Legoland

For Spring Break this year, we spent a few nights in the area around Tampa.   On the first full day, we made a 45 minute drive to Winter Haven to visit Legoland.  We were so impressed by this amusement park!  We arrived at 10 a.m. for the park opening and we did not leave until the park closed at 6 p.m.  This was the perfect amount of time to see and do everything.  The weather was great, and the lines were not bad at all.  Olivia and Owen were just the right height that they could ride all four of the roller coasters.  One of the favorite activities of the day was the Lego "driving school" where kids could get into power wheel- type cars and drive around a little city.

We also got to meet the Lego Movie characters- that was "awesome".

 Miniland was very impressive.  They had recreated various cities using legos.  They had even recreated scenes from Star Wars- which was the kids' favorite section.

 Legoland is built on the site of the old Cypress Gardens, and they have maintained the gardens and ski show that were original to that park.  The difference is that the ski show now features Lego men.

The Cypress Gardens area was the last part of the park that we visited before closing.  I wish we had had more time to check it out because it was beautiful.  As we were exiting, we all agreed- Legoland was a hit.