| On a recent trip to San Diego with my five | | | | playing areas that were near many of the |
| year old daughter, I was in for a pleasant | | | | rides. It allowed the children to play with |
| surprise in the form of Legoland California. | | | | Legos while the parents waited in line. |
| I've known about the Legoland theme park for | | | | Anyone who has ever waited in line with their |
| a few years and, on a recommendation from a | | | | young child at Disneyland or Six Flags would |
| good friend of mine, decided to give the | | | | understand what a great idea this is. |
| place a try. What a good decision it was | | | | |
| because for any family with children under | | | | As mentioned before, Legoland offers many |
| the age of ten, a day at Legoland is | | | | great picture taking opportunities because |
| something that shouldn't be missed. I took | | | | the attractions are, for the most part, |
| more pictures of my daughter during our visit | | | | interesting and easy to approach up close. |
| to Legoland California than I did at | | | | One area of the park that is a must-visit is |
| Disneyland and The San Diego Wild Animal Park | | | | Miniland USA. It features Lego built models |
| combined. | | | | of famous structures such as the Washington |
| | | | Monument, the Statue of Liberty, the Golden |
| Legoland is divided into eight different | | | | Gate Bridge, and many others. The model of |
| areas, each with their own theme, featuring | | | | the White House even included a moving |
| rides and attractions that are on a Lego | | | | presidential motorcade that drives down a |
| scale. And when I say Lego scale, I mean | | | | replica of Pennsylvania Avenue. My |
| that almost everything in the park is made of | | | | daughter's favorite parts of Legoland were |
| those famous toy blocks that so many of us | | | | The Dragon rollercoaster and The Hideaways |
| played with growing up. The best way to | | | | play area which are both located in the |
| describe what to expect from a visit to | | | | Knight's Kingdom. As for myself, I couldn't |
| Legoland is to play a game of Lego Star Wars | | | | resist the temptation to test my aptitude as |
| with your child on your favorite video game | | | | a fireman at the Fun Town Fire Academy. This |
| system. The experience is something that | | | | attraction reminded me of the physical |
| kids will love with just enough fun left over | | | | challenges you see on today's reality shows. |
| for an adult. One of the main goals of a | | | | Of course, I did let my daughter help me |
| theme park, which Legoland achieves well, is | | | | drive the fire truck just a little bit. |
| to create attractions that parents and | | | | |
| children can enjoy together. | | | | Overall, our trip to Legoland California was |
| | | | a fun filled day of family togetherness. The |
| The main thing separating Legoland from most | | | | marketing of Legoland, although not far |
| other theme parks is that most of the | | | | reaching, is excellent because it accurately |
| attractions offer children a hands-on | | | | portrays the excitement to be had at the |
| experience. There were several times | | | | park. Legoland's employees were both |
| throughout our visit that I had to interrupt | | | | friendly and efficient, and the facilities, |
| what my daughter was doing in order to reach | | | | especially the bathroom areas, were clean. |
| our goal of seeing the entire park. Each | | | | Bring your wallet because Legoland is a bit |
| activity that she participated in could have | | | | pricey, but the wide variety of food is good |
| easily occupied our whole day if allowed to | | | | by theme park standards and there are plenty |
| do so. It's not hard to see why when your | | | | of gift shops to buy souvenirs and every type |
| child can play with thousands of Lego blocks, | | | | of Lego set you can imagine. The next time |
| shoot water cannons at pirate ships, dig for | | | | you and your family visit the San Diego area, |
| dinosaur fossils, drive Lego cars, and run | | | | don't forget to squeeze a trip to Legoland |
| around in large playground areas. The most | | | | California into your schedule, you won't be |
| unique feature of Legoland, which I found | | | | disappointed. |
| both interesting and clever, were the Lego | | | | |