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30 AMUSEMENT TODAY October 2010

New Legoland Water Park is open and a big hit for guests

Whitewater West supplier

for waterpark elements;

oversees installation

Pam Sherborne

Amusement Today

Response to the new and

only Legoland Water Park,

part of Legoland California,

Carlsbad, has been fantastic,

according to park ofcials,

who said “guests are absolute-

ly loving it.”

The new 5.5-acre, $12

million investment marked

the single biggest addition to

Legoland California since the

park opened in 1999.

“After so many months

of planning, it has been great

to nally see families enjoy-

ing the attractions,” said Beth

Chee Downing, spokesperson

for Legoland. “Legoland Wa-

ter Park has been very popu-

lar since opening May 28. We

have actually been breaking

our attendance budgets on a

daily basis.”

The waterpark came about

as the result of Legoland guest

surveys. It is located at the

north end of the dry park.

The centerpiece is a 45-foot

(13.716 meters) high tower de-

signed to immerse children in

the world of Lego. The wa-

terfall at the top of the tower

dumps 500 gallons of water

per minute onto the guests

below. The four main slides

originate from this tower.

Those slides include the

Orange Rush, a family tube

slide where up to four people

can ride together down a 312-

foot (95 meters) long curving

track on an 11-foot (3.35 me-

ters) in diameter half pipe;

Splash Out, an open body slide

that invites guests to slide 240

(73 meters) feet and “splash

out” into the water below; and

Twin Chasers, two side-by-

side enclosed red tube slides

that stretch nearly 130 feet

(39.6 meters) and pour into a

wading area below.

There is no mistaking this

waterpark is a Lego park. For

example, one of the unique

features is the Build-A-Raft

River, a traditional lazy river

except for the fact guests are

able to customize their own

rafts made of soft Lego bricks

before they oat down the

river.

“The soft Lego bricks are

stored in bins at the start of the

Build-A-Raft River,” Down-

ing said. “Kids grab a raft and

as much brick as they want

and build, build, build before

oating down the lazy river.

Some kids continue to build as

they oat around. It is a ton of

fun.”

Other attractions include:

•Duplo Splash Safari: A

waterplay area designed espe-

cially for toddlers with three

small slides and interactive

Duplo characters modeled af-

ter the actual pieces found in

Lego sets, an alligator, polar

bear and an elephant;

•Kid Creek: A lazy river

within Duplo Splash Safari

built with younger kids in

mind;

•Joker Soaker: A fun in-

teractive platform in the wade

pool where kids can aim water

cannons at each as a Lego jester

model “tells” jokes while 350

gallons of water pour down

on them;

•Imagination Station: An

interactive area that includes

two tables. On one table, chil-

dren can build bridges, dams

and cities out of Duplo bricks

and test them against the ow

of water. On the other, they

control the ow of water by

creating patterns out of Lego

elements. In another area, a

musical water stand with a se-

ries of holes on top that squirt

water allows kids to become

conductors of their own water

symphony as they cover holes

creating new musical notes.

WhiteWater West Indus-

tries, Richmond, B.C., de-

signed and manufactured all

of the waterpark elements

and attractions and supplied

the installation supervision

at the park, said Doug Heke,

director, WhiteWater. He said

WhiteWater was involved in

the initial design and in cre-

ating the concept plan which

was then handed off to the

Legoland design team.

“It involved into what you

see today — a tower that ap-

pears to be built by a child out

of Legos,” Heke said.

In designing the water

components, WhiteWater

Pam Sherborne

Amusement Today

4See LEGOLAND, page 31

TOP ROW COURTESY IRG; OTHERS COURTESY LEGOLAND

The response to the new and only Legoland Water Park,

part of Legoland California, Carlsbad, has been fantastic

this past season. The centerpiece is a 45-foot (13.716

meters) high tower, which dumps 500 gallons of water per

minute onto guests below.

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