THE LEGOLAND® WINDSOR RESORT

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CONTENTS

NEW FOR 2016 3

• "The LEGO® Movie™ 4D A New Adventure"

• Gigantic new LEGO® Death Star for LEGO Star Wars™ Miniland Model Display

The LEGO Movie Gang Are Back – The LEGO Movie 4D A New Adventure Now Showing 6

Giant new LEGO Death Star Finale for the LEGO Star Wars Miniland Model Display 8

Awesome Awaits – The LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort Rides & Attractions 9

The LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort Hotel 12

• Bricktistics

Background guide to the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort 16

LEGOLAND Parks and History 21

Channel the Force in the LEGO® Star Wars™ Miniland Model Display 23

Step into the world of the LEGO® Friends in Heartlake City 26

Set Sail to Pirate Shores 27

Splash & Play in DUPLO® Valley 29

All Aboard Atlantis Submarine Voyage– a LEGO® world first 31

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NEW FOR 2016 AT THE LEGOLAND® WINDSOR RESORT

“THE LEGO® MOVIE™ 4D A NEW ADVENTURE”

In its 20th birthday year, guests to the LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort in 2016 should be prepared for

some seriously awesome film fun with the opening of an ALL NEW 4D cinema presentation.

"The LEGO® Movie™ 4D A New Adventure" reunites characters from “The LEGO® Movie™” from

Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures and The LEGO® Group, and also brings together

some of the original voices. Written by Adam Pava (writer of “The Boxtrolls”) and co-written and

directed by Rob Schrab (director of the sequel to “The LEGO Movie," debuting in May of 2018), it

features a whole new plot - and mixed with amazing 4D effects, promises a uniquely imaginative

interactive guest experience.

“The LEGO Movie 4D A New Adventure” follows a new journey for Emmet, Wyldstyle, Unikitty, Benny

and MetalBeard after they receive a mysterious invitation leading them to a new theme park. But

not all is as it seems as the heroes are once again thrust into the middle of an evil secret plot, only

this time, it will be up to the audience to use their Master Builder skills to help save them. Using

elements such as wind, water, smoke and special lighting effects, the larger-than-life experience

takes the film’s main characters, Emmet and Wyldstyle, and their friends on another awesome

adventure. And watch out for the introduction of a totally new character too as Risky Business joins

the cast.

GIGANTIC NEW LEGO® DEATH STAR FOR STAR WARS™ MINILAND MODEL DISPLAY

One of the most impressive LEGO Star Wars™ models created for the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort

was revealed in March when a 500,000 brick LEGO Star Wars™ recreation of Darth Vader’s ultimate

super weapon, The Death Star, became the centre piece of an epic new finale at the hugely

popular LEGO Star Wars™ Miniland Model Display. The new 2.4 metre wide, 3 metre high Death Star

is the focal point for a thrilling, engaging scene depicting the Rebel Alliance attack on the moon

sized space station in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. As well as the gargantuan 860kg

spherical Death Star model, the scene also features 16 Alliance ships swooping to destroy it with

sound and light effects triggered by guests.

The new scene provides a thrilling finale to the LEGO Star Wars™ Miniland Model Display which

opened in 2012 and brings to life seven iconic Star Wars™ scenes featuring 1,500 separate models

made from 1.5 million bricks in themed settings with special effects.

PLUS A WHOLE RESORT OF LEGO® THEMED ADVENTURE FROM LEGO FRIENDS TO LEGO CITY

2016 marks twenty years since the LEGOLAND theme park first opened its doors. Back then it was a

little bit smaller with only 25million LEGO bricks; today it boasts more than 80 million LEGO bricks

and hundreds of models across the Resort and with more than 55 rides and attractions there's

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plenty to keep families with children aged 2 -12 entertained. For LEGO Friends fans there’s the

whole world of Heartlake City to explore, like Mia’s Riding Adventure, an exciting equestrian

adventure ride. For LEGO City fans the famous LEGO City Driving School is bigger and better than

ever or take a boat ride around Coastguard HQ before joining the Fire Academy. Pirate Shores -

featuring Castaway Camp and the Pirate Falls Treasure Quest ride - and the splash-tastic DUPLO®

Valley with Drench Towers and Splash Safari are not to be missed. Plus, journey through the oceans

on Atlantis Submarine Voyage; submerging guests into an aquatic world of awesome sea creatures

in bright yellow submarines. And don’t forget to soar through the air on the Dragon rollercoaster (or

the Dragon's Apprentice for littler ones) and marvel at some of the world's most famous landscapes

in miniature in the Resort's famous Miniland.

AND A 150 ROOM LEGO® THEMED HOTEL FOR A LEGOLAND SHORTBREAK

With so much to do at the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort those who opt for a short break can stay at

the unique themed Resort Hotel located right on the edge of the park. Stay in a LEGO Friends,

Pirates, Adventure or Kingdom Room jam packed with fun features and separate sleeping areas for

children and adults. The Hotel is brimming with LEGO surprises, including the splash-tastic LEGO

Pirates Splash Pool, full evening entertainment programme and even LEGO chips in Bricks Family

Restaurant. Room packages are available from £314 in low season including two full days in the

Park and breakfast at the Bricks Family Restaurant. Call 0844 844 8099 or check

www.legoland.co.uk for full details.

Look out for further updates throughout the year on LEGOLAND Windsor Resort's social media

channels for special 20th anniversary activity.

PRICES AND OPENING

PARK

The Park is open from Friday 11 March until Saturday 5 November 2016 (closed on selected

midweek days in March, April, May, September, October and November).

Tickets from £37 when booked online 7+ days in advance

Under 3s get free entry

Discounts available when booking online, seven days in advance

Advance booking recommended. Book at www.legoland.co.uk

HOTEL

Opened Saturday 17 March 2012

Themed family rooms (2 adults/ 2 children) available from £314 in low season (not including LEGO

Friends rooms)

Premium LEGO Friends packages (2 adults/ 2 children) from £404 in low season

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Hotel price includes breakfast and Park tickets for two days plus early bird access to selected

rides in the Park

Note: special rates available for LEGOLAND Annual Pass Holders and Merlin Annual Pass Holders

Book on www.legoland.co.uk/hotel/shortbreak or call 0845 373 2640

TRAVEL

• Nearest tube/rail: Windsor & Eton or Slough

• On site car parking from £5 per day

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THE LEGO® MOVIE™ GANG ARE BACK!

“THE LEGO® MOVIE™ 4D A NEW ADVENTURE”

NOW SHOWING AT THE LEGOLAND® WINDSOR RESORT

Fans of The LEGO® Movie™ can now get a fresh fix of their favourite heroes at the

LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort. "The LEGO® Movie™ 4D A New Adventure” an ALL NEW 4D

ATTRACTION now showing at the Resort, reunites the characters from the original movie (from

Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures and The LEGO® Group) and brings together some

of the original voices. The new attraction also features an entirely new plot and mixed with amazing

4D effects, promises a uniquely imaginative interactive experience.

