PRESS kit - Legoland

© 2011 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved
PRESS kit
2011

LEGOLAND ® iN shOrt
CONCEpt
LEGOLAND ® Billund is a LEGO ® world for children between 2-12 years of age, and their families. LEGOLAND offers
joint experiences and activities for the entire family – centred around the child. Children can explore a world built
out of more than 59 million LEGO bricks. A world of fun, fantasy, creativity and learning.
histOrY
The history of LEGOLAND began to take shape in the 1960s. Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, the then owner of the
LEGO Corporation, arranged an exhibition of LEGO figures in his factories. People showed such a great interest in
the exhibition that Godtfred Kirk Christiansen began to toy with the idea of making an outdoor LEGO exhibition. In
the beginning he just imagined a small garden display of the different LEGO models. But, after putting the idea
forward, it developed into something much more substantial.
On 7 June 1968 LEGOLAND in Billund opened its doors for the public for the first time. 38,000 m 2 of houses,
landscapes, moving trains, floating boats and working cranes – all built with ordinary LEGO bricks. In addition to a
Miniland built entirely with LEGO bricks, the new park sported a big LEGO train, a Toyota Traffic School, an Indian
camp, a puppet theatre and a doll collection.
LEGOLAND became a success beyond all expectations. In its first year, the park welcomed some 625,000 happy
visitors, and it soon became the most popular tourist attraction outside of Copenhagen - A position that LEGO-
LAND still holds.
OWNErship
The LEGOLAND parks were founded in 1968 by the Kirk Kristiansen family who retained ownership until 2005.
Since 2005, the LEGOLAND parks have been part of the European family-entertainment enterprise Merlin
Entertainments Group, which owns and operates the following brand icons: the four LEGOLAND parks, three
LEGOLAND Discovery Centres, 9 Madame Tussauds, 23 SEA LIFE TM Centres, The Merlin Entertainments London
Eye, 2 Earth Explorers, 5 Dungeons, Underwater Adventures Aquarium, Gardaland, Alton Towers, Thorpe Park,
Chessington, Warwick Castle and Heide Park
Merlin Entertainments Group is owned by the Blackstone Group, Dubai International Capital and LEGO
Holding/KIRKBI.
Merlin Entertainments Group hosts more than 38 million guests a year at their 58 theme parks and six hotels,
making Merlin Entertainments the largest European company in the industry. The company owns the three
largest theme park brands in Europe: Tussauds, SEA LIFE and LEGOLAND, and is the second-largest theme park
owner in the world.
Work is currently in progress to open two new LEGOLAND parks: One in Iskandar, Florida in 2011, one in Malaysia in
2012, and one in Dubai later.
LEGOLAND ® BiLLUND rEsOrt
LEGOLAND, Lalandia, Givskud Zoo and Billund Airport are now working together to create Northern Europe’s
largest family resort. Collaboration between the companies will primarily involve joint marketing in Denmark and
abroad, as well as product development focusing on the launching of a weather-independent, year-round destination.
LEGOLAND Billund Resort is thus a formalisation of the ongoing efforts to make Billund an attractive destination,
and to get families to remain in the area for several days.
LEGOLAND ® Entrance
Miniland
DUPLO ® LAND
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© 2011 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved
NEW
NEW iN 2011
STAR WARStm ComES to miniland
CRAbzillA
Take a deep breath and get ready for a genuine monster of
an experience. Atlantis by SEA LIFE TM has landed the hugest
Japanese giant crabs in Denmark, and they are waiting to
greet you with their 2-metre claw-span. Put your head into the
glass dome to get up close and personal with these giants of
the sea. We dare you!
© 2011 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved
STAR WARStm hAs
LANDED iN LEGOLAND ®
Attention all galactic adventurers!
Hundreds of clone troopers and battle droids have invaded the
420 square-metre interactive Star WarsTM display area in Miniland.
