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Legoland New York
The lower half of the park.
LocationGoshen, New York, New York, Orange County
StatusOperating
Opened05/29/2021[a]
OwnerMerlin Entertainments
Operated byMerlin Entertainments
ThemeLego
Operating seasonApril to October[1]
Area150 acres (61 ha) on 500 acres (200 ha)[2]
Attractions
Total17
Roller coasters2
Water rides4
Websitehttps://www.legoland.com/new-york/

Legoland New York[b] is a theme park in Goshen, New York, themed after the Lego[c] toy brand. Many elements of the park are made to look like the toy and visitors are given many opportunities to interact with it. The park cost $500 million and took five years to construct.[3] Catering for kids ages 2 to 12 years old,[4] and Lego enthusiasts. The park opened on May 20, 2021[5] for people who purchased exclusive "1st to play" passes,[6] while on May 29, 2021 for the general public.[7] Becoming the first new outdoor theme park addition to the northeast in decades.[8] It is owned by Merlin Entertainments[9] and is the ninth Legoland park worldwide. In the United States, it is the third park following Legoland California (1999), and Legoland Florida (2011).[10]

History

Proposals for a third Legoland location in the United States began in October 2015, when Merlin Entertainments proposed to construct a resort in Haverstraw, Rockland County. That would include a theme park, water park, Sea Life aquarium, and hotel.[11] But plans were immediately withdrew due to immense resident concerns. At least 200 Rockland County residents worried about traffic, pollution, noise, property, and use on public services.[12]

On May 26, 2016, Legoland New York was reconsidered in the town of Goshen, New York, because of the additional land available in the area, as well as the proximity to the New York metropolitan area.[13][14] This Legoland will still have a theme park and Sea Life but will exclude the water park.[15][16]

On October 19, 2017, the Town of Goshen approved plans for the park and six days later on October 25, 2017, Merlin Entertainments officially announced Legoland New York, a 500-acre theme park with a 250-room Legoland hotel.[17][18] Construction started soon afterward.

Shortly after, on October 25, 2017, the New York Empire State Development supported the project by setting aside $10 million to support the expected vehicle traffic. This included the reconstruction of exit 125 on Route 17[19] as well as widening roads.[20] This will all bring Route 17 closer to a National Interstate Designation on Interstate 86 (Pennsylvania–New York).[21]

In late 2019, it was announced that the resort was to open to the general public on July 4, 2020, to coincide with Independence Day.[22]

On March 31, 2020, due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York of 2020, construction on the project was halted, and a new opening time period of early 2021 was announced.[23][24][25]

During time periods in December 2020 and January 2021, pass holders who purchased their passes in 2019 were given exclusive access inside the first two lands, Brick Street and Bricktopia. Guests were able to look around the two lands and purchase food and merchandise, but no rides were open.[26]

On February 19, 2021, the New York State Government announced family attractions will reopen, confirming a Legoland opening of 2021.[27]

On April 9, 2021, New York family attractions reopened for the first time since the pandemic. Legoland was clear to open and its safety plan has been accepted by the New York State Government.[28]

On May 19, 2021, Legoland New York announced its official plan to open the park in phases due to construction delays, as well as opening reservations and ticket purchases for pass holders and the public.[29][30]

On May 20, 2021, Legoland New York opened for "1st to play" pass holders who paid additional in 2019 for special access to a event before official park opening.[31] Lego City and Lego Pirates were completely off limits during this time.[32]

Following that week, on May 29, 2021, Legoland New York officially opened to the general public and other pass holders.[33] This was a soft opening, since Lego Pirates and part of Lego City was still in construction and the park needed to learn about how COVID precautions and elements in the park would work.[34] In conjunction, ticket prices were reduced to half[35] of the planned ticket prices.[36] The Legoland Hotel was also delayed, with all of these opening later in the summer.[37][38]

Finally, on July 9th,[39][40][41] after 4 years of construction, Legoland New York fully opened[42][43][44][45] with all seven lands and corresponding rides open.[46][47][48][49] Ticket prices returned to normal and the park began to open daily. The Legoland hotel was still not open and is slated to open on August 6th, concluding the park construction period.[50][51][52][53]

Park layout and rides

The park feature's seven themed areas (or "land's") that each serve different purposes to the park. In addition to a fully themed Legoland Hotel built for kids and families. Most lands and rides are found at most existing Legoland parks around the world. The land's are separated by a hill and each land connects to each other in a circle.[54] Most land's are based on Lego toy themes, part of the largest Legoland ever built in the world.[55] There are 15,000 real Lego models of different sizes made up of a total of 30 million Lego bricks.[56] The park itself covers 150 acres (61 ha) on a land of 500 acres (200 ha) that gives the ability for further expansion.[57]