The riotous, action-packed plot sees Emmet, Wyldstyle, Unikitty, Benny and MetalBeard receive a

mysterious invitation leading them to a new theme park, bearing a suspicious resemblance to

LEGOLAND®. But all is not as it seems as the heroes are once again thrust into the middle of an

evil secret plot masterminded by a totally new character, the scheming Risky Business. The larger-

than-life experience will sweep the audience right into the action as the gang hurtle through a fast

paced adventure featuring some very special theme park attractions, from Unikitty’s cute and

colourful ‘Wainbow Wubble World’ to Wyldstyle’s ‘Super Cycle Mega Ride’ and MetalBeard’s ‘Pirate

Plunder Danger Cave’. It’s up to Emmet and Wyldstyle, enlisting the Master Builder skills of the

audience, to try and save the day.

Fans will love the chance to immerse themselves in The LEGO Movie™ world in a totally new way

with 4D elements such as wind, water, smoke and special lighting effects bringing the story to life.

“The LEGO® Movie™ 4D A New Adventure” is open now at the LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort and

LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre Manchester.

SHORT FILM FACTS

"The LEGO® Movie™ 4D A New Adventure” is an all new 4D short film featuring the characters

from the original blockbuster film The LEGO® Movie (from Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow

Pictures and The LEGO® Group) in an entirely new story. Developed in collaboration with

LEGOLAND owner Merlin Entertainments Group and Warner Bros. Consumer Products, the

attraction was created by Los Angeles-based Pure Imagination Studios with input from Phil Lord

and Christopher Miller, the talented writer-directors who brought “The LEGO® Movie™” to life, along

with producer Dan Lin.

• Nearly 200 artists and technicians produced the cutting-edge 3D computer

animation at Pure Imagination Studios in Los Angeles

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• The unique “built with LEGO®” look is achieved with a virtual building programme

that is then put into 3D software and every element seen on the screen is used in

actual LEGO toy making

• Towering pirate MetalBeard is made of over 216 LEGO® bricks, Unikitty a mere 14,

Wyldstyle 5, and only 4 bricks are used to create each Emmet and Risky Business

• Under the watchful eyes of the writer-director team behind The LEGO® Movie™ the

animation team took approximately 16 months to create the 12 ½ minutes of

animation for The LEGO® Movie™ 4D A New Adventure”

• Uniting the original headliners, Emmet, Wyldstyle, MetalBeard, Unikitty and Benny

the new short film introduces brand new villain Risky Business

• The team used the original Emmet and Wyldstyle models from "The LEGO® Movie™

to recreate the look of the characters and had access to a wealth of assets from

the original film

• Directed and co-written by Rob Schrab, director of the upcoming "The LEGO®

Movie™ sequel, the 4D short film puts the original heroes at the heart of a new

adventure set in a LEGO theme park

• At the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort an amazing 36 4D effects are programmed to

perfectly synchronise with the action on screen. As the story unfolds guests can

expect to experience water, wind, smoke, snow and exclusively at LEGOLAND

Windsor - fire.

• The movie is showing at the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort from 11 March 2016.

CREDITS:

Written by: Adam Pava (“The Boxtrolls”) and Rob Schrab (“The Sarah Silverman Program”) Edited by: Michael D. Black Music by: Eric Wurst & David Wurst Creative Consultants: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Dan Lin (“The LEGO® Movie™”) Executive Producers: Jill Wilfert, Keith Malone – LEGO Systems AS Paul Harvey, Heather Moyer – Merlin Entertainments Produced by: Joshua Wexler and Leslie Barker Pure Imagination Studios, in collaboration with Warner Bros. Consumer Products Directed by: Rob Schrab

Cast Wyldstyle: Elizabeth Banks (“The Hunger Games,” “Pitch Perfect 2”) MetalBeard: Nick Offerman (“Parks and Recreation,” “Fargo”) Unikitty: Alison Brie (“Mad Men,” “Community”) Benny: Charlie Day (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “Horrible Bosses”) Risky Business: Patton Oswalt (“The King of Queens,” “Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus

Comedy Equals Time”) Emmet: A.J. LoCascio (veteran voice actor)

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GIGANTIC NEW LEGO® DEATH STAR FINALE FOR

LEGO® STAR WARS™ MINILAND MODEL DISPLAY

This year one of the most impressive and biggest models ever created for the LEGOLAND®

Windsor Resort - a 500,000 brick LEGO® Star Wars™ recreation of Darth Vader’s ultimate super

weapon, The Death Star – is the centre piece of an epic new finale at the hugely popular LEGO®

Star Wars™ Miniland Model Display. The massive new 2.4 metre wide, 3 metre high Death Star will

be the focal point for a thrilling, engaging scene depicting the Rebel Alliance attack on the moon

sized space station in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.

The dramatic scene conjures up the fateful Battle of Yavin and as well as the gargantuan 860kg

spherical Death Star model, featuring 16 Alliance ships swooping in with Luke Skywalker’s X-wing

Starfighter poised to shoot its proton torpedoes into the super weapon’s reactor core. Guests can

feel the Force too, joining in the action by triggering sound and light effects to bring the battle to

life.

In total the ambitious new scene comprises 651,086 individual LEGO bricks and will take a team of

15 Model Makers three months to build and install. It provides a thrilling finale to the LEGO® Star

Wars™ Miniland Model Display which brings to life seven iconic Star Wars™ scenes from the

Millennium Falcon rising over the desert planet Tatooine (with the Cantina band playing), to Imperial

AT-ATs on the icy planet Hoth and Ewoks in their forest home of Endor. The entire Miniland Model

Display features more than 1,500 separate models made from over two million bricks, with each

scene intricately themed with special effects.

The new Death Star finale opened on 11 March and special Star Wars™ event days will run on May

Bank Holiday Weekend.

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THE LEGOLAND® WINDSOR RESORT RIDES & ATTRACTIONS

AWESOME AWAITS

The LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort is the ideal destination for families with children aged 2-12. With

over 55 rides, live shows and attractions including the world famous Miniland, plus building

workshops, driving schools and the unique LEGOLAND Windsor Resort Hotel. Plus new for 2016-

”The LEGO® Movie™ 4D A New Adventure” premiering in March and a gigantic new LEGO® Death

Star finale for the LEGO Star Wars™ Miniland Model Display- awesome awaits at the LEGOLAND

Windsor Resort.

THE IMAGINATION CENTRE

Stop by The LEGO 4D Movie Theatre to see the brand new “The LEGO® Movie™ 4D A New

Adventure” – showing only at LEGOLAND Resort and Discovery Centre worldwide. Using elements

such as wind, water, smoke and special lighting effects, the 12.5 minute short film follows a new

journey for Emmet, Wyldstyle, Unikitty, Benny and MetalBeard after they receive a mysterious

invitation leading them to a new theme park.

In the Imagination Centre you’ll also find LEGO building, the Ninjago Training Academy and the

Xbox® Gaming Zone. Plus you can scale the incredible Space Tower to check out an alien space

ship or take a leisurely monorail trip high above Miniland on Sky Rider.

The Imagination Centre is also home to the Resort’s Education workshops. Visit

http://www.legoland.co.uk/Plan/education/Workshops/ for more information on school trips.

LEGO® STAR WARS™ MINILAND MODEL DISPLAY

This year a 500,000 brick LEGO Star Wars™ recreation of Darth Vader’s ultimate super weapon, The

Death Star, becomes the centre piece of an epic new finale at the hugely popular LEGO Star

Wars™ Miniland Model Display. The new 2.4 metre wide, 3 metre high Death Star is the focal point

for a thrilling, engaging scene depicting the Rebel Alliance attack on the moon sized space station

in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. As well as the gargantuan 860kg spherical Death Star model,

the scene also features 16 Alliance ships swooping to destroy it with sound and light effects

triggered by guests.