Activate your lightsabers and get ready for the coolest scenes
from all six films in the Star WarsTM saga, plus the animated Star
WarsTM: The Clone WarsTM animated series. Explore a galaxy of
spectacular LEGO ® models of distant planets and space stations,
and get ready to meet all the famous heroes, villains and incredible
starships – all built from more than 1½ million LEGO bricks. May
the Force be with you!
Scenes: Each cluster features one key scene from the six Star WarsTM
films and the animated TV series Star WarsTM: The Clone Wars.
Area: 7 clusters (“islands”) each with an area of around 20 m2 ; the
total area of the new addition covers 140 m2 of models. The total size
of the new area will be 450 m2 FACts aboUt STAR WARSTM in miniland
.
Number of bricks: Some 1.5 million LEGO bricks were used to build
the roughly 2,000 models.
Total weight of the bricks: 1.3 tons
Location: Miniland at LEGOLAND Billund in the former Japan Area.
Timeframe: 13 months for development and construction
Construction team: 8 model designers and 2 animation electricians
NEW
CRabzilla - 2 mEtRE Claw SPan
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pirAtE LAND
pirAtE spLAsh BAttLE
Pirate Land is home to Captain Roger and his band of wild pirates. They are always ready for a quick sword fight with
gutsy children and are more than happy to sail you to their secret cave. The boat trip takes you past ship-wrecked
pirates, dangerous crocodiles and sharks. In the pirate cave you will see exciting scenes from the life of the pirates,
where they party and fight over stolen treasures – all built with hundreds of peaceful LEGO ® bricks. The Pirate carousel
whisks you round in 9 large pirate barrels and in the Lighthouse you pull yourself up into the 11-meter high tower and
meet the LEGO Lighthouse master. From there, you can enjoy a fantastic view over the entire Pirate Land and Pirate
Lagoon, right next to Pirate Wave Breaker, where brave landlubbers are invited to join an adventurous pirate expedition.
Pirate Land expanded in 2008 with a totally new dimension: Pirate Lagoon with outdoor water fun for the entire family. In
Pirate Lagoon, families can go on expeditions in Pirate Splash Battle where they meet enjoyable challenges and engage
in sea battles with passing pirate ships. Children can also romp to their heart’s content in Pirate Water Falls, an amazing
water playground offering a wealth of exciting activities and interactive challenges for anyone of any age who loves water.
FACts aboUt PiRatE lagoon
• The Pirate Lagoon is 8000 m 2 in size. It is situated in Pirate Land, replacing Pirate Lake and Pirate Scene
• Construction of the new attraction took seven months
• The 47 large trees and 250 bushes formerly in the area was replanted elsewhere in the park
• Building Pirate Lagoon required 2520 tons of concrete
• Water in Pirate Lagoon is treated in the same manner as swimming pool water, and 468,000 litres of water are filtered
per hour. There are five large sand filters, each of which is 2.5 metres tall and 1.4 metres in diameter
• There are 2 kilometres of pipes under the Pirate Lagoon complex, which supply the area with purified water
• A total of 119 LEGO ® pirate models ensure that Pirate Lagoon has just the right atmosphere
• DDK 45 million have been invested in the new complex
pirAtE spLAsh BAttLE
In this thoroughly enjoyable family activity, parents and children sail on a challenging and fun-filled Pirate Voyage. There
is room for eight brave pirates in each of the colourful Pirate Ships. When everyone is stationed at their own water
cannon, the ship casts off and departs on an adventurous voyage among stern LEGO pirates and screaming parrots,
past shipwrecks and the mysterious treasure island. It is important to be on the alert with the water cannon at all times,
because there are challenges lurking everywhere. The cannons are operated by turning a handle, and well-aimed shots
are rewarded! Striking a target with a jet of water will release surprising, amusing and – occasionally – wet rewards.
It is necessary for the whole family to be on guard during the entire 5-minute voyage, as the Pirate Ship will be attacked
when one least expects it. There are also other pirate ships at sea, and when they sail past there are fierce sea battles.
