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See photos & get details about Legoland California's new water park! Related info--- www.Family-Vacation-Getaways.com HOME :: Latest News :: General info: Legoland Discount Ticket Info :: Discount Hotels near Legoland :: Suites/Condos near Legoland :: Legoland Hours :: Legoland Attractions: Legoland Park overview :: Legoland rides for ages 8+ :: Legoland attractions for ages 5--8 :: Legoland activities for Preschoolers :: Legoland's Miniland Cities :: Lego Miniland Cities, part 2 :: Legoland Cruise :: Legoland's Sea Life Aquarium:: Legoland Water Park :: Holidays: Legoland Halloween Fun :: Legoland Christmas :: Legoland Water Park, CaliforniaIn the slide show above, you're viewing pictures of the new Legoland Water Park in Carlsbad, California. Carlsbad is the first Legoland location to have a water park, and it has already proven to be very popular in its first months of operation. Will you want to go? Maybe this page can help you decide! For waterpark hours, please see our Legoland Hours page. Legoland Water Park Overview
What was one of the most highly-anticipated theme park additions in the USA last year?The Legoland Water Park in Carlsbad, California! It was talked about for months both online and in the "regular" print media. When it finally opened for Memorial Day weekend last year, there was no shortage of people wanting to try it out. So, what did they find? The Pro's: An absolutely adorable Lego-themed water play park that offers family slides, single slides, splash areas for little kids, plenty of sand and lounge chairs, and a lazy river which even features Lego-themes on the inner tubes (imagine!) A reasonable price of $10 doesn't break the family budget. The water park's price is reasonable in a sense, but you must enter the park through Legoland itself...and for that you need a Legoland ticket! The other concern is that the number of attractions within the water park are few; it could never occupy your family for more than a couple of hours. And, because of the high interest, attendance is high...which means crowding and competition for the few slides; there's even a line to get in the lazy river...something that doesn't happen at most water parks. The Verdict: Everyone has their own opinion about Legoland's new water park, but what we hear from our readers is mostly positive...but with hopes for more attractions in the future. Most people seem to feel that the $10 price tag is fair; not too big a charge, considering there's not too many features yet. The people happiest with the new water park had already planned to spend more than one day at Legoland. They were glad to enjoy the water park fun for a reasonable extra price. The people who had only one day allotted for touring Legoland don't seem to be quite as happy with the experience. They had to pay the extra fee for the water park, but at the same time they were missing out on Legoland's unique rides and attractions...which seemed like a waste of their Legoland entrance fee. Legoland Water Park Attractions
The visual centerpiece of Legoland's new water park is a pair of cute & colorful slide towers. They're made to look as if they were built by using giant Lego bricks. There are even Lego people and animals lurking about to carry the theme even further! Eye-catching red, blue, green and yellow colors make the structures visually exciting to young and old alike.From the towers, you may enjoy a family slide and ride together down a grade that's steep enough to thrill...but not scare...youngsters. Or, you may slither down individual tube slides or open slides. Since you won't be riding together with your kids on these slides, your children need to be old enough to enjoy riding alone without becoming too fearful. A calm, endless river is another popular feature of the water park. The park's name for this lazy river is the "Build-a-Raft River." Why? Because built into each of the inner tubes are Lego play "tables" upon which you may assemble your own creations. However, most people were just too busy enjoying the ride to play with Legos here during the time we were at this attraction. Caution: there's only 1 acceptable way to sit on the inner tube here. Try to vary from it, and the lifeguards will set you straight immediately! Much smaller water slides can be found in the toddler/preschooler play area. Called the "Duplo Splash Safari," there's also a separate lazy river for younger kids in this area. There's also plenty of shallow water for wading and sloshing through...and cute Lego animals double as small fountains to spray the tots gently. Lego water-play tables are one of the park's unique features that can only be found here at Legoland. These are called "Imagination Stations," a very fitting name. As you can tell from the picture to your right (and in the slide show above,) curious kids and adults can take aim at targets with water guns, assemble Lego creations, or simply scoop up water at this unusual attraction. An array of lounge chairs...including kiddie-sized loungers...awaits you. As you relax, your children can play in the soft sand beside you. Lockers, a snack bar, free life jackets and changing rooms round out the water park's amenities. Is the Legoland water park crowded?
Is the Legoland water park crowded?Well, yes and no. Some say it's TOO crowded, and that there's too long of a line just to get in. And yet, as you can see from the pictures on this page, Legoland wasn't too crowded when our family went this summer. It takes more than luck, though, to avoid the crowd. What it really takes is heading to the water park early in the day. On the first of our two days at Legoland, we stayed in the theme park area. However, as we passed by the water park's entrance several times through out the day, we noted that there was virtually no line to enter the water park until the afternoon. And, in the afternoon, there were indeed lines. Thinking that the traffic pattern might repeat itself, the next day we headed to the water park fairly early in the day...and had no problem with crowds. More and more people came in as time passed. At any rate, going to the water park early, then ending your day enjoying Legoland's rides may be a strategy that you, too, could try in order to have more elbow room and shorter lines at the water park. "I strongly recommend going to the water park before noon, as I noticed the line for the water park got significantly longer in the early afternoon. Locker rentals for the water park must be purchased at the waterpark itself, not at Legoland's front gate. When you get to the water park, there is an additional ticket counter just outside the entrance to the water park. I recommend purchasing your locker from the ticket line that is outside the waterpark. There is also a guest services window inside the water park where you can rent a locker, but when I was there the line was much longer for the inside locker rental. Two locker sizes are available; the smaller one appears to be the common standard small locker size, but the larger one had a good amount of room. I was able to fit an adult size backpack, 4 shirts and shoes, and still have room. I went fairly early and the water park was not nearly as crowded as it would be later in the day, but there were still long lines for everything. Even lazy river had a line." Legoland Water Park FAQ's
1.) Are there discount tickets available for the Legoland water park?Discount tickets are available for Legoland "hopper" tickets (which include the water park along with the theme park.) There are some good options available. You may wish to view the Legoland discount tickets page of this blog to see a long list of ways you can save money on your Legoland and Lego water park visit! 2.) What dates and times is the Legoland water park open? Legoland is in San Diego County, an area noted for its mild year-round climate. Even so, Legoland's water park is open seasonal, not year-round. Luckily, it opens earlier...and stays open later in the year...than many other water parks in Southern California. For its 2011 operating season, the Legoland water park closed at the end of October. But, it will open in late winter...on Saturday, March 10th, for its 2012 operating season! It will be open on selected days throughout the spring months, and then daily during the summertime. The water park drops back to weekend-only hours in the Fall. To view the complete list of Legoland water park hours, you may wish to see the Legoland hours of operation page of our site. We will not be listing the water park hours until it's actually open, so if you'd like to get a head start on your planning, you may use the Legoland.com website's PDF 2012 operating calendar.
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