LEGOLAND California
LEGOLAND California
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
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LEGOLAND® California Resort has more than 60 rides, shows and attractions including the new LEGO® Star Wars™: The Force Awakens Miniland Model Display opening March with a 16-foot long Finalizer model made completely out of LEGO bricks plus six more scenes! Conquer dragons, battle pirates and discover ancient treasures at the Resort, also home to LEGOLAND Water Park, SEA LIFE® Aquarium; and NEW for Summer enjoy Surfers’ Cove – a water park expansion featuring racer-water slides. There’s so much to do, you’ll want to spend the night at LEGOLAND Hotel featuring new LEGO NINJAGO themed rooms.
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- Christopher M1 contributionAlmost picture perfect lolThis place was amazing for my 6 and 8 year olds . There’s a lot friendly personnel throughout the park . Having the pop badges and envelopes makes the theme park 10 times the fun. Only issue was picture pass value wasn’t there due to alot of picture stations being down or no one to operate them . Will go back to stay at the hotel next time for the added fun but the Fairfield down the street is extremely nice and is very budget friendly.Hello, We are delighted to hear that both your children were able to enjoy their visit with us. Furthermore, we are so happy that you were able to participate in our pop badge and envelope collecting we hope you were able to pick up some cool souvenirs! Regarding our picture pass, we appreciate you writing and sharing your experience with us as it is very important to us, your feedback will be shared with our Leadership & Photography department. We look forward to seeing you soon! Warm Regards, Sean Ma Guest Excellence Managing Team | LEGOLAND® California ResortWritten 19 September 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited September 2023Travelled with familyWritten 18 September 2023
- CindyR54Calgary, Canada198 contributionsWonderful Day!My daughter and I took my two young grandsons to Legoland. The boys loved it, and both my daughter’s and my expectations were blown away! We went on a weekday, so no lineups too. The boat cruise with the miniature Lego statues was amazing. The park is easy to navigate because everything is in a big circle. The pizza and pasta buffet was really good too!Hello, We are so happy to hear that your family was able to enjoy your visit with us! We are delighted that your family was able to enjoy our LEGO Statues as well as our pizza and pasta buffet! We hope you visit us again sometime soon! Warm Regards, Sean Ma Guest Excellence Managing Team | LEGOLAND® California ResortWritten 19 September 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited August 2023Travelled with familyWritten 19 September 2023
- Debbie ELos Angeles, California308 contributionsLegoland HeavenI love this park.Legoland is so beautiful and cute. I brought my brother here and we both enjoyed our time. Yea Legoland is for little kids but we definitely enjoyed our time here. Very affordable food and snacks compare to other parks. My brother and I enjoyed the pizza restaurant $25 for all you can eat Pizza slices and endless salad bar was so delicious and fully satisfy us. I bought my boyfriend and co workers gifts from Legoland and they loved them. If you have kids they would love it here there were over 8 play pens which I was a little kid again when I saw them. 1000% approve Recommend Legoland in CarlsbadHello Debbie, Thank you for taking the time to share your five star review of LEGOLAND California Resort with us!!! We are happy to hear that you loved your visit with your children, and that our food and dining options were a highlight! We hope to see you again soon! Warm regards, Celeste Lepper | Guest Excellence Managing Team | LEGOLAND® California ResortWritten 24 September 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited September 2023Travelled with familyWritten 23 September 2023
- MHecoxSacramento, California179 contributionsLegoland & Aquarium VisitOur first trip to Legoland with our son (almost 11). Very happy we visited in a “slower” month. We purchased tickets and parking in advance - it was a breeze parking. Since we arrived close to opening, we waited in the security line for approx 20 minutes. Never waited for any ride more than 20 minutes throughout the whole day. Most rides were under a 10 minute wait. We added the Aquarium to our tickets - it’s a nice, smaller aquarium. Enjoyable (in the summer or during heavier times, I could see it being very cramped and harder to maneuver inside). Lunch for the 3 of us was about $70. Some food spots were closed and some didn’t open until later in the day… A couple areas were closed.. but there was plenty to still do and see.Hello, Thank you for taking the time to share your 4-Star Review with us! We are delighted to hear that you were able to experience and enjoy your visit with us on our slower days! We hope that you were also able to enjoy your lunch with us! We hope that you can visit us again sometime soon! Warm regards, Sean Ma Guest Excellence Managing Team | LEGOLAND® California ResortWritten 4 October 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited October 2023Travelled with familyWritten 3 October 2023
