First News discovers LEGOLAND® Florida in numbers
Have you ever wondered how big LEGOLAND
Florida is, or how many rides there are? Perhaps you've been dying to
know just how many LEGO® models are in the park? Well, you've come to
the right place! Here we reveal all about LEGOLAND Florida, in
numbers...
- The park is 150 acres in size – currently the largest LEGOLAND park in the world
- Over 1,300 people work at LEGOLAND Florida and the LEGOLAND Water Park
- It took 1,820,000 hours to create LEGOLAND Florida and the LEGOLAND Water Park
- More than 52 million LEGO® bricks make up LEGOLAND Florida and the all-new LEGOLAND Water Park
- The last brick to be laid in the LEGOLAND Florida theme park was a single gold brick – the only one in the whole park
- There are more than 55 rides, shows and attractions
- The LEGO Brontosaurus located at The Beginning of LEGOLAND Florida is made of 432,000 LEGO bricks, weighing 2,204 pounds and is 10ft tall and 27ft long
- Miniland USA is made of more than 20 million LEGO bricks
- The tallest building in Miniland USA is the Empire State Building standing 17.5ft tall, 4ft wide and weighs 455 pounds. The Empire State Building is made of 233,000 LEGO bricks.
- 5,258 Minilander figures live in Miniland USA
- Over 8,000 LEGO models are in the park in total
- The Einstein head located in the Imagination Zone is 16ft tall, 8ft in length, weighs 4,607 pounds and is made of 1,250,000 LEGO bricks
- The biggest LEGO model in the park stands at 17.5ft high and the smallest is 3/4 inches
- The LEGO vehicle – LEGOLAND Florida Ford Explorer – located in LEGO City was made out of 380,027 bricks and took 2,500 hours to create
- There have been over 652 water-ski stunt shows performed since the park opened
- More than 500 different species of trees, shrubs and flowers live in the historic Cypress Gardens
- The Banyan tree in the Gardens was first planted in 1936 in a 5 gallon bucket and now stands more than 65ft tall and is over 150ft in diameter
- 90,943 portions of the trademark Granny Apple Fries have been served since the opening. This is over 37,000lbs of apples!
- 270,000 bricks will be used to create the 30ft Christmas tree
- Over 65 LEGO models are in the LEGOLAND Water Park
- The giant surfer girl in the Water Park is made of over 198,000 LEGO bricks weighing 287 pounds and is 6.7ft tall and 3.5ft wide
- 1,294 people helped break the Guinness World Record at the opening of the LEGOLAND Water Park
- Over 1 million gallons of water are in the Water Park
- The giant bucket in Joker Soaker holds 300 gallons of water
- More than a half a million gallons of water are in the LEGO® Wave Pool
- Over 150 Red Cross Certified Lifeguards are at the Water Park
- The Build-a-Raft River is a 1,000ft lazy river
- The highest ride in the Water Park is Twin Chasers which stands at 375ft high
- The park is 150 acres in size – currently the largest LEGOLAND park in the world
- Over 1,300 people work at LEGOLAND Florida and the LEGOLAND Water Park
- It took 1,820,000 hours to create LEGOLAND Florida and the LEGOLAND Water Park
- More than 52 million LEGO® bricks make up LEGOLAND Florida and the all-new LEGOLAND Water Park
- The last brick to be laid in the LEGOLAND Florida theme park was a single gold brick – the only one in the whole park
- There are more than 55 rides, shows and attractions
- The LEGO Brontosaurus located at The Beginning of LEGOLAND Florida is made of 432,000 LEGO bricks, weighing 2,204 pounds and is 10ft tall and 27ft long
- Miniland USA is made of more than 20 million LEGO bricks
- The tallest building in Miniland USA is the Empire State Building standing 17.5ft tall, 4ft wide and weighs 455 pounds. The Empire State Building is made of 233,000 LEGO bricks.
- 5,258 Minilander figures live in Miniland USA
- Over 8,000 LEGO models are in the park in total
- The Einstein head located in the Imagination Zone is 16ft tall, 8ft in length, weighs 4,607 pounds and is made of 1,250,000 LEGO bricks
- The biggest LEGO model in the park stands at 17.5ft high and the smallest is 3/4 inches
- The LEGO vehicle – LEGOLAND Florida Ford Explorer – located in LEGO City was made out of 380,027 bricks and took 2,500 hours to create
- There have been over 652 water-ski stunt shows performed since the park opened
- More than 500 different species of trees, shrubs and flowers live in the historic Cypress Gardens
- The Banyan tree in the Gardens was first planted in 1936 in a 5 gallon bucket and now stands more than 65ft tall and is over 150ft in diameter
- 90,943 portions of the trademark Granny Apple Fries have been served since the opening. This is over 37,000lbs of apples!
- 270,000 bricks will be used to create the 30ft Christmas tree
- Over 65 LEGO models are in the LEGOLAND Water Park
- The giant surfer girl in the Water Park is made of over 198,000 LEGO bricks weighing 287 pounds and is 6.7ft tall and 3.5ft wide
- 1,294 people helped break the Guinness World Record at the opening of the LEGOLAND Water Park
- Over 1 million gallons of water are in the Water Park
- The giant bucket in Joker Soaker holds 300 gallons of water
- More than a half a million gallons of water are in the LEGO® Wave Pool
- Over 150 Red Cross Certified Lifeguards are at the Water Park
- The Build-a-Raft River is a 1,000ft lazy river
- The highest ride in the Water Park is Twin Chasers which stands at 375ft high