From the shore, landlubbers attack the passing pirate ships with jets of water.
FACts aboUt PiRatE SPlaSH battlE
Pirate Boat
• The total area of Pirate Splash Battle is 2005 m 2
• To reinforce the bottom of the lake, 23 iron reinforcement grids have been laid that measure 12 x 15 metres each and
weigh a total of 26 tons
• An additional 50 tons of iron have been used in the area, bringing the total amount of iron used in the complex to 76 tons
• There are 19 dynamic water pumps in the canal to propel the pirate ships forward
• There are 11 interactive water cannons mounted on land, ready to engage in water battles with the passing pirate ships
• Eight pirate ships, each with room for eight persons, sail on voyages in the area
• The ride lasts 5 minutes
• The pirate ships encounter 16 interactive targets on their route
Pirate Carousel
Pirate Wave Breaker
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pirAtE WAtEr FALLs
Open from 30 april to 29 August, this attraction is an exciting and challenging playground paradise for all children
who love water. If children wish to change to swimwear, there are newly-built changing rooms for their convenience.
After changing they can play freely on the large, non-slip blue surface that covers the entire area.
Pirate Water Falls is a refreshing oasis with foaming waterfalls and a wide variety of interactive play activities.
Steps lead upwards to two impressively large LEGO ® Pirate Ships that are designed for children to explore. To
descend to ground level again, the children can use one of the six slides.
An eight-metre horizontal water slide is waiting in the play area. A running start ensures a high-speed trip along
the wet slide standing up, on your tummy, or on your back.
A refreshing and delightfully thrilling splash of water is also on hand. In the Pirate Water Falls area there are four
pirate barrels brimming full with 50 or 100 litres of water. The barrels tip at regular intervals, splashing their contents
onto the playing children.
The fifth pirate barrel is the largest. It hangs on the Pirate Bridge and contains 1000 litres of water. Really brave
kids can play under it and, when they are least prepared, the pirate barrel splashes its contents onto the expectantly
waiting children.
FACts aboUt PiRatE watER fallS
• The largest pirate ship is 12 metres long and has three masts. The tallest mast is 7 metres high
• The four water barrels which empty from the mast contain 50 or 100 litres of water
• The water barrel on the pirate bridge is the largest. It contains 1000 litres of water and is 8 metres above the ground
• The complex features seven ordinary slides and one horizontal water slide
• The length of the horizontal water slide is 8 metres
• There are 13 interactive water cannons ready and waiting for water battles. The complex offers more than 40 innovative
water features
• The large water fall pumps 250,000 litres of water per hour
pirAtE miNi WAtEr FALLs
In this little oasis, the smallest children can play in a safe environment.
This water playground features a slide, enjoyable water activities,
and a bubbling mini-fountain.
sEE LEGOLAND.Dk FOr OpENiNG hOUrs
Pirate Splash Battle
Pirate Water Falls
Pirate Mini Water Falls
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miNiLAND
thE BiG WiDE WOrLD iN miNiAtUrE
Miniland is the heart of LEGOLAND ® – this is where it all began in 1968. Miniland has it all: famous buildings,
capitals, small cities and exciting places from the real world, in a scale of 1:20 to 1:40. The whole thing has been
built with more than 20 million LEGO ® bricks and created by the LEGOLAND park model designers. Many areas
are interactive, allowing visitors to decide what happens in the LEGO world with the twist of a joystick or at the
press of a button.
Miniland is always buzzing with activity: cars driving along the small roads, trains moving through the landscape
and boats sailing along the channels. Miniland has its very own airport, inspired by the Billund Airport. The Airport
is filled with a happy holiday feeling, with the small LEGO planes taxiing to and from the runway, and the terminals
filled with excited LEGO passengers, hurrying along with their suitcases. As a guest in Miniland you have an
excellent overview and feel like Gulliver in Lilliput.