- Cheryl MPhoenix, Arizona156 contributionsLegoland in CA rocks!!This was a great experience. We booked the pirate themed room at the resort with a 2 day hopper pass. The pirate room with a bunk bed tucked away from the main room to give everyone a little privacy was a nice surprise. Lego land really paid attention to the detail for small children. Child and adult toilet seats, step stools to reach the sink, small soap for small hands. The treasure hunt the first night is fun and gives you a chance to see the gathering area. Both nights when we returned from the theme parks, there was an interactive storytelling event going on in the lobby, which really helped in the unwind before back to the room. The theme parks were VERY clean and have play areas for the kids around the waiting lines, so kids are happy while adults stand in line, really cuts the stress of restless kids in lines. The included breakfast is great, no continental here. A good hot breakfast to start the day was perfect. In the theme park, we ate at the bar-b-que place, the hamburger place and Annies - all were so good. The elevators play dance music, so when the doors open everyone in the elevator is dancing, this made for some interesting sites and so much fun. I think the adults were more into dancing then the kids. Overall, this is one of the best them park experiences I have had and would recommend this any person with small children. Everyone was always smiling, guests (all ages) and the staff.Hello, Thank you for sharing and leaving us a 5-Star Review!! We are delighted to hear that your hotel stay with us was enjoyable and we appreciate you sharing your experience with us! We are also happy to hear that you enjoyed our food service as well! We hope that your visit with us was amazing and filled with many memorable experiences for you and your family! We hope to see you again sometime soon! Warm regards, Sean Ma Guest Excellence Managing Team | LEGOLAND® California ResortWritten 5 October 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited September 2023Travelled with familyWritten 5 October 2023
- Cat HLondon, United Kingdom33 contributionsMagical spooky weekendWe booked a weekend stay at the Legoland Castle hotel during their Brick or Treat event. The whole weekend was magical and the children had the best time. A couple of points for those considering doing the same 1) Kids have to be over 48" tall to go in the hotel swimming pool without a hotel-provided life vest. This was a little frustrating for my son who measured about 47" given the trip was a reward for a fantastic swim team season! However, he didn't need one for the waterpark so at least there he could swim/move easily. 2) As hotel guests you get early entry to the park, however, the whole park is not open at this point. On the Sunday we got entry at 9 a.m., but only 4 rides were accessible until 10 a.m. 3) Pop badges - these can be collected around the park however we were over halfway into our trip before we realised they're free and that children need to ask for them at the rides, concessions etc. Overall we had a brilliant fun-filled family weekend and I'm sure we'll go back again.Hello, Thank you for your 4-Star review of LEGOLAND California! We appreciate your feedback following your recent visit to the Park. We are constantly looking for ways to improve the guest experience, so we thank you for sharing about your recent visit with us. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your visit to the Park overall. We look forward to seeing you again soon. Warm regards, Armando Andrade | Guest Excellence Managing Team | LEGOLAND® California ResortWritten 11 October 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited October 2023Travelled with familyWritten 10 October 2023
