Our hotel room was awesome. Exactly the kind if room you would want at Legoland. Lego models all throughout the room and there was a set of Legos that could be played with during the stay. Our room was themed "kingdom". There were two distinct zones, the kid side or the room (bunk beds, TV) and the adult side (queen bed, TV, desk) and a shared bathroom. Nick and Ellie slept in the bunk beds (Ellie took the top) and Cal had a crib. We ate dinner in the hotel restaurant and then went swimming. The pool wasn't super exciting, but it was perfect for Ellie.
The hotel was full or activities for kids. There were model making competitions, shows...not that we participated in, but they had a scavenger hunt that we did do. The kids had to hunt around the hotel for answers (all numbers) to unlock a chest in the hotel room. Inside the chest was some mini-model sets for Ellie to play with and take home.
Cal immediately loved the hotel. The bold colors and large decorations were super exciting to him. When we arrived he was hungry and had a very wet diaper so he was naturally VERY fussy. However, as soon as we walked into the lobby he calmed down, smiled, and forgot all his troubles. He was constantly looking around and stimulated by everything.
Saturday morning, the park didn't open till 10am, but since we stayed at the hotel we got in 30 minutes early. We ate breakfast at the hotel (included) and then played in the hotel lobby until it was time to go into the park.
Having never been to Legoland we had not idea where to start or what the rides were like. We had done a bit of homework and learned that Ellie was tall enough for ALL the rides, so she was very excited. We also knew that there were quite a few water rides that we weren't sure we wanted to do given that it wasn't supposed to be that hot. We headed first for the ride that we had read usually had the longest wait times right away, and pretty much walked on. Then we headed for a roller coaster, that unfortunately broke down while Nick and Ellie were in line, but we got a pass to jump the line for any ride in the park.
Cal hung out in the stroller all morning (not napping at all, as he was too excited by everything). Then he spent the afternoon in the carrier. He was able to go on two rides, both bait rides, and he slept through both. When he was awake he was totally stimulated by everything in the park once again and was a very happy little boy.
Something that was nice was that Legoland has a parent switch program. A parent and a kid can wait in line and ride the ride, then the parents swap and the kid gets to ride the ride twice...if there is a younger kid that can't ride the ride. This was nice so that all three of us (that can completely hold our heads up) all got to ride the rides and Ellie got to go twice!
Ellie rode some pretty big roller coasters. She enjoyed all the rides and we stood in line (or used our pass) for the big roller coasters more than once. She really loves a thrill ride! You'll see Nick and Ellie both screaming in the photo below (Nick wore orange) on the BIG drop on the coaster.
Of course since it was Legoland we took some time to make some Lego models. They had an area where you could make, test, and race cars. Nick and Ellie made a model and had fun doing it.
And of course there was quite a bit dedicated to The Lego Movie. Ellie met Emmit, the main character. In addition they had portions of the actual movie set at the park and you could walk around it and look at the models. It was pretty cool.
My favorite part was seeing the models of landmark buildings, cities, busts, and Star Wars cities/lands. I love seeing how little bricks if plastic can be combined into scale models of recognizable things. Ellie enjoyed them as well, although she didn't recognize many of the things...need to travel more and show her the country and world!
We didn't see everything or ride every ride at Legoland. But we definitely will be back, when Cal is a little older and can go on more rides. But we had a great time and enjoyed our days at Legoland resort. The hotel was awesome and I'm glad we stayed the night.
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