When darkness falls, the lights come on in Miniland. There are lights in the little houses, the LEGO trains roll along
with lit carriages and the miniature cars turn on their headlights. “Miniland after dark” is a magic sight!
thE WhOLE WOrLD iN miNiAtUrE
Miniland contains authentic buildings, cities and areas from Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden, USA, Holland,
England, Finland, Japan and Scotland – built with more than 20 million LEGO bricks.
thEY rUN AND rUN AND rUN...
All together, the little trains, cars and planes in Miniland cover nearly 117,000 km a year. That corresponds to more
than three times around the Earth at the Equator.
thE LONG vOYAGE OF thE LEGO ® BOAts
The 32 small sailing boats in Miniland clock up some 12,000 nautical miles a year. That corresponds to sailing from
Copenhagen to Australia.
thE tOYOtA trAFFiC sChOOL
The Toyota Traffic School is one of the most popular activities in LEGOLAND for children between the ages of 7 –
13 years. The children get a brief introduction of the traffic rules. They then get into their own electrical car, so they
can test their skills in traffic and get their drivers license.
In 2005 a petrol station opened in LEGOLAND. At the Toyota Traffic School, young drives can drive in and
“fill-up” their cars at one of the four petrol stands. The children can also swing into the carwash and wash their
car, if it gets dusty. When they approach, a red and green light will indicate when they can enter. The brushes do
their job with a fine drizzle, and the wash ends with a blow of hot air to dry off the car. And then it’s back out into
the traffic. Young drivers can email a copy of their new driving diploma to their own address free of charge from
a stand at the Toyota Traffic School.
LEGO ® Safari
Miniland
Toyota Traffic School
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kNiGhts’ kiNGDOm
kNiGhts’ kiNGDOm is thE ArEA ArOUND thE BiG
kiNG’s CAstLE
The King’s castle is a large medieval fort, built in real adventure style. On the top floor you find the Knights’
Barbecue, an evocative medieval style restaurant with a knight’s room and a large outdoor terrace. On the bottom
floor awaits the Dragon, ready to transport brave children and grown-ups into a medieval world filled with adventure,
excitement and magic. Lights, sounds, actions, heat, cold, smoke and fumes make for a memorable trip,
stimulating all your senses. The trip ends with a formidable roller coaster ride, which reaches speeds of up to
40 km/h.
FAktA aboUt king’S CaStlE
• The King’s castle was built in 1997
• Cost: DKK 45 million - the largest single investment in the history of the park
• Floor area: 2,500 m 2
• The tallest tower: 18 m
Materials:
• 160 tonnes of crushed granite
• 150 tonnes of boulders for decoration
• 2000 truckfuls of earth for the landscape around the King’s castle
• 1,130,000 LEGO ® bricks for the impressive scenery in the knight’s room,
the dragons den, the wizard’s workshop and the castle kitchen
vikiNGs rivEr spLAsh
Vikings River Splash sends the family out on an action-filled boat trip in large Viking
rafts. The trip starts in the Viking longhouse. From there, the rafts rush down the
raging river and through a water tunnel. Two water elevators lift the Viking rafts 8
metres into the air and send them speeding down the waterfall. On the way they
encounter various “dangers”: a four-metre tall sea serpent, the Midgard Serpent, a
large red LEGO ® dragon with a six-metre wingspan, a 10-metre long Viking ship filled
with ferocious LEGO Vikings armed to the teeth. From land, onlookers can shoot
water cannons at the Viking rafts, forcing the Vikings to duck, to avoid getting hit.
FAktA om vikingS RivER SPlaSH
• Cost: DKK 25 million
• Area: 6,000 m 2
• Water: 4,000 litres of water run through the channels every second
• Duration: The trip is 438 metres long and lasts about five minutes
• Capacity: A total of 11 Viking rafts, each carrying 9 Vikings
Vikings River Splash
King’s Castle
The Dragon
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DUPLO ® Airplanes
ADvENtUrE LAND
A Mesoamerican scene with mountains, water, islands and wild plants.
