland is a chain of Lego
Lego

Lego, officially trademarked LEGO, is a line of construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark....
 themed theme parks:
parks are marketed to young families, and although they have a number of roller coasters, they are not as numerous or as extreme as those in other parks, and there is a greater emphasis on rides suitable for young children.

The parks are split into various areas, which are common between the parks, for example all the parks include a Lego miniland, a model village which includes models of landmarks and scenes from around the world made from millions of genuine Lego bricks.






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Legoland is a chain of Lego
Lego

Lego, officially trademarked LEGO, is a line of construction toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark....
 themed theme parks:
  • Legoland Billund
    Legoland Billund

    Legoland Billund, the original Legoland park, opened in 1968 in Billund, Denmark, Denmark. It has many visitors and is next to the original lego factory....
     (Billund, Denmark
    Billund, Denmark

    Billund is a town in Billund Municipality, Region Syddanmark, Denmark with a population of approximately 6,000 .Billund is a company town, the home of the Lego Group headquarters....
    )
  • Legoland Windsor
    Legoland Windsor

    Legoland Windsor is a child-oriented theme park in Windsor, Berkshire in England, themed around the Lego toy system. The park opened in 1996 on the site of what was the Windsor Safari Park, as the second Lego Group Legoland ....
     (Windsor, Berkshire
    Windsor, Berkshire

    Windsor is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is best known as the site of Windsor Castle....
    , England
    England

    native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
    )
  • Legoland Deutschland
    Legoland Deutschland

    Legoland Deutschland is a Legoland park located in G?nzburg, Germany....
     (Günzburg, Germany)
  • Legoland California
    Legoland California

    Legoland California is the third Legoland park to open, and is the only one outside of Europe. Located in Carlsbad, California, it opened on March 20, 1999....
     (Carlsbad, California
    Carlsbad, California

    Carlsbad is a seaside resort-town in the North County section of San Diego County, California. According to the state Department of Finance, the city had a total population of 90,271 in 2003....
    , USA)
Legoland Deutschland

Attractions

The parks are marketed to young families, and although they have a number of roller coasters, they are not as numerous or as extreme as those in other parks, and there is a greater emphasis on rides suitable for young children.

The parks are split into various areas, which are common between the parks, for example all the parks include a Lego miniland, a model village which includes models of landmarks and scenes from around the world made from millions of genuine Lego bricks. Other common features include a Lego Mindstorms
Lego Mindstorms

LEGO Mindstorms is a line of Lego sets combining programmable bricks with electric motors, sensors, Lego bricks, and Lego Technic pieces .Mindstorms originated from the programmable sensor blocks used in the line of educational toys....
 centre (fun-based learning), Duplo
Duplo

Duplo is a version of Lego bricks from the well known Denmark toy company, Lego Group. Duplo bricks are eight times the size in volume, twice the length, height and width of traditional Lego bricks, and are easier to handle for younger children....
 Gardens (for smaller children), Driving area (including attractions such as Driving school, Boating school, Ballooning school and Fire Academy), My Town, Wild Woods and Knight's Kingdom.

The parks' rides are all Lego themed; many are made to appear as if they are built out of Lego bricks. They tend to be based on one particular line of Lego: for example, a popular ride at all four parks is the Dragon Coaster, which is loosely based on the Knights' Kingdom Lego sets. Another popular ride is the Driving school, in which children can drive small electric cars made to look like Lego cars around a small road network, after which they gain a mock driving license. The exact set of rides varies between parks, although as with the Disney
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts is the segment of The Walt Disney Company that conceives, builds, and manages the company's theme parks and holiday resorts, as well as a variety of additional family-oriented leisure enterprises....
 parks there is some overlap.

Parks


Legoland Billund

Legoland in Billund, Denmark
Billund, Denmark

Billund is a town in Billund Municipality, Region Syddanmark, Denmark with a population of approximately 6,000 .Billund is a company town, the home of the Lego Group headquarters....
, is the largest and the oldest. It is divided in 8 different worlds: Duplo
Duplo

Duplo is a version of Lego bricks from the well known Denmark toy company, Lego Group. Duplo bricks are eight times the size in volume, twice the length, height and width of traditional Lego bricks, and are easier to handle for younger children....
 Land, ImaginationZone, LEGOREDO Town, Adventure Land, Miniland, Pirate Land, Lego City, Knights Kingdom and Viking land. The park opened in 1968 and has 1.7 million visitors annually, making it the largest tourist attraction in Denmark outside Copenhagen
Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,153,615 . Copenhagen is situated on the Islands of Zealand and Amager....
.

Legoland California

Legoland California is located in Carlsbad, in North San Diego County
North San Diego County, California

San Diego North County, locally referred to as North County, refers to a region in the northern portion of San Diego County, California, California....
. The park opened March 20 1999 and is split into nine sections which are The Beginning, Dino Island, Explore Village, Fun Town, Knight's Kingdom, Miniland USA, Imagination Zone, Pirate Shores, and Land of Adventure.

Legoland Deutschland

Legoland Deutschland is located in Günzburg, Germany and opened in 2002. There are currently seven areas in the park, including: Imagination Center, Miniland, LEGO X-treme, LEGO City, Knights Kingdom, Adventure Land, and Land of the Pirates.

There has been an earlier Legoland Park in Germany, from 1973 to 1976. It was located in the city of Sierksdorf in northern Germany. This park is now called Hansapark.

Legoland Windsor


Legoland Windsor was built on the site of the previous Windsor Safari Park
Windsor Safari Park

Windsor Safari Park was a popular family attraction built on St. Leonards Hill on the outskirts of the England town of Windsor, Berkshire in Berkshire; it has since been converted into the site of Legoland Windsor....
 in Windsor, Berkshire
Windsor, Berkshire

Windsor is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is best known as the site of Windsor Castle....
 and opened in 1996. There are currently ten areas in the park, including: The Beginning, Imagination Centre, Miniland, Duplo Land, Traffic, LEGO City, Land of the Vikings, Wild Woods, Knights Kingdom, and Adventure Land.

Future Legoland Parks

Legoland Dubailand is planned to open in Dubai, United Arab Emirates by 2011, as the first Legoland in the Middle East. Legoland Malaysia will also be opened in Nusajaya, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Malaysia

Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....
 under the Iskandar Malaysia in 2013. This will be the first Legoland theme park in South East Asia.

Financial and visitor information

The Windsor park receives approximately 1.3 million visitors annually. The Californian, Danish and German parks all receive approximately 1.4 million visitors per year.

Despite this, the parks have struggled to make money, and have not fully maximised their potential ticket sales. In June 2005, a 70 percent stake in the four theme parks was sold to Blackstone Group
Blackstone Group

The Blackstone Group, L.P. is a an alternative asset management and financial services company that specializes in private equity, real estate investing and hedge funds investment strategies as well as mergers and acquisitions , restructuring and Private placement agent advisory services....
 of New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
, an investment and advisory firm, under its Merlin Entertainments Group brand. Lego Group retains a 30 percent stake.

External links

  • The Official LEGOLAND Billund Accommodation Provider
  • Visitor Guide
  • from Google maps
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