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Brick Heaven

It’s been just over a week since the newest Legoland opened its doors in Winter Haven, Florida, and the theme park is already making headlines. The park boasts dozens of Lego sculptures featuring more than 50 million colorful bricks, including life-sized elephants, a 20-foot statue of Albert Einstein and an exact replica of a 2011 Ford Explorer. In addition, kids from 2 to 12 years old can tour 50 attractions in 10 different theme areas, such as the Imagination Zone, the Land of Adventure and Lego City which sports live shows, interactive adventures and a host of age appropriate thrill … Continue reading →

Good News for LEGO Lovers

It’s out with the old and in with the new in Winter Haven, Florida. Merlin Entertainments, the owner and operator of Legoland, recently announced that it plans to open another park on the site of the old Cypress Gardens attraction in 2011. The former Cypress Gardens theme park (complete with water-skiing shows, botanical gardens and Southern belles in hoop dresses) closed last fall after years of declining attendance. The property is now being cleared to make way for a huge Legoland Florida, complete with a hotel, more than 50 thrill rides, shows and other attractions, including Lego models and interactive … Continue reading →

Family Travel: A Quacking Good Time

Ernie from “Sesame Street” would be in heaven. If your kids are as enamored with rubber ducks as the lovable orange character from the award-winning children’s television show then head to Michigan next week. That’s where you will find of one the world’s largest Rubber Ducky festivals around. The village of Bellaire in Northern Michigan is holding its annual Rubber Ducky Festival from August 6-17 and is hoping to break a record by stuffing more than 5,000 yellow ducks in the Intermediate River for a quarter-mile race on August 16th. Spectators have a chance to get in on the action … Continue reading →

Family Travel: Dolls, LEGO and Blues

Could the Mall of America get any better? American Girl fans answered yes and mall officials listened. Come November (just in time for the holidays) American Girl will call the massive shopping center home. Which means your kids have one more location to blow their allowance money on the mega-popular dolls and their mountains of accessories. The new store is making headlines because, according to company execs, American Girl is very selective about where it sells its goods. Company reps say the American Girl store in the Mall of America will span 20,000-square feet, feature two stories and include a … Continue reading →