CARLSBAD: Legoland's new water park makes splash

Theme park opens $12 million attraction

Those newly minted lifeguards at the facility said their first day on the job was going well. Nineteen-year-old Chelsea Vallier of Vista said she and her 17-year-old sister Ashley both got jobs at the park.

This is the first paying summer job she has ever had, Vallier said, adding that it's going to be hard to top it.

Admission to the new water park is a $10 charge on top of the regular Legoland admission. Single-day regular admission to Legoland California costs $67 for adults, and $57 for children age 3 to 12. Children younger than 3 get in free, and senior citizens pay the kids' ticket price.


What: Legoland Water Park

Where: The north end of Legoland California, adjacent to the Fun Town area

Cost: Admission:$10 per person, in addition to the regular Legoland California admission price of $67 for adults, or $57 for children age 3 to 12.


---- Orange Rush, a family tube slide where up to four people can use a single raft to go down a 312-foot track

---- Twin Chasers, two enclosed tubes that stretch nearly 130 feet

---- Splash Out, an open-topped, 240-foot water slide

---- Build-A-Raft River, a "lazy river" where people float in inner tubes