In one corner, the Mexican orchestra with its LEGO ® musicians, play
the happy songs from their native land, while speed lovers can go
through the colourful archway and follow the gravel path through the
mountain cave to the Jungle Racers.
There are two round water tracks with a total of 12 water scooters,
where the children can experience a wild trip with rolling waves and
butterflies in their stomachs. On the lakeshore there are posts, where
the onlookers can release small bombs under the water, sending a
pillar of water into the air, which the Jungle Racers must try to avoid.
X-treme Racers is the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the park. The
cool LEGO carriages are taken 16 metres into the air, after which they
weave their way through sharp curves and race down the hill with a
speed of 60 km an hour.
thE trEAsUrE hUNt stArts iN thE tEmpLE – iF YOU DArE!
The 2010 season featured an exciting new ride where fearless kids and their parents battle their way through an
ancient Egyptian temple armed with ray pistols. In addition.
FACts aboUt tHE tEmPlE
• THE TEMPLE occupies a 1500 m2 site in Adventure Land
• Each jeep seats 2-3 persons
• There are two ray pistols and a joystick that add extra dimensions to the jeep’s movements
• Model designers in LEGOLAND have built all the LEGO figures in THE TEMPLE
DUpLO ® LAND
A colourful play area with activities for toddlers. Security, quality and safety have been put first in the DUPLO ® Land
design. The ground, for example, is covered with a thick rubber mat.
The area covers 500 m 2 and contains a range of things that the children recognize from the DUPLO toy – just
magnified 15 times. The Police Station, the Farm and the Fire Station are as big as play houses and are equipped
with light and sound effects, which the children can experiment with and explore.
The moving activities are specially designed for the smallest heroes: they can sit behind the wheel of
the DUPLO planes and enjoy the view from the little LEGONDOL.
In the immediate vicinity you find the Babycare Centre with all the practical necessities for babies:
changing tables, lukewarm water, seating areas for feeding and a small kitchen where you can heat
up the baby food.
Jungle Racers
DUPLO Play Houses
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imAGiNAtiON zONE
LEGO ® 4D CiNEmA
The large LEGO ® Studios theatre is equipped with advanced technology, giving the children and their parents
a high quality experience, on par with the best and most professional music and theatre locations in Denmark.
Read about the exciting new 4D film in the news column.
the hall is equipped with state-of-the art technology
The sound is a special experience in itself, with surround sound and fantastic acoustics. The loudspeakers are
equipped with a 32,000 watts output level. Normally, a couple of thousand watts will do for filling a hall during
music shows. Advanced lighting, smoke machines and various 4D effects make it possible to create a multi-media
show, which gives the audience a total experience stimulating all the senses. 25 kilometres of numbered wires and
cables make it easier to facilitate moving the spotlights for the different shows.
a 4d film for all senses
4D glasses enable children and adults to experience the sensation of being part of the action at LEGO Studios. In
addition to “Clutch Powers”, LEGO Studios shows 4D films such as “Bob the Builder”, Spellbreakers and “LEGO
Racers”, and Clutch Powers. The audience feel the cool breeze, the spray from the waterfall, the draft when the
dragon sneezes and snowflakes in their hair when winter hits the big screen.
Outside the theatre you will find seating areas where you can enjoy two interactive fountains.
Stepping Tones features 8 instruments built with LEGO bricks in the middle of the fountain. With the stepping
cushions around the fountain, children can activate the different instruments, which then play one of the melodies
in a piece of music. Each sequence lasts 8 seconds, so if you are quick, you can make the entire orchestra play.
AtLANtis BY sEA LiFE tm
– AN AmAziNG WOrLD UNDEr thE sEA
Travel to Atlantis where brave adventurers of all ages can experience submarines, shipwrecks, tropical fish and
sunken treasure. But beware! The treasure is guarded by living sharks! In this massive LEGOLAND ® attraction,
families go on an extraordinary journey to a unique LEGO world under the sea.
