Friday, June 1, 2012

Legoland!




We went on our Legoland field trip this week and it was a lot of fun! S was in awe of all of the Lego creations. I'll admit they were pretty amazing! This was a perfect way to end out Lego Unit and I'm glad we went.


Before going on Coastersaurus
Jr. Driving School
 S really loved that he got to go on a bunch of rides. His favorites were the Dragon Coaster in the LEGO Kingdoms area, and the Coastersaurus in the Land of Adventure area. He loved the Jr Driving School because he got to drive a car around a mini track all by himself. He also liked watching all of the little things moving in Miniland USA.
Z was pretty limited for rides, as they are definitely strict on height requirements. I found that very disappointing since Z can ride things at Sea World and Disney that are on the same level as the Legoland rides. Needless to say, he was a very unhappy boy when he wasn't able to participate. He did enjoy DUPLO Village, Miniland USA, and the carousel in Fun Town though so it wasn't a completely bad day for him.

They're the same size!
DUPLO Village is a couple playgrounds for the little kids to play in so it was a good spot for Z to get out any energy he had from not being able to do much else. Miniland USA was probably one of my favorite areas just because there was so much to see. The buildings, ships, people, cars, and everything for the different areas were great, and there were buttons randomly placed around the areas that could make different things happen. The boys both loved the pirate ships the best, and S really liked the Daytona race track. One other place we all loved was Cypress Gardens. I love that Legoland kept some of the Gardens when they built everything. Banyan trees are just so amazing!
Banyan tree planted in 1939!

I will say though, that we won't be going back until both boys are older, and I won't go again without another adult present. Many of the rides are not friendly to parents who are outnumbered by their children, especially if those children are under the height required to be able to ride alone. When there was a ride that S wanted to go on but Z couldn't I had to rely on some friends (who were absolutely wonderful!) to either watch Z while I went on with S or to go with S in my place. Also, most of the rides are 2 seaters so that was a tad annoying when figuring out what we could and could not go on. It just wasn't as little kid friendly as I had hoped it would be so it looks like we'll be sticking to Sea World and Disney for a while. Not that I mind that, of course! One other thing that our group noticed was that there weren't that many indoor eateries, which would have been wonderful on a hot day. We chose the place that sold panini, which were very good, and it was nice to sit in the shade but AC would have been lovely after all the walking around we did!

Chillin'
Roar!

Overall, the park was great but definitely geared more toward children who are at least 4 and up (or a tall 3). S had nothing but great things to say about our field trip because everything was made of Legos, and I'm very glad he enjoyed the day.

Here is the link to LEGOLAND Florida if anyone is interested in visiting.

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