Delightful Legoland Attractions...
...especially for children ages 5--8 to enjoy with their parents!
In the slide show above, you're viewing pictures of fun Legoland California rides and attractions for the 5 thru 8 age group. As you can tell by the photos, Legoland's rides are colorful, appealing and imaginative. Most of the activities are different from what you'll find at other Southern California theme parks, too! And as you'll note from the pictures of 2008's new "explorer" themed area of Legoland, the mini-Indy Jones's in your family will feel very adventuresome in parts of the park!
So many fun Legoland rides; where should your begin?
On this page, we'll discuss Legoland attractions which are especially appealing to the 5--8 year old age group. Naturally, these age groupings are "approximate" only, and you'll have to decide for yourself if your own youngster would actually enjoy these particular attractions, or would prefer those discussed on other pages, instead.
The Legoland attractions are imaginative, cute and unique---your child is certain to find MANY ways to have fun during a day at Legoland California!
Legoland Attractions -- Pirate Shores
Kids LOVE the water activities in Legoland's newest section!
The new Pirate Shores water-play area of the park is great for ALL ages, but 5-8 years olds will especially enjoy the new attractions in this area. What's available for your family to enjoy in Pirate Shores?
*SPLASH BATTLE BOAT RIDE! The pirate-themed Splash Battle ride is a family-friendly ride that you won't find at any other theme park!
Your group will board a boat that's equipped with giant squirt canons! As you ride (the boat glides along a track), you'll engage in target practice with the squirt canons, or perhaps imagine yourselves as part of a pirate battle at sea! The minimum height required to board is 36 inches tall. (To your left, you see a picture of the Splash Battle ride.)
*TREASURE FALLS LOG RIDE! The Treasure Falls log flume is another fun ride for kids...and the whole family, as well!
Treasure Falls is Legoland's version of the ever-popular log flume ride. However, since this is Legoland...and the rides are geared for kids...you'll enjoy a MILDER version of a log flume ride than you'll find at other theme parks. For example, Disneyland's Splash Mountain, Magic Mountain's Log Jammer, and Knott's Berry Farm's Timber Mountain Log Ride all have steep drops which may scare children. The Treasure Falls log flume features a log drop of only 12 feet! In addition to the "thrilling" drop, you'll have some time to cruise along in your log. Not only will you be able to enjoy the sensation of floating...but you'll also get to admire scenes of Lego Pirates, crafter by Legoland's master Lego builders!
WATER PLAY AREAS! In addition to these 2 rides in the Pirate Shores area of Legoland Park, there are 2 separate water play areas.
1.) One is a very large structure called Soak-N-Sail, which has over 60 interactive water toys, spray guns, etc geared for the older kids (school-aged) in your family. On a warm day, this play structure attracts quite a crowd of kids running, squirting, and generally "being rowdy," so this area is not meant for little toddlers who could easily be knocked over by the action of kids just "being kids."
2.) HOWEVER, toddlers DO get their very own water play area in Pirate Shores! This is called the Swabbie's Deck, and features gentler water play features. Swabbie's Deck does not attract the same large crowd as does the Soak N Sail area, making it a safe water-play area for babies and pre-schoolers.
Legoland Attractions -- Knight's Kingdom
Kids pretend to be damsels and knights of olde!
The Knight's Kingdom section of the park has several rides and attractions of particular interest to the 5--8 year old age group. What kid can resist the fun of pretending to step back into Medieval Times, where bold nights and lovely princesses live again?
ROYAL JOUST: A popular Knight's Kingdom kiddie ride is the Royal Joust, where children mount a "horse" robed in medieval battle attire, and take a ride through a forest in search of a quest. Naturally, since this is Legoland Park, the forest is populated with figures made out of Lego bricks! (See photo of the Royal Joust ride to your right.) This is one of the few Legoland rides on which parents may NOT accompany children. The Royal Joust is strictly a "kids only" ride. In fact, the maximum age for this ride is 12 years old. There is also a minimum height of 36" for riders.
GIANT PLAY STRUCTURE: "The Hideaways" is a very large, multi-level play structure. Here, your child may climb rope ladders, chute down slides, and make-believe that this is a fortress strong in ye merry days of olde.Though there's no minimum height requirement for The Hideaways play structure, you'll have to judge for yourself if its safe for your toddler-aged children. On a busy day, there will be plenty of older kids whooping and running through the structure. A toddler might get knocked down! On the other hand, if you attend the park on a mid-winter day when the older kids are in school, the structure should be perfectly safe for toddlers to enter. You'll need to size up the situation here & act appropriately.
LEGO BUILDING FUN! At the Builder's Guild, you'll find another one of Legoland Park's play stations for constructing with Lego bricks.
PAN FOR GOLD! Another fun family attraction is at the "King's Treasury" where you'll find the extra-fee attraction of panning for gold!
Legoland Attractions: "Explore Village" Area
Kids can spot Lego animals while "on safari!"
What's even better than a real African safari? Why---a Lego safari, where the cleverly constructed wild beasts can't actually eat you!SAFARI JEEPS! The Safari Trek ride in "Explore Village" is a darling ride that children love--and parents enjoy with a grin. Your family will set forth in zebra-striped mini-jeeps, headed deep into the African jungle. While riding, you'll pass not-real but very life-like Lego lions, zebras, gazelles, crocodiles, rhinos and elephants. With a child's vivid imagination, he or she is sure to feel that this safari is "for real!"
