Cypress Gardens Remake: Legoland Florida Opens in Winter Haven

Submitted by Anonymous on October 16, 2011 - 6:12pm

Legoland Florida opened this weekend in Winter Haven at the site of the old Cypress Gardens.

Merlin Entertainments Group remade the 150-acre site into a venue that targets the ages 2-12 crowd.

Sources told Sunshine State News that Merlin spent $500 million to $750 million to construct Legoland while maintaining the historic gardens and plantation house.

The star opening attraction at the theme park -- Lego's fifth and largest -- is the Mini-land section, which recreates national landmarks and Florida cities. Some 30 million little plastic bricks were used in this section alone.

One of a wave of Orlando-area park expansions, Legoland plans to hire 1,000 employees.

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