Brick Street

A area that welcome guests into the world of Lego and contains many essentials for families and a theme park.[58][59]

  • Brick Party - A carousel that replaces horses with Lego animals and transportation.[60]

Bricktopia

Bear holding colorful sign stating "Bricktopia" made out of Lego.
Bricktopia Welcome Sign

The place that proves creativity with Lego bricks is endless.[61]

  • DJ's Dizzy Disco Spin - A teacup ride that is themed to be a turntable with guests riding in records that are look to be made out of Lego.[62]
  • DUPLO Express - A train ride that looks like Lego DUPLO bricks, running through a loop of Lego DUPLO models, with musical instruments onboard.[63]
  • Lego Factory Adventure Ride - A trackless dark ride[d] that takes riders on a journey through the production of Lego. This ride is the first of its kind at a Legoland park and can only be found at Legoland New York.[64] It also uses new advanced ride tracking technology that senses a riders features to match them with Lego Minifigures.[65] The ride cars are motion enabled developed by ETF, and based on real AGV's that operate inside real factories.[66] While the ride tracking technology was supplied by Holovis using its HoloTrac technology.[67][68][69]

Lego Ninjago World

A land based upon the Lego Ninjago toy theme and Asian culture.[70]

  • Jay's Gravity Force Trainer - A music express ride that trains riders to be a ninja with speed.[71]
  • Lego Ninjago The Ride - A interactive dark ride themed after the Ninjago world, made by Triotech.[72] The ride was requested to not contain a blaster or gun, which led to a new hand gesture technology called "Maestro" that utilizes a hand to shoot targets.[73][74]

Lego Castle

Large Statue Of Liberty made out of Legos.
A Statue Of Liberty model in Lego City.

A land themed after the Lego Castle toy theme.[75]

  • Merlin's Flying Machines - A red baron ride that requires riders to pedal in order to gain height.[76]
  • The Dragon's Apprentice - A kiddie coaster with the cars as baby dragons.[77]
  • The Dragon - A family coaster that contains a dark ride segment using cars that are dragons.[78]
  • Tower Climb Tournament - Guests climb a spinning tower on a rope, while trying to pass targets and get to the top.[79]

Lego City

A land that is made to look like a city and based on the Lego City toy theme.[80]

  • Coast Guard Academy - Riders can drive their own boats on a closed course that contains obstacles.[81]
  • Driving School - Kids 6-12 can learn to drive by driving their own cars on a closed course that simulates a real city environment.[82]
  • Fire Academy - Utilizing handcars as fire engines, riders can get to the fire and use water to put it out.[83]
  • Junior Driving School - A smaller version of Driving School designed for kids 3-5, where cars and the course are smaller.[84]

Lego Pirates

A land themed after the Lego Pirates toy theme.[85]

  • Anchors Away - A rockin' tug ride with the car made to look like a Lego made pirate ship.[86]
  • Rogue Riders - A log flume ride that uses barrels as boats and does not contain any drops, but contains many elements to simulate the dangers of the seas.[87]
  • Splash Battle - Riders board a large boat and use water cannons to shoot attackers and riders on other boats.[88]
The New York City portion of Miniland.

Miniland

Miniland contains ten sections of detailed Lego models built by masters builders for Lego that replicate real world cities and towns. The main sections replicate the East Coast, Goshen, Las Vegas, Middle America, Midtown, New York City, The Bronx, and the West Coast.[89] This Miniland pays increased tribute to New York State, with increased elements to New York City and its landmarks.[90][91] Some of the models are interactive to guests, using buttons, levers, etc.[92]

Legoland Hotel

The Legoland Hotel is a 250 room resort hotel that has four different kinds of rooms themed along with Lego Themes.[93] There is also a heated pool and restaurant on site, with a walkway connecting it to the main entrance of the park. New technology advancements also include self check-in kiosks and Google Nest speakers in every room.[94] Kids are given numerous activities and the hotel contains many interactive places. The hotel is planned to open for stays on August 6th, 2021 and opening year round, unlike the theme park.[95]

Notes

  1. ^ This was for the general public, as "1st to play" pass holders were allowed exclusive access one week before.
  2. ^ "Legoland" stylized as all caps
  3. ^ "Lego" is also stylized as all caps
  4. ^ Uses guide tape for navigation

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