LEGOLAND: Falck Fire Brigade

Today the fire brigade had reinforcements from real life. In a big fire and rescue show one could see a car set to fire and then put out and another car cut open. There were also competitions and a big display of various fire brigade trucks.



Jesper from last years X-factor also gave a concert and signed autographs.

Apart from the long line at the seasonpass shop I think LEGOLAND had a very successful event and I sure hope they will repeat it next year. It could be even better if all the trucks were presented with a bit more informative material about the trucks use and history.

On my way home from LEGOLAND i saw a big cloud of smoke in the sky - the real life firebrigade was at work putting out a fire in a forrest only 10 km away. Maybe LEGOLAND should have lend out a hand or two? :)

LEGOLAND: Atlantis

Star Wars isn't the only new thing in LEGOLAND this summer - we also have a new monster! Entering a building in the middle of main land Denmark will bring you underground to a hidden submarine station. Here you will be transported to the long lost continent, Atlantis. Deep below the water you will be walking under glass looking up at all the wonderful creatures of the sea and the ruins of the lost society. Oh, and some LEGO guys goofing around in the water of course.



Back to the monster. You probably missed it in the pictures. It's the big crab in picture two. It is huge, but looks pretty harmless behind glass as it just sits there. None the less it goes by the name CRABZILLA. Yes, all in caps.

I never visit LEGOLAND without going through Atlantis. Even if the introduction seems painfully long after a while, I find the atmosphere under the water to be just breathtaking. Go there!

LEGOLAND: Star Wars

New this season is the STAR WARS area of Miniland. 1.5 million LEGO bricks are put together to picture the seven themes from the movies (one is from the animated TV series, The Clone Wars): The battle of Naboo, Theed and Geonosis Arena, where Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker fights beasts, or Uncle Owens farm on the desert planet Tatooine, where Luke Skywalker grew up.



The commercials for this new area in LEGOLAND brags about bringing you to a galaxy far, far away with a big, interactive scenary. It is worth a visit, but don't get your hopes up too high. The interactivity is - like most in Miniland - a button to play a sound or move a character a bit; nothing to get excited about. The size or events of the area did not live up to my expectations either, but my pictures should give an idea of what to expect. Good news is that it isn't far, far away: it's actually pretty close to the entrance ;)

LEGOLAND! - all in caps :)

Don't go to Billund without visiting LEGOLAND at least once. Sure, it is an amusementpark aimed at families with children, but the miniatures of buildings from all over the world makes it worth your time who ever you are. With LEGO bricks, creativity and a bit of loving humour everything from the Statue of Liberty to a small railway station outside Billund is portrayed and will bring you around the world in a few hours.



If you are into the whole amusementpark thing, make start out at LEGOLANDs website. Here you can get a good view of the activities, events, opening hours and much more. Furthermore you can book time at some of the activities and jump ahead in line - highly recommendable in the best season.

I plan on bringing a post in this blog for each area of LEGOLAND, as it is just too big to fit into one in my opinion. On opening day - last saturday, April 2nd - I visited the park and took pictures of the new STAR WARS area of Miniland, which I will dedicate my next post to.