How to Visit Legoland Florida

Last Updated: December 24, 2021

If you love playing with legos and either live or are planning to visit Orlando, FL, take a day trip to the LEGOLAND Theme park. This article will explain how you can visit it. Follow along from Step 1 below to learn these details.

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Purchase your "LEGOLAND Florida" tickets. Utilize methods online or over the phone before visiting the park particularly if you are visiting from outside the US. This will save you time when you arrive at the park - you won't have to wait in any queues at the ticket offices!
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Preview the attractions in the park before your visit. Try previewing each attraction or show on YouTube, or take a peek at the ride-through photos from others. Learn from what others see. This can help decide which rides and attractions will take priority during your visit.
- Recognize that there are few other real theme park options near Winter Haven, FL (in or near Orlando, FL) with Universal Orlando and Sea World Orlando nearby.
- Recognize the sections of the park that exist here. When you first walk through the gates, you'll enter into several different areas called "The Beginning" and DUPLO Village , Fun Town , Pirates Cove , Land of Adventure , Imagination Zone , Lego City , Lego Technic , Lego Kingdoms , World of Chima happening around a "land" in the center of the park called Miniland. There is also a separate area for the Water Park that is onsite that LEGOLAND calls Water Park on their park map
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The park contains 12 lands, each placed in a circular pattern following a short walk in from the entry area. Their lands here are called The Beginning, Heartlake City, Miniland, Lego Technic, Pirates Cove, Imagination Zone, Lego City, Land of Adventure, Lego Kingdoms, Duplo Valley, and Fun Town, along with 3 other special lands called World of Chima, Cypress Gardens and the LEGOLAND Water Park.

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The Beginning

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Enter into the park through the section known as The Beginning . This colorful section consists of mostly guest service locations such as wheelchair rental, First Aid, shopping, and a few quick-service dining options. ^{[3]
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You will get a good idea of what the park and the nearby landscape look like. The ride doesn't take too long, but it will give you a general perspective of everything you can do in the park later on once you arrive at the entrance gate to the attraction.

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Heartlake City

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Continue clockwise into the next section called Heartlake City. Heartlake City is LEGOLAND Florida's newest land unveiled in May-June 2015.
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Ride the spinning disc circular forward and back ride called Mia's Riding Adventure. Although it first premiered in June 2015, it seems like a sure winner for a little fun for the older aged crew. It seems to be a little wild for the younger crew, but everyone is strapped in tight onto these horse-themed seats.
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Wait on taking in Stephanies Newsroom. It's not been unveiled yet but is on the park map as being open.
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Watch the Friends to the Rescue’ Live Stage Show. Instead, if you'd like to watch Andrea's Big Premiere at a park and see a little more about her life and her musical style.

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Miniland

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Continue into this section in the clockwise pattern. Recognize that this section is the one section that makes LEGOLAND parks famous to anyone and everyone who visits. It is this famous, thanks to the creations that are created here. Minilands' creations make Legoland world-famous and help portray guests' images of Legoland Parks worldwide.
- Look at all the minute details of each LEGO block item that has been constructed. Each item has so much detail - and it was all made to be so...realistic.
This area is known for its racing-inspired Lego creations to this famous nearby track.
You'll see many of the famous sites of Washington DC shown in LEGO blocks, including the White House (including the president and his pet dog, Bo) and Capitol, the Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, as well as some of the Smithsonian National Mall all carved in Lego blocks.
Look at New York's skyline and its intricate detail. Notice it contains the Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building, Times Square, and many other places in this section devoted to New York City.
This section houses such items as the Naboo, Genosis, Kashyyk & Mustafar, Tatooine, Hoth, Endor village, and the Christophea (from the Clone Wars).
Although still quite small, it'll pack a pretty punch and shows what the LEGO designers really can do when given time to create on and near water.
This section contains such LEGO figures as Key West's Mallory Square section and some famous war mansions from the panhandle to Central Florida's Bok Tower.

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Lego Technic

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Have your tots play in the DUPLO Tot Spot area of the park's Lego Technic area.
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Ride Project X. Project X is a full-blown roller coaster themed to LEGO's Technic . But it is nothing like a LEGO Technic-built toy and is full metal-on-metal!
This power ski-like ride is positioned around a small moat as you dodge water blasts from water blasters positioned on the outside of the moat looking in. Be careful though, as on this ride you'll be standing on the wave runner the entire time.
Although Technicycle is much like Dumbo at the Disney Parks, the LEGOLAND Technicycle ride is unique, as it looks like a Lego block with bicycle-like propulsion features that allow its rider to move the vehicle up and down (at will) in the shaft.