The new scene provides a thrilling finale to the LEGO Star Wars™ Miniland Model Display which

opened in 2012 and brings to life seven iconic Star Wars™ scenes featuring 1,500 separate models

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made from 1.5 million bricks in themed settings with special effects. The model was installed for the

Resort’s opening on 11 March and special Star Wars™ event days will run on May Bank Holiday

Weekend.

LEGO® CITY

Make a beeline for the LEGO® City Driving School where 6-13 year olds take to the streets in

electric Fiat LEGO cars. Showing off their best motoring skills they will have to negotiate traffic and

obey some simple rules of the road to earn their very first LEGOLAND Driving License. For smaller

ones there’s L-Drivers and everyone will love taking to the water in Coastguard HQ. Take a flight in

a mock hot air balloon in Balloon School or head over to Fire Academy and help pump the cannons

and put out a raging fire.

HEARTLAKE CITY

Step into the LEGO® Friends world of Mia, Andrea, Stephanie, Emma and Olivia. Featuring a mix of

character meet and greets, a live action music show starring all five friends (showing May-August),

a Heartlake City Mall themed area and new attractions. Heartlake City is also home to the infamous

Pirates of Skeleton Bay Stunt Show. Check show times daily on the website and the show time

boards and arrive twenty minutes early to get the best seats for this high octane, fun fuelled

entertainment with plenty of thrills, spills and water based action. In Heartlake City you’ll also find

the station for the Heartlake City Express, a train ride through a Safari landscape populated by

hundreds of LEGO safari animals.

PIRATE SHORES

Join Captain Good Brick on a quest to discover Captain Black Heart's hidden treasure on the Pirate

Falls Treasure Quest log flume ride. NB: waterproofs are recommended for even the most

adventurous deckhands! Daring buccaneers can act out pirate legends on the high ropes, nets and

slides of Castaway Camp. Test your sea legs and head for heights on the Jolly Rocker Pirate Ship

ride, pan for gold and discover a whole host of Pirate themed LEGO models.

DUPLO® VALLEY

A pre-school paradise of imaginative fun and play, this exciting water play area brings to life the

colourful pre-school building toy range - DUPLO - with its popular characters, animals and vehicles

and features a mix of toddler friendly rides, creative wet play areas and spectacular water features.

MINILAND

A miniature LEGO world where no detail is too small to be captured, Miniland recreates famous

international landmarks in 40 million LEGO bricks - from the major sites of London to the Angel of

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the North, the Canals of the Netherlands to the Presidents of Mount Rushmore. A range of

animated features bring Miniland to life, from the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace to

trains, planes and boats. A complex system of 14 computers using 300kms of underground cabling

keeps everything moving. In 2014, Paris was brought to life in miniature featuring staggering

recreations of the city’s most iconic landmarks - including the Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe and a 4

metre high replica of the Eiffel Tower.

MINILAND FACTS

• There are 34 LEGO pieces in an average Miniland figure.

• The largest model in Miniland is the Canary Wharf Tower which is 5.2 metres.

• The smallest models are the pigeons in London’s Trafalgar Square which contain just 5

LEGO bricks each.

KINGDOM OF THE PHARAOHS

Watched over by a giant 6m tall LEGO Pharaoh created from 200,000 LEGO bricks, this Kingdom is

one of pure fun and excitement. Join LEGO hero, Johnny Thunder, on a dramatic interactive dark

ride in Laser Raiders where brave adventurers have to battle it out with the bad-guys to make it

through to the other side, gaining points as they knock out moving targets. Then take the drop on

the Scarab Bouncers ride, rise through the air on Aero Nomad and gallop and soar through the

desert on Thunder Blazer and Desert Chase.

KNIGHTS’ KINGDOM

Dominated by the gigantic Knights’ Castle, this LEGO Kingdom is a land of daring and fantasy.

Only the bravest will take on The Dragon – a thrilling ride of twists and turns, travelling through the

depths of the castle, past animated LEGO models including a giant red dragon before flying

through the treetops. For littler knights there’s the Dragon’s Apprentice – a mini rollercoaster with

maximum thrills and spills – and Knights’ Quest is sure to put heads in a spin with its high speed

rotations.

LAND OF THE VIKINGS

Vikings’ River Splash is an action packed family voyage through uncharted waters where Viking

rafts whisk rapidly downstream on a fast paced adventure. You’ll journey through a magical LEGO

Viking world as your raft speeds along the raging river encountering hidden dangers from sea

serpents to secret waterfalls. Once back on dry land you can unravel the mysteries of Loki’s

Labyrinth, a themed hedge maze full of false turns and surprises, or dodge the giant LEGO Spider

on the Spinning Spider ride before taking a swinging voyage on the Longboat Invader.

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ADVENTURE LAND

All aboard for the ultimate underwater adventure as you climb aboard a yellow submarine on the

world first submerged underwater ride, Atlantis Submarine Voyage. The submarines submerge

below the surface and giant viewing windows enable passengers to come face to fin with over

2,500 amazing marine creatures – from mesmerising Cownose Rays to awesome Zebra and Nurse

Sharks, swimming in a unique LEGO landscape featuring nearly 100 stunning models. For more

water action Adventure Land is where you’ll find the S.Q.U.I.D. Surfer, where you will have to be

quick to dodge the water jets!

THE LEGOLAND® WINDSOR RESORT HOTEL

With so much to do and see at the LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort it’s hard to pack it all in to one day

and with packages available at the 150 room LEGOLAND Hotel families can spread the fun over two

days. Situated in a beautiful lake side location overlooking the Resort, guests can stay in one of

four themed bedrooms – Pirate, Kingdom, Adventure or LEGO® Friends – all with interactive

elements to keep children mesmerized. Beyond the bedrooms, the colour, fun and interactivity of

LEGO is stamped throughout, from the playful entrance features through to the Bricks Family

Restaurant, Skyline Bar and outdoor lakeside seating area. Stunning play spaces, including a LEGO

Pirates themed splash pool, will inspire little imaginations along with children’s entertainment and

movies available on demand.

HOTEL OPENING TIMES

The LEGOLAND Windsor Resort Hotel is open all year round (closed Christmas Day and Boxing

Day).

FROM THE OUTSIDE IN

The hotel is situated on a beautiful landscaped lakeside area, right on the edge of the LEGOLAND

Windsor Resort. The bright, playful exterior is an indicator of what is to come inside with bright

LEGO blues, reds and yellows, flags flying from the roof and a giant clock tower inhabited by a

massive 6 metre smoke-breathing LEGO dragon who welcomes guests outside the main entrance.

Once inside guests will be amazed by another dramatic LEGO model - a remarkable floor to ceiling

rotating LEGO toy box. Exploding out of the base are all sorts of LEGO models from footballs to

emergency vehicles. At child’s level, sensors allow smaller guests to activate noises. At the top of

the mobile giant models reflecting key attractions on the park are suspended and include a yellow

submarine (Atlantis Submarine Voyage) and flying pirate ship (The Jolly Rocker). Watch out too for

the astonishing reception area where you’ll be mesmerised by a wall made entirely of over 6,000

tiny LEGO Minifigures.

