LEGOLAND Florida Grand Opening Celebration and Entrance Photos

 

Children in the park were invited to listen to the presentation, and they were entertained by an actor/storyteller named Lisa. We have the full video for you to enjoy!

 

 

 

General Manager Adrian Jones thanked many people and companies for their support, including the 1059 Model Citizens (employees) of LEGOLAND Florida. There are big plans for the park! Jones said, "We are absolutely focused on positioning from being a single day visitor destination to a multi-day resort destination". He asked the community for their support as the park moves forward with these plans.

 

The CEO of Merlin Entertainment Groups, Nick Varney talked about a trip he took to Florida as a child. The destination was Walt Disney World, and he had twenty LEGO bricks to keep him company along the drive from Illinois. He recalled, "I'm pretty sure I broke the world record for the number of structures one could make with twenty LEGO bricks". Now, Varney has fifty million LEGO bricks to enjoy in his newest LEGOLAND park.

Varney explained how most theme parks are passive, but LEGOLAND has many interactive attractions that "demand your engagement", from the Ford Driving School to the Rescue Academy. He also stated that the gardens would retain the name "Cypress Gardens". Varney picked up where Adrian Jones had left off regarding LEGOLAND expansion plans, announcing that there will be a LEGOLAND water park, which will be "totally awesome and totally LEGO". There are also plans for a LEGOLAND hotel.

 

 

 

Buddy, the park mascot stood behind the Lego banner with Max for a few minutes before being announced. A child in a Lego car soon followed, alongside "firefighters", showcasing just a couple of the attractions that guests can enjoy at LEGOLAND Florida.

 

 

Kjeld Kristiansen, grandson of LEGO founder Ole Kirk Christiansen arrived to deliver the last brick – a golden brick – to complete the fifty million bricks for LEGOLAND Florida. General Manager Adrian Jones placed that final brick into place.

 

 

You can enjoy a video of this full presentation, along with many other videos here!

Tomorrow we'll take a look at the official opening of LEGOLAND Florida, and will continue over the next week with more photos from around the park!