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Pirates Cove

Except for the sides of some of the buildings here and the music sections playing overhead, there isn't much to see here. You can find a ski show in the Water Ski Show in the Pirates Cove Live Water Ski Show venue or pick a drier show in the Special Events Venue (when used) and watch that show instead. But this section is rather uninteresting to most people at this time.

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Imagination Zone

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Get used to the kid-friendly freefall tower in Kid Power Towers. Although there is a minimum height requirement, this fun attraction can be ridden by many and can be fun to teach your children what happens during a freefall event while keeping the guest safe. The freefall towers are colorful and fun to look at. Many kids adore the ride towers, and the colors tend to draw the kids' eyes quite quickly as you reach into this area of the park.
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Learn more about the newer line of LEGO products at the LEGO Hero Factory building.
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Get your family together to play in the WB Games Zone . With several games inside geared towards Warner Brothers' characters and in the style of some new gaming systems, there's no way that no one can find something they don't like.
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Try to build and program a LEGO Mindstorm robot in LEGO MINDSTORMS . For many, you'll need to make special reservations at the building inside the Imagination Zone area. Careful, as this attraction isn't open long to suit school hours nearby. It is open from 10 am till 2 pm Eastern Time.
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Build a LEGO car and test it out in the "Build and Test" exhibit. Again, this attraction also tries to suit school hours nearby (10 am till 2 pm Eastern Time).

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Lego City

This ride is driven around a watery non-tracked area so even if you are an experienced boater and can deal with not having a propulsion system generated by the park at the entrance to the ride, this can cut you a small break.
Pump levers to help put out fake fires and help stop bad guys with water guns that can shoot far distances.
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Obtain a LEGOLAND Driver's License at Ford Driving School . Much like that of the Tomorrowland Speedway in Walt Disney World in Florida or Autopia in Disneyland in California, this will have you and your kids driving these LEGOLAND cars around like a pro.
- If your kids aren't up to driving cars yet, walk up to the Ford Jr. Driving School instead. There, they don't even have to worry about driving and can be left up to sit in the car and watch it move around a circular track by themselves, looking at all the other LEGO stuff nearby. By far, Ford Jr Driving School is the first building you come to of the two Driving School items, but adults can watch their children ride.
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Have your toddlers play in the DUPLO Tot Spot area.
You'll feel like you are flying in a hang-glider under more extreme g forces around some tight curves and corners. No helixes exist on this ride, so don't worry about that.

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Land of Adventure

The Jeeps they ride in for this safari will have your kids laughing. They will see several cute bricked animals made completely of Lego/DUPLO blocks as they ride around a track for a few minutes.
Although short, the ride operators will send their guests around this out-and-back coaster track twice before returning to the station to debunk its guests.
This super-mild attraction will leave your kids jumpy for a few minutes and want to make them become more like the beetle that all kids think they are. This ride raises them about 15 feet in the air, then bounces them back to earth rather gently.
Ride it to see a Lego-themed medieval Egyptian castle. Although not fast, most people find it rather interesting to see all the LEGO creations here. Each room tells its own story, so explore each room as the ride unfurls.
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Let your kids join in on "Pharaohs Revenge." This area will keep your kids thrilled that they've enticed some pharaohs. The only LEGO creations you'll see are in the queue for the attraction on the outside, so don't worry if the kids think it will be scary when you mention what a pharaoh is and what could happen (what could happen, won't happen); most kids come out happy and some even come out laughing, having learned a little about the pharaoh lifestyle in a "fun" way.

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Lego Kingdoms

But keep an eye on them, as some kids will lose sight of their security. There is a slight possibility of injury on unstable bridges and stuff that kids understand the most about.
This attraction can be amusing to parents, but it is especially meant for the children.
This part-roller coaster and part-LEGO-looking attraction will leave you baffled before realizing the roller coaster segment even started. Out of the starting gate, this attraction doesn't accelerate much but does show you a few LEGO items that have been constructed and are indoors. But then things get wild - the ride then becomes the roller coaster everyone fears. It features several corkscrews at a moderate intensity level. It doesn't get much beyond that.