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SWEET LEGO DREAMS

LEGO themed lifts and corridors lead you to the bedrooms, where the iconic theming really kicks in

– from the wallpaper to the carpets, even the door numbers and Do Not Disturb signs. On entering

the room, a special code can be found hidden in the carpets and room features that will open a

safe containing a free LEGO gift. Whether you choose a LEGO Friends, Pirates, Kingdom or

Adventure bedroom there are surprises in every corner – from a monkey guarding the treasure

chest to themed LEGO wallpaper. The fun doesn’t stop where mum and dad sleep either, they’ll be

sleeping in their own themed bed surrounded by LEGO surprises - and kids have their own

separate sleeping area where they can play or watch TV and dream of exploring the park.

After time in the park, the LEGO Pirates themed splash pool will inspire little imaginations with its

impressive wall mural depicting a Caribbean beach scene and LEGO pirate ship. Watch out for the

overflowing buckets of water overhead, water slides and the chance to get mum and dad wet with

the shooting water cannons.

FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD

Even in the restaurant the fun continues, as 29 child-sized LEGO model chefs have gone mad and

taken over dinner time. Spot one trapped in a giant jelly; see another caught up in the exploding

spaghetti machine and look through the wall to spy on the mayhem in the kitchen itself. High

quality, child friendly and tasty food is on offer and the kids can help themselves to their own buffet

with simple, fun food – including a Wok Bar, Rotisserie, and every child’s dream – an Ice Cream

machine.

AND WIND DOWN TIME

After dinner parents can head to the beautiful Skyline Bar, complete with a Manhattan type skyline

scene and spot the LEGO Minifigures at work and play while the kids enjoy the magical stage and

play area where they can climb a castle turret - complete with LEGO princess and noisy ogre. The

play area transforms into a LEGO City backdrop with a LEGO builder working in his cab while an

escaped LEGO pirate dangles from the ceiling. Or simply sit and play with LEGO bricks and make

new friends in the playrooms. On selected evenings, little ones can bop away with Ollie the Dragon

and friends as they entertain the mini crowd with their interactive disco shows. While in summer

families can enjoy the stunning outdoor lakeside seating area overlooking the Resort.

The whole hotel, with its premium facilities and LEGO inspired twists, is situated in a tranquil,

convenient location right on the edge of the Resort. The colour, playful fun and interactivity of

LEGO fills the hotel from the fun-filled reception entrance to the themed bedrooms, restaurant,

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splash pool and countless LEGO play pits throughout the hotel. Check www.legoland.co.uk for full

details.

CORPORATE EVENTS

Bricks mean business at the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort Hotel & Conference Centre, offering stylish

event and conference facilities - perfect for business. With its discrete LEGO touches and exclusive

executive lounge and bar areas, the corporate side of the hotel has been designed for those

guests who love a more adult take on LEGO. The conference suite has its own kitchen and

business staff - the perfect place for playful workaholics. For more details visit

http://www.legoland.co.uk/hotel/corporate/

HOTEL BOOKING DETAILS

• Themed family rooms (2 adults/ 2 children) available from £314 in low season (not including

LEGO Friends rooms)

• Premium LEGO Friends packages (2 adults/ 2 children) from £404 in low season

• Hotel price includes breakfast and Park tickets for two days plus early bird access to selected

rides in the Park

• Note: special rates available for LEGOLAND Annual Pass Holders and Merlin Annual Pass

Holders

• For VIP packages contact vip@legoland.co.uk

Book on www.legoland.co.uk/hotel/ or call 0845 373 2640

THE LEGOLAND® WINDSOR RESORT HOTEL BRICKTISTICS

An unforgettable LEGO® adventure awaits families at the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort Hotel, where

LEGO comes to life. Packed full of fun family friendly features it is a hotel like no other…

• It took a team of 45 skilled LEGO model makers from across Europe months to create the

hotel’s 1,600 LEGO models.

• Over 15 million individual LEGO bricks worth more than £375,000 were used to create the

models, bringing the total number of bricks on the Resort to 80 million.

• Almost 2 million LEGO shaped chips have been eaten since the hotel launched.

• Each model is individually made by hand and every one of the 150 themed bedrooms

feature a range of them – from life sized parrots and monkeys to spiders and scorpions.

• The rooms have been created around four themes – Pirates, Kingdom, Adventure and new

LEGO Friends – with the design immersing guests in their selected LEGO world.

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• Every room contains a safe and children are invited to crack the code by solving hidden

clues; then break it open for the hidden LEGO loot.

• Each bedroom has a separate sleeping area for children packed full of fun stuff to keep

them amused – including, of course, LEGO to fuel their imaginations.

• The reception area features an entire wall made from over 6,000 5cm tall Minifigures.

• The restaurant area is populated by 29 child-size LEGO characters and a 2m “exploding”

spaghetti machine.

• Guests are greeted in the entrance lobby by a spectacular, 4m high, exploding toy box

mobile comprising 26 separate models representing different areas of the LEGOLAND

Resort.

• The biggest individual model is a 100 kg, 6m tall smoke breathing dragon with a 6m wing

span, perched in a tower outside the entrance.

• The smallest individual model is a tiny 7cm ladybird.

• Red is the most frequently used LEGO brick and grey the least.

• The central play area features a giant princess tower, 6m high LEGO® city crane and

massive castle drawbridge complete with guardian ogre

• A giant Jolly Roger flag attached to a ship sized mast flies high over the centre of the

colourful Pirates themed splash pool

• And there are plenty of hidden surprises too – look out for the giant (and very noisy)

whoopee cushion imbedded into the carpet, singing taps and even LEGO brick shaped

chips in the restaurant

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THE LEGOLAND® WINDSOR RESORT BACKGROUND GUIDE

The LEGOLAND Windsor Resort opened in 1996 and is located on the former site of the Windsor

Safari Park. Find us on Facebook at Official LEGOLAND Windsor, Twitter @LEGOLANDWindsor,

Instagram @LEGOLANDWindsor, Periscope @LEGOLANDWindsor, or by searching ‘LEGOLAND

Windsor Resort’ on Pinterest.

DIRECTIONS

The LEGOLAND Windsor Resort is located at:

Winkfield Road

Windsor

Berkshire

SL4 4AY

Telephone: 0871 222 2001 - www.LEGOLAND.co.uk

By Road: Situated on the B3022 Windsor/Ascot road, the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort is clearly

signposted from Junction 3 of the M3, Junction 6 of the M4 and Junction 13 of the M25.

By Rail: Shuttle bus services operate from both Windsor & Eton Riverside station and Windsor

Central station. Money-saving rail travel and admission combination tickets are available from most

Southwest Trains stations.

By Eurostar: With services from Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Cologne, Lille and Calais, Eurostar

offers good connections to Windsor via St. Pancras.

By Air: London Heathrow airport is just 12 miles away via the M4. Gatwick airport is 45 miles away

via the M25 - about an hour's drive, depending on traffic levels and the time of day.