The journey begins in a room that resembles a large submarine. A short film introduction invites guests on an
odyssey to the lost city of Atlantis. The doors go up and the journey begins along the sea floor passing by exciting
aquariums filled with unique sea horses as the LEGO divers swim high overhead, leading guests towards the next
room, where the city of Atlantis awaits discovery.
Ancient columns, ruins, cracked pottery and statues emerge as the submarine enters the massive Ocean Aquarium,
which holds 530,000 litres of water. Brave LEGO divers have already found the way to the lost city, exploring
the ruins and searching for sunken treasure. But they always have to be on watch, because Atlantis is guarded by
living sharks! Get up close to the exciting tropical underwater world filled with colourful fish and watch the sharks
swim slowly past overhead as you journey through the transparent tunnel between the two aquariums.
FACts aboUt atlantiS by SEa lifE tm
• Cost: 20 mio. DKK
• Area: 1000 m 2
• Atlantis contains approximately 600,000 litres of water. Of those, nearly 530,000 litres are used in the massive Ocean
Aquarium. Every hour the water is re-circulated. That comes out to 10,000 litres per minute
• There are four LEGO submarines, 15 LEGO divers and a skeleton in Atlantis. The divers are all 90 cm tall, while the
largest submarine in the aquarium is 4.5 metres long. In all, 230,000 LEGO bricks were used in the construction
4D Film ”Spellbreaker”
Atlantis by SEA LIFE TM
Atlantis by SEA LIFE TM
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LEGOrEDO ® tOWN
In the exciting western town you will find hardened gunslingers walking among the gold diggers and redskins.
LEGO ® Canoe offers a wild canoe trip down the raging river on the prairie. There are lots of wild LEGO animals in
the area, so the trip takes you up close to rattlesnakes, dangerous bears and busy beavers. The trip ends with a
speedy descent down a spraying waterfall.
In LEGOLDMINE, little gold diggers wash out their own gold in the wooden troughs, and have it melted into a shiny
gold coin. At the big mountain, the Mine Train is ready to take you on an exciting trip through the gold mine, where
the miners are busy digging for gold. The Indian Camp is right in the heart of LEGOREDO ® Town. Chief Long Ear is
pleased to accept new tribal warriors, who can help him bake bread over the campfire, enjoy the company of his
lovely squaw and play in the tepee.
LEGO ® CitY
FALCk FirE BriGADE
LEGO City is a large city in miniature, with a fire station and a large factory production hall with exciting Power
Builder robots. At the LEGO City fire station you can realise your dream of becoming a fireman. Eight big, bright
red LEGO fire engines are lined up and ready to go. The families get ready, and when the signal is given, everyone
has to rush to the pumps, drive the fire engines to where the fire is and spray loads of water on the “burning”
building. When the “fire” has been put out, the families hurry back to the fire engine and drive back to the fire
station. A fun activity for the entire family, to see which family makes the fastest and most effective fire brigade!
Next to the area there is a stand, where you can sit and follow the fire drills close-up. Falck, the fire and rescue
service, helped build the fire station. When the children are on their way to the fire engines, they pass a screen
with short films and posters that teach them about putting out fires.
pOWEr BUiLDEr
- each visitor programmes his or her own trip!
The visitors are in for quite a special experience when they step into the Power Builder hall. The steel set,
machines, smoke along the floor and the 100 spotlights create a special high-tech world. The light fades up
and down in different patterns in the room and each robot is fitted with four spotlights on top and six on the
bottom, creating a sense of weightlessness when the robot trip starts. The visitors can see which movements are
possible, on the touch screens. in groups of two, visitors can create their own unique experience. Short film clips
show how the movements work. The visitor gets a plastic card with a microchip containing the chosen actions.
Once the visitor is seated and the card has been put into the machine, the trip starts. Each of the 10 robot arms
are fitted with two chairs. Each arm has six movable joints, allowing it to tip and rotate in all directions. This trip can
be fun, wild or completely wacko! It’s all up to you!.
