Local transportation to LEGOLAND® Florida just got easier and it’s free. Guests of LEGOLAND Florida who stay at one of three local Bed & Brick Preferred Accommodations Partners will be the first to take advantage of a new shuttle service which will run daily to and from the hotel establishments and the park.

The bright yellow shuttle bus featuring LEGO® characters can already be seen traveling the local streets around Central Florida’s newest theme park.

“This new shuttle service is one more step toward becoming a multi-day destination. Our strong relationships with our Bed & Brick partners and the benefits we continue to offer guests are key to providing memorable vacations for our families,” said Todd Andrus, Sales Manager at LEGOLAND Florida.

LEGOLAND Florida Shuttle Daily Operating Hours:

Holiday Inn and Hampton Inn, Winter Haven
200 Cypress Gardens Blvd., Winter Haven

• Morning Hotel Pickup Time: 8:30am and 10am
• Evening Return Park Pickup Time: 7pm and 8:30pm

Hampton Inn, Lake Wales
22900 US Hwy 27, Lake Wales

• Morning Hotel Pickup Time: 9:15am
• Evening Return Park Pickup Time: 7:45 pm

Greg Grimmer, Vice President of Operations at Holiday Inn and Hampton Inn of Winter Haven stated, “We are very excited to offer this new benefit to our guests. The LEGOLAND shuttle service will definitely help build Winter Haven as a destination for vacationing families.”

The LEGOLAND shuttle service provides more than just convenient transportation locally. While in route, guest will discover fun facts about the park they need to know before entering LEGOLAND Florida for a day full of fun. The shuttle service also provides ADA compliant travel accommodations.

LEGOLAND® Florida, Central Florida’s newest theme park, opened its all-new water park attraction today, greeting thousands of bathing suit-clad guests eager to splash, slide and soak up some sun.

“This is an important day for us as we continue to grow our presence in Central Florida,” said LEGOLAND Florida General Manager Adrian Jones, who – clad in suit and tie – was unexpectedly soaked with three hundred gallons of water during opening ceremonies.

“With the debut of our new water park, LEGOLAND Florida is now easily a two-day experience,” he said, “which puts us well down the road toward our goal of becoming a multi-day resort destination.” 

A “park within a park,” the attraction includes Build-A-Raft River, where guests can build their own LEGO inner tubes and float down a 1,000-foot lazy river.  For the little ones, the DUPLO® Splash Safari is a toddler haven with perfectly sized slides a zero-depth wading pool.  Guests of all ages can play for hours at the Joker Soaker water playground, a riot of brightly colored ladders, levers, pumps and slides of every length and type.  And a 583,000-gallon, crystal-clear wave pool and five slippery-fast water slides will thrill families all day long. 

Admission to the water park requires a LEGOLAND Florida theme park ticket plus a $12 water park upgrade.  Guests may also purchase a 12-month Premium Annual Pass, which offers unlimited access to both parks, for just $179 for adults and $149 for children ages 3-12 and seniors. 

With the new attraction, LEGOLAND Florida has also added a new Beach-n-Brick Grille, an outdoor patio where hungry guests can dine on jerk chicken, mahi mahi and pulled pork sandwiches, as well as chicken fingers, hamburgers and hotdogs.  Every menu item is priced below $10, before tax, including combos that come with fries, salad or slaw and a 22-ounce drink.   

An on-site retail store sells swimsuits, towels, sunscreen and all manner of water gear.  Guests can store their belongings in lockers for $5 (small), $7 (large) and $12 (family) and towels are available for a daily fee of $3.

The April 14th Winter Haven Hospital Foundation Citrus Classic 5k run/walk attracted over 700 fitness enthusiasts and LEGO® fans to LEGOLAND® Florida for an early morning run. It was the first ever run held inside LEGOLAND Florida.

Participants started in the parking lot then dashed into and around the park. The course took them through every zone including the historic Cypress Gardens, Miniland USA and then back to The Beginning for the finish line.

The winner of each age division took home a lovely medal, but the winners of four overall classes were eligible to take home a trophy too. Trophy winners were:

• Female Overall Winner Emily Nabong with a time of 20:30
• Male Overall Winner Jonathan Hulzebos with a time of 17:02
• Female Masters Winner Rhonda Fosser with a time of 22:35
• Male Masters Winner Kevin Johnson with a time of 19:32

We'd like to congratulate all the runners for showing such great spirit during the run and a big thank you to the volunteers who made the event possible. All proceeds from the event went to benefit the Winter Haven Hospital Foundation which provides philanthropic support to Winter Haven Hospital, the Regency Center for Women & Infants, and many other non-profit organizations in the community.

More great photos in our Facebook album!

Partnership will spread important safety messages for kids and families

Streamers flew and smoke alarms beeped as the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) kicked off its long-term partnership with LEGOLAND® Florida to provide lifesaving information to families and kids during a press event and special fire safety day at central Florida’s newest theme park.

NFPA will sponsor the park’s fire safety - themed “The Big Test” live show at the LEGO® City Stage where these messages will be incorporated.  “The Big Test” is an acrobatic, comedy show in which a cast of characters goes through a series of hysterical antics as they try to become firefighters. There will also be special activities throughout the year that stress the importance of fire safety and acknowledge the critical work of the fire service.

“This partnership allows us to combine kids’ love of the fire service and LEGOLAND to build life-saving knowledge,” said Adrian Jones, LEGOLAND Florida general manager. “We are proud to play this important role for our community.”

“The majority of fire deaths happen in homes where there are no working smoke alarms,” said NFPA President Jim Shannon. “We are excited to join with LEGOLAND Florida to impart two extremely important messages - test your smoke alarms and have an escape plan.”

We look forward to seeing you at The Big Test soon!