OPENING TIMES

The LEGOLAND Windsor Resort is open from Friday 11 March to Saturday 5 November 2015. During

peak season the park is open seven days a week from 10am to 6pm and 7pm in the summer

holidays. During off peak dates the park is open from 10am to 5pm and closed on selected

midweek days. For full opening times visit www.LEGOLAND.co.uk/plan/times

TICKET PRICING

Tickets from £37 when booked 7+ days in advance

LEGOLAND Premium Annual Pass from £100

Merlin Annual Pass from £169

Entrance is FREE for children under three years old. See www.LEGOLAND.co.uk/ticket for more

details.

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GROUP PRICING

Special prices apply to groups of seven or more people visiting the LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort

on the same day. For further information call the enquiries team on 0871 4232 270.

ANNUAL PASS

Annual Passes are designed to give you great value for money and are cheaper than visiting three

times. Prices start from £76.50 for a LEGOLAND Annual Pass and offer a host of fantastic benefits.

Annual Pass holders can obtain up to 10% off inside the park’s shops and 20% in the restaurants;

entry to the Resort Park with no exclusion dates and exclusive Annual Pass collector bricks. Annual

Passholders can also claim an exclusive discount for bookings at the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort

Hotel. Guests can also upgrade their day ticket to a LEGOLAND Annual Pass from just £41.20

MERLIN ANNUAL PASS

The Merlin Annual Pass offers the ultimate attraction experience as holders are able to gain entry to

all 31 Merlin attractions in the UK for 12 months. Attractions include the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort,

Chessington World of Adventures Resort, THORPE PARK Resort, Alton Towers Resort, Madame

Tussauds London and Blackpool, Coca Cola London Eye, SEA LIFE London Aquarium, The

Dungeons, SEA LIFE Centres, Warwick Castle and Seal Sanctuaries. There are three types of pass

available. The Merlin Annual Pass comes with many Passholder Perks such as discounted short

breaks at the Alton Towers Resort Hotels and LEGOLAND Holidays, up to 20% off eating and

shopping at the attractions and invitations to special events. For more information visit

www.merlinannualpass.co.uk

DISCOUNTS & PROMOTIONS

Online ticket offers are available via www.LEGOLAND.co.uk to guests who are able to be flexible

with the day of their visit and size of their group. On many dates throughout the season LEGOLAND

tickets can have considerable online discounts. Alternatively guests receive a discount on day

tickets if purchased online using the Print@Home booking system prior to their visit. Promotional

offers also run throughout the year with numerous promotional partners.

LEGOLAND HOTEL & HOLIDAYS

Families can turn their visit into an unforgettable adventure by booking a short break with

LEGOLAND Holidays. Exclusive offers can be found throughout the season by visiting

www.LEGOLANDHolidays.co.uk. There’s the choice of staying at the unique LEGOLAND Hotel

overlooking the Resort or at one of over 25 local, family-friendly hotels located nearby. Alternatively

families can opt to stay in exclusive self catering apartments for up to eight people, offering great

value for larger families or groups.

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SHOPS

The LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort is home to the biggest selection of LEGO® products in the UK

with retail outlets that include a LEGO® Star Wars™ Store. The LEGO Big Shop, our largest retail

outlet, is jam-packed with all the latest ‘must have’ LEGO ranges, games and clothing. Cool young

trend-setters can check out the LEGO clothing line alongside Animal clothing at Funky Fashions

with ranges for all ages and accessories to match. The Splash and Play Store is the perfect place

to pick up everything from towels and flip flops to swim nappies. The Heartlake Mall holds a wide

range of LEGO and souvenirs for the whole family and stocks essentials such as ponchos,

umbrellas, sun cream and batteries. For more information on our other shops visit

www.legoland.co.uk/shopping

The Resort also offers a ‘Buy now, collect later’ service to save you carrying your new LEGO

purchases around all day with you. LEGOLAND Hotel guests can even have their purchases

delivered straight to their room.

RESTAURANTS

There are 15 restaurants and cafés in the Resort. There is also a range of food stands, ice cream

kiosks and various catering carts to accommodate many different tastes and styles of food. The

LEGOLAND Windsor Resort is committed to providing guests with a choice during their visit and

caters for guests with special dietary requirements offering wheat-free and gluten-free choices.

For the latest updates please visit www.legoland.co.uk/Explore/restaurants/

SERVICES

Accessibility at the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort has been designed with the needs of guests with

disabilities firmly in mind – the park is 95% accessible to wheelchair users. Wheelchair hire is

available and a Guide for Guests with Disabilities can be collected from Guest Services. There is a

large car park for guests with disabilities allowing easy access to the park and each toilet block

has two toilets available for wheelchair-users.

Ride Access Passes are available to guests who do not understand the concept of queuing and

who would become distressed in queue lines. Before an exit pass is issued guests are required to

produce identification or letter of authority stating their disability. The pricing policy for guests with

disabilities is as follows: the guest with a disability is required to pay the standard admission price

for their visit whereas the guest’s personal assistant is permitted entry free of charge.

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The Q-Bot Ride Reservation device helps guests to make the most of their visit to the LEGOLAND

Windsor Resort! Q-Bot allows guests to reserve their place in the queue on the top 20 attractions at

the Resort. Q-Bot allows guests to spend time enjoying the park’s other attractions whilst they wait

until their allocated ride time. Once guests reach the set time they simply make their way to the

front of the attraction’s queue via the Q-Bot entrance and board their chosen ride. Q-Bot is

available from £20 per person for the Q-Bot Regular, £35 per person for the Q-Bot Express and £75

per person for the Q-Bot Ultimate. You can have up to six people on a Q-Bot and they can be

purchased at The Beginning and Heartlake City. Plus, Q-Bot Mobile allows guests to access all the

benefits of Q-Bot Ride Reservation via their smartphone at www.legolandqbot.co.uk.

Wi-Fi is available for free via The Cloud across the whole of the Park. Free Wi-Fi is also available for

LEGOLAND Hotel guests.

Pets at the LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort are not permitted in the Park, with the exception of

Assistance Dogs. The Resort offers kennels for dogs for £5 per kennel when booked online. An

additional £10 returnable deposit is required when registering with Guest Services located at The

Beginning.

Family Facilities include our dedicated Baby Care Centre, located in Heartlake City, which offers a

private place to breast or bottle feed babies and change nappies. Toilet blocks throughout the

Resort have baby changing facilities and large cubicles with additional seating for children. We

have also included child-sized toilets, wash stands and water fountains. Baby food is available in all

of the parks family restaurants including Knights’ Table, City Walk Pizza & Pasta and the Hill Top

Café.

Emergency Contact Wristbands are available at Guest Services on request. If you have a mobile

telephone you can write down the number on the wristband which is worn by the child. They are a

quick and effective way of helping us reunite lost parents and children.

Parent Swap enables Parents and guardians with children who do not meet height restrictions to

take turns in taking their taller children on rides. The parent swap allows both parents, with a child

too small for a ride, to swap places without having to queue twice. A member of the Attractions

team at each ride will have further details. This service is not available on all rides and attractions

and children must be supervised by an adult, in their party, at all times. LEGOLAND employees are

not able to supervise children whilst a parent swap is taking place.

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Buggy Hire & Lockers are available and families can hire a single pushchair for £9 or double

pushchairs for £14 for the day. Lockers can be found in The Beginning, DUPLO® Valley and

Imagination Centre areas and require a £1 coin to operate which is non-refundable.

Special Events are planned for 2016. For more details visit www.legoland.co.uk/Plan/Events/

Educational Visits are always welcome at the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort where lessons come to

life with hands-on experiments that combine creativity with technology and playful learning.

