Legoland
Global theme park chain based on the Lego brand of toys
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2024 | King's Castle Show was closed after being in operation since 1996. |
2024 | Legoland Billund Resort opened a new Duplo Peppa Pig Playground, created through a partnership between Lego, Hasbro, and Merlin Entertainments. |
2024 | Pirate Boats water ride underwent renovation. |
2024 | Arctic basecamp opened in Polar land, featuring opportunities to build arctic explorer vehicles and explore an ice cave. |
May 29 2024 | A fire erupted at the park's Miniland attraction, reportedly caused by a short circuit in an electric rail car, destroying several building replicas and a model of a traditional Danish port. |
May 19 2024 | Peppa Pig Park Günzburg officially opened next to Legoland Deutschland. |
2023 | Maximus - Der Flug des Wächters (Maximus - Flight of the Guardian) Wing Coaster was added to the Mythica themed area. |
2023 | Ferrari build and drive attraction introduced on Brick Street, where visitors can build and test a Ferrari. |
2023 | Battle of the Brick live action show reopened behind Polar Land |
June 30 2023 | Announcement was made about a second park, Peppa Pig Park Günzburg, to open in 2024 next to Legoland Deutschland. |
2022 | Lego Gallery opened at the entrance, displaying MOCs (My Own Creations) from around the world. |
2022 | The Great Lego Reef water-themed attraction introduced on Brick Street. |
2022 | Build a Boat – Polar attraction opened in Polar land, allowing visitors to build and race boats. |
2022 | Build a Boat – Legoredo attraction launched, enabling visitors to build and race boats in the Legoredo area. |
2022 | Duplo Fun attraction launched on Brick Street, creating a world full of Duplo bricks for children. |
2022 | Mini Boats ride renovated. |
2022 | Creative Workshop opened on Brick Street, where a master builder guides visitors through model building. |
August 11 2022 | Two roller coasters at the theme park collided, causing more than thirty injuries. |
2021 | Legoldmine attraction was renovated, updating the experience for park visitors |
2021 | Monster Wall attraction opened on Brick Street, featuring 'scary' monsters for visitors. |
2020 | Battle of the Brick live action show was closed |
May 30 2020 | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the park opened late with only half of its normal capacity. |
2019 | Star Wars models removed from Mini Land shortly after Disney's purchase of the Star Wars franchise. |
2019 | Battle of the Brick live action show initially opened behind Polar Land |
May 10 2019 | Manuela Stone, formerly the F&B director, became the new general manager, succeeding Martin Kring. |
2018 | Legoland opened the Pirateninsel Hotel (Pirate Island Hotel), a 26.6 million Euro project with capacity for 594 guests. |
2018 | Flying Eagle (Flyvende Ørn) roller coaster was added to LEGOREDO Town, a family coaster featuring a plunge from Eagle Rock above the ground. |
2017 | Ninjago World was opened, featuring LEGO Ninjago: The Ride and representing the biggest investment since the park's opening in 2002. |
2017 | Lego Safari attraction renovated and updated. |
2016 | Ninjago World opened, introducing NINJAGO: The Ride, an interactive dark ride using gesture control technology developed by Triotech. |
March 28 2015 | Martin Kring, the general manager, introduced the LEGO City Polizeistation, a walkthrough maze with special effects located in the Imagination themed area. |
2014 | Legoland Deutschland introduced the 5 million Lego block X-Wing Model Display and opened the new Königsburg hotel with 68 rooms. |
2014 | Ghost-The Haunted House walkthrough dark ride and drop tower attraction was added to LEGOREDO Town. |
2013 | The park underwent its largest expansion, adding the 'Kingdom of the Pharaohs' themed land in Adventure Land, which included the 'Temple X-pedition' ride and was constructed using 86,000 Lego bricks. |
April 22 2013 | Merlin Entertainments launched the LEGOLAND Deutschland mobile app for Android and Apple devices, featuring an interactive park map, ticket purchasing, and event planning tools. |
2012 | Legoland Deutschland celebrated its ten-year anniversary. During this occasion, the Flying Ninjago attraction debuted, and six Lego Ninjago themed scenes were added to Miniland. |
2012 | Polar Land themed area opened, featuring Polar X-plorer roller coaster, Arctic basecamp, and Ice Pilots School. |
2011 | The park welcomed over 1.9 million guests, cementing its status as the largest tourist attraction in Denmark outside of Copenhagen. |
2011 | Star Wars themed models added to Mini Land section of Legoland Billund Resort. |
2010 | Legoland Billund Resort introduced The Temple, an indoor ride featuring Explorer SUVs with laser guns, set across 11 scenes themed to ancient Egypt, along with an accompanying game area with Egyptian-themed interactive games. |
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