We were invited to Legoland Florida today to get a sneak peek at their Miniland USA land and take a ride on Lost Kingdom Adventure. Here are some photos and videos, for our full report, be sure to watch episode 42 of Orlando Attractions Magazine – The Show (Releases Oct. 22, 2011). The park doesn’t [...]

Twenty-two lucky kids got to go to school recently. No, not that sort of school, these kids and their parents got to go to the still under construction Legoland Florida and try out their version of flying and driving school, plus two other rides. They soared in flight, drove their own Lego cars, trekked an [...]

Legoland Florida officials have announced they will be offering shuttle service from Orlando to Legoland and back when Florida’s newest theme park opens. The Legoland Shuttle, in partnership with Annett Bus Lines and Orlando Premium Outlets, will offer transportation at a special preview price of $5 roundtrip, per person. The regular price is expected to [...]

Actor Atticus Shaffer who plays adorably quirky “Brick” on ABC’s “The Middle,” worked his first-ever summer job at Legoland Florida, under construction just outside Orlando. Calling it his “best day ever,” Shaffer tested rides, built Lego models and whipped up kid-inspired snacks with the park’s executive chef. The Legoland Florida theme park opens Oct. 15 [...]

When Legoland Florida opens on Oct. 15, guests 60 years and older will have the opportunity to purchase a Senior Garden Pass, which is a weekday annual pass for only $60 plus tax. The Senior Garden Pass is less than the cost of a single day admission ticket, and will give senior guests free parking [...]

We were invited on another hard hat tour of Legoland Florida yesterday. This was our first that really showed signs of what’s to come. Legoland Florida opens to the public in about two and a half months on Oct. 15 in Winter Haven, Fla. The 150 acre family theme park will feature more than 50 [...]

In 100 days Legoland Florida will hold their grand opening (Oct. 15), and rides have started popping up around in the park. From The Royal Joust to Lego Technic Test Track Coaster, construction crews are hard at work transforming the property into the interactive theme park geared toward families with children ages 2-12.

The first Lego brick models featuring the sites and monuments of Washington D.C. have been installed in the Miniland USA area of Legoland Florida. The park is scheduled to open in a few months on Oct. 15. Here’s a video of the installation with some insight by the Lego Model Project Manager. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG2lp-5Uwa4 Miniland USA, [...]

In preparation for its Oct. 15 opening, Legoland Florida is hiring about 800 “Model Citizens” to fill the remaining positions available. The newest Central Florida theme park will have more than 50 rides, shows, and attractions that need to be staffed, among other positions. Legoland Florida will have approximately 1,000 employees at its opening, with [...]

Legoland’s master model builders have begun the painstaking task of creating and caring for nearly 15,000 models that will be on display when the park opens this October. From an exact-replica of the White House, complete with “mini figs” of the First Family, to pterodactyls, tigers and treasure-seeking pirates, the models are being built at [...]

We were invited by Legoland Florida officials to tour the under construction theme park yesterday from ground level and above. We also had a chance to ask some questions about the park. Here’s what we saw and found out. Let’s start with our video from the helicopter tour: httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z75u78ZDOvg As you can see, there’s still [...]

Merlin Entertainments is already building Legoland Florida outside of Orlando, now they’ve announced plans to open a Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and build a 425-foot-tall Orlando Eye observation wheel in a new shopping center on International Drive. I-Walk Orlando will be a new development of retail, restaurants and entertainment facilities scheduled to open in 2013 [...]

Jan. 27, 2011 – Join hosts Greg Hutson and Samantha Sanders as they bring you the latest Orlando theme park and attraction news and more on this week’s episode. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoAJcQprSKg This weeks show covers these topics and more: • The Disney Dream cruise ship christening ceremony • Disney World media event – What’s New and [...]

Column by Andy Guinigundo Well, after a bit of a hiatus, the Out of the Loop online edition has returned to bring you some attractions news from outside the Orlando area. As always, you can get a full dose of Out of the Loop in the Orlando Attractions Magazine print and iPad editions. 2011 is [...]

Legoland Florida recently recieved their first of 50 shipments of Lego models for the new theme park. The life-size models were made by hand in Europe especially for Legoland and will be featured throughout the park when it opens this October. Included in this first shipment were a 40,000 brick blacksmith for Castle Hill, a [...]

Dec. 31, 2010 – This week’s show brings you 2010 in review. Join hosts Samantha and JD as they bring you all the Orlando theme park and attraction highlights of the past year, with some news thrown in. We’ll review all the big news at Disney World, Universal, Busch Gardens and SeaWorld. Then they’ll let [...]

Legoland Florida officials held a media presentation and hard hat tour yesterday to answer the three questions they are most often asked. What’s going to be in the park? When will it open? How much will tickets cost? Legoland Florida General Manager Adrian Jones not only gave the answers, but he did so in detail. [...]

For the past several years, Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios have been very popular. This past weekend in seemingly a galaxy far, far away, California, Star Wars Days commenced, but not at Disneyland. Legoland California hosted its 5th annual Star Wars Days.

Thousands of eager residents came out to the Winter Haven Orange Dome one night last week to see what Legoland Florida will bring to Central Florida upon opening in fall 2011. Legoland Model Citizens, the company’s affectionate term for its employees, revealed renderings of what the new theme park will look like, and how the [...]

Legoland Florida is inviting locals to the Winter Haven Orange Dome from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 8 to find out more about their plans for a new theme park. The open house-style event is intended to acquaint local residents with Legoland Florida and how it will impact Central Florida. Guests will be [...]