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December 31, 2019

Legoland - Carlsbad, CA

Legoland opened 20 years ago and I’ve never been.  Among our guests this year is son Michael and family.  Including grandson Jm who is a Lego-holic! for Christmas this year he wanted to visit Legoland.  So the three of us guys were off on a Lego adventure.



Michael was on the hook for $25 parking and the entrance tickets, and he also paid for my entrance.  THANK-YOU!  It’s not cheap, Disneyland actually costs less.



There are some fun and even amazing sections to the park.  Scattered along the paved pathways are fun Lego creatures.


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Lego is known for rides but they are geared toward the younger kids, and those under 42” often need to be accompanied by an 18+ adult that is over 48”.  Pretty funny restriction.

We didn’t do much with the rides.  After waiting for the Coastersaurus, a little roller coaster, the set of coaster cars a couple ahead of our turn to load stalled!




There can be a long wait for the rides, to catch as many as possible a ‘VIP Pass’ would be required, which has its own line.  The ‘Reserve-N-Ride’ app also helps, by virtually reserving a spot in the long line using a smart phone app and receiving a message when it’s time to board the ride.

The ‘Star Wars’ area was amazing.  Each of Episodes I – VI had their own display.  To top it off Jm knew many of the characters, locations, starships and story lines.  Worth the price of admission.
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Miniland includes many US cities, and a display depicting the ‘SoCal’ life.  

Wine country

San Francisco
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SoCal camping

New Orleans

Washing DC


This was my favorite section of the park.  Everything is made out of Legos with informative signs of the time taken and Legos used.  Las Vegas, New York and the mansions of Ferndale are also represented in Legos.

While here we took the Coast Cruise ride to see the displays from the seaside.


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Jm and dad looking over the map to be sure nothing is skipped.


Personally I felt the park was a bit below Jm’s attention span, although he could have spent all day at the Star Wars exhibit.

We took the Coast Highway back home, where we discovered Encinitas has a Handel’s Ice Cream.  Best ever! and made fresh at each of their locations.  Voted 'Best Ice Cream' 6 years in a row.









14 comments:

  1. That sounds fun for a little one that loves legos. Interesting pictures of what they can do with legos. I'm with I'm, Star Wars was the best exhibit. Yummy on the ice cream.

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    1. I was very impressed with the creativity of the way Legos were used in the various set designs. BTW the cone in the picture is a 'single' a 'double' is 6 scoops! That's a lot of ice cream

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  2. I am blown away by what gets built with legos, and also the price to see it all.

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    1. I am also surprised at the entrance fee, which seems a bit out of line considering the age group I think it is geared toward. Considering the detail of the displays there must be a Lego computer that does the blueprints. The displays are really awesome

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  3. Time with the grandkids is the best.

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    1. "If I knew the grandkids would have been so much fun --- I'd had them first!" It's an old joke but they really really are the best!

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  4. Glad Jim and the rest of you enjoyed the Lego Land.
    Wishing your entire family a Safe, Happy and Healthy New Year.

    It's about time.

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    1. Thanks! Enjoy your 'white' New Year's Day! I'm kinda partial to the sunny SoCal day :)

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  5. Wow! Legoland looks pretty interesting...Whoda thunk! That little ice cream cone looks mighty good, what flavor (s) is it?

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    1. Legoland was good for an interesting one-time visit, now Handel's Ice Cream needs a return visit ... The pistachio was good, Jm had the Cinnamon Bun, which is way better than the Ben and Jerry's

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  6. I'm always amazed by what people can build with Legos. I remember my older brothers playing with them when we were kids and they certainly were NOT building anything like that! Pretty impressive stuff. I do agree, however, that the prices for these places are just obscene. Especially when you realize you're likely going to want to buy food, drinks, and perhaps a souvenir to take home... Ah well. Glad you guys had fun! Happy New Year!

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    1. Without a doubt the displays are impressive!, but it is hard to justify the price of admission, except that I spent it with my son and grandson ... priceless! Yes we did have fun, but will not return.
      Happy New Year!

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  7. Sure glad you shared your visit there so now we can save the $250 plus parking plus plus plus to get in...

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    1. LOL - You're welcome! Lunch was another $55! but the ice cream cone is well worth the $5!

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