Legoland Deutschland Resort is a

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park located in Günzburg in southern Germany, roughly halfway from

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, which opened in 2002. It is 43.5 hectares (107 acres) in area, and it is one of the four most popular

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in Germany. The Miniland contains Lego reproductions of various German cities and rural landscapes.

History

Legoland Deutschland was opened by the

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on May 17, 2002 in Günzburg, Germany, nine months earlier than planned. During the initial operating year, the park welcomed 1.35 million visitors. In 2005 the four Legoland parks were sold to

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in a 375 million Euro deal. Although generally credited as the fourth Legoland park to open and the first in Germany, an earlier theme park (now

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) in Sierksdorf used the Legoland branding under licence from the Lego Group from 1973 to 1976. All of the lighting for the park was done by Gallegos Lighting Design which had done the lighting for Legoland California Resort and the sound and video production for the park was done by Edward Technologies Inc. The park features Lego explore centers, roller coasters, water attractions and shows. When it opened in 2002, it contained 40 attractions, 7 themed lands and was made out of 50 million Lego bricks. 10 years later, the park expanded to eight “adventure worlds” with 50 attractions and 55 million Lego bricks. Legoland Deutschland is home to the world's largest Lego building, representing

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and weighing 1.5 tons with dimensions of 5 meters in width and 1 meter in height. Legoland Deutschland also contains many other world records such as the largest Lego flower bed (2007), largest amount of energy generated through cycling underwater (2010), highest Lego tower (2010), largest Lego mosaic (2011), longest Lego millipede (2002), and the largest Lego brick (2005). The park celebrated its ten-year anniversary in 2012: in that occasion, the attraction ''Flying Ninjago'' debuted, and six scenes in Miniland based on the

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toy series were added. On April 22, 2013 Merlin Entertainments Group introduced an app entitled “LEGOLAND Deutschland” available for Android and

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devices. The app features an interactive park map, ticket purchasing, a “Find my car” feature, and a day planner that has all of the day's events listed for visitors. Legoland Deutschland also introduced the electronic “express pass” which allows guests to purchase either a Standard, Premium or Gold express pass, allowing guests reserve a spot in the queue line for select attractions. In 2013, the CEO of the park, Aksel Pedersen, announced the largest expansion in the history of Legoland Deutschland and consisted of 86,000 Lego bricks. The park expanded by building the “Kingdom of the Pharaohs” themed land within ''Adventure Land'' which added the ride ''"Temple X-pedition"''. Additionally in 2013, the park expanded the

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Miniland Model Display when they added a

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Lego model display. In 2014, Legoland Deutschland introduced the 5 million Lego block X-Wing Model Display which used to be in the theme park in the ''Hero Factory'' attraction hall for a limited time. Also Legoland introduced the new Königsburg hotel with 68 rooms. On March 28, 2015 Martin Kring, the then new general manager of Legoland, introduced the LEGO City Polizeistation, a walkthrough maze with special effects. The attraction was built into a existing building in the Imagination themed area. In 2016 High Five in Miniland and the new Drachenburg at Holiday Village were opened. In 2017 Ninjago World was opened based on the

theme. The area includes ''LEGO Ninjago: The Ride'' and ''Lloyd’s Spinjitzu Spinner'' (opened in 2020). The new area ist the biggest investment since the opening in 2002. The following year, Legoland opened its next hotel. The ''Pirateninsel Hotel'' (Pirate Island Hotel) is based on a pirate theme and costed 26,6 million Euros. The building offers place for up to 594 guests. On May 10, 2019 Manuela Stone, the former F&B director, took over the position as general manager from Martin Kring. In 2020, because of the

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, the park opened late on May 30 with only half of the normal capacity.

Rides/Attractions

Roller Coasters

Lands

Entrance Area/Eingangsbereich

The entrance area is where the guests first enter the park through one of twenty entrance gates. There are three shops and one food outlet in this area, and it is also where guests can purchase an Express Pass and visit tourist information booths. At the information booths, guests can find out more information about the park. At the reception outside of the park, guests are able to check in the Holiday Village.

Miniland

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Miniland contains 1:20 scale recreations of various European cities and landscapes such as

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, Swabian Village,

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, the

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and several tall buildings from around the world including Legoland's own observation tower which is also to scale. All of the recreations were built entirely of 25 million Lego bricks. Many of the people, animals and vehicles can be moved by hitting a button. Miniland also housed several

models: seven scenes reproduced from the franchise, including large

and

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models. These Star Wars models were removed after the 2019 season.

Lego City

*Airport (''Flughafen''): Riders will ride in rotating Lego airplanes that move in a circular motion and riders control how high they go. *Harbour Cruise (''Hafen Rundfahrt''): A boat ride where riders get to steer themselves around a monitored pond. *

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Legoland Driving School (''Hyundai LEGOLAND Fahrschule''): Children 7-13 get to drive around a test track and potentially receive a Legoland drivers license. This attraction has an additional fee. *Hyundai Legoland Junior Driving School (''Hyundai LEGOLAND Junior Fahschule''): The Hyundai Legoland Driving School made for children under 7. This attraction has an additional fee. *Lego Factory (''LEGO Fabrik''): A tour of how

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bricks are produced as well as the manufacturing process behind

. *Legoland Express: A train ride around Legoland Deutschland. *Power Builder: Riders get on a modified industrial robot and get a wild or mild ride. The ride is a modified

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robot. *Shipyard Playground (''Die Werft''): Children can climb and crawl around a

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designed to look like a pirate ship.

