After setting the highest attendance record ever seen at any Legoland park, Legoland California is planning to continue its success with the addition of two new attractions in 2007. The details for Miniland Las Vegas were revealed along with plans to expand the popular Pirate Shores area with the addition of a new ride, Captain Cranky's Challenge.
Last year marked the biggest expansion ever for the park, when Merlin Entertainments, the park's parent company, invested $10 million into Pirate Shores featuring interactive water play activities and rides as well as the fun-filled 4-D movie, "Spellbreaker." Merlin Entertainments acquired all four Legoland Parks in 2005 and has since become the largest attractions operator in Europe, ranking sixth worldwide with 37 attractions.
"The area was very well received. A record setting guest satisfaction of more than 97 percent helped the park achieve summer and fall attendance 20 percent higher than the previous year," said John Jakobsen, president and general manager for Legoland California. "Based on the success of Pirate Shores, the Park exceeded 1.65 million visitors last year which is a new attendance record for any Legoland Park in one year."
Jakobsen also announced that an additional $3 million dollars is going to be invested into Legoland California in 2007, beginning with Miniland Las Vegas. Miniland Las Vegas features the world-famous Strip including the Luxor Las Vegas, New York, New York Hotel and Casino, Excalibur, Mirage, among others. "The Strip" at also features a miniature wedding chapel, monorails and real life sounds recorded in Las Vegas.
Pirate Shores is also expanding with Captain Cranky's Challenge. The newest addition to the pirate-themed area dares guests to test their sea worthiness as they sway back and forth on a pirate ship that sits on a "U-shaped" track and rotates in two directions. Captain Cranky's Challenge is the fifth attraction to be added in Pirate Shores and joins the signature attraction Splash Battle, the water-play areas Soak-N-Sail and Swabbies Deck, and a mini-flume log ride, Treasure Falls.
Thirteen new attractions have been added to Legoland California in the last three years and 2007 will see the biggest Miniland expansion in the Park's eight-year history.
Last year marked the biggest expansion ever for the park, when Merlin Entertainments, the park's parent company, invested $10 million into Pirate Shores featuring interactive water play activities and rides as well as the fun-filled 4-D movie, "Spellbreaker." Merlin Entertainments acquired all four Legoland Parks in 2005 and has since become the largest attractions operator in Europe, ranking sixth worldwide with 37 attractions.
"The area was very well received. A record setting guest satisfaction of more than 97 percent helped the park achieve summer and fall attendance 20 percent higher than the previous year," said John Jakobsen, president and general manager for Legoland California. "Based on the success of Pirate Shores, the Park exceeded 1.65 million visitors last year which is a new attendance record for any Legoland Park in one year."
Jakobsen also announced that an additional $3 million dollars is going to be invested into Legoland California in 2007, beginning with Miniland Las Vegas. Miniland Las Vegas features the world-famous Strip including the Luxor Las Vegas, New York, New York Hotel and Casino, Excalibur, Mirage, among others. "The Strip" at also features a miniature wedding chapel, monorails and real life sounds recorded in Las Vegas.
Pirate Shores is also expanding with Captain Cranky's Challenge. The newest addition to the pirate-themed area dares guests to test their sea worthiness as they sway back and forth on a pirate ship that sits on a "U-shaped" track and rotates in two directions. Captain Cranky's Challenge is the fifth attraction to be added in Pirate Shores and joins the signature attraction Splash Battle, the water-play areas Soak-N-Sail and Swabbies Deck, and a mini-flume log ride, Treasure Falls.
Thirteen new attractions have been added to Legoland California in the last three years and 2007 will see the biggest Miniland expansion in the Park's eight-year history.