Legoland Japan Resort

is a theme park in Nagoya, Japan. Opening on April 1, 2017, it is the first Legoland theme park in Japan, the second in Asia, after Legoland Malaysia Resort, and the eighth worldwide. Upon opening, the park was projected to attract over two million visitors annually.

History

On June 30, 2014, Merlin Entertainments announced plans to open a Legoland Resort in Nagoya. Construction officially began on April 15, 2015.

With a budget of USD$250 million, construction was implemented by Art and Project, TAA Group, and Tejix.

The nine-hectare (22.24 acre) park is located in Nagoya's Minato Ward and contains seven areas. It has over 40 attractions and uses approximately 17 million bricks. Attractions include Imagination Celebration, completed on March 12, 2017, and Lego-brick cityscapes of places like Tokyo and Nagoya, which were completed on March 17, 2017.

On March 27, 2017, a commemorative Lego-themed train began running on the Nagoya Rinkai Rapid Transit Aonami Line to celebrate the park's opening. The commuter train, named Legoland Train, began daily service on the Aonami Line, traveling from central Nagoya to the new theme park.

Merlin Entertainments announced plans to build a Legoland Hotel and a Sea Life aquarium next to the park in 2018 to help transform the area into a resort, which was expected to cost JPY¥10 billion.

On December 1, 2017, Legoland Hotel began accepting reservations for its grand opening on April 28, 2018. The opening of Sea Life Aquarium's was set for April 15, 2018.

On February 28, 2020, the park was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The park reopened on March 23, 2020, with limited services, reduced business hours, mask mandates, and mandatory temperature checks. Lego Ninjago Live, the Observation Tower, Submarine Adventure, The Coral Reef buffet, and the Knight's Table restaurant were not in operation. A statement released on behalf of Legoland Japan stated: "To prevent the spread of infection and the safety and health of our guests and staff, we will strengthen measures against COVID-19 in accordance with the guidelines from administrative authorities and medical experts, but we will continue to ask each and every guest to cooperate so that children and their families can spend their time safely in the resort."

Park locations

Themed areas of discovery within the resort include:
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Bricktopia

Bricktopia includes the robotic workshops Build and Test and Lego Creative, where parkgoers can learn to build and program their own robots.

Lego Ninjago Live offers guests a state-of-the-art 4D interactive experience. Other interactive Bricktopia attractions include DUPLO Play, DUPLO Express, Imagination Celebration, and Observation Tower. The Chicken Diner offers chicken meals and sandwiches and Pino Cart offers Pino ice cream in a Lego souvenir box.

Miniland

Located at the center of the park, Miniland features many popular tourist attractions from across Japan built from LEGO bricks, including locations in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Nagoya. 10,496,352 LEGO bricks were used to recreate the Japanese locations.

Adventure

The Adventure area includes interactive games and maze-like areas for children's play. It is located on the east side of the park, along with the park's underwater attractions. Rides in this area include Submarine Adventure, S.Q.U.I.D. Surfer, Cargo Ace, and Beetle Bounce. The Coral Reef Pizza and Pasta Buffet, Artifact Shop, Sub Shop, and Oasis Snacks are also located in this area of the park.

Lego City

Lego City is located on the park's north side and has activities such as Junior Driving School, Coast Guard HQ, and Rescue Academy. In this area of the park, guests learn to drive an electric car, take the wheel during a boat ride, and work together to put out fires. The Lego Cinema plays Lego films, and shopping is available Studio Store, Heartlake Shop, and City Shop. Pit Stop Juice ‘n’ Drive, Brick House Burgers, and Marina Snack Shack offer snacks and lunch.

Knight's Kingdom

The Knight's Kingdom is found on the park's northwest side. The medieval-themed area includes roller coasters like Dragon and Dragon's Apprentice, as well as attractions including Merlin's Flying Machines, Merlin's Challenge, and Kingdom Games. Shops include King's Market and Knight's Table Restaurant.

Pirates Shores

Pirate Shores is surrounded by water with activities including Splash Bottle, Castaway Camp, Anchors Away!, and Blue Coat Games. The Lost Booty Trading Post is a gift shop in this area offering souvenirs.

Factory

The Factory is located on the park's southwest side, containing The Lego Factory Tour. The Lego Story, displayed along the walls, shares Lego and Legoland history with park visitors as they walk through the factory's corridors. On display is the machinery that creates various Lego pieces used throughout the park. After the tour, visitors receive a new Lego piece from the production line as a souvenir. All photos taken in the park can be picked up at The Photo Shop, which offers an original, limited edition Legoland photo albums. The Corner Shop provides stroller and wheelchair services and sells sundries and other useful goods. Souvenirs purchased in the park can be dropped off here and picked up upon leaving the park. Other shops and restaurants include Big Shop, Ice Factory, and Factory Sandwich Company.

Rides and attractions

Legoland Japan includes several rides as well as a miniature town featuring iconic landmarks such as Tokyo Station, Kiyomizu Temple, and Nagoya Castle. Most rides were imported, installed and modified to meet Japanese regulations by Sansei Technologies, Inc. Since the opening of Legoland Japan in 2017, Legoland Ninjago World, the Legoland Hotel and Sea Life Aquarium have opened.

Creative Workshop

Offers various workshops such as Daruma doll crafting, Tensegrity, and Caterpillar. Each workshop has a designated difficulty level.

Roller coasters

Amusement rides

Other attractions

Sea Life Nagoya

Sea Life Nagoya ( ja: シーライフ名古屋, ''Si Laifu Nagoya''), opened April 15,2018, is a public aquarium located on the 1st and 2nd floors of the Legoland Japan Hotel. The aquarium is divided into 11 sections, including an exhibition with a Kiso River theme, a Ryugu Castle area with an Urashima Taro theme, and an exhibition related to Lego blocks and seafood. Although part of Legoland Japan Resort, admission is charged separately for the aquarium and theme park. Sea Life Nagoya is the second Sea Life in a Legoland park, opening after Sea Life Aquarium in Legoland California. The aquarium emphasized experiences, with features like backyard tours and animal interactions.

Sea Life Nagoya facilities include Shoaling Ring, Kiso River, Rockpools, Harbour, Seahorse nursery, Coral reef, Stingray Bay, Jellies, Sunken Shipwreck, Ryugu Castle (underwater tunnel), and Amazing Creations.

Access

The park is near Kinjō-futō Station on the Nagoya Rinkai Rapid Transit Aonami Line.

Stores

Legoland Japan Resort offers 12 stores, located throughout the park. These stores have different themes, but guests are able to pick any type of Lego they want at each location.

Restaurants

The resort offers six restaurants, most of which are based on the theme of the area they are located within.

See also

* 2017 in amusement parks

References

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Legoland
Amusement parks in Japan
Aquaria in Japan
Amusement parks opened in 2017
Buildings and structures in Nagoya
2017 establishments in Japan
Tourist attractions in Nagoya