Legoland California - Fun Town

If you are looking for fun, you've come to the right town! All adults remember longing to be BIG when they were kids. Fun Town is the perfect place for youngsters to live out that dream in a scaled-down town created just for them.


You don't have to be 16 to get your driver's license at the Volvo Driving School or Volvo Jr. Driving School, where everyone can learn about signaling, turning, stopping and going.

Fun Town Fire Academy is a hilarious workout that will test your family's fitness, speed, and funny bone! Race LEGO fire trucks across a straightaway, then pump water and aim to put out a "burning" building.

On a track high above Fun Town, you will see the unique and colorful pedal cars of Sky Cruiser. The Kid Power Towers are towers of fun that give a panoramic view of the Park and the Pacific Ocean, capped with an exhilarating kid-sized "free fall" to the bottom.

Children and adults alike can maneuver their own LEGO boat at Skipper School - keep an eye out for LEGO brick characters along the way, like the Skipper himself in a floating bath tub!

Attention Pilots! Climb aboard the Sky Patrol and let the spinning propeller take you up and down and up again. Young aviators, as well as adults, have the chance to fly their own bi-planes aboard the Flight Squadron.

Learn all about fire safety as the zany Fun Town Fire Department volunteers attempt to conquer "The Big Test" on Fun Town Stage. This show features a working fire truck - so be prepared, you might get wet!

The LEGO club house is the ultimate place to use your imagination to invent your own LEGO creations! You can stock up on bulk LEGO bricks, Make & Create kits and even build a picture of yourself with LEGO Mosaic.

At the LEGO Factory Tour, see automated machinery demonstrating molding, decorating, assembling and packing of real LEGO bricks.

At the Adventurers' Club young adventurers can walk on a mysterious journey featuring inhabitants of the Amazon rain forest, ancient Egypt and the Arctic - all made of LEGO bricks.

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LegoLand - Explore Village

EXPLORE Village provides a whimsical setting where younger guests will find wonder and adventure. Venture into the wilds of Africa on Safari Trek and see life-sized giraffes, zebras, lions, and more - all made of LEGO bricks.

Become a resident of Playtown for a day! This fun play area is geared towards younger guests complete with fun buildings, slides, activities and much more!


Ride the LEGOLAND Express or glide along in a leaf-shaped boat on Fairy Tale Brook, sailing gently through different fairy tale scenes featuring characters built of LEGO bricks.

Enjoy Water Works which features an interactive water play area, complete with a musical fountain - hop up and down to make the instruments play!

Stop by the Playtown Theater for Journey to the Lost Temple - a 25-minute musical adventure comedy featuring characters from our own Land of Adventure. Specifically for children ages 2 to 12, with more than 30 volunteers pulled from the audience!

Stop by Studio Store where you can stock up on your favorite LEGO toys, souvenirs, apparel and more from your favorite movie and TV hits.

Ristorante Brickolini, located in the heart of EXPLORE Village, serves up tasty Italian cuisine ideal for a family meal and is a great option for any vegetarians! Menu selections include gourmet wood-fired pizza, fresh green salads and pastas made from scratch as well as Kid's Kits, family combos and more.

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Legoland California - Pirate Shores

Avast ye maties, landlubbers and scallywags! Come aboard for an incredible, swashbuckling adventure at the all new Pirate Shores. Guaranteed to shiver yer timbers, Pirate Shores includes all-new water attractions with captivating high-seas adventures that will thrill buccaneers of all ages. We recommend you bring a swim suit, towel and change of clothes. Please note that swim diapers are required for all children under 4 years of age.

Splash Battle

You’ll experience Splash Battle* with its ship-themed vehicles that put you behind your own water cannon as you navigate through pirate-infested waters.

Aim your cannon and take your best watery shot at spectators and other riders.

But this is pirate territory so beware, because all of your targets are armed and ready to retaliate. All the while you’ll be surrounded by magnificent blustery pirate scenes of detailed LEGO models.

* Minimum height: 36" (If under 44", must be accompanied by a guest 44" or taller)


Captain Cranky’s Challenge

Ahoy maties! The newest addition to our pirate-themed area dares you to test your sea worthiness as you sway back and forth on a pirate ship that sits on a “U-shaped” track and rotates in two directions.