FAktA aboUt PowER bUildER
• LEGOLAND ® has selected 70 movements that can be combined at 5 levels for a total of 1.4 million ride combinations
• The gravitational constant of the most extreme movements is +1.9G and – 1.9G. +1.9G
corresponds to being pressed downwards in the seat by nearly the double of one’s body weight -1,9G means that one is
lifted from the seat and experiences a moment of weightlessness
• The highest position is 5 metres above the floor – and perhaps upside down!
LEGO ® Canoe
Indian Camp
Falck Fire Brigade
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ACCOmmODAtiON
hOtEL LEGOLAND ®
Hotel LEGOLAND ® is a real LEGO ® hotel with lots of fantasy, creativity and, not to be forgotten, LEGO bricks!
Treasure hunts, building competitions, playrooms and computers with the newest LEGO computer games are just
some of the activities on offer to the young guests. The hotel has a child friendly design with fun signs showing the
way, so that even the youngest can do some exploring.
Hotel LEGOLAND recently expanded and now offers 199 rooms and its own entrance in the LEGOLAND Park,
allowing the guests to come and go as they please.
stAY im thE hEArt OF LEGOLAND
Choosing to stay in a ”Kids House Room” means staying in the hart of LEGOLAND - with a view and own access to
everyhing in LEGOLAND.
ADvENtUrE rOOms, kNiGht rOOms,
pirAtE rOOms AND priNCEss rOOms
Families can now stay in an authentic LEGO paradise in one of the 36 theme rooms at
Hotel LEGOLAND. When the door to a Knight Room opens, the family steps directly into
a genuine medieval world, with walls of hewn stone and protruding beams of rustic wood.
Decorated in pastel pinks and greens, the Princess Rooms offer little girls the
enchanting experience of living like a princess. The carpets have been woven to
resemble a large DUPLO® building board. The Pirate Rooms enable brave pirates to
enjoy the unparalleled adventure of staying on an exciting pirate ship or a secluded
treasure island.
Hotel LEGOLAND also offers state-of-the-art conference facilities, modern
auditoriums and five star facilities.
BOOkiNG AND iNFOrmAtiON
Hotel LEGOLAND, Aastvej 10, DK-7190 Billund, tlf. +45 7951 1319
LEGOLAND.dk
LEGOLAND hOLiDAYs
LEGOLAND Holidays helps LEGOLAND Park visitors book rooms at hotels and inns, book summerhouses,
cabins or camping sites, or book rooms at holiday centres and youth hostels. Most accommodations
are close to LEGOLAND, and entry tickets for the park can be ordered along with your booking.
BOOkiNG AND iNFOrmAtiON
LEGOLAND Holidays, Tlf. +45 9623 4792,
LEGOLANDHolidays.dk
Princess Room
Pirate Room
Knight Room
Treasury chaimber
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FACts ABOUt LEGOLAND ®
FUN AND UsEFUL FACts
More than 44 million children and adults have visited LEGOLAND ® Billund since it opened in 1968.
When LEGOLAND opened in 1968, the park covered an area of 38,000 m 2 . Today LEGOLAND covers
an area of 140,000 m 2 .
59 million! That’s how many LEGO ® bricks have been used to build LEGOLAND Billund. If you line up
all those bricks, they would stretch 1,476 km, and reach from Billund in Denmark to Verona in Italy.
The largest LEGO model in LEGOLAND is Mount Rushmore with the four American Presidents. The
model is built with a total of 1.5 million LEGO bricks and 40,000 DUPLO bricks.
The smallest LEGO model is the dove in Miniland, which was build with four small, white LEGO bricks.
The King’s castle cost DKK 45 million to build. Decorating the Castle required 160 tonnes of crushed
granite and 150 tonnes of granite boulders. The King’s castle is the largest single investment in the
park. It was built in only eight months, which makes it the fastest built castle in Denmark.
