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Legoland Billund Resort - Wikipedia Legoland Billund Resort Jump to : navigation , search Legoland Billund <Td_colspan="2"> Location Billund , Denmark Coordinates 55 ° 44 ′ 8 '' N 9 ° 7 ′ 34 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 55.73556 ° N 9.12611 ° E ﻿ / 55.73556 ; 9.12611 Coordinates : 55 ° 44 ′ 8 '' N 9 ° 7 ′ 34 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 55.73556 ° N 9.12611 ° E ﻿ / 55.73556 ; 9.12611 Owner Merlin Entertainments Opened June 7 , 1968 Operating season March -- October Visitors per annum 1.9 million ( 2011 ) Area 14 ha ( 35 acres ) <Th_colspan="2"> Rides Total 50 Roller coasters Water rides Website http://www.legoland.dk/en/ Legoland Billund , the original Legoland park , opened on June 7 , 1968 in Billund , Denmark . The park is located next to the original Lego factory and Billund Airport , Denmark 's second - busiest airport . Over 1.9 million guests visited the park in 2011 and since the opening more than 50 million guests have visited the park . This makes Legoland the largest tourist attraction in Denmark outside Copenhagen . The Legoland parks that have since been built are modelled upon Legoland Billund , most noticeably the Miniland area , which is made up of millions of plastic Lego bricks . Contents ( hide ) 1 History 2 Themed Lego Lands 3 Attractions 3.1 Roller coasters 3.2 Water rides 3.3 Other rides 3.4 Kiddie rides 3.5 Shows 3.6 Extras 3.7 Special events 4 Accidents 5 Gallery 6 See also 7 References 8 External links History ( edit ) The first Legoland was built adjacent to the Lego factory that was founded by Ole Kirk Christiansen in 1949 . His son , Godtfred , took over the family business in 1957 when his father died and just two years later he bought out his three brothers . In 1968 Godtfred decided to open a 14 - acre Legoland Park to promote his toy business . The park became an instant success and has over the years added many original rides . The now 45 - acre park is divided into nine themed areas , including Duplo Land , Imagination Zone , LEGOREDO Town , Adventure Land , Lego City , Knight 's Kingdom , Mini Land , Pirate Land , and Polar Land . Today , Legoland Billund is the most visited tourist attraction in Jylland . Five other Legolands have been built in other parts of the world -- Legoland Windsor Resort in 1996 , Legoland California in 1999 , Legoland Deutschland Resort in 2002 , Legoland Florida in 2011 , and Legoland Malaysia Resort in 2012 . The Blackstone Group , an investment firm , bought a 70 % controlling stake in Legoland in 2005 , with the remaining 30 % still owned by Lego . The parks are operated under the Merlin Entertainments banner . Themed Lego lands ( edit ) Mini Land Mini Land is the heart of any Legoland park . The 1 : 20 scale Lego brick models feature landscapes , sights and buildings from all over Denmark , as well as famous landmarks from other parts of the world . These include , from Denmark , Amalienborg Castle , Nyhavn , Skagen , Klampenborg Station , Ribe , Billund Airport , Dybbøl Mill , Møgeltønder , and Lilleby , a fictional Danish village . In addition , there are famous landmarks from Sweden , Bergen in Norway , Scotland , Germany , the Netherlands , Kennedy Space Center , Mount Rushmore , Abu Simbel in Egypt , Statue of Liberty , Acropolis of Athens , and Star Wars . The Lego Top offers a nice view of the entire park . The structures were made using more than 25 million Lego bricks . Duplo Land Duplo Land contains rides and attractions for young children , with the Lego Duplo brand name . The Duplo Playhouse is a play area for children ages 2 -- 6 , which is themed like a city in which children can play . They can build using Lego , or play on fake planes and fake cars . There are also slides , stairs , interactive elements and a role - play area . The Duplo train , a kiddie train ride that looks like a train made of Duplo bricks , takes two minutes to complete its loop . Duplo Planes is a plane ride similar to Disney 's Dumbo ride , but with a Lego theme . Duplo Driving School is a car ride