LEGOLAND® FLORIDA DEBUTS ALL-NEW WATER PARK ATTRACTION
JUST IN TIME FOR SUMMER
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (May 26, 2012) – LEGOLAND®
Florida, Central Florida’s newest theme park, opened its all-new water
park attraction today, greeting thousands of bathing suit-clad guests
eager to splash, slide and soak up some sun.
“This
is an important day for us as we continue to grow our presence in
Central Florida,” said LEGOLAND Florida General Manager Adrian Jones,
who – clad in suit and tie – was unexpectedly soaked with three hundred
gallons of water during opening ceremonies.
“With
the debut of our new water park, LEGOLAND Florida is now easily a
two-day experience,” he said, “which puts us well down the road toward
our goal of becoming a multi-day resort destination.”
A
“park within a park,” the attraction includes Build-A-Raft River, where
guests can build their own LEGO inner tubes and float down a 1,000-foot
lazy river. For the little ones, the DUPLO® Splash Safari
is a toddler haven with perfectly sized slides a zero-depth wading
pool. Guests of all ages can play for hours at the Joker Soaker water
playground, a riot of brightly colored ladders, levers, pumps and slides
of every length and type. And a 583,000-gallon, crystal-clear wave
pool and five slippery-fast water slides will thrill families all day
long.
Admission
to the water park requires a LEGOLAND Florida theme park ticket plus a
$12 water park upgrade. Guests may also purchase a 12-month Premium
Annual Pass, which offers unlimited access to both parks, for just $179 for adults and $149 for children ages 3-12 and seniors.
With
the new attraction, LEGOLAND Florida has also added a new Beach-n-Brick
Grille, an outdoor patio where hungry guests can dine on jerk chicken,
mahi mahi and pulled pork sandwiches, as well as chicken fingers,
hamburgers and hotdogs. Every menu item is priced below $10, before
tax, including combos that come with fries, salad or slaw and a 22-ounce
drink.
An
on-site retail store sells swimsuits, towels, sunscreen and all manner
of water gear. Guests can store their belongings in lockers for $5
(small), $7 (large) and $12 (family) and towels are available for a
daily fee of $3.
LEGOLAND® Florida
is a 150-acre interactive theme park dedicated to families with
children between the ages of 2 and 12. Located midway between Orlando
and Tampa, the park features more than 55 rides, shows, attractions and a
water park. There are currently four other LEGOLAND Parks in the world –
LEGOLAND California in Carlsbad, LEGOLAND Billund in Denmark, LEGOLAND
Deutschland near Günzburg, Germany and LEGOLAND Windsor outside of
London. The LEGOLAND theme parks are a part of Merlin Entertainments
Group, the second largest attractions operator in the world. For the
most current information, log on to www.LEGOLAND.com.
MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS is
the leading name in location-based, family entertainment, and has seen
the most successful and dynamic growth of any company in the sector over
the last five years. Europe’s Number 1 and the world’s second-largest
visitor attraction operator, Merlin now operates 90 attractions, seven
hotels/two holiday villages in 19 countries and across four continents.
The company aims to deliver memorable and rewarding experiences to its
46 million visitors worldwide, through its iconic global and local
brands, and the commitment and passion of its managers and more than
18,000 employees. Among Merlin’s attractions are - SEA LIFE, Madame
Tussauds, LEGOLAND, The EDF Energy London Eye, Dungeons, Gardaland,
LEGOLAND Discovery Centres, Alton Towers Resort, Warwick Castle, THORPE
PARK, Chessington World of Adventures Resort, Blackpool Tower, Heide
Park, Sydney Aquarium, WILD LIFE Sydney, Sydney Tower Eye and SKYWALK,
Siam Ocean World and Busan Aquarium. All brands which are distinctive, challenging and innovative – and which have great potential for growth in the future. Visit www.merlinentertainments.biz for more information.
Merlin
currently has fourteen attractions in the USA including the stunning
LEGOLAND Florida theme park which opened in October last year; LEGOLAND
California theme park with its exciting Water Park, and SEA LIFE
aquarium (a hotel will also open in 2013); Madame Tussauds attractions
in New York, Washington DC, Las Vegas and Hollywood; LEGOLAND Discovery
Centers in Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth; Atlanta, Georgia and Kansas
City; and SEA LIFE aquariums in Phoenix, Arizona; Dallas/Fort Worth; and
the Mall of America in Minneapolis, underlining the company’s position
as the world’s biggest global aquarium operator. A SEA LIFE aquarium is
scheduled to open in Kansas City; Missouri in 2012.