In the autumn, some 80,000 spring flowering bulbs are planted in LEGOLAND. That results in colourful
flowers from early spring, before the spring leaves sprinkle their green over the park.
There are four LEGOLAND parks in the world: LEGOLAND Windsor in England, LEGOLAND California
near San Diego in the USA, LEGOLAND Deutschland in Southern Germany and LEGOLAND Billund.
You would have to put about 40,000,000,000 (40 billion) LEGO bricks on top of one another in order to
reach the Moon.
On average, every person on Earth has 52 LEGO bricks.
Seven LEGO boxes are sold every second.
Six plain coloured, eight knob bricks can be combined in 915,103,765 ways.
ExprEss pAss – skip thE qUEUE
Express Pass gives you quick access to as many as 8 of the most popular rides in LEGOLAND. With an Express Pass,
you follow an express lane directly to the ride. It can be used once per ride and can be bought in the park.
Mount Rushmore
Hotel LEGOLAND ®
LEGO ® Train
LÆS MERE OM EXPRESS PAS PÅ LEGOLAND.dk
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ALL rOADs LEAD tO LEGOLAND ®
BY CAr
From the south via the A7/E45 to exit 63 (Bramdrupdam),
route 441 towards Bredsten and 28 to Billund -
or route 176 via Egtved.
Arriving from the North on the E 45: take Exit 57 at
Horsens and follow road No. 30 past Billund Airport
to LEGOLAND ® .
From Funen and Sealand via the E20 towards Vejle/
Århus, exit 61 (Vejle S), via road number 187 towards
Vejle and via route 28 to Billund.
GPS: set your GPS to Nordmarksvej 6-9, 7190 Billund.
BY pLANE
Billund International Airport is not far from
LEGOLAND, with direct connections to most of
Europe – and the rest of the world via Copenhagen.
BY BUs AND trAiN
There are busses to LEGOLAND from the following
train stations: Kolding - approximately 60 minutes
and Vejle - approximately 45 minutes.
pArkiNG
LEGOLAND offers more than 5000 parking spaces.
There are also special parking areas for handicap
vehicles and for busses. There are loading areas for
busses at the entrance.
DistANCE
Esbjerg 59 km
Flensburg 119 km
Frederikshavn 232 km
Grenå 164 km
Hamburg 299 km
Hirtshals 235 km
Kiel 221 km
København 260 km
Løkken/Blokhus 210 km
Odense 102 km
Ringkøbing 77 km
Århus 101 km
visit Us As OFtEN As
YOU Wish
A season pass gives you free, unlimited access to
LEGOLAND during the entire season when it’s open.
The season pass also gives you free entry to all the
LEGOLAND shows and events, and lots of other
attractive advantages – exclusively for season pass
holders:
• Free entry to the Season Pass Cinema
• LEGO Test builder and a LEGO Wear clothes tester
• Free entry to all LEGOLAND parks one day
• There is free admission for children at 23 European
SEA LIFE Centres, LEGOLAND Discovery Centre
and Lalandia Aquadome when accompanied by a
full-paying adult.
Read more about LEGOLAND season passes
at www.LEGOLAND.dk.
OpENiNG hOUrs
In the weeks 14, 15 and 36 – 40 (inclusive) and 43 the
park will be closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
See the opening hours on www.LEGOLAND.dk
CONtACt iNFOrmAtiON
FOr LEGOLAND:
LEGOLAND Billund, Nordmarksvej, Tel: +45 7533 1333
LEGOLAND.dk
For further press information contact:
press@LEGOLAND.dk or for generel information
info@LEGOLAND.dk
Hirtshals
Frederikshavn
LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick and Knob configurations, the Minifigure and LEGOLAND are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2011 The LEGO Group. © 2011 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization.
Esbjerg
Hanstholm
E45
Flensburg
Vejle
Kolding
Odense
Grenå
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