Legoland California, Amusement park in Carlsbad, United States.
Legoland California is an amusement park in Carlsbad, United States, that covers roughly 128 acres (51.8 hectares) and focuses on families with children. More than 60 rides, shows, and play areas are organized into themed sections that range from adventure zones to interactive building stations.
Legoland California opened on March 20, 1999, the third Legoland park worldwide after Billund (1968) and Windsor (1996) and the first outside Europe. In July 2005 Lego sold the four Legoland parks for $456 million to Blackstone, which combined them with Merlin Entertainments; Lego kept a 30% share. The park closed in mid-March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and reopened on April 1, 2021.
Miniland USA holds more than 40 million Lego pieces at 1:20 scale, including a Mount Rushmore bust set and a Capitol showing Barack Obama's inauguration. The Coast Cruise boat passes the Taj Mahal and the Eiffel Tower. The park's Lego Factory tour shows how bricks are moulded.
The entrance sits at the central southern edge of the park, with The Beginning's shops and restaurants just inside; the rest of the grounds loop clockwise around Miniland and its central lake. The 250-room Legoland Resort Hotel opened in April 2013 and the Castle Hotel in April 2018, both within walking distance of the gates. The park shut in mid-March 2020 and reopened on April 1, 2021.
Miniland USA features replicas of American landmarks built from millions of Lego bricks that show cityscapes and buildings in miniature form. The attached water park offers slides, a wave pool, and a lazy river for California's warm months.
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