Legoland Windsor

The entrance to Legoland Windsor

Legoland Windsor

Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK

Status

Operating

Opened

29 March 1996

Owner

Merlin Entertainments

Area

150 acres

Website

http://www.legoland.co.uk/

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Legoland Windsor is a theme park located in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK. It is themed around the plastic construction toys Lego, manufactured by The Lego Group. As of the 2022 season, Legoland Windsor was the most popular theme park in the UK, attracting around 2.4 million guests.

History

St. Leonard's Mansion

In the early 18th century, a large country house was built on St. Leonard's hill to the west of Windsor named "The Hermitage". It later fell into disrepair and was rebuilt multiple times over the proceeding centuries, with the final rebuild occurring in 1932 by Horace Dodge Jr., heir to the Dodge Motor Company in Detroit.  

In 1850, the property was purchased by Sir Theodore Brinckman, who renamed it to "St. Leonard's", which remains the name of the house to this day. One of the coachmen under Brinckman's employ lived on the estate with his wife Annie Chapman, who after divorcing later in life, made headlines after being the second victim of notorious serial killer Jack the Ripper.

During World War II, St. Leonard's was occupied by the US Ambassador to the UK, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., father of future US president John F. Kennedy.

Windsor Safari Park

In 1966 British showman, fairground proprietor, and circus proprietor Billy Smart Sr. purchased St. Leonard's from Dodge Jr.'s mother (the sole executor of his estate) for £250,000. After Smart's death later that year, his sons transformed the grounds into Windsor Safari Park which opened in 1969. The safari park saw rapid expansion until its closure in October 1992 due to financial difficulties.

Legoland

Following the success of Legoland Billund, in 1989 The Lego Group were looking to open a new second park after the closure of their earlier attempt; Legoland Sierksdorf. Following the closure of Windsor Safari Park, Lego announced that they had acquired the site in December 1992. In 1994 construction started after Lego took over the site in January.

Legoland Windsor was officially opened on 29th March 1996. In the first year of opening, Legoland Windsor attracted 1.4 million visitors. In 2005, LEGO sold the park to Merlin Entertainments after suffering financial losses. In 2017 a new themed area called NINJAGO World was opened. In 2019 Merlin Entertainments was brought by Kirkbi Invest, the private investment firm of Kirk Kristianson, whose family owns the LEGO group.

On 29 May 2021, a new themed area called Mythica: World of Mythical Creatures was opened.

Roller coasters

Present

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Dragon	W.G.H. Transportation Engineering	Sit-Down	1998	Operating
Dragon's Apprentice	W.G.H. Transportation Engineering	Kiddie	1999	Operating
Duplo Dino Coaster	ART Engineering	Kiddie	March 14, 2020	Operating
Minifigure Speedway	Zierer	Twin	April 6, 2024	Operating

Past

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Jungle Coaster	Mack Rides	Wild Mouse	2004	2009	Relocated to Legoland Florida

Attractions

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Aero Nomad	Zamperla	Junior Ferris Wheel	1996
Autumn's Riding Adventure	Zamperla	Disk'O	2015
Balloon School	W.G.H. Transportation Engineering	Balloon Ride	1999
Desert Chase	Bertazzon	Junior Carousel	1996
Destiny's Bounty	Zamperla	Rockin' Tug	2008
Duplo Airport	Zamperla	Flash Dance	1996
Duplo Express	Unknown	Junior Railway	1996
Fairy Tale Brook	W.G.H. Transportation Engineering	Scenic Boat Ride	1996
Fire Academy	Metallbau Emmeln	Fire Academy	2005
Fire and Ice Freefall	Zierer	Junior Drop Tower x2	2021
Flight of the Sky Lion	Brogent Technologies	Flying Theatre	2021
Haunted House – Monster Party	Vekoma	Madhouse	2019
Hydra's Challenge	Zierer	Jet Ski	2000
Jolly Rocker	HUSS	Pirate Ship	2010
Laser Raiders	Bertazzon	Tracked Dark Ride	2009
Lego City Deep Sea Adventure	Mack Rides	Submarine Ride	2011
Legoland Express	Severn Lamb	Miniature Railway	1996
Merlin's Challenge	Mack Rides	Sea Storm	2005
Ninjago the Ride	Triotech	Tracked Dark Ride	2017
Pirate Falls Treasure Quest	Zamperla	Log Flume	1996
Scarab Bouncers	S&S Worldwide	Junior Drop Tower x2	2009
Spinning Spider	Intamin	Teacups	1996
Thunder Blazer	Bertazzon	Junior Chair-O-Plane	1996

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
African Queen Riverboat Ride	Unknown	Scenic Boat Ride	Unknown	1992	Scrapped
Black Mamba Snake Slide	Zapfun	Tube Slide	Unknown	1992	Unknown
Dino Safari	Metallbau Emmeln	Track Ride	March 2005	2015	Relocated to Lightwater Valley
Hi Slide	Modern Products	Giant Slide	1970s	1980s	Unknown
Jungle Jeeps	Modern Products	Track Ride	Unknown	1992	Unknown
Limpopo Crocodiles	Soriani & Moser	Junior Flying Carpet	1989	1992	Travelling UK
Limpopo Crocodiles	Soriani & Moser	Junior Flying Carpet	1989	1992	Travelling UK
Limpopo Crocodiles	Soriani & Moser	Junior Flying Carpet	1989	1992	Relocated to Dunes Leisure Family Fun Fair
Mumbo Jumbo Elephant Ride	Unknown	Jets	Unknown	1992	Unknown
Raft Racers	WhiteWater West	Dinghy Waterslides	1999	2022	Scrapped
Sky Rider	MSI Transportation	Monorail	1996	2024	Scrapped
Space Tower	Sunkid Heege	Tower	1999	2017	Scrapped
Swamp Devil Octopus Ride	Soriani & Moser	Polyp	1989	1992	Travelling UK
Viking River Splash	ABC Rides	River Rapids	2007	September 25, 2023	Scrapped

Water slides

Name	Manufacturer	Class	Type	Opened
Drench Towers	Unknown	Body	Water Play Structure	2013

External links

• 

  Legoland Windsor on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

Legoland Windsor

Present

Coasters

DragonDragon's ApprenticeDuplo Dino CoasterMinifigure Speedway

Attractions

Aero NomadAutumn's Riding AdventureBalloon SchoolDesert ChaseDestiny's BountyDuplo AirportDuplo ExpressFairy Tale BrookFire AcademyFire and Ice FreefallFlight of the Sky LionHaunted House – Monster PartyHydra's ChallengeJolly RockerLaser RaidersLego City Deep Sea AdventureLegoland ExpressMerlin's ChallengeNinjago The RidePirate Falls Treasure QuestScarab BouncersSpinning SpiderThunder Blazer

Former

Coasters

Jungle Coaster

Attractions

CarouselDino SafariHi SlideJungle JeepsLimpopo Crocodile

(1989–1992)

Limpopo Crocodile

(1989–1992)

Limpopo Crocodile

(1989–1992)

Raft RacersSky RiderSwamp Devil Octopus RideViking River Splash

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