Legoland Florida

Legoland Florida

Winter Haven, Florida, USA

Status

Operating

Opened

January 2, 1936 (Original)
2004 (as Cypress Gardens Adventure Park)
October 15, 2011 (as Legoland Florida)

Owner

Merlin Entertainments

Website

http://florida.legoland.com/

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Part of Legoland Florida Resort

• Legoland Florida
• Peppa Pig Theme Park

Legoland Florida, originally known as Cypress Gardens, is an amusement park in Winter Haven, Florida, USA. It is currently run by Merlin Entertainments and is the largest park in the Legoland chain.

History

The park opened on January 2, 1936 and was built by Dick and Julie Pope. It was bought by Harcourt Brace and Jovanovich in 1985, however it was sold to the Busch Corporation in 1989. On January 4, 1995, it was sold to a group of the park's managers.

The park was closed on April 13, 2003 due to declining tourism following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Kent Buescher, owner of Wild Adventures, purchased the park in 2004 and reopened it as Cypress Gardens Adventure Park. In 2006, the park filed for bankruptcy largely due to damages caused by hurricanes Charley, Frances, and Jeanne. The park was purchased by Florida-based Land South Adventures, LLC, who operated the park for two seasons, closing on September 23, 2009.

On October 15, 2011, the park reopened under Merlin ownership. Its rides were re-branded to fit in with the Legoland theme.

Roller coasters

Present

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Coastersaurus	Martin & Vleminckx	Wooden	November 26, 2004	Operating
Dragon	Vekoma	Sit-Down	November 26, 2004	Operating
The Great Lego Race	Mack Rides	Wild Mouse	October 15, 2011	Operating

Past

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Fiesta Express	Zamperla	Kiddie	November 26, 2004	November 16, 2011	Relocated to Gillian's FunLand
Galaxy Spin	Zamperla	Wild Mouse	August 17, 2005	November 16, 2008	Relocated to Fun Spot America
Starliner	Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc.	Wooden	July 14, 2007	November 16, 2008	Sold - stored
Flying School	Vekoma	Inverted roller coaster	December 9, 2004	August 12, 2023	Scrapped

Attractions

This list is incomplete, please expand it if you can.

Present

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Aquazone Wave Racers	Zierer	Jet Skis	2011
Battle of Bricksburg	Mack Rides	Splash Battle	2013
Beetle Bounce	S&S Worldwide	Junior Drop Tower x2	2011
Coast Guard Academy	Garmendale	Boat Ride	2011
Duplo Tractor	Unknown	Track Ride	2011
Duplo Train	Unknown	Junior Railway	2011
Grand Carousel	Bertazzon	Gallopers	2011
The Lego Movie Masters of Flight	Brogent Technologies	Flying Theatre	2019
Lego Ninjago The Ride	Triotech ART Engineering	Tracked Dark Ride	2017
Lost Kingdom Adventure	Bertazzon	Tracked Dark Ride	2011
Merlin's Challenge	Unknown	Sea Storm	2011
Mia's Riding Adventure	Zamperla	Disk'O	2015
Pirate River Quest	Unknown	Boat Ride	2022
Rescue Academy	Metallbau Emmeln	Fire Academy	2011
The Royal Joust	Metallbau Emmeln	Pony Trek	2011
Safari Trek	Metallbau Emmeln	Track Ride	2011
Technicycle	Zamperla	Magic Bikes	2011
Unikitty's Disco Drop	Zierer	Junior Drop Tower	2019

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Delta Kite Flyers	Zamperla	Kite Flyer	2004	2008	Relocated to Gillian's FunLand
Dizzy Dragons	Sellner Manufacturing	Junior Teacups	2004	2008	Relocated to DelGrosso's Amusement Park
Fundangler	Intamin	Junior Paratower	1980 or earlier	1980 or later	Unknown
Paradise Sky Wheel	Chance Rides	Ferris Wheel	2004	2008	Relocated to Luna Park Mamaia
Pharaoh's Fury	Chance Rides	Pirate Ship	2004	2008	Relocated to DelGrosso's Amusement Park
Power Surge	Zamperla	Power Surge	2004	2008	Relocated to Luna Park Mamaia
Rockin' Tug	Zamperla	Rockin' Tug	2004	2008	Relocated to Gillian's FunLand
Storm Surge	WhiteWater West	Spinning Rapids Ride	2004	2008	Relocated to Thorpe Park
Tilt-A-Whirl	Sellner Manufacturing	Tilt-A-Whirl	2004	2008	Relocated to Casino Pier
Thunderbolt	A.R.M. (USA) & Larson International	Drop Tower	2004	2008	Relocated to DelGrosso's Amusement Park
Yo-Yo	Chance Rides	Waveswinger	2004	2008	Relocated to DelGrosso's Amusement Park
Island in the Sky	Intamin	Flying Island	2011	2017	Standing but not operating
Junior Fire Academy	Unknown	Fire Academy	2011	2013	Unknown

Water slides

Legoland Water Park is located at the back of Legoland Florida. It originally opened in 2005 as Splash Island when the park was called Cypress Gardens. It closed alongside Cypress Gardens in 2009, and reopened under its current name on May 26, 2012. The park operates as an extra paid facility for existing Legoland guests and cannot be accessed on its own.

Name	Manufacturer	Class	Type	Opened
Duplo Splash Safari	WhiteWater West	Body	Kiddie	2012
Joker Soaker	WhiteWater West	Body	Water Play Structure	2005
Splash Out	WhiteWater West	Body	Speed	2005
Twin Chasers	WhiteWater West	Tube	N/A	2005