- DEBORAH W1 contributionKids enjoyed legos while waiting in lineWe enjoyed our trip. Staff was helpful and friendly. Tried to use the 40% off discount from the AMC cup when we booked online and was told that promotion wasn't valid for CA. We got the cup in Las Vegas when we wenr to the movies. I feel we should have been given some discount. Nope.Hello Deborah, Thank you for leaving and sharing us your 5-Star Review!! We are happy to hear that your trip was great as well as our staff being able to accommodate you for all your wants and needs. Unfortunately, with the AMC cup we do not provide any discounts it would have to be a cup purchased by us. We hope that you enjoyed your visit with us, and we hope that you can visit us again sometime soon! Warm regards, Sean Ma | Guest Excellence Managing Team | LEGOLAND® California ResortWritten 11 October 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited October 2023Travelled with familyWritten 11 October 2023
- Binti B1 contributionLaidback Fall at LegolandLoved the ease of moving through the park at this time of year (early Fall). Although it was not our first time at Legoland, we discovered more things about the park and hotels this trip. We were able to spend more time with staff, and at exhibits and rides. Of course we missed the fun live music and special events the park has to offer in summer, but enjoyed a more laid back visit this time.Hello, We are pleased to read that you had a nice relaxing visit. It is nice when the ride queues are not long and the Park isn't crowded. We do hope that you will visit again very soon! We thank you for this nice review. Warm Regards, Tamara Thomas | Guest Excellence Managing Team | LEGOLAND California ResortWritten 14 October 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited October 2023Travelled with familyWritten 13 October 2023
- Daisy LTurks and Caicos4 contributionsSo much fun for entire familyWe went Oct 5 2023. It was a very hot day, luckily ride wait times were 0-20 mins which is so amazing compared to other theme parks. We were 2 adults and our 6 year old and we all had fun. Rides do seem for younger ages but we enjoyed them. It was easy to get food and snacks everywhere. Definitely try the apple fries! The highlight of the trip was staff member Christian..? (Staff at lobby of the castle hotel). He was very helpful and made my child's visit memorable. My child's review is 11/10 because the unikitty ride and the nice man (Christian).Hi, We are happy to know that you and your family enjoyed visiting the Resort. Granny's Apple Fries are a big hit with our guests. We appreciate you sharing that you had a nice experience with Christian during your stay. Christian is a valued member of our LEGOLAND Team and we feel very fortunate to have him. His manager will make sure he is recognized for the great experience that he provided to you. Please tell your child we appreciate the 11 out of 10 review rating. Thank you for this great review. We do hope that you visit again very soon! Warm Regards, Tamara Thomas | Guest Excellence Managing Team | LEGOLAND California ResortWritten 14 October 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited October 2023Travelled with familyWritten 13 October 2023
- Jessica L1 contributionWonderful Family TimeThank you LegoLand Resort and theme parks for an AWESOME experience! The attention to detail is what makes LegoLand so much FUN! Seriously make sure you keep looking around, there is funny and unique things all over the place. So FUN! We did a 2 day trip with a visit to the SEALIFE Aquarium the first day, staying the night at the Hotel in a pirate theme room and then doing LegoLand and Brick or Treat on day 2. The kids and adults all enjoyed every moment!!! We all look forward to our next visit. We appreciate everything is about the whole family having fun! And putting the kids first! If you are a LEGO fan you definitely need to visit. A special shout out and Thank You to the housekeeping staff Margarita who did a great job with the room and we were glad to meet. She was so kind to the kids.Thank you Margarita! October is a fun time to go. We really enjoyed Brick or Treat. We love ocean life as a family and really enjoyed the Aquarium and its exhibits as well.Hello, Thank you so much for the 5-star review! We are so happy to hear you were able to enjoy everything we had to offer from Brick-or-Treat to Sea Life. We hope you and your family had an AWESOME time at the park and will consider visiting again soon. We are also happy to hear that Margarita was able to have a positive impact on your visit, she is a valued member of our LEGOLAND California family, and we will be sure to share your feedback with her leadership team, so she is properly recognized for her positivity and dedication to our guests. Thank you again for the review, and we hope you have an AWESOME day! Warm regards, Lauren McClellan | Guest Excellence Managing Team | LEGOLAND® California ResortWritten 16 October 2023This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.Visited October 2023Travelled with familyWritten 15 October 2023