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Duplo Valley

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Let your smaller children be creative and draw out excess energy in the DUPLO Tot Spot. Whether it's building with DUPLO blocks or sliding down a rather colorful slide, or something the youngest children will adore, this area can keep these small kids active and yet enthused.
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Have your kids play in the fun park areas of "DUPLO Splash &Play." With all the water games happening here, it'll be hard to steer your children away from all these fun watery areas.
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Make your youngest children believe they are mowing cornfields on the "DUPLO Tractor." These cornfields will be next to the tractor, and the tractor will be moving on open land, but it will appear to some that they are doing something rather helpful with their parents.
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Get your children to ride on the "DUPLO Train." This super-slow moving train will bring your children on a ride that will make them think they've taken a real train ride through the countryside - only to find out that the residents of this countryside are DUPLO block residents who don't particularly move a whole lot - if at all!
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Let your kids frolic in the "DUPLO Farm," while you keep an eye on them. This active play area will keep your kids amused and active for a little while.
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Let toddlers play in the Toddler Play Room.

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Fun Town

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Continue through to the last land in the park called "Fun Town." Fun Town doesn't have many rides, but it tries to excel at what rides it does have.
You will be able to see LEGO bricks being made in front of your eyes in action.
Ride a larger LEGO-looking horse on a carousel wheel on this double-decker carousel. This Carousel is one of the few Carousels that exist inside a LEGOLAND park.
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Learn from the stage show called "Wells Fargo Fun Town 4D Theater. Whether it's the LEGO Legends of Chima or the Clutch Powers 4D or Spellbreaker 4D , with three movie types, these 12-minute shows will excite everyone coming to visit this attraction.

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Special Lands

You will find this land next to and further away than the Duplo Valley area from The Beginning. You will be able to play in the water area called "Cragger's Swamp" or shoot water out of a small water cannon at a bird-looking ornament in "The Quest for CHI" or run a Speedorz Lego-action figure through an obstacle course. Having only been opened in 2014, this area might be small, but it will eventually grow to become a viable playing area - but for now, we'll have to wait and see what it becomes at a smaller scale.
Whether it's sailing down a lazy river in a raft filled with water and LEGO blocks or playing in other water-areas onsite in this land, this area can meet most guests' expectations. However, be prepared to bring some water clothes (bathing suits) underneath regular day clothes to play in this park area.
It might be a far cry from what it was pre-LEGOLAND days, but with Legoland bringing back a park that was here, there is now a Cypress Gardens area. Sit back and relax or stroll and calm down from the rest of the park's excitement.

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LEGOLAND first opened on October 15, 2011. ^{[4]
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When 4-8-year-old kids get antsy in the LEGOLAND Florida" and it seems like your day is lagging behind, give these kids some options. Let your kids explore and run out all their excitement in the kid-friendly sections of this park, and this may sometimes not be enough. If you haul around a double-seat stroller and warnings don't work, give them time in their stroller. They will thank you for helping them "take a load off their feet." These youngsters tend to draw energy out more quickly and become cranky quicker.

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Food and beverage options are available throughout the park. Between some food stands at certain areas of the park to the standalone ice-cream stands throughout the park, you'll never run out of food options.

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On those attractions that have rides, don't worry if your ride vehicle stalls with you on it. If the time is worse than a few minutes, someone will be around to collect you and your belongings.

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Rides occasionally close and change at LEGOLAND. Don't fear if your favorite ride has changed or has become defunct. Something will be there to replace it over time. Their replacements might be just as good as the ride you once loved.

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Always ride the ride with safety in mind. Use all safety devices the ride operator instills on you and your family.

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Everybody's tastes are different. Some rides you can skip if you don't have time or if the kids act up. In contrast, some are too churlish for some even to try to ride. Skip those rides that aren't suited to your or your kids' tastes.

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Unlike the Disney Parks, LEGOLAND doesn't house any parades or firework spectacular shows - unless you are coming during the Christmas/holiday season. However, they do house other holiday events such as Halloween extravaganzas that kids would enjoy, but few activities that parents could enjoy by themselves.

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Be prepared if a sudden rainstorm impacts the area. Rain is common, and your best bet is to run/walk into the nearest attraction and seek shelter. The rain should end shortly thereafter (in most cases). But do take extreme caution, if and when you start to hear any rumbles of thunder.

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How to Visit Legoland Florida

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The Beginning

Heartlake City

Miniland

Lego Technic

Pirates Cove

Imagination Zone

Lego City

Land of Adventure

Lego Kingdoms

Duplo Valley

Fun Town

Special Lands

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