Legoland California - Carlsbad Themepark

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Part 3- the last part! Looking at my show schedule, I realized that it was almost time for the last showing of The Big Test-featuring a bunch of "volunteer firefighters" trying to pass their test to get on the squad. Hilariously entertaining, they were actually able to throw in a few firesafety tips while having us in stitches over their bumbling stumbling attempts to put out a fire, and in the process managed to spray most of the audience with the hose (while the guy holding it was trying not to fall off the top of the ladder), blow up their fire engine, and drill in their chant of, "You put the wet stuff on the hot stuff." And one cast member gave a whole new meaning to, "Hey Verrrnnnnnn!!!!!!" Huge marks for a very entertaining show that the cast was very much into themselves. Taking a little time to meander after the show and enjoy some of the sites, we slowly made our way back over to Castle Hill and allowed the kids to run around for a bit in The Hideaways-a giant play area with wood forts, rope climbs, bridges, slides, etc. After letting them ... Sir Willow, a user of database.thrillnetwork.com. Read full review on ThrillNetwork.com

The were getting a little warm at this point, so we moved accross the walk to the Aquazone Wave Racers. The best way to describe this is to let you see a picture about 2/3rds of the way down on this page: http://www.themeparkreview.com/cali2001/lego/lego1.htm Riding with Joseph steering, we quickly learned that if you turned in near the dock, then quickly turned your boat out you could get a really fun whipping action, and that made for quite a fun ride-especially when dodging around the people shooting the water cannons at you! It was here, however, that my wife had her one complaint with the park. The op wasn't very clear in his microphone and she didn't realize that she had to stay standing behind our daughter in the boat. So at one point they started to change positions and got yelled at to move back. Probably not a big deal, but they really weren't situated as a result when the ride ended, and since they were all the way out when it came to a stop, it brought their car in a bit hard and gave her a good thump on the hip. So when you ride, make sure that you keep the kid in front and when you notice the ride ending steer your boat in towards the dock to lessen the impact when it comes to a stop. We had managed to do all of this by noon, and we were getting hungry, so we checked in at the nearby Upper Deck Sports Cafe. Finding a wait of 20 minutes for a table, we put our name on the list, then took the time to enjoy the new Bionicle Blaster accross the walkway. In essence, it's a Lego version of the teacups, except its far more difficult to turn and get spinning. In this I almost felt that the "kid friendly" was a bit much as a couple of kids riding would never get it to spin at all, and I was only getting a bit of spin working as hard as I could with ... Sir Willow, a user of database.thrillnetwork.com. Read full review on ThrillNetwork.com

From July 17, 2003 Introduction: Legoland is a park that my kids have been wanting desparately to go to ever since they first heard about it 3 years ago, possibly even more than Disneyland in some respects. So to finally get an opportunity to go was a wonderful opportunity for them. But they also help me to point out one thing-Legoland is a park built for kids, hence it doesn't contain the same kinds of major thrills that a Six Flags or Cedar Fair park would. So if you're looking for that, you might as well stop reading now and forget visiting. You're not going to find them there. However, if you want one of the best places to go with a family including kids, then keep reading. The Place: Legoland, CA The People: me, my wife Margaret, and our kids, Amber and Joseph The Weather: comfortable. It got a bit warm during the day, but wasn't hot by any means. The Crowds: light to moderate. Waits weren't bad at all. After driving through what felt like a couple of business parks, we made a turn onto Legoland Drive and found ourselves at the park gates at around 9:15 or so, only to find the gates closing the road into the parking lot still. Around 10 minutes after we arrived, security came, opened up the gate to the lot and we were able to drive up to the toll booths, where we were able to wait some more while they prepared to open the booths. All along the drive in were letters on the side of the road, one at a time, spelling out Legoland, Welcome. And all were made entirely of Lego Bricks- a good hint of what was to come. They finally opened up the toolbooths, with all the attendants coming out at once like a military drill team to remove the cones keeping us at bay, and all with big smiles on as they happily took our parking fees and let us start the drive around, in, and through the rather large parking area, until we were finally able to park at what seemed to be just yards ... Sir Willow, a user of database.thrillnetwork.com. Read full review on ThrillNetwork.com