This past Memorial Day weekend was a pretty big deal in Carlsbad.  It marked the grand opening of the world’s very first LEGO®-themed water park.  “No matter what we design, there are two toys that LEGO can never improve upon: the ball and water” LEGO founder Ole Kirk Christiansen once said.  Sorry, Ole – we’re pretty sure that LEGOLAND® Water Park just combined LEGO and water in a remarkable way.

The centerpiece of LEGOLAND Water Park is a 45-foot-tall tower designed to immerse children in the creative world of LEGO.  But there’s a lot more to keep (big and small) kids’ attention:

• Orange Rush: A family tube slide where up to four people can ride together down a 312-foot-long curving track on an 11-foot half pipe.
• Twin Chasers: Two side-by-side enclosed red tube slides that stretch nearly 130 feet and pour into a wading area below.
• Splash Out: An open body slide that invites you to slide 240 feet and “splash out” into the water below.
• Build-A-Raft River: A one-of-a-kind concept where kids can customize their own raft made of soft LEGO bricks before floating down a lazy river.
• DUPLO® Splash Safari: A water play area designed especially for toddlers with three small slides and interactive DUPLO characters.
• Kid Creek: A lazy river within DUPLO Splash Safari built with younger kids in mind.
• Joker Soaker: A fun, interactive platform in the wade pool where kids can aim water cannons at each other as a LEGO jester model “tells” jokes while 350 gallons of water pour down upon them.
• Imagination Station: Interactive,educational and imaginative fun! There are two interactive tables. On one, kids can build bridges, dams and cities out of DUPLO bricks and test them against the flow of water. On the other, they control the flow of water by creating patterns out of LEGO elements.  In another area, a musical water stand with a series of holes on top that squirt water allows kids to become conductors of their own water symphony as they cover holes creating new music notes.  How cool is that?

LEGOLAND Water Park is located at One Legoland Drive, Carlsbad.  For more information, visit LEGOLAND.com or call 760-918-5346.  And while you’re at it, don’t forget to stop by LEGOLAND California Park and SEA LIFE Aquarium Carlsbad, all at the LEGOLAND California Resort.

Want to know more?  Click here and follow Tare and his kids on a fun-filled day at LEGOLAND California.  Let them be your local tour guides.