for children ages 2 -- 6 , who are not yet ready for the Traffic School ride . Imagination Zone This zone contains the Lego Studio , a purpose - built 600 - seat 4 - D theater , complete with special effects and a giant screen . Four movies play daily as of 2010 ; these are Lego Racers , Spellbreaker , Bob the Builder 4D , and The Adventures of Clutch Powers . Lego Atlantis by Sea Life was added in 2007 . The attraction starts off with an animated movie , featuring Lego figures and a submarine that travels down to the submerged city of Atlantis . There is also a Sea Life aquarium and other hands - on activities with more than 800 sea creatures . Numerous Lego figures and models are in and around the aquarium . LEGOREDO Town LEGOREDO Town is a Western - themed land that contains the rides Lego Canoe , LEGOLDMINE , Westernride , Timber Ride , LEGOLDMINE Train . There is also an Indian camp led by the popular Chief Long Ears ( referring to the long rabbit ears on his headdress ) . LEGOREDO also has its own band called `` The Rattlesnakes '' and they play country music all day long . The mountain terrain of Lego Canoe offers a scenic background ; directly opposite on the other side of the town is the hilly landscape of The Mine Train , which travels through mines in the mountain . Pirate Land Pirate Land is a pirate - themed area . It features the Pirate Splash Battle where participants get wet . Other rides include Pirate Wave Breaker , Pirate Water Falls and Pirate Boats . Adventure Land This area contains some of the park 's more exciting rides such as the wild mouse roller coaster , X-treme Racers . Jungle Racers jet ski ride has a jungle theme and spins the riders quite fast . In 2010 , The Temple was introduced , an indoor ride where riders board Explorer SUVs and are equipped with laser guns to shoot at moving targets in eleven different scenes themed to ancient Egypt , the land of the Phaeros . The Temple has a game area with an Egyptian theme as well , containing ring - toss , water - shooting , balloon - popping and a mummy game . The area contains two gift shops ( Temple Gifts and Adventure Shop ) and two restaurants . Lego City The Lego City part of the park previously contained Power Builders , a Bionicles theme ride ( now changed to Ice Pilots School ) , but now only contains the Flunck Fire Brigade , a ride where you take your assigned vehicle to the scene of a fire where you and your fellow firefighters have to put out a fire in a building , and the fastest team wins . Knight 's Kingdom Knight 's Kingdom contains The Dragon coaster , located inside a medieval castle . The ride starts with a slow - moving dark ride scene with Lego figures themed to medieval times , including a mighty dragon . Viking 's River Splash is a Viking theme river rapids ride that was added in 2006 and has plenty of wet surprises . Riders ' photos are taken at the end of the ride . Knight 's Kingdom also has Granny 's Apple Farms Restaurant , Knight 's Barbecue Grill and Castle Burgers . Polar Land Polar Land is a North Pole and South Pole theme area and is the newest part of the park , having opened in 2012 . It features the Polar X-plorer roller coaster , Penguin Bay featuring live penguins , and Ice Pilots School . In Polar Land , visitors can eat at Polar Pizza and Pasta with a view overlooking the Penguin Bay habitat . Attractions ( edit ) Roller coasters ( edit ) Ride name Type Year opened Themed land Additional information Dragen ( The Dragon ) steel sit down Knight 's Kingdom Starts inside the medieval castle with a large dragon intimidating the riders ; height limit 100 cm . Polar X-plorer steel sit down 2012 Polar Land A Polar - themed family coaster that reaches a speed of 65 km / h with a 5 - meter freefall drop section ; height limit 120 cm . X-Treme Racers steel sit down wild mouse 2002 Adventureland A wild mouse coaster that reaches a speed of 56 km / h ( 35 mph ) on a 400 meter long track ( 1312 ft ) and a height of 16 m ( 52 ft ) ; height limit 120 cm . Flyvende Ørn steel sit down 2018 Legoredo Town Water rides ( edit ) Lego Canoe -- a log flume ride