I am definitely glad we waited until this year, and she is now 5.
We went all out and booked a room at the brand spankin new Legoland Resort hotel, and got 2 day tickets.
The ticket cost:
The deal on the 2 day tickets was awesome for military. $50 each for 2 days at Legoland or $60 each for 2 day park hoppers. The park hoppers allow you to get into the waterpark and aquarium as well as the Legoland theme park. We decided with not being able to spend 2 full day we just did the Legoland theme park.
The hotel:
The Legoland hotel isn't cheap but trust me its worth the price! The kids loved it, and honestly I think hubs and I loved it just as much!
When you book you can choose from 3 room themes: pirate, adventure or kingdom. Each floor has a designated theme so, if you prefer the first floor go with the kingdom. Pirate is on the second floor, and third is the adventure. Every part of the hotel is well decorated! Lego figures everywhere, extra large mini men who talk as you enter each room hall, and carpet that matches the themes as well!
Even the elevators are fun! They are decorated as a disco party. With a disco ball. "Normal" elevator music as you load, then the door closes and a party ensues!
Also each of the standard and premium rooms sleeps 5. They have a queen bed, then in the kids nook there are bunk beds and a trundle bed. The kids nook also has its own tv! Each room also has a safe, and the kids receive a treasure hunt upon check in, once they find all the clues they open the safe and find a surprise.
Rooms also have a mini fridge, coffee maker, coffee essentials, and we also received water bottles, and juice boxes for the kids! Also there is a small bucket of Legos for kids to play with during free time!
We picked the pirate room! There were red and white striped comforters, red and white striped curtains, a log monkey guarding our safe, and even a coordinating shower curtain!
For military discount call the hotel to book!
Hotel restaurant:
The hotel has a few choices of places to eat. We picked the Bricks Family Restaurant and ate there twice: one dinner and one breakfast (they are closed for luck). They have a buffet that had a great variety from, BBQ to Asian. They also have a kids sized buffet that the kids loved being able to serve themselves from. Drinks are also included in the price. At dinnertime all the tables are covered in giant coloring sheets! The girls loved being able to color after they finished eating and mom and dad were still munching!
The other options for eating at the hotel include room service, mini's cafe and the skyline lounge.
The park:
When you book your room at the hotel you also receive early access to the park (hour early) and can ride a few of the high demand rides before the lines become outrageous! We took advantage of this and rode: The Fairy Tale Brook, The Safari Trek, The sky Cruiser (which still had a long line), and on day 2 we rode: sky tower, and got in line for the coastersaurus, but the kiddos got scared and didn't ride.
We also learned go on Sunday instead of Saturday if at all possible! Man, the lines on Saturday were unbelievable. But Sunday we were able to ride many of the rides we did on Saturday with no wait time before noon!! Our original plan was to go during the week, but the Marine Corps had other plans, and that's okay ;)
Ride Info:
Legoland is NOT a place for small children. As in children under 34". Most of the rides require a height if at least 36" and some even have an age restriction.
This being said baby Tristyn didn't get to enjoy any rides except for the fairy tale brook.
The great thing was that every ride was very accommodating. They had no problems letting us swap out and ride in 2s so we could take turns holding Tristyn!
Emma and Abiageal had a blast! They rode almost all the rides they wanted too. The only real disappointment came is when we discovered they are too short for the teacup like ride. Their favorite ride was the Volvo jr driving school! The get to drive around a mini track with no help! It was hilarious and adorable watching them attempt to steer their way around the track!
Birthday extras:
When you get into the park make sure you let the person at the turnstile or ticket booth that you are celebrating a birthday. The birthday guest will receive a free button with their name on it, and everyone they pass will wish them a happy birthday!
Also at the family restaurant they will song and being out a special slice of chocolate cake.
Want to order a cake? Give the park a call, and you can order a cake for $20. It has an image of a mini figure with the child's name, and a few duplos for keeping. They will even provide candles for singing. They cakes are available for pickup at the Funtown market. They will also box up and hold the cake until an hour before the park closes.
All in all the kids had a great time! Can't wait until miss Tristyn is older and we can plan another trip we can all enjoy!
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