Little Coloured Bricks

Legoland is a string of theme parks that promotes Lego bricks and Lego-inspired rides and facilities. Marketed as the theme park for young children, Legoland still offers a few thrilling rides including roller coasters to entertain its older clientele. Although the rides are not as dangerous, extreme or as scary as those in regular theme parks, Legoland is still a very popular tourist destination.

There are many different Legolands all around the globe but most of these theme parks are in Europe. According to the developer of the theme parks, Legoland Malaysia will open in two years’ time. The said theme park is said to attract 1.5 million visitors on its opening and this is something expected especially when it comes to Lego and since it is the first Legoland in the Southeast.

The oldest Legoland is located in the birthplace of the bricks itself –Billund, Denmark. The largest of the Legoland theme parks, Legoland Billun has 9 different worlds. This includes Duplo Land, LEGOREDO Town, ImaginationZone, Adventure Land, Pirate Land, Miniland, Lego City, Viking Land and Knights Kingdom. The park receives around 2 million visitors annually. It opened its doors 1968 to an excited population of Lego enthusiasts. During that time, those who had the money flew to Denmark just to experience the theme park.

Legoland California is nestled in picturesque North San Diego County. Much like the first Legoland, it is divided into 9 different sections. This theme park came 31 years after the first Legoland was built. It first opened its doors on March the 20^th, 1999.

About three years later, Legoland Deutschland opened. The theme park now has 7 divisions. Lego enthusiasts have to know however that an older Legoland was built in Germany and it was called Legoland Park from 1973 to 76. Today, this Sierksdorf park is known as Hansa-Park. Legoland Windsor, another Lego theme park opened in 1996 and now has 12 divisions in its 150 acre property.