that opened in 1992 , located in Legoredo Town Vikings River Splash -- a 438 meter - long river rapids ride that features a Viking theme and has an 8 m drop at the end ; opened in 2006 , located in Knight 's Kingdom Other rides ( edit ) Caterpillar -- a Himalaya ride ; rider height limit 90 cm , located in Miniland Dive to Atlantis -- submarine ride that opened in 2007 , located in Imagination Zone Falck Fire Brigade -- douse the fire yourself , located in Lego City Jungle Racers -- water jet ski ride that opened in 2000 , located in Adventure Land Lego Atlantis -- a sea life aquarium that opened in 2007 in Imagination Zone Lego City -- build your own Lego land in Lego City . Lego Studios -- a 4D theater in Imagination Zone that as of 2012 shows three movies -- Lego Racers , Spell Breakers , and Clutch Powers Lego Top -- a 36 m Observation Tower in Miniland Lego Train -- a themed 2 - minute train ride in Miniland The Lighthouse -- pull yourself up 9 m tower in Pirate Land Mine Train -- a train ride journey through a dark mine where miners are hard at work , in Legoredo Town ; permanently closed as of August 19 , 2013 Monorail -- in Miniland Nintendo Game Show -- play Nintendo games in Miniland Penguin Bay -- live penguins on show in new for 2012 Polar Land Pirate Carousel -- spinning cups in Pirate Land . Pirate Boats -- dark boat ride in Pirate Land Pirate Splash Battle -- splash battle water shootout in Pirate Land on a 150 m long course Power Builder -- RoboCoaster G1 in Lego City ; height limit 120 cm . The Temple -- dark ride laser shoot - out that opened in 2010 in Adventureland Kiddie rides ( edit ) Adventure Path -- play area in Adventureland Chief Longears -- meet and greet the Indian Chief in Legoredo Town Duplo Driving School -- electric cars for 2 -- 6 - year - olds in Duplo Land Duplo Airplanes -- airplanes in Duplo Land Duplo Play House -- play area in Miniland Duplo Express -- a 2 - minute train ride in Duplo Land Frog Hopper -- mini drop tower in Miniland Lego Safari -- on track cars on a Safari in Miniland Legondol -- mini Ferris wheel in Duplo Land Mini Boats -- where children can sail their own boats in Miniland Music Fountain -- water play area in Imagination Zone Pirate Mini Water Falls -- water play area for the youngest children in Pirate Land Pirate Water Falls -- water play area for children in Pirate Land Pirate Wave Breaker -- rocking tug opened in 2009 in Pirate Land Toyota Traffic School -- electric cars for 7 -- 13 years old in Miniland Western Ride -- merry go round in Legoredo Town Shows ( edit ) Circus Duploni -- circus show for children at Duplo Land Country and Western -- the music group the Rattlesnakes in Legoredo Town King 's Castle Show -- action and stunt show at Mini Castle in Knight 's Kingdom The Legoland Marching Band -- the park 's marching band Extras ( edit ) Legoldmine -- pan for gold in Legoredo Town , extra charge Pirate Games -- test your skill games in Pirate Land , extra charge Temple Games -- arcade games in Adventureland , extra charge Special events ( edit ) The park hosts many special events throughout the season , including a Halloween celebration , firework shows , and Star Wars days . Accidents ( edit ) See also : Incidents at European amusement parks On April 29 , 2007 , a 21 - year - old female employee was killed by a roller coaster when she climbed over a security fence to retrieve a guest 's wallet . Gallery ( edit ) View from the observation tower ( click to enlarge ) A Norwegian fishing village Observation tower KUKA Robocoaster programmable robotic arm View from the Lego Top ( tower ) , May 2012 See also ( edit ) Lego portal Amusement parks portal Denmark portal Incidents at European amusement parks References ( edit ) Jump up ^ LegoLand Billund ( October 11 , 2011 ) . `` Get ready for Polar Land -- this year 's big news in LEGOLAND ® '' . LegoLand Billund . Archived from the original on October 19 , 2011 . Retrieved October 12 , 2011 . Jump up ^ `` Legoland Employee Dies After Being Hit by Roller Coaster '' . AP . 2007 - 04 - 30 . 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