Category: LEGOLAND California (Page 1 of 11)

The LEGO Group Acquires LEGO and LEGOLAND Discovery Centers from Merlin Entertainments

September 24, 2025 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The LEGO Group has announced that they have acquired LEGO and LEGOLAND Discovery Centers from Merlin Entertainments for £200 million. The deal includes 29 Centers in 9 countries and Merlin will continue to operate the 11 LEGOLAND Resorts around the world. We’ve already seen that you can earn LEGO Insiders points at select Discovery Centers and I’m guessing that they’ll roll it out to all of them now. The deal will close by the end of the year.

The LEGO Group to acquire LEGO® Discovery Centres and LEGOLAND® Discovery Centres from Merlin Entertainments

• 29 Centres in 9 countries welcome 5 million visitors each year.
• Centres provide fans with unique brand and retail experiences that celebrate the fun and creativity of LEGO play.
• Merlin to continue operating LEGOLAND Resorts under licence from the LEGO Group.

BILLUND, DENMARK, 24 September 2025: The LEGO Group today announced it has agreed to acquire LEGO® Discovery Centres and LEGOLAND® Discovery Centres from Merlin Entertainments. The acquisition will include 29 Centres in nine countries which attract around five million visitors each year.

LEGO Group CEO, Niels B Christiansen said: “We are excited to welcome the Discovery Centres to the LEGO Group and appreciate all that Merlin Entertainments has done to bring the LEGO brand to life through these attractions. They will be an important addition to our global network of retail stores and allow us to offer fans of all ages even more memorable hands-on brand and shopping experiences. We are looking forward to welcoming the dedicated Discovery Centre

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LEGOLAND California Announces Galacticoaster – First New Coaster in Over 20 Years

September 22, 2025 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGOLAND Calfornia has announced their first new coaster in more than 20 years called the Galacticoaster. Opening in early 2026, the coaster is built inside a 30,000 square foot building and stands over 30 feet high.

LEGOLAND® California Resort Reveals First New Coaster in Over Two Decades

The West Coast is getting its own LEGO® launchpad: Galacticoaster is coming in 2026!

CARLSBAD, CA (September 22, 2025) – All bricks in place…we have liftoff! LEGOLAND® California Resort announced today that its all-new space-themed indoor coaster will be named: Galacticoaster! Galacticoaster is officially blasting off in early 2026 and today the Resort shared, for the first time, the track being installed at the ride’s location in Fun Town.

Built inside a 30,000-square-foot building that stands over 30 feet high, this intergalactic adventure is not only the Resort’s first new coaster in more than 20 years, it has been under construction for more than a year with a global crew of 500+ builders. Stretching nearly 1,500 feet of track, Galacticoaster will have families strapping into their customized spacecraft, zipping through cosmic scenes, and experiencing a personalized journey through the LEGO® galaxy.

“Galacticoaster is going to launch LEGOLAND California into a whole new galaxy of fun,” said Flora Liu, Senior Project Manager at Merlin Magic Making. “It’s our first coaster here in more than 20 years and part of Merlin’s largest-ever LEGOLAND investment – $90 million to bring Galacticoaster to both LEGOLAND California and LEGOLAND Florida. We’ve pulled inspiration from LEGO sets families have loved for decades, while layering in

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LEGO Festival Announced for LEGOLAND Parks

March 5, 2025 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGO and Merlin Entertainments have announced the world’s largest LEGO festival coming to a LEGOLAND resort near you. Seven LEGOLAND parks around the world including Billund, California, Deutschland, Florida, Korea, New York, and Windsor will have the festivals held every weekend in May leading up to World Play Day on June 1. The festivals will include five immersive zones with over 49 new big build LEGO models designed to inspire play.

THE WORLD’S LARGEST LEGO® FESTIVAL IS COMING TO A LEGOLAND® RESORT NEAR YOU!

MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS BRINGS ULTIMATE CELEBRATION OF PLAY ACROSS THE GLOBE IN 2025

• The LEGO Group and LEGOLAND Resorts bring play to life with a brand-new, exciting global festival celebrating creativity, fun and imagination!
• Seven LEGOLAND® Resorts worldwide are bringing the power of play to a whole new level with the new LEGO®Festival coming to LEGOLAND® Billund, LEGOLAND® California, LEGOLAND® Deutschland, LEGOLAND® Florida, LEGOLAND® Korea, LEGOLAND® New York and LEGOLAND® Windsor
• Held every weekend in May, leading up to World Play Day on 11th June, the LEGO Festival 2025 includes five immersive zones and over 49 new big build LEGO® models designed to inspire play in different ways
• Families with children can provide 100,000 hours of PLAY to children across the globe just by making the Play Pact!