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DavidCrew1904
San Diego, CA1 contribution
Mar 2020 • Family
Where to start? I took my eldest (now 17) here back when he was 5 and again when he was 12 with horrible experiences. Today, as I stand here now in Egyptian area I have come across 1 gentleman who had good customer service and helped. Yearly I go to Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, Seaworld, Zoo, Safari Park, Magic Mountain, amoung other amusement parks with my boys as Im 100% service connected and try to give to my boys what the service robbed them of, a father thats checked in for fun and not at the VA constantly for treatments (multiple times every week). Being so close to Camp Pendleton you would think this amusement park would be more friendly towards disabled vets and understanding of our issues in crowded lines in enclosed spaces with people bumping into you while yelling and screaming. I would love to make Legoland a normal stop as we are San Diego locals, but the lack of professionalism by 99% of the staff in a childrens targeted location is ridiculous. Not sure I will ever revisit the park, or maybe try again in anothee 5 years? As far as Im concerned, my anxiety is through the roof, I got massive shortness of breath, cold sweating, hypeevigillance is through the roof profiling everyone like Im on watch, and my migraine is ridiculous. Trying hard to not correct peoples rudeness as it feels like the park employees have zero customer service skills on being friendly, polite or helpful. Spend a good $20k a year on my kids having fun as well the numerous vet groups I go with to suppoet one another. If they all acted like this place Id never hit another spot again. The staff here must take lesaons from the VA staff cause wow, beyond words. I dont even write bad reviews and Im not even out od the park yet.
Written 6 March 2020
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Dear DavidCrew1904,
We're sorry that your visit at LEGOLAND did not meet up to your expectations and has caused you a great deal of stress. It is our goal to make sure that all of our guests are safe and enjoy their visit to the park and to hear that this was your experience is very concerning to us. We do offer discounted military tickets for our active military and veterans that can be purchased online, in addition, we do also offer an assisted access pass for those who are unable to wait in our attraction lines. If you would like to discuss this further please reach out to our main website contact page. Thank you.
Tori
Guest Experience Team
Written 7 March 2020
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Damien
1 contribution
Apr 2022
We purchased two day hopper tickets for my son's birthday & stayed at the Castle Hotel for two nights (Thurs-Sat). Automatically comes with a breakfast buffet, which was just "ok". For the price you pay to stay there, the food quality at the buffet could be better, just don't forget to make reservations at least a day before because it does get crowded & you'll be waiting in line to get a table. We reserved a table for 730am and we didn't have to wait.
I checked in online a few days before our arrival, but make sure to speak to the front desk staff to make sure you're room is set. I was told i'd get my code around 4pm, but I never received via text so around 420 i went to ask and they checked me in & gave me my keys. Not sure if that was just a misunderstanding on my part, but Im glad I asked. The room & building did have a particular "old smell" I did not care for. For the price I paid, I would've preferred cleaner smelling rooms.
The rooms have a "scavenger hunt" which will open a treasure chest that has some goodies for the kids. Make sure you get that info at the front desk, staff forgot to give me my scavenger hunt paper so I had to go back downstairs, and just FYI, you have to look in the lobby and Dragon's den area to get your clues. So if you want to save yourself some time & knock that out right away, then ask the front desk for more info. The hotel forgot one of the gifts for the kids, so we were short a lego set.
We were close to the playground & pool area which was nice. Kids loved running around that area in the evening while the Lego movie played. Helps that there's a bar nearby so the adults can have drink. LOL.
Some of the issues I found with the hotel was the smell & the limited food choices. If you're bold enough to venture out of the area, there's some food choices about 5 minutes outside the park.
The hotel has a text service in case you need any assistance with your luggage, valet, room requests, etc which was cool, even better is they were very responsive & prompt with all of our requests.
We valet'd our car, which was $30 per day, but you're going to pay $25 for self parking. So I didn't mind the convenience of not having to drag my bags to my room. Especially with a family of 5.
Overall, we had a great experience at the hotel and the park. The staff was friendly & professional. Just understand you're going to Legoland & not Disney. The quality & experience are different. You can still have fun, just slow down, take a deep breath and enjoy the time with family. The kids had fun & our trip was truly a memorable one.
I checked in online a few days before our arrival, but make sure to speak to the front desk staff to make sure you're room is set. I was told i'd get my code around 4pm, but I never received via text so around 420 i went to ask and they checked me in & gave me my keys. Not sure if that was just a misunderstanding on my part, but Im glad I asked. The room & building did have a particular "old smell" I did not care for. For the price I paid, I would've preferred cleaner smelling rooms.
The rooms have a "scavenger hunt" which will open a treasure chest that has some goodies for the kids. Make sure you get that info at the front desk, staff forgot to give me my scavenger hunt paper so I had to go back downstairs, and just FYI, you have to look in the lobby and Dragon's den area to get your clues. So if you want to save yourself some time & knock that out right away, then ask the front desk for more info. The hotel forgot one of the gifts for the kids, so we were short a lego set.
We were close to the playground & pool area which was nice. Kids loved running around that area in the evening while the Lego movie played. Helps that there's a bar nearby so the adults can have drink. LOL.
Some of the issues I found with the hotel was the smell & the limited food choices. If you're bold enough to venture out of the area, there's some food choices about 5 minutes outside the park.
The hotel has a text service in case you need any assistance with your luggage, valet, room requests, etc which was cool, even better is they were very responsive & prompt with all of our requests.
We valet'd our car, which was $30 per day, but you're going to pay $25 for self parking. So I didn't mind the convenience of not having to drag my bags to my room. Especially with a family of 5.
Overall, we had a great experience at the hotel and the park. The staff was friendly & professional. Just understand you're going to Legoland & not Disney. The quality & experience are different. You can still have fun, just slow down, take a deep breath and enjoy the time with family. The kids had fun & our trip was truly a memorable one.
Written 11 April 2022
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Hello DHerdez,
Thank you for staying with us at the LEGOLAND Castle Hotel and rating your experience 4 stars! We are so glad that you and yours made LEGOLAND California your birthday celebration destination and that you all had a great stay with us. We're also glad that you found our staff to be helpful and friendly as well as enjoyed the close proximity of our amenities such as our nightly entertainment and playground. We hope to see you all again in the near future for another stay!
Have an AWESOME day!
Tori Matautia | Guest Excellence Managing Team | LEGOLAND® California Resort
Written 13 April 2022
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Will C
1 contribution
Jan 2020 • Family
Bought GoPass, they wouldn’t let you in before you first have your pass printed at one of their booth. Every single one of their booths was closed when we arrived shortly after 3pm. We had to go to the “membership services” kiosk, where a gigantic line of impatient customers were also waiting in line to have their pre-paid tickets printed. We asked if they could at least open one booth, but they refused. Most people paid $25 to $35 of parking, so coming back the next day isn’t very enticing. We complained that it’s poor customer service. Wouldn’t recommend.
Written 1 January 2020
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Hello GuillaumeC2263,
We are very sorry to hear about the problems you faced with the booths and membership services. Our ticket booths typically close prior to the park closing so it's likely there wasn't staff to open the booths. When membership services is busy, we will keep staff there to address as many questions as possible from Guests since they can do more types of transactions than the ticket booth. I am sorry that this wasn't expressed to you.
Parking is $25 but when there is an issue such as this, membership services will work with Guests to they can return to finish a transaction without having to pay for parking again.
Thank you for your comments and feedback. We appreciate hearing from our Guests.
Warm Regards,
Linda l Guest Experience Managing Team
Written 