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LEGOLAND FLORIDA
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Legoland Florida is now open! It's the biggest Legoland park in the world, with a mix of more than 50 rides, shows and attractions, including Lego models.

The park aims to provide a full-day, year-round theme park experience geared toward families with children between the ages of two and 12. 

Legoland Florida mirrors the concepts at the four existing Legoland parks but with its own twist that incorporates the grounds of the former Cypress Gardens.

DIRECTIONS TO LEGOLAND

DIRECTIONS

From Orlando: Take I-4 WEST to exit 55 (US Hwy 27 South). Turn right off U.S. Hwy. 27 at State Road 540/Cypress Gardens Boulevard. Park is four miles on the left.

From Tampa: Take I-4 EAST to Exit 27 (Polk County Parkway). Exit 14 Winter Haven (2nd Toll Booth) at S.R. 540 and follow eight miles to Hwy. 17 North. Take Hwy. 17 North two miles over the bridge to first light and turn right.

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Legoland Photos
  • The Lego Wave Pool is filled by a friend of the Lego City Volunteer Fire Department (Courtesy: Legoland)
  • Over half a million gallons of water were pumped into the Lego Wave Pool (Courtesy: Legoland)
  • Water was added to the Lego Wave Pool while other attractions are still getting their finishing touches (Courtesy: Legoland)
  • Legoland White House
  • (BN9 photo/Virginia Johnson) Birdman is one of the features at Legoland Florida.
  • (BN9 photo/Virginia Johnson) Young children will enjoy the jousting ride at Legoland Florida once the park opens Oct. 15.
  • A lego bird stretches his wings.
  • A look at Lego island.
  • Name tags are pretty unique at Legoland.
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  • Legoland Florida
  • The state's newest theme park will open for business on Saturday, October 15, 2011.
  • LEGOLAND hiring before Oct. 15 opening
  • Workers are building all the models to be included in the LEGOLAND park ahead of the October opening.
  • Legoland receives Lego models for the park.
  • Each model was painstakingly wrapped to preserve the precious contents before being loaded for a two week journey on a shipping container ship-bound for Florida.
  • Workers are building all the models to be included in the LEGOLAND park ahead of the October opening.
  • Workers are building all the models to be included in the LEGOLAND park ahead of the October opening.
  • An old Cypress Gardens roller coaster is revamped to become a suspension coaster for Legoland. (Photo: Kim Fatica, BN9)
  • (BN9 photo/Virginia Johnson) Legoland construction is coming together, block by block.
  • Legoland Florida
  • Legoland Florida
  • Legoland Florida General Manager Adrian Jones gives a tour of the construction of the park.
  • Legoland Florida General Manager Adrian Jones gives a tour of the construction of the park.
  • Legoland Florida General Manager Adrian Jones gives a tour of the construction of the park.
  • Construction continues at Legoland Florida to prepare for the park opening.
  • Kids get creative with a giant bin full of Lego bricks outside Legoland Florida.
  • Some of the T-shirts already for sale outside the front entrance to Legoland Florida.
  • T-shirts and hats on sale for Legoland Florida's grand opening on October 15, 2011.
  • Even the numbers under Legoland Florida's 16 ticket windows are made out of Lego bricks.
  • Each entrance gate to Legoland Florida features a different friendly face.
  • Each of these characters at Legoland Florida are around 3 feet tall, and are made entirely out of Lego bricks.
  • This little Polk County resident got an up-close look at some of Legoland Florida's cast of characters made entirely out of -- you guessed it -- Lego bricks.
  • A peek inside the front entrance to Legoland Florida.
  • Some of the amazing buildings and shops you'll find just inside the entrance of Legoland Florida.
  • You can meet this life-size Lego figure at Legoland Florida.
  • The first thing you'll see as you walk up to Legoland Florida's entrance gate is this 'Welcome' sign, made entirely out of Lego bricks.
  • Entrance to Legoland Florida, in Winter Haven.
  • Legoland Florida, in Winter Haven, is the largest of the five Legoland parks around the world.
  • (PHOTO, Summer Lindsey, Viewer)
  • (PHOTO/Summer Lindsey, Viewer)
  • (Viewer photo) A group of children pose with a Darth Vader made of Legos.
  • (Viewer photo) A boy poses with his Legoland armor.
  • (Viewer photo) A boy poses with an R2-D2 made of Legos.
  • (Viewer photo) A pair of young children with an octopus made of Legos.
  • (Viewer photo) The theme park features dinosaurs made of Legos.
  • (Photo/Kelly Thorn) A boy with Darth Vader.
  • (Photo/Kelly Thorn) A little girl with R2-D2.
  • (Photo/Kelly Thorn)
  • (Photo/Kelly Thorn)
  • (Photo/Jaime Mousted)
  • (Viewer photo)
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Tampa Bay On Demand features news from Busch Gardens, Legoland Florida, Disney, SeaWorld and others - any time you want!

Just go to Channel 340 and select "Theme Parks." Only on Bright House Networks.

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