Little Asia

*Flying Ninjago: This ride is based on the Lego Series

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. The attraction takes riders 22 m in the air as the ride spins horizontally and rotates vertically back and forth. This ride was the first sky fly tower built by

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Knights Kingdom/Land der Ritter

*Caterpillar Ride (''Raupenritt''): A fast spinning

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for any age. *Royal Joust (''Ritterturnier''): Children ride on a Lego designed horse around a single track. *Fire Dragon (''Feuerdrache''): It is a

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with the vehicle designed as a dragon travelling through a medieval castle. * Dragon Hunt (''Drachenjagd''): A smaller

themed to mine carts. *Gold Panning (''Goldsuche''): Guests can pan for gold and trade in gold for a golden medallion.

Imagination

*Pedal-A-Car (''Tret-O-Mobil''): Riders have to pedal a vehicle around a track. *

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Express: A train ride made specifically for younger children. *Duplo Playground (''DUPLO Spielplatz''): A playground for younger children. *Duplo Splash Area: A

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for younger children. *Lego City Police Station Maze (''LEGO CITY Polizeistation''): Maze with special effects. * Observation Tower (''Aussichtsturm''): A 50 meter high rotating tower giving riders a view over Legoland Deutschland. *Kids Power Tower: An attraction where riders have to pull their way up to the top of the tower using a rope and their own strength. *Gallery of Football Stars (''Gallerie der Fußballstars''): A gallery of football stars made out of Lego.

Kingdom of the Pharaohs/Land der Pharaonen

* Temple X-pedition (''Tempel X-pedition''): Riders ride on a

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vehicle and go on an interactive treasure hunt. *Pyramid Rallye (''Pyramiden Rallye''): Competitive team attraction where groups propel a hand pumped truck in a race down a street to douse a simulated building "fire" and return the truck. *Desert X-cursion (''Wüsten X-kursion''): Balloon ride. *Holiday Village Entrance/Exit

Adventure Land/Land der Abenteuer

*Jungle X-pedition (''Dschungel X-pedition):'' A log ride for guests of all ages ending in a 12-meter drop over a waterfall. *Canoe X-pedition (''Kanu X-pedition)'': Younger children can ride a small canoe around a track of water. *Safari Tour: Riders ride on a track and take a tour of 90

created animal displays. *Adventure Playground (''Abenteuer Spielplatz''): Built out of wood and offers obstacles for children to climb, crawl and swing from.

Pirate Land/Land der Piraten

*Captain Nick's Splash Battle (''Käpt'n Nicks Piratenschlacht''): A boat ride where riders have to shoot various targets using a water gun. *Pirates School (''Piratenschule''): A swinging

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ride. *Pirates’ Playground (''Piratenspielplatz''): A climbing obstacle course designed for younger children.

Lego X-treme

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*Legoland Atlantis by

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: Indoor

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containing over 2,000 fish and a million

bricks. *Stepping Tones: A fountain decorated with

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made out of

bricks. *Water Works (''Wasserspielplatz''):

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with jets of water shooting from the ground. *Wave Racers (''Wellenreiter''): Riders ride on a vehicle going over waves and jets of water. * The Great Lego Race (''Das Große LEGO Rennen''): An 18 meter high wild mouse roller coaster. *Lego Mindstorms Center (''LEGO Akademie''): An educational workshop using Lego. This attraction has an additional fee. *Techno Tea Cup (''Techno Schleuder''): A

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ride designed to look like it was made out of

. *Drive Your Monster Truck: Guests can steer a remote controlled monster truck around an obstacle course. This attraction has an additional fee.

Lego Ninjago World

* Lego Ninjago The Ride: Interactive 4-D Ride * Lloyd's Spinjittzu Spinner: Heege Loopster

Legoland Holiday Village

In 2008, Legoland opened the first ever Legoland Holiday Village directly across from the Legoland Deutschland theme park. Holiday Village is an 11-hectare village with 72 holiday houses, 4 hotels, 39 camping barrels and a campsite.

Accommodations

Legoland Deutschland Resort offers the following accommodations at Legoland Holiday Village: * Pirate Island Hotel (142 rooms) * Castles ** King's Castle (68 rooms) ** Dragon's Castle (34 rooms) ** Knight's Castle (34 rooms) * Themed Houses (72 rooms) * Camping Barrels (39 rooms) * Campsite

Restaurants & Shopping

* Pirates Tavern Restaurant & Smugglers' Bar (Family-Style dinner) * The Round Table Restaurant & King's Tavern * Jungle Buffet Restaurant ( all you can eat buffet) * Steak House Restaurant * Holiday Village Shop (

shop)

Attractions

* Pirate Golf (12 hole

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course) * Bowling Center * High Ropes Course (six different courses with 41 components) * Themed Playgrounds * Hot Air Ballon ride

Awards

In 2011 and 2012, Legoland Deutschland won the Parkscout Award of "Germany's Most Child-Friendly Theme Park". In 2012/2013, Legoland Deutschland won another Parkscout Award for the "Best Family Amusement park". Additionally in 2013, Legoland Deutschland received the Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice 2013 Award.

References

External links

Official site
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