LEGOLAND® Florida Resort

LEGOLAND Florida Resort operates a resort in Florida. Its resort features a theme park with various rides, shows, and attractions; a water park and a botanical garden; a hotel that features rooms and suites; and various other facilities and services for families with children age 2 to 12. LEGOLAND Florida Resort was formerly known as Land South Adventures, LLC. The company is based in Winter Haven, Florida. As of January 7, 2010, LEGOLAND Florida Resort operates as a subsidiary of Merlin Entertainments plc.

History

On January 15, 2010, Merlin Entertainments declared its intention to build a Legoland theme park on the site of the former Cypress Gardens theme park, which permanently ceased operations in 2009.[2] Six days later, a news conference was held with Florida Governor Charlie Crist and park officials.[9] The story broke a day before the press conference after an email between public officials was obtained by a local newspaper; the sale price was $22.3 million.

After a relatively short construction period (as compared to parks which were built from scratch), Legoland Florida opened on Saturday, October 15, 2011.[5] The former Splash Island water park reopened as Legoland Water Park on May 26, 2012.

The park expanded by adding more lands such as The World of Chima (Jul 2013),Heartlake City (Jun 2015),[13] and Lego Ninjago World (Jan 2017)[14] as well as expanding itself as a resort. On November 21, 2013, LEGOLAND Florida announced they would be adding their first onsite hotel, the LEGOLAND Hotel. It opened to the public on May 15, 2015.[15] A second resort, LEGOLAND Beach Retreat, was announced March 15, 2016 as part of a major expansion effort and it opened on April 7, 2017,[16] approximately 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) east of the theme park, on the western shore of Lake Dexter. The most recent development was the announcement of the world's first theme park area themed with The Lego Movie, which opened on March 27, 2019.

From mid-March to May 2020, as with all Legoland parks, the park was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Address: 1 Legoland Way, Winter Haven, FL 33884, United States
Opened: October 15, 2011
Area: 59 ha
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 10AM
Rides: Lost Kingdom Adventure, Project-X, Grand Carousel, Coastersaurus, Beetle Bounce