Captain Cranky’s Challenge is the fifth attraction to be added in Pirate Shores.

* Minimum height: 34" (If under 48", must be accompanied by a guest 48" or taller)

Soak-N-Sail

Adventurous family members will discover Soak-N-Sail* which features more than 60 interactive gadgets and devices pumping and spraying hundreds of gallons of water.

Climb aboard the shipwrecked pirate vessel beneath a 38-foot-tall mast. But stay alert because a pirate-style prank is looming overhead and over 300 gallons of water might come pouring down on you at any given moment.

* Minimum height: 36" to enjoy slides.

Treasure Falls

Hold on to your tattered pirate hat because at Treasure Falls* mini-water flume ride you’ll drop in – nearly 12 feet - on a few vacationing pirates.
Your log-shaped boat will float by hard-working LEGO buccaneers relaxing in a thermal spa or lounging in their beach chairs amidst a tropical jungle.

* Minimum height: 36" (If under 48", must be accompanied by a guest 48" or taller)

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Legoland California

Legoland California is an amusement park in Carlsbad, California focused on Lego bricks. It opened on March 20, 1999. It is the third Legoland park to open, and is the only one outside of Europe. The park is split into nine major sections which are: The Beginning, Dino Island, Explore Village, Fun Town, Knight's Kingdom, Miniland USA, Pirate Shores, Imagination Zone, and Land of Adventures.

Park History

The park opened on March 20, 1999. The Legoland parks were put up for sale in 2004, then a controlling interest sold in 2005. The new controlling company is, Merlin Entertainments, a brand of the Blackstone Group of New York, an investment and advisory firm. The company is the operator of the Sea Life Centres. On Aug. 11, 2008, the Sea Life aquarium opened on the grounds of Legoland California, the first in North America.


Dino Island
In Dino Island, a mini steel roller coaster called the "Coastasaurus" curves and dips around giant models of Lego dinosaurs. Visitors can dig for imitation dinosaur bones in the "Dig Those Dinos" attraction.

Explore Village
Explore Village includes the "Water Works" attraction, which has dozens of interactive water activities and is directly beside "Musical Fountain" where visitors hop up and down to make music play and water blow. A water ride called "Fairy Tale Brook" lets visitors ride a boat down a river lined with Lego models based on fairy tales. Playtown is a play area complete with Lego buildings, slides, and activities. There is a playground, pizza parlor, and a ride called "Safari Trek" which allows the rider to see many life sized Lego models of animals.

Fun Town
Fun Town features two "driving schools" where children can learn to drive electric Lego cars on a closed course. There are two courses; one is a simple circuit - up to 5 year olds can enjoy there. The other one can allow from 6 to 13 year old children, with traffic lights, and gas stations (was closed down at the point of October 2008). Fun Town also has a "Skipper School" where parents and kids can pilot Lego boats. Visitors can also take a tour of a Lego factory to learn how Lego bricks are made. At the "Fire Academy", families battle other families in a race down a street to douse a small "fire" and drive back in the fire truck- all using hand pumps. There are two attractions on the top of a hill. First is the "Kid Power Towers," in which a pair of people pull themselves to the top of a rotating tower to enjoy the slow ride down. Guests can go up and down as many or as few times as per their whim before the ride ends. When visitors board another attraction- the "Sky Cruiser"- two people pedal in tandem around a track to see a large portion of the park. If riders cease pedaling, the vehicle slows down to a crawl. Guests who board "Flight Squadron" are raised into the air by Lego airplanes and those who visit "Sky Patrol" will experience the same feeling as "Flight Squadron" with the exception of being in a Lego helicopter, as they are moved up and down to see the extensive view of Legoland.

Knights' Kingdom
Knights' Kingdom is a medieval castle-themed area that was originally called "Castle Hill." Its main attraction is the "Dragon," a roller coaster that slowly tours a castle, until a lego wizard casts a spell to open the doors to the outside, at which point the coaster speeds up and the ride functions as a regular coaster. Another ride is the "Knights' Tournament," in which guests ride around on a very large robotic arm, selecting levels from one to five - one and two do not go upside down, and five rarely has guests right side-up. The "Hideaways" is designed for younger children, and is a large multi-level wooden play structure with slides, rope ladders, and bridges. Small horses at the "Royal Joust" take guests ages 4-12 through a mock medieval joust. Recently added was a miniature golf course that replaced the popular "rock band" or "singing rock garden". The rock's original recording can still be heard on holes 12-18 on the course.