If kids controlled the world, family playtime would be all the time. That’s why the LEGO Group and Merlin Entertainments’ LEGOLAND Resorts have joined forces to launch the LEGO Festival, the first ever celebration of its kind! Designed to be a

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LEGOLAND Park Portal (40810) Exclusive Revealed

February 5, 2025 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGOLAND Japan has revealed a new exclusive set called the LEGOLAND Park Portal (40810). The set has 323 pieces and features the white entrance found at the parks worldwide as well as some of the themes that you can find at the parks. There’s also a child minifigure wearing the I <3 LEGOLAND shirt. The set should be available at the stores inside LEGOLAND, Discovery Centers, and possibly online soon.

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LEGOLAND Exclusive Pirate Splash Battle (40710) Revealed

February 4, 2024 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

There’s a new LEGOLAND exclusive set that is now available called the Pirate Splash Battle (40710). It has 171 pieces and it recreates a small part of Pirate Shores with the boat, dock, and water cannon. Since it’s a LEGOLAND exclusive, you can only find it at the parks or their online shop counterparts.

Prepare for swashbuckling adventures with the LEGO® Pirate Splash Battle (40710) pirate toy for kids aged 7 and up. Young seafarers will love building the ship and discovering its treasure trove of details. Inspired by the iconic LEGOLAND® Pirate Ride, the set includes pretend water cannons with shooting function, letting kids recreate the fun of the real-life ride. It’s brought to life by 3 minifigures, plus shark and parrot figures and a LEGOLAND flag element.

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Grand opening of Miniland San Diego on Thursday, March 23, 2023.(Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Legoland)

LEGOLAND California Reveals MINILAND San Diego

March 24, 2023 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGOLAND California has revealed a new addition to MINILAND with our very own LEGO City version of San Diego. Coming in at 1:20 scale, the layout has some of the more well known locations in San Diego such as The Rady Shell, Petco Park, Coronado Bridge, Emerald Plaza, San Diego Convention Center, The San Diego County Fair, and Downtown and Gaslamp Quarter.

CARLSBAD, CA (March 23, 2023) – Tour all of San Diego in just minutes! Today, LEGOLAND® California Resort revealed the world’s first LEGO® City version of San Diego. Located only 30 minutes from downtown San Diego in nearby Carlsbad, the new MINILAND San Diego provides locals and out-of-town families the chance to take in the entire city by land and by brick!

“San Diego is a beautiful destination filled with stunning architecture, landscapes, and history and there’s nowhere else in the world you can experience America’s Finest City like this – completely out of LEGO bricks and on a 1:20 scale,” said President of LEGOLAND California Resort Kurt Stocks. “Last year, we asked our guests which landmarks they’d like to see in our new LEGO city, and we’re excited to see their visions come to life. Many of our Master Model Builders are from San Diego and it’s been awesome to see the passion put into this new attraction, and I can’t wait to share it with the families that visit us from all over the world.”

The new section at the heart of the Park in MINILAND U.S.A. will join other iconic cities,

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LEGOLAND California Reveals Life-Size Ferrari F40

April 28, 2022 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

LEGOLAND California has revealed a life-size brick-built Ferrari F40 as part of the new LEGO Ferrari Build and Race attraction. The build has over 358.000 parts and took a team more than 3,700 hours to develop and construct the Ferrari.

Opening on May 12, LEGO Ferrari Build and Race is a brand new attraction at LEGOLAND California with interactive zones that hope to inspire builders.

THE FIRST-EVER LIFE-SIZE FERRARI F40 LEGO® MODEL ARRIVES AT LEGOLAND® CALIFORNIA RESORT AS PART OF RESORT’S NEW LEGO FERRARI BUILD AND RACE ATTRACTION!

New LEGO Model to be Featured in New Interactive Attraction Scheduled to Open May 12, 2022!

CARLSBAD, Calif. (April 28, 2022) – It may not have more than 470 horsepower, but it’s built out of more than 358,000 LEGO® elements, weighs more than 3,000 pounds and is a one-of-a-kind replica of one of the most celebrated Ferrari vehicles ever created…the first-ever life-size Ferrari F40 model developed by the LEGO Group will be on display as a part of LEGOLAND® California Resort’s new attraction, LEGO Ferrari Build and Race, opening May 12, 2022.

The Ferrari F40 model took a team of designers and builders more than 1,800 hours to develop and more than 1,900 hours to construct the high-performance ultra-luxury sports car. Resembling the actual F40 Ferrari, the LEGO version is similar in size at 14 feet in length, more than six feet wide, 4 feet tall and a wheelbase at 8 feet.

The new LEGO model will be featured in the garage area of LEGOLAND California’s new interactive

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