The Riverside Press-Enterprise
LEGOLAND PLANS SPACE-THEMED AREA
Lego Galaxy, set to launch next year, will offer coaster, spinner ride, playground
Legoland California is tearing a page from Disneyland’s playbook with plans to build a Space Mountainlike indoor coaster in a Tomorrowland-style themed land.
The new Lego Galaxy themed land is expected to debut in 2025 at the Carlsbad theme park, according to planning documents submitted to the city.
“The new attraction area will have a ‘space’ theme where park guests will train for space exploration, meet other intergalactic travelers and blast off on missions into the Lego Galaxy,” according to city planning documents.
The land remains in the “initial concept” phase of development, Legoland officials told the San Diego Union-tribune.
The Carlsbad Planning Commission has recommended approval of the project. It now moves to the Carlsbad City Council for approval.
The land’s indoor-launched roller coaster will send riders on an exploratory mission into the uncharted Lego Galaxy in custom Lego spacecraft, according to the backstory for the ride.
The family coaster will be housed in a 44-foot-tall, 32,000-square-foot “space port.”
The indoor coaster building also is planned with a Lego brick building attraction and a retail shop.
Also envisioned are a 24-passenger spinner-type ride with three cantilevered arms, and an alien spaceshipthemed children’s playground.
Lego Galaxy will replace the Driving School attractions in the Lego City land of the park.
The popular Driving School’s tracks will be rebuilt in another area of the park — replacing the Fun Town Police and Fire Academy attraction.
Legoland California has already announced plans for the new Dino Valley land, set to debut this year with a dinosaur-themed safari ride and river expedition journey joining the existing Coastersaurus kiddie coaster.
Also coming this summer: The Lego World parade, the first in the park’s 25year history.