Legoland California

Legoland California Resort
	Legoland California main entrance
Location	Legoland California Resort, Carlsbad, California, United States
Coordinates	33°7′36″N 117°18′40″W / 33.12667°N 117.31111°W
Status	Operating
Opened	March 20, 1999
Owner	Merlin Entertainments
General manager	Kurt Stocks
Theme	Lego toys and childhood amusement
Operating season	Year-round
Attendance	1.4 million (2004)[needs update]
Area	128 acres (52 ha)
Attractions
Total	more than 60 rides
Roller coasters	4
Water rides	8
Website	Official website

Legoland California Resort is a theme park, miniature park, and aquarium^[4] located in Carlsbad, California, based on the Lego toy brand. Opening on March 20, 1999, it was the first Legoland park to open outside of Europe.^[1] The park is currently owned by Merlin Entertainments, which took a controlling interest in 2005.^[5] The second park in the United States was in Florida, which opened in 2011. A third park, Legoland New York, opened in May 2021.

^ ^a ^b Hall, Christopher (March 14, 1999). "TRAVEL ADVISORY; Danish Conquest: Legoland Comes to California". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
^ Lothspeich, Jennifer (March 21, 2019). "News 8 Throwback: Legoland's grand opening 20 years ago & more San Diego attractions". CBS 8 San Diego. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
^ Jacoby, Edmond (January 28, 2005). "Legland California says visitors, revenues up sharply in 2004". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
^ Kragen, Pam (December 20, 2008). "Legoland to reopen Sea Life Aquarium on Monday". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
^ Kinsman, Michael (July 14, 2005). "Control of Legoland parks sold". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 19, 2015.

[NYT-99-1] Hall, Christopher (March 14, 1999). "TRAVEL ADVISORY; Danish Conquest: Legoland Comes to California". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

[2] Lothspeich, Jennifer (March 21, 2019). "News 8 Throwback: Legoland's grand opening 20 years ago & more San Diego attractions". CBS 8 San Diego. Retrieved April 30, 2019.

[UT2005-3] Jacoby, Edmond (January 28, 2005). "Legland California says visitors, revenues up sharply in 2004". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 19, 2015.

[4] Kragen, Pam (December 20, 2008). "Legoland to reopen Sea Life Aquarium on Monday". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 19, 2015.

[5] Kinsman, Michael (July 14, 2005). "Control of Legoland parks sold". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved February 19, 2015.

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