This comes to light with the recent news that Legoland California shall open Lego's first waterpark in June as a $15 million dollar expansion on a 5.5 acre site, and shall cost the Legoland visitor an extra $10 charge ontop of the admission price.
The park shall include:
"A six-person raft ride launching from a 45-foot-tall Lego tower
A trio of single-rider slides
A “lazy river” featuring inner tubes with attachable foam Lego bricks
20 life-size Lego characters that squirt and splash passersby
A splash tower that periodically dumps hundreds of gallons of water
A pair of toddler water play areas with zoo animal and tugboat themes
A sandy beach wading area"
The article can be found HERE with a nice 'map' of the waterpark.
However, in news that is of more relevance to the British, Lego water park desginer Bill Vollbrecht has said some rather interesting statements.
"Legoland’s parent company, Merlin Entertainment, plans to add a water park to the new Legoland Malaysia park opening in 2012."
"If the California and Malaysia projects prove successful, Lego hopes to turn the concept into a global brand, adding water parks at Legoland theme parks in the Britain, Denmark and Germany."
"The existing water parks at Alton Towers and Gardaland might be rebranded with a Lego theme."
The source for this information can be found HERE.
I usually like to create these opening posts unbiased to generate discussion, but a water park in Windsor? Fantastic. Rebranding Cariba Creek? No way. That money could be spent adding more attractions, which Cariba Creek really does need and it would bring in more people anyway, as opposed to just rebranding it in an atempt to make it more popular. Merlin would not be in my good books if the branded Lego all over the waterpark. Leave it in Legoland for crying out loud.
The park shall include:
"A six-person raft ride launching from a 45-foot-tall Lego tower
A trio of single-rider slides
A “lazy river” featuring inner tubes with attachable foam Lego bricks
20 life-size Lego characters that squirt and splash passersby
A splash tower that periodically dumps hundreds of gallons of water
A pair of toddler water play areas with zoo animal and tugboat themes
A sandy beach wading area"
The article can be found HERE with a nice 'map' of the waterpark.
However, in news that is of more relevance to the British, Lego water park desginer Bill Vollbrecht has said some rather interesting statements.
"Legoland’s parent company, Merlin Entertainment, plans to add a water park to the new Legoland Malaysia park opening in 2012."
"If the California and Malaysia projects prove successful, Lego hopes to turn the concept into a global brand, adding water parks at Legoland theme parks in the Britain, Denmark and Germany."
"The existing water parks at Alton Towers and Gardaland might be rebranded with a Lego theme."
The source for this information can be found HERE.
I usually like to create these opening posts unbiased to generate discussion, but a water park in Windsor? Fantastic. Rebranding Cariba Creek? No way. That money could be spent adding more attractions, which Cariba Creek really does need and it would bring in more people anyway, as opposed to just rebranding it in an atempt to make it more popular. Merlin would not be in my good books if the branded Lego all over the waterpark. Leave it in Legoland for crying out loud.