In "Explore Village," there are several non-ride attractions that all ages are welcome to attend. However, toddlers won't fully appreciate some of these attractions...but they're "just right" for kids age 5 and above.
FAMILY COMEDY SHOW: The popular "Comedy for Kids" show at the Playtown Theater is a 20 minute show staged by an expert ventriloquist and his puppets. This rousing routine will get the 5+ crowd to giggling with the puppeteer's funny jokes and the puppet's antics. (Younger children may enjoy the colorful puppets, but won't catch the jokes like the older kids will.) Along with the funny stories and one-liners, the show features impersonations, magic tricks and a bit of audience participation.
LEGO CLICKITS BUILDING FUN! At Clikits Corner, girls can create "stylish" fashion accessories using--what else?--the Lego Clickits line of toys. Girls will enjoy making bracelets and necklaces with the pink & purple-schemed Clickits. Clickits sets to buy & take home are available here, as well.
Legoland Attractions: "Dino Island" Area
Kids love pretending to live alongside dinosaurs!
You may never have been to Legoland, but I'll guarantee you one thing: You HAVE seen a photo of the Legoland mini-roller-coaster called the Coastersaurus! How to I know this? Because you're here on the Family-Vacation-Getaways.com website...and a photo of the Coastersaurus appears at the top of every page of this site!When I started this website, I was looking through all the travel photos I'd taken, trying to pick one for the site's top banner. To me, the happy families enjoying the Coastersaurus in that photo captured the spirit of family fun that I wanted to talk about in the site...and so that was the photo I selected!
*The Costersaurus is a mini-roller coaster built for parents to ride together with their kids---perhaps as their childrens' very first roller coaster experience. It reaches a top speed of 21 MPH, and creates a mild zooming effect without making any steep, plunging drops. It's decor is fun---a giant made-of-Legos dinosaur serves as the ride's centerpiece, and nearby other Lego dinosaurs adorn the area. A minimum height requirement of only 36" makes this a great coaster for the 5--8 age group.
*Raptor Splash Balloon Toss: Another activity in the Dino Island area is the extra-pay activity, "Raptor Splash." Here, your family can load water balloons onto launchers, then aim & fire them for a family battle. This is a fun family activity for approx. ages 5--adult.
Legoland Attractions for kids 5--8: "Fun Town" Area
Kids can imagine being all grown-up!
Legoland's Fun Town area features a child-sized city. Buildings and houses are smaller...making children feel tall and grown-up! Some of Fun Town's activities carry on with this theme of "kids pretending to be adults."
*What child isn't fascinated with the thought of driving a car? To give young drivers this chance, Legoland set up the Volvo Driving School, in which kids drive small cars around a cityscape of attractive roadways---complete with painted street markings, traffic signs, and street lights!(Sorry, parents---this attraction is just for the kids themselves to ride. But, the set-up is SO CUTE, you'll be too busy snapping photos of your child cruising these streets to feel left out of the action!) There are 2 parts to this attraction. The Volvo Driving School itself, which allows guests ages 6 through 13 to join in the fun, and its preschoolers-only counterpart...the Volvo Jr. Driving School, for little ones ages 3--5 only.
Still more Legoland Rides for kids!
*The Flight Squadron is a traditional kiddie ride that features small airplanes circling a central hub, while their young drivers push and pull levers to make the planes raise and lower. What's different about THESE planes is the endearing "Legoish" look of the planes. Once again, here's another ride where the vehicles LOOK as if they were really fashioned from Lego bricks. Minimum height requirement for this ride is 34" tall.
*The Skipper School Boat Ride is an exciting adventure for kids, and a pleasant outing for the adults who accompany them. You'll board small "motorboats" and cruise freely around an attractive Fun Town lake. You'll be sure to want a family member to stay on-shore to catch some photos of you and your child on this attraction! Minimum height for riders, once again, is 34" (if accompanied by a parent.)
*The Sky Cruiser has a novel concept---you'll pedal your own ride car along an elevated ride track that will give you a great view of Legoland as you cruise along. The minimum height for accompanied riders is only 36" tall. However, it would be difficult for a child that small to actually pedal the ride car. Unless you go with an older child, be prepared to take charge of the pedaling yourself!
You'll find several good non-ride attractions for the 5--8 age group, too.
*At the Fun Town Fire Academy, budding firefighters can take aim with their hoses and douse the "fire." There's also a live fire safety show in Fun Town---featuring a working fire truck.
*At the Adventurer's Club, you'll walk through indoor exhibits themed around Ancient Egypt (some really beautiful displays!), the Arctic region and the Amazon Rain Forest. (Care to see a boa constrictor made entirely of Legos?) One thing that makes this attraction fun is that, as you enter, you're asked to find several hidden objects as you stroll along. Since the objects are NOT hidden in obvious places, this little game gives guests some intrigue while they're admiring the Lego creations. (Kids will probably need adult help to find all the objects...and adults will have just as much fun as the children in looking for them.)
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