Legoland (CA) Announces New Themed Land And Aquarium

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Press Releases From Legoland:

 

Land of Adventure

 

A Forgotten City is Unearthed at LEGOLAND California

Land of Adventure Opening March 2008

 

CARLSBAD, Calif. (Nov. 6, 2007) – LEGOLAND® California has nearly doubled its amount of rides since the Park opened in 1999 and is continuing its successful expansion efforts into 2008 with the opening of the family theme park’s eighth area of attractions…Land of Adventure. The announcement came today amid other exciting plans of a new SEA LIFE aquarium and the launch of LEGOLAND California Resort. More than 20 million dollars are being invested into the new aquarium and Land of Adventure.

 

John Jakobsen, president and general manager of LEGOLAND California, unveiled never-before-seen drawings of the area today and remarked on how this expansion is giving guests an even better theme park experience. “The success of LEGOLAND California centers around making our guests happy,” says Jakobsen. “When we polled guests to see what they wanted next, the overwhelming majority said they wanted an attraction the whole family could enjoy in an adventure setting, so that is exactly what we are giving them with Land of Adventure.”

 

Transporting guests into 1920s Egypt, Land of Adventure is comprised of four new attractions including the Park’s first-ever dark ride, Lost Kingdom Adventure. Based in ancient temple ruins, Lost Kingdom Adventure puts guests inside desert jeeps and takes them on a journey to recover stolen treasure by blasting targets with laser guns along the way. Their scores are recorded and competition is fierce as skill and determination are the keys to a successful expedition. Brave riders encounter nine different scenes along the journey including a spider’s lair, professor’s lab, mummy relics and a skeleton band that requires riders to hit the correct targets to make the bones “pull themselves together” and become musicians. A LEGO® pharaoh, standing more than 16-feet tall, guards the entrance to Lost Kingdom Adventure staring down at all those who dare enter.

 

Adjacent to the hidden ruins, a different adventure awaits with other new rides Cargo Ace and Beetle Bounce. Cargo Ace helps imaginations soar as children become pilots as they board one of eight airplanes and fly up to six feet into the air. Beetle Bounce boosts children to even bigger heights, nearly 15 feet to be exact, as they are launched up one of two towers nearly touching the gigantic LEGO beetles above them. At Pharaoh’s Revenge, children and parents can fire thousands of foam balls at targets and each other in an oasis of fun.

 

A small bazaar featuring snack and sundry items complete this forgotten village that is guaranteed to bring out the adventurer in every member of the family.

 

 

 

 

SEA LIFE Aquarium

 

A NEW STAR WASHES ASHORE IN CARLSBAD

SEA LIFE LEGOLAND® California Resort Provides Unique Aquarium Experience

 

CARLSBAD, Calif. – The world’s largest aquarium brand is coming for the first time to North America…it was announced at a news conference today that

SEA LIFE LEGOLAND® California Resort is opening its doors in Carlsbad adjacent to LEGOLAND® California in July 2008.

 

More than a standard aquarium, SEA LIFE provides an educational and interactive dynamic unlike any other. The SEA LIFE experience focuses on a child’s voyage to the depths of the oceans, presenting the wonders of the underwater world to them in a way specially designed for their understanding. Featuring play zones, fun facts and quiz trails, SEA LIFE is designed to be a child’s guide to the life of the sea. Adults and kids alike will marvel at the majesty and creativity of the unique atmosphere.

 

“What LEGOLAND California has brought to theme parks in the Unites States, SEA LIFE LEGOLAND California Resort will bring to aquariums,” says John Jakobsen, president and general manager. “SEA LIFE is 100 percent aimed at inspiring and captivating children on an intimate level that can’t be found anywhere else.”

 

The SEA LIFE voyage begins high in the fresh waters of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, continuing on to the San Francisco Bay and finally journeying to the depths of the Pacific Ocean. On the way, families discover a lost ancient city and a sunken shipwreck. In line with the SEA LIFE philosophy, SEA LIFE LEGOLAND California Resort focuses on the creatures commonly found in local waters.

 

SEA LIFE features a seahorse kingdom where children get their first look at the mythical creatures, a bay of rays where they experience marine life up-close and a shoaling ring where they are surrounded 360 degrees by schools of shimmering fish. An interactive discovery zone offers young visitors the opportunity to interact with SEA LIFE experts, touch interesting creatures of the ocean in a tide pool and participate in building their own coral reef out of LEGO® brick.

 

“A SEA LIFE encounter is unique in the aquarium world. The immersive experience and close proximity to the marine animals allows children to see and even touch some of the animals that normally live out of sight beneath the waves of the world’s oceans,” says Rob Hicks, SEA LIFE senior marine biologist. “I believe that generating a fully themed experience in which the visitors can observe and interact with these animals is important to ensure a truly inspirational visit that will kick start a children’s desire to embrace and protect the marine environment.”

 

A passionate conservationist and campaigner, SEA LIFE works to increase awareness of the importance of safeguarding the seas and their inhabitants. Children can learn about the SEA LIFE “Save Our Seas” (SOS) campaign which educates them on problems facing the world’s oceans and empowers them to do something to solve them. The SOS campaign is a growing force in marine conservation, research and rescue that has achieved great success across Europe.

 

SEA LIFE LEGOLAND California Resort will be the 29th SEA LIFE Center to open in the world. As of its opening in July 2008, SEA LIFE Centers around the world operate in nine countries on two continents, bringing visitors nose-to-nose with a wide range of sea creatures.

 

I find it strange they would add a new aquarium, which will be very small, as a separate gate park. With SeaWorld San Diego competing for the same market, it seems like most people would spend the money on going to SeaWorld where it's all inclusive rather than paying for a ticket to the theme park and another for the aquarium.