LEGOLAND Florida and Star Wars: A Force to be Reckoned With
Darth Vader was on loan from California, but hopefully he will emigrate here permanently
The “worst kept secret in Central Florida” was confirmed today when LEGOLAND Florida’s General Manager Adrian Jones announced the Miniland area of the park is to undergo a huge expansion to include scenes from all 6 of the Star Wars movies and The Clone Wars cartoon that is about to start it’s 5th season on The Cartoon Network.
Media trucks from all over Central Florida are a testament to how quickly LEGOLAND has been embraced by the area.
Opening in November 2012, the LEGO® Star Wars™ Miniland Cluster will be built in 1:20 scale and created from more than 1.5 million LEGO bricks. There will be 2,000 LEGO models, including some 6ft tall lifesize characters. Interactive buttons will allow children (and many adults) to activate animations as they follow a chronological path through the Star Wars timeline and retrace the major events of the Saga.
Media interviews in front of the fenced off construction site
The LEGO Star Wars Miniland Cluster experience will be included with park admission and will be similar to the one already in LEGOLAND California.
California already has a Star Wars Miniland
The Star Wars store at LEGOLAND
“Today, less than a year after our grand opening and only four months after opening the all-new water park, we are thrilled to announce yet another expansion this November. This new LEGO Star Wars Miniland Cluster will add to our 150-acre family theme park with more than 50 rides, shows and interactive attractions,” said Jones.
The Expansion Map: Located in the area behind Miniland on the way to Land of Adventure
It is not known exactly when the expansion will be open, or what events are planned to accompany it. Last year when California unveiled theirs, Carrie Fisher who played Princess Leia was the guest of honor and in June they hosted their first LEGO® Star Wars Days.
Carrie Fisher opened LEGOLAND California’s Star Wars attraction
Here a short video from the event as Adrian Jones makes the announcement and introduces Darth Vader as well as comments about the expansion from LEGOLAND Spokesperson Kim Isemann.
There is a close up look of the Millennium Falcon and Darth Maul that will be part of Star Wars Miniland Cluster.
You won’t find this version of the Millennium Falcon in your local LEGO store
Han and Chewie make the jump to lightspeed … eventually
The detail is so amazing it is easy to forget this is made of bricks
The Force just got a lot stronger in Central Florida as we are rapidly becoming the center of the Star Wars Universe.
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