California's first Legoland Discovery Center is opening Monday at the Great Mall in Milpitas. For those unfamilar with the San Francisco Bay Area, Milpitas is Santa Clara County, about an hour's drive from San Francisco.
Legoland Discovery Center Bay Area is billed as the ultimate indoor Lego playground for families. Legoland Discovery Center Bay Area will celebrate its grand opening with a ribbon cutting on Monday, June 14. The new 31,000-square-foot Legoland Discovery Center marks the first-and-only location in California. (Legoland California Resort is in Carlsbad, north of San Diego.) Opening at Great Mall, the largest indoor outlet and value shopping center in Northern California located in Milpitas.
Legoland officials say visitors will be able to explore and interact in miniature Lego replicas of the Bay Area's most famous landmarks built from over 1.5 million Lego bricks. The Milpitas Legoland will be a bit of a treasure hunt. "Mischievous mini-figures" can be found in hidden locations throughout Miniland, as guests spot the ghosts at the Winchester Mystery House, take in the views of the Golden Gate Bridge, or even score a touchdown at the local football stadium.
Here are some of the highlights
- "Imagination Express: An interactive LEGO ride that takes visitors on an adventure through an interactive LEGO world full of imagination and color. Wave your magic wand to collect points as you go and see how your skills match up with the other passengers at the end.
- "LEGO 4D Cinema: Guests will be on the edge of their seats as join their favorite LEGO characters on action-packed adventures in 3D. Supercharged wind, rain and snow effects brings the screen into the fourth dimension. Three movies will be available, playing on rotation every 15 minutes.
- "Creative Workshop: Learn to build like LEGOLAND Discovery Center Bay Area’s Master Model Builder Sam Suksiri at hands-on workshops scheduled throughout the day.
- "LEGO Ninjago Training Camp: Train through interactive build challenge activities to improve your flexibility, agility, ingenuity and LEGO brick building skills to help protect NINJAGO from its marauding enemies. Complete your training in the NINJAGO Laser Maze.
- "LEGO Racers: Build & Test: Create an ultra-fast LEGO race car and take it to the ramps. Test your car and learn how you can make it go faster before timing its speed on the test track.
- "LEGO Friends Heart Lake City: Tell a story with Andrea, Mia, Olivia, Stephanie and Emma as you add your own creations to the colorful LEGO Heartlake City.
- "Pirate Adventure Island: Go on a swashbuckling quest in the play area aboard a LEGO themed pirate ship. Adventure through whimsical scenarios as you climb the rigging, walk the plank, capture the flag or escape down the slide to make it ashore to the island’s castle.
- "Earthquake Tables: Visitors can build their own LEGO skyscrapers and see if their creations can survive the shaking earthquake-stimulating tables.
- "DUPLO® Park: Little builders can let their imaginations loose in our DUPLO® Park. Build a colorful DUPLO flower for the farmer's garden, climb up a small hill and slide down the other side or play on our special big soft bricks.
- "Build Challenge Circle: Listen to a story, use your imagination to build a LEGO creation or meet with Bertie the LEGO mascot. This continuously changing event encourages parents and children to join in fun-filled host led activities.
- "Great LEGO Race VR Experience: Buckle up and get ready for a ride into a virtual LEGO world! Steer clear of flying objects, soar high in the air, and fly into lava caves on the most incredible, exhilarating, and fun LEGO race ever created (not included with the price of admission ticket; guests can purchase tickets in advance online or in-person at the Admissions Desk)"
Admission prices:
How much will it cost to get into California Legoland Discovery Center? Single-Day admission passes are available for purchase online starting at $23 per person. Annual Passes are also available for purchase. Annual passes cost $74.99 if you purchase online.