All of the Resorts workshops are led by LEGOLAND’s knowledgeable, fun and trained Education

team, who have also received training and support from LEGO Education. This means that our

workshops are finely tuned to complement the National Curriculum - with a LEGO twist! Pupils can

learn about Underwater Habitats to being a LEGO Artist and Geography to Computer, Design and

Control. The workshops last 45 minutes and are adaptable for use by pupils with special

educational needs, from nursery to university - let LEGOLAND bring learning alive outside of the

classroom. For more details visit www.LEGOLAND.co.uk/education

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LEGOLAND® PARKS AND HISTORY

There are five other LEGOLAND parks in the world – LEGOLAND® Billund in Denmark (opened in

1968), LEGOLAND® California, in Carlsbad, USA (opened in 1999) LEGOLAND® Deutschland in

Günzburg, Germany (opened in 2002), LEGOLAND® Florida (opened in 2011) and LEGOLAND®

Malaysia (opened in 2012). LEGOLAND Dubai is set to open in 2016 and LEGOLAND Japan is set to

open in 2017.

• 1968 LEGOLAND opens in Billund, Denmark – six million LEGO® bricks used.

• 1970 Billy Smart Circus family opens the ‘Windsor Safari Park’ on the site that would later

become home to the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort.

• 1977-1988 Windsor Safari Park changes ownership several times.

• 1989 Research begins for developing other LEGOLAND Parks – over 1000 sites are

considered.

• 1992 Windsor Safari Park goes into receivership. The 150 acre site near Windsor is chosen

as the location of the first LEGOLAND outside the home of LEGO in Denmark.

• 1992-1993 LEGOLAND Windsor – planning, design, site preparation, plus model design and

construction begins.

• 1994 LEGOLAND Windsor – construction begins in earnest. Services, foundations and

infrastructure installed.

• 1995 LEGOLAND Windsor – Big Ben placed in Miniland – one year prior to opening.

Buildings and attractions become established.

• 1996 LEGOLAND Windsor opens – 25 million LEGO bricks used.

• 1999 LEGOLAND California opens in Carlsbad near San Diego – 30 million LEGO bricks

used.

• 2002 LEGOLAND Deutschland, near Günzberg, opens.

• 2005 Backed by Blackstone Venture Capital, Merlin Entertainments and the four

LEGOLAND Parks become a combined business with the LEGO Group retaining a share of

more than 20%.

• 2006 LEGOLAND Windsor celebrates its tenth birthday season with four new attractions

including an up-to-date London skyline for Miniland and the Digger Challenge in

association with JCB.

• 2007 LEGOLAND Windsor unveils the biggest ride at the park to date, Vikings’ River Splash

and enjoys its most successful season ever.

• 2008 LEGOLAND Windsor breaks the record for the world’s tallest LEGO Tower.

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• 2009 LEGOLAND Windsor welcomes its 20 millionth guest.

• 2010 Pirates Landing opens as a brand new area in LEGOLAND Windsor and work begins

on the new LEGOLAND Hotel, due to open in 2012.

• 2011 Atlantis Submarine Voyage, a world-first underwater LEGO® attraction, opens at

LEGOLAND Windsor and represents an £8 million investment.

• 2012 LEGOLAND Windsor becomes a destination Resort with the opening of the fully

themed LEGOLAND Windsor Resort Hotel, a £25 million investment, as well as a brand new

LEGO® Star Wars™ Miniland Model Display which recreates seven of the most famous

scenes from the films using 1.5 million LEGO bricks.

• 2013 Merlin Entertainments becomes a PLC.

DUPLO Valley launched at the Resort and LEGO fans were among the first to view the new

LEGO® Legends of Chima™ 4D Movie Experience.

• 2014 Pirates Landing gets a major revamp to become Pirate Shores promising a

swashbuckling family adventure.

• 2015 LEGO City is given a new-look bigger and better LEGO City Driving School. The LEGO

Friends arrive at the Resort - with ten new LEGO Friends themed bedrooms at the

LEGOLAND Hotel and Heartlake City - a totally new LEGO Friends themed land with a new

ride, attractions and a live action music show.

• 2016 The all-new 4D cinema presentation - “THE LEGO® MOVIE™ 4D A New Adventure”

premieres at the Resort. A 500,000 LEGO brick recreation of Darth Vader’s ultimate super

weapon, The Death Star, becomes the centre piece of an epic new finale at the hugely

popular LEGO Star Wars™ Miniland Model Display.

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LEGO® STAR WARS™ MINILAND MODEL DISPLAY

The LEGO® Star Wars™ Miniland Model Display opened in March 2012 at the LEGOLAND Windsor

Resort and painstakingly recreates seven of the most famous scenes – six from the beloved Star

Wars™ films and one from the smash hit animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars™, using

around 1.5 million LEGO bricks.

March 2013 saw the popular LEGO® Star Wars™ Miniland Model Display gain its own LEGO® Star

Wars™ Gallery. See 12 of your favourite characters from the Stars Wars™ movies built from LEGO

bricks, with each character standing 3 feet tall, including Yoda, Chewbacca, Anakin Skywalker and

Princess Leia. A must for all LEGO® Star Wars™ fans!

In 2016 a 500,000 brick LEGO® Star Wars™ recreation of Darth Vader’s ultimate super weapon, The

Death Star – became the centre piece of an epic new finale of the LEGO® Star Wars™ Miniland

Model Display. The massive 2.4 metre wide, 3 metre high Death Star is the focal point for a thrilling,

engaging scene depicting the Rebel Alliance attack on the moon sized space station in Star Wars:

Episode IV A New Hope.

The LEGO® Star Wars™ Miniland Model Display is located in The Beginning area of the Resort.

SCENE BREAKDOWN

Episode I: Naboo One of the most geographically varied planets in the Star Wars™ galaxy. This

scene depicts the Battle of Naboo and the capital Theed – both the Royal Palace and the hangar

can be seen here. Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn fight the Sith apprentice, Darth Maul

Episode II: Geonosis In this scene, visitors have a fantastic view of the Geonosis arena, in which

Padmé Amidala, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker battle ferocious creatures. Witness the

clash between Count Dooku’s droid army and the Grand Army of the Republic.

Episode III: Kashyyyk and Mustafar Two planets, Kashyyyk and Mustafar, are revealed in this scene.

You'll be placed right into the Battle of Kashyyyk – the home of Chewbacca and the Wookiees

where you'll discover LEGO® brick vehicle models, such as the massive Clone Turbo Tank. And

catch a glimpse of the fateful Mustafar duel between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker.

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Episode IV: Tatooine Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, C-3PO and R2-D2 can be spotted on this

desert planet... Tatooine. Here you'll discover Uncle Owen’s moisture farm, where Luke Skywalker

lived as a child; peek inside the Cantina where the animated Cantina Band plays and stand above

the spaceport where the largest LEGO model of Han Solo's famous starship, the Millennium Falcon,

sits ready for take-off.

Episode V: Hoth The Rebels take refuge on this icy planet, but the Empire tracks them down and

the Rebels are forced to flee. This scene features LEGO models of the Imperial AT-ATs, Rebel

snowspeeders and Luke Skywalker’s X-wing starfighter. Look closely and you'll see Luke Skywalker,

Han Solo and Princess Leia.

