Legoland trip // CENTRAL FLORIDA TREASURES

One of the perks of being an actress is knowing people who work in the entertainment area of theme parks. Seriously, the best! So when a friend (thanks you, Francis Fortin!) offers their free passes to Legoland on Facebook I jump at the opportunity, because we all know this family of 6 living on a teacher's salary can't afford tickets to theme parks. What a wonderful blessing to our family this was!



We actually went (thanks to Francis, again) a couple of weeks after we came home from Uganda in 2012 and made some of our first fond memories all together there. Because it was free, we didn't feel the need to stay all day if it became too overwhelming for our two new guys. Thankfully, Andrew and Simon slept a lot of the time due to the drastic time difference between Uganda and Florida, and Asher and Alethea were able to play to their hearts contentment. It was a wonderful time and amazing memories that we all cherish.



Here are some of our favorite photos (all phone pics, sorry for quality) from our first trip.

 

Francis, the Rock Star, Fortin offered his tickets again just a couple of weeks ago as he was transitioning from working at Legoland to his new job with Disney (CONGRATS!) and we were lucky enough to get to go a second time, a year and a half later. Instead of my thoughts on our trip, I decided to interview the family and let them tell you how they liked it.

Craig

What was your favorite part? : Carousal (kids called it a merry-go-round)
What would you do again? : Carousal
What food would you like to eat next time we go? : Pirate burgers
What would you build out of Legos, if you could? : George Washington

Karissa

 

What was your favorite part? : Merlin's Ride
What would you do again? : Watch the show
What food would you like to eat next time we go? :  Funnel cakes
What would you build out of Legos, if you could? : Eiffel Tower

Asher

What was your favorite part? : Watching the show
What would you do again? : Play at "Pharoah's Revenge" because they shooted balls
What food would you like to eat next time we go? : Burgers
What would you build out of Legos, if you could? : Big dinosaur that shoots water

Alethea

 

What was your favorite part? : Merry-go-round
What would you do again? : Merry-go-round because Andrew was smiling
What food would you like to eat next time we go? : Cereal and eggs
What would you build out of Legos, if you could? : Big Lego cooker man

Andrew

What was your favorite part? : When the girl helped me push the pedal in the car
What would you do again? : Merry-go-round
What food would you like to eat next time we go? : Burgers
What would you build out of Legos, if you could? : Not want to build a donkey

Simon

What was your favorite part? : Riding in the car
What would you do again? : Ride the horsey (because he wasn't old enough this time)
What food would you like to eat next time we go? : Pumpkin
What would you build out of Legos, if you could? : Donkey

For our age kids, Legoland is the perfect amount of activity, nature (Cypress Gardens is an amazing place to walk with napping kids in the stroller or to let the kids run around.) and shows. It isn't as overwhelming as Magic Kingdom or Universal Studios and there is plenty of things that all of my little guys can enjoy. If I were to give a good age range for maximum fun, I would say 4-8 years old. This park is MADE for kids that age and all four of my kids have nothing but wonderful memories of their two trips to Legoland.


Here is a side-by-side shot of them from the first trip and our last trip. My, how they've grown!

And they ask every weekend if we can go back!