Miniland USA
Miniland USA includes miniature dioramas of seven areas of the United States, altogether built with over 40 million LEGO bricks in 1:20 scale and took 3 years to finish. The major cities are viewable from various areas in the park. From the Coast Cruise ride, one can see some mini models otherwise hidden from view, such as the Taj Mahal and Eiffel Tower. Miniland is also home to the Model Shop, the main design and build office for LEGOLAND California's ten Master Model Builders. A large viewing window at the front allows guests to watch the builders at work, usually on new models for the park.

The Imagination Zone
In the Imagination Zone visitors can ride a Wild Mouse-style roller coaster called the "Technic Coaster-Test Track", choose from three different "4-D" movies called "Bob the Builder," "Spellbreaker," and a racing movie. Kids can also race Lego cars that they build themselves in Build 'n Test, play the "Maniac Challenge" in which guests play LEGO PC games, and program robots in "Mindstorms". Guests can also ride on "Bionicle Blaster", which is a version of the teacup ride, or the "Aquazone Wave Racers," the primero ever duel water carousel. In that you get use a steering wheel to control a rudder that makes you either come in closer to the center or fly out through the waves, all the while being squirted with water by the bystanders.

Pirate Shores
Pirate Shores has 5 rides and attractions. "Splash Battle" is a ride where guests enter their very own pirate ships to do battle with other guests on the ride and on land also while trying to avoid on-ride blasts of water. "Soak 'N Sail" is an interactive two-storey water playground. Children and adults play with water pouring down all around them, for example, there are two buckets filled with 500 gallons of water that pour water on unsuspecting people. "Treasure Falls"; the mini-log flume, is a great training ride for little riders that aren't quite ready for the bigger log rides at other parks. "Swabbie's Deck" is the little kids water area, for little kids from infant all the way up to 7 or 8 to get their feet wet, before attempting Soak and Sail. "Captain Cranky's Challenge" is the newest ride for Pirate Shores that opened on May 24, 2007, which replaced Zamperela Rockin' Tug ride like "Lucy's Tugboat" at Knott's Berry Farm. There are also many carnival-style booths.
Expanded seating and locker facilities for Pirate Shores were added on Summer 2007.

Land of Adventure
This is the newest section of the theme park, being opened on November 7, 2007 which is designed to replicate the 1920s in Egypt. "Pharaoh's Revenge" involves guests firing foam balls at targets and at each other. On "Beetle Bounce" guests bounce nearly 15 feet to nearly touch the enormous beetles above. "Cargo Ace", lets guests board one of eight planes to fly six feet into the air. "Lost Kingdom Adventure" is Legoland California's most recent attraction. Guests board and ride a roadster to recover stolen treasure by blasting targets with laser guns along their journey. Another recently opened attraction is "Dune Raiders," which is a slide.

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San Diego Sports Arena

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We are just 10 minutes from San Diego's Lindbergh Field Airport, located at:

3500 Sports Arena Blvd
San Diego, California 92110

Parking Rates
Concerts and Special Events - $20.00*
Family Shows - $15.00*

*Parking fees subject to change for individual events.

Parking Lot
The parking lot normally opens approximately 2.5 hours prior to the start of any event (earlier for special events) and is subject to change. The consumption of alcoholic beverages and tailgating is prohibited in the at the San Deigo Sports Arena parking lot. Glass containers of any kind are prohibited in the parking lot or in the facility.

VIP Parking
The Arena does provide VIP Parking for select events at the facility. The VIP Parking area is located on the East side of the parking lot, near the parking light pole marked "E-1." There is an additional charge for parking in the VIP Parking lot. Please ask an entrance gate attendant if VIP Parking is available for any specific event and, in the event that the VIP lot is open, you will be guided to the appropriate area and informed of the parking fee.

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