Episode VI: Endor Next we travel to a forest moon and home of the Ewoks, who fight against the

Imperial Forces alongside the Rebels. The Endor system plays a key role in Return of the Jedi as

the site of the Battle of Endor, fought to prevent construction of the second Death Star. This scene

presents the final victory of the Rebel Alliance over the Empire. View a large-scale model of an

Imperial shuttle, delivering a fearsome passenger - the Dark Lord of the Sith himself, Darth Vader.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars™: Christophsis This final scene from the animated series is set on the

planet Christophsis. The series takes place between Episode II and Episode III and focuses on the

adventures of Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi. The LEGO scene depicts part of

the planet’s surface, with the largest of all LEGO® Star Wars™ models: an approximately 8-foot tall

building from the Crystal City. You will also see a scene showing a battle between Separatist battle

droids and Republic clone troopers.

LEGO® Death Star Finale: The dramatic final scene conjures up the fateful Battle of Yavin and as

well as the gargantuan 860kg spherical Death Star model, featuring 16 Alliance ships swooping in

with Luke Skywalker’s X-wing Starfighter poised to shoot its proton torpedoes into the super

weapon’s reactor core. Guests can feel the Force too, joining in the action by triggering sound and

light effects to bring the battle to life.

LEGO® STAR WARS™ MINILAND MODEL DISPLAY BRICKTISTICS

• It took almost 8,000 man hours and over 1.5 million bricks to create the 1,500 models in the

LEGO® Star Wars™ Miniland Model Display.

• The largest vehicle in Miniland is the Clone Turbo Tank in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith™

- Kashyyyk and Mustafar. Made up of 10,180 bricks, it weighs 44kg and took 350 hours to

build.

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• The design and development of the Millennium Falcon in the scene from Episode IV: A

New Hope™ took 143 hours and was the most challenging model to build – Star Wars™

fans know every detail! It is made up of 15,000 LEGO bricks, weighs 37kg and is 1.8m long

and 1.3m wide.

• The largest of all the Star Wars™ models is a 2.5m tall Crystal Building, inspired by the

scene from Star Wars: The Clone Wars™. Weighing in at 120kg, it is made of 45,000 bricks

and stands at exactly 2.65m high.

• The smallest model is Yoda, made up of just 30 LEGO pieces – he appears twice in the

Miniland.

• The LEGO model of the Geonosis arena is 1.3m x 1.3m wide and 1.2m high, and was built

with 30,000 LEGO bricks.

• 39 Ewoks can be spotted in the final scene from Episode VI: Return of the Jedi™, set on

the planet Endor.

• The Palace of Naboo weighs 63kg and is made of 25,000 LEGO bricks.

• In total the ambitious new Death Star scene comprises 651,086 individual LEGO bricks and

took a team of 15 Model Makers three months to build and install.

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STEP INTO THE WORLD OF THE LEGO® FRIENDS IN HEARTLAKE CITY

In 2015 the vibrancy and fun of Heartlake City was brought to life with exciting new attractions, an

action packed live show AND an equestrian themed ride, Mia’s Riding Adventure.

In Heartlake City guests can step into the colourful world of the LEGO Friends. The unmistakeable

exterior of the Heartlake Mall gives a stunning harbour-side backdrop for the exciting live show

'Friends to the Rescue!' featuring Mia, Andrea, Stephanie, Emma and Olivia. Fans can join the girls

on an action packed adventure full of surprises and sing and dance along to their favourite LEGO

Friends songs. Then guests can head over to the Heartlake City Express for a gentle train journey

through the LEGO countryside, before taking a more energetic equestrian turn on Mia’s Riding

Adventure. This horseback adventure spins riders through the air, travelling backwards and

forwards on a circular spinning ‘race track’. Plus at Olivia’s House little LEGO builders can help build

a home for one of Olivia’s pets and Emma’s Ice Cream Parlour will be dishing up some delicious

desserts.

Those who want a double whammy dose of LEGO Friends can check into one of the recently

opened premium themed rooms at the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort Hotel. From the bright wall

graphics to the Friends-tastic LEGO models, the ten brand new rooms at the LEGOLAND Windsor

Resort Hotel are pure Heartlake City. Some of the Friends' favourite pets - Scarlett the Dog, Felix

the Cat and Goldie the Bird are recreated in LEGO, plus look out for LEGO pony rosettes, butterflies

and flowers too. Accommodating two adults and up to three children, each room has a separate

sleeping area for young Friends and their grown-ups. Children (and adults alike) will delight in

solving the special clues hidden in the carpet to unlock the Friends LEGO surprise that awaits in

the LEGO safe. Plus there are interactive games and two TVs - one for the kids and one for the

adults, as well as a premium en-suite bathroom with more LEGO twists and flourishes. The new

LEGO Friends rooms bring a fourth theme to the 150-room hotel joining the existing Kingdom, Pirate

and Adventure rooms.

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SET SAIL FOR PIRATE SHORES FEATURING CASTAWAY CAMP

2014 saw the hugely popular Pirates Landing reopen as the revamped Pirate Shores. The land

features Castaway Camp - an awesome totally new pirate adventure play area, more than 100

brand new LEGO® models and themed features on the Pirate Falls Treasure Quest log flume ride,

plus a new themed restaurant, the rollicking Jolly Rocker Pirate Ship ride and Pirate Goldwash -

Pirate Shores promises a swashbuckling family adventure.

Join Captain Good Brick on a quest to discover Captain Black Heart's hidden treasure on an

exciting LEGO-tastic voyage on Pirate Falls Treasure Quest log flume ride - featuring more than 100

new LEGO models. Guided by Scallywag the Parrot, guests will set sail on a quest for the buried

treasure in Black Heart’s hidden lagoon. After negotiating choppy crocodile infested waters,

dodging mischievous monkeys and even witnessing a full scale sea battle with duelling pirates and

firing canon, the boat takes the final climb to the pirate’s Treetop Lookout before plummeting

towards an adrenaline fuelled finale. NB: waterproofs are recommended for even the most

adventurous deckhands.

Daring buccaneers will also delight in the rigging, hideaways and turrets in Castaway Camp - a

gigantic totally new adventure play area. Complete with a towering forgotten fortress and fearsome

battleships children can act out pirate legends on the high ropes, nets and slides and defend their

shipmates from invading enemies.

Also in Pirate Shores is the Jolly Rocker Pirate Ship ride promising to test sailor’s sea legs and their

head for heights plus a Pirates Gold Panning area AND an all new quality family restaurant, Pirate

Shores Burger Kitchen, serving a tasty menu of flame grilled pirate favourites. Meanwhile over in

Skeleton Bay the pirate adventures continue as Captain Birdsnest and his crew battle with the

dastardly Red Pirate in a high-octane stunt show on water.

PIRATE SHORES - A TREASURE CHEST OF PIRATE-TASTIC FACTS

• The hugely popular Pirate Shores features more than 100 LEGO® models in the Pirate Falls

Treasure Quest log flume ride.

• A team of twelve top Model Makers used over one million individual LEGO bricks to create

the models featured in Pirate Falls Treasure Quest.

• The largest model is a giant LEGO crocodile, which is comprised of over 85,000 individual

bricks and at full length is over 3.5m long. The crocodile rises out of the water as boats

pass by, opening his jaws wide to show guests his pearly white teeth!

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• The pirate standing on guard next to the cannon is the most complex model built for Pirate

Falls Treasure Quest. He rotates his head and moves his arm up and down to light the

cannon’s fuse.

• The most common colour LEGO bricks in Pirate Falls are red and blue as they were used

to build Captain Goodbrick (the blue pirate) and the scurrilous Captain Blackheart (the red

pirate).

• Captain Goodbrick is made up of around 33,500 bricks and Captain Blackheart is made up

of around 28,000 bricks.

• Scallywag the Parrot is made from approximately 2,000 individual LEGO bricks and

oversees Pirate Falls Treasure Quest from his perch, guiding guests on a quest to find

Captain Blackheart’s hidden lagoon.

• 30,000 litres of water pumps through Pirate Falls which includes a fast flowing waterfall

and a 10 metre water drop from Treetop Lookout. Waterproofs recommended!

• The Jolly Rocker tests young buccaneers’ heads for heights with a maximum swing that

takes the boat’s hull to a heady 18 meters.

• Castaway camp is designed for maximum imaginative play, with 82.5 metres of rope

making up the dozens of scramble nets that connect mighty fortresses and formidable

battleships ready for young swashbucklers to make pirate legends reality.

• Eager adventurers can try their luck at striking it rich by uncovering one of the thousands

of gold nuggets that lie ready to be discovered in Pirate Goldwash.

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SPLASH AND PLAY AT DUPLO® VALLEY AT THE LEGOLAND® WINDSOR

RESORT A pre-school paradise of imaginative fun and play awaits young visitors in DUPLO Valley, a

completely new themed land which opened in 2013. This exciting water play area brings to life the

colourful pre-school building toy range – LEGO® DUPLO with its popular characters, animals and

vehicles and will feature a mix of toddler friendly rides, creative wet play areas and spectacular

water features

Splash Safari is the ultimate wet play environment for little ones featuring a menagerie of DUPLO

animals - from lions and giraffes, to zebras and elephants, penguins and polar bears. Designed with

under-fives in mind, children can splash and play in complete safety as their favourite DUPLO

animal friends squirt out fountains of water showering anyone in their paths. This area is for

children only with convenient viewing areas for parents to observe the fun from a dry distance!

There’s plenty of wet fun for older members of the family too up at Drench Towers. Situated high at

the top of the Valley Drench Towers is the largest outdoor water play structure in the UK especially

designed for maximum soaking. Older kids will love dodging the massive tipping brick poised on

top of a 10m tower ready to splash its contents at regular intervals. Watch out those below – with

1200 litres of water spilling every tip of the brick anyone beneath is guaranteed to get very, very

wet. And there are five different sized splashtastic water slides to whizz down. From an awesome

high twisted tube slide to a smaller two lane play slide there’s a river rapid to suit the whole family.

Drench Towers is aimed at older children who must reach the minimum 1.1m height restriction to

take part.

There’s also plenty of dry fun in Brickville where the landscape is designed for exploring and

imaginative play. Children can climb around a village full of bright DUPLO® buildings fitted with

climbing frames and slides. From the Caveman’s House to the Town Garage, there’s plenty of

surprises to discover and lots of appealing DUPLO® characters to meet, including curious

dinosaurs and colourful clowns. And when small feet are tired it’s time to climb aboard the DUPLO®

train for a ride around town. Or hop on board a helicopter at the DUPLO® Valley Airport for a bird’s

eye view across the whole area. And no visit to DUPLO Valley would be complete without a trip to

the DUPLO® Puppet Theatre with family friendly shows happening throughout the day.

Just at the bottom of the DUPLO® Valley there’s another toddler-tastic treat in store for families,

Fairy Tale Brook. One of the Resort’s original and best loved attractions was lovingly restored in

2013 and with around 5 million individual LEGO bricks, it portray scenes from some of the world’s

best loved fables. This gentle boat journey takes guests through a fairy tale landscape that now

includes Cinderella, Snow White and Goldilocks. Cinderella’s figure shows the magical character

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transform from fireside Cinders to fairy tale Princess Cinderella and the scene also depicts her

Fairy Godmother, enchanted carriage and a special LEGO glass slipper made from 250 transparent

bricks. Also brand new are Goldilocks and The Three Bears in the bear’s cottage complete with

Goldilocks asleep in Little Bears’ bed. And no fairy tale collection would be complete without Snow

White and of course her Seven Dwarves. Also featured are Sleeping Beauty and Prince Charming,

The Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood.

The land caters perfectly for the under-fives, with colourful nappy changing areas, swim nappies for

babies plus swimwear for kids of all ages and stand-in drying machines for use post-Splash.

DUPLO® VALLEY - SPLASH-TASTIC FACTS

• DUPLO® Valley is a 4,250 square metre themed area designed specifically for families with

younger families with the focus firmly on splashing and playing.

• Over 600 tons of water is pumped through the area every hour to keep Drench Towers

drenching and Splash Safari squirting.

• Splash Safari features 7 animals. The smallest is the 635mm high Gator and the biggest is

a striking 2.6m tall Baby Giraffe.

• Drench Towers is the largest outdoor water play structure in the UK at 10m high by 22m

wide; its tallest tower from which a giant tipping brick regularly spills its contents also

stands 10m tall.

• There are five splashtastic water slides in Drench Towers. The biggest is the 5m high, 40m

long slide which is also the fastest with a potential wet acceleration speed of 16km/hr.

• The smallest slide is a less vertiginous 2 lane 6m long slide more suitable for younger

members of the family.

• Maintaining a rigid straight position with arms folded tightly across the chest is the

optimum position for a fast slide experience.

• The entire structure took a team of 30, 6 months to create and the Splash Safari animals

were moulded in Canada travelling 7,500 kilometres to Windsor by sea in specially

designed containers.

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ALL ABOARD ATLANTIS

THE MAGICAL WORLD FIRST LEGO® SUBMARINE RIDE

Climb aboard a yellow LEGO submarine for a voyage of aquatic discovery and adventure on the

LEGOLAND Windsor Resort’s LEGO world first submerged underwater ride, Atlantis which opened

in Spring 2011.

As the Atlantis submarines submerge below the surface, families are invited to join a special rescue

mission on a marine voyage beneath the waters of the lost world of Atlantis. Giant viewing windows

enable passengers to get face to fin with over 2,500 amazing marine creatures – from mesmerising

Cownose Rays to awesome Zebra and Nurse Sharks, colourful Clown Fish, tropical Tangs and

stunning Parrotfish. The unique aquatic landscape features nearly 100 stunning LEGO models

including sunken treasure, swimming mermaids and a gigantic model of King Neptune himself.

Lively onboard commentary courtesy of LEGO characters and mission leaders, Captain Ace

Speedman and Professor Samantha Rhodes, brings to life the watery world with fun and informative

facts about its fishy inhabitants, whilst passengers can join in and help navigate their sub safely

home through interactive control panels. Once back on dry land guests can indulge in some more

close up marine investigations with touch pools and “pop up” tropical displays you can literally

climb right inside.

Curated by SEA LIFE, a world leader in aquariums, marine education and conservation, Atlantis is a

unique combination of LEGO imagination, interaction and fun learning and a world class SEA LIFE

aquarium experience.