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Park News - (3/13/12) A construction update video showing off the latest changes taking place at Legoland California has been posted to YouTube and embedded below. It starts off with a look at the ground work taking place for the Legoland Hotel opening in 2013 and then moved into the park for a look at the Star Wars Miniland expansion and over to Pirate Reef.

    (1/23/12) A reader went by Legoland California over the weekend to check out the latest construction sites for the Legoland Hotel, the new ride area and more. Lots of ride down for rehabs as well from the look of things… the Technics Test Track, half of Knight’s Tournament, half of the Police & Fire Academy to name a few. Be sure to also drop down to see the new Pirate Reef update as well after the video.

    (11/2/11) Legoland California has announced that Tony Hawk will be on hand as the special guest to help out at the park’s ninth annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Nov. 28th at 5pm. After the 30 foot tall Lego tree is lit (decorated with 50 special new Lego skateboards) the sky will be illuminated by a fireworks display and snow will shower the guests, kicking off the park’s month long Holiday Snow Days event, transforming Fun Town into a winter wonderland. (Nov. 19 – Jan. 2).
    (9/28/11) Legoland California announced their biggest, brightest holiday celebration ever this year with Holiday Snow Days, taking place Nov. 19 through Jan. 2. It will feature the first ever snow fall in Fun Town, the lightning of the world’s largest Lego Christmas tree, as well as Kids’ New Year’s Eve. Meanwhile, don’t forget about the Brick-Or-Treat event in October as well.
    (6/24/11) Legoland California crew members pulled off what may be the ultimate prank on the park’s General Manager this past week. When he wasn’t looking, the staff quickly replaced Peter Ronchetti’s blue Volvo with a life-sized version made up from 200,000 LEGO bricks.

    (6/16/11) Legoland California will hold their annual LEGO STAR WARS Days on June 18 & 19th which will feature a ton of costumed characters, the 501st Legion, Rebel Legion, Darth Vader, Jedi Trivia, Droid Hunt, LEGO Star Wars Scavenger Hunt and much more.
    (2/14/11) Ever wanted to see the inside of the SeaLife Aquarum? A reader sent in links to two videos showing off their entire walk-through of the attraction to give you a taste. I’ve embedded them below for your viewing pleasure.

2012 - Pirate Reef / Star Wars Miniland Expansion - (5/4/12) During a pause in the construction for Pirates Reef, the local Pirates wages a water battle against the Legoland Lifeguards. Who will win? Stay tuned…
    The park has also posted a fun video showing off Lego Star Wars Days at Legoland.


    (4/11/12) A video shot at the opening of the newly expanded Star Wars Miniland at Legoland California can be found embedded below.

    (3/28/12) Legoland California has posted a new video showing off the installation of the new Lego Star Wars Miniland sections, which shows off some nice and close details on the models.

    (2/29/12) Legoland California has sent us a sneak peek picture showing off one of their new Star Wars Miniland figures, the new Giant Opee Sea Killer, with a tongue latched onto a submersible.
    (1/23/12) Legoland California has released a preview video all about Pirate Reef.

    (1/20/12) The LA Times reports that Legoland California has announced Pirate Reef, a Pirate themed Shoot-The -Chutes style ride to the park. The 25 ft tall ride junior sized ride is from Hopkins and will open on May 24th. Pirate Reef will be located next to the waterpark, and allow for riders to access the ride from both the dry and wet sections of the park. Elsewhere, Star Wars Miniland will be expanded to feature several new Star Wars scenes. A new “Claws” exhibit will also open at SeaLife Aquaruim next door featuring many different Crab species including Japanese Spider Crabs.
    (12/27/11) Word has it that Legoland California will make their official 2012 new attraction announcement on Jan. 19th. Stay tuned!
    (9/2/11) According to Screamscape sources, Legoland will not be adding a new coaster after all, but will be adding a small sized Shoot the Chutes boat splash ride for the 2012 season. In a possible related rumor, another source claimed that the park’s new ride may be Viking themed as well, which does fit the new boat ride concept rather well. Stay tuned!

2013 - Legoland Hotel - (5/4/12) Legoland California has posted a Behind the Scenes video showing off the Legoland Hotel.

    (4/18/12) You can take an online preview of the new Legoland California Resort hotel construction site at a special webcam site set up by the construction company. The site includes current views as well as time-lapse videos. Legoland has also sent out some preview images to Screamscape showing off how what some of the themed rooms (Lego Adventure and Lego Pirates) will look like.
    (8/26/11) Legoland California has confirmed that the new LEGOLAND Hotel will open in Summer 2013. The three-story hotel will have 250 rooms, a pool and it’s own restaurant. Construction will begin in October in a site to the right of the main entrance currently used for Bus Parking. The resort will even have its own official website at LEGOLANDhotel.com.
    (8/23/11) Legoland California is holding a big press announcement this Thursday (Aug. 25th) where they will have an announcement for “the largest expansion in the history of the Legoland California Resort”. I’m guessing this will be for the hotel, and maybe about that rumored 2012 coaster project.
    (7/25/11) I’ve been told to expect an official announcement regarding the launch of the Legoland California Hotel sometime this fall. The hotel, as currently designed, is expected to feature 250-rooms, many with special LEGO themes, as well as it’s own designated entrance gate into the theme park as well.
    (10/29/09) The local news reports that Legoland California has won the support needed to build a 254 room Legoland Hotel. No date was set since they want to see signs that the economy is going to fully recover before they start to build it, and then the project will take about 18 months to complete. To be built in two phases, it will be located in the current RV parking lot near the ticket booths.
    (1/19/09) Legoland California is asking for permission to build a 250-room Lego themed hotel on the site of their RV Parking Lot. If all goes as planned, construction could take two to three years before the hotel would open and would be built in two phases, starting with only 175 rooms. The hotel will be entirely themed to Lego blocks, complete with Lego themed rooms and other features to extend the theme park experience beyond the gates.