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Legoland Deutschland Resort (also known as Legoland Germany) is a Legoland park located in Günzburg in southern Germany, roughly halfway from Munich to Stuttgart, which opened in 2002. It is 43.5 hectares (107 acres) in area, and it is one of the four most popular theme parks in Germany. [ 1 ]
Legoland (/ ˈ l ɛ ɡ oʊ l æ n d /, trademarked in uppercase as LEGOLAND) is a chain of family amusement parks focusing on the Lego building toy brand. They are owned and operated by the British theme park company Merlin Entertainments , which shares a common owner ( Kirkbi A/S ) with the Lego Group.
Hansa-Park is a seasonal amusement park in Sierksdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany off the Baltic Sea. It was opened on May 15, 1977 under the name Hansaland and renamed Hansa-Park in 1987. It currently spans 113 acres (0.46 km 2) and includes more than 125 attractions. From 1973 to 1976, the site was home to the first German Legoland. [1]: 57
A typical Legoland Discovery Centre occupies approximately 30,000–35,000 square feet (2,790–3,250 m 2) of floor area. [1] [2] Discovery Centres include models of local landmarks rendered in Lego bricks. Visitors can also learn how the Lego bricks are manufactured or partake in building classes taught by a Master Model Builder.
The attractions of Günzburg include the Church of Our Lady (Frauenkirche) built by Dominikus Zimmermann, the margraves' castle (the only Habsburg castle built in Germany), the Reisensburg fort, today the congress centre of the University of Ulm and the nearly-intact old town centre. In 2002 Legoland built a theme park near the town.
Legoland Billund Resort (also known as Legoland Denmark), the original Legoland park, opened on 7 June 1968 in Billund, Denmark. The park is located next to the original Lego factory and Billund Airport , Denmark's second-busiest airport.
The first installation opened at Legoland California in 2001 as Technic Coaster. [1] This was followed by Legoland Deutschland's Project X – Test Strecke and Legoland Billund's X-treme Racers in 2002. [2] [3] On March 20, 2004, Jungle Coaster opened at Legoland Windsor in the Adventure Land section of the park. [4]
The fourth Legoland, built in Germany, opened in 2002. Dino Island and Coastersaurus opened in April 2004; [27] the park also added Fun Town Fire Academy, a Florida-themed Miniland area, and the Block of Fame for its fifth anniversary. [28] Legoland California installed the first KUKA RoboCoaster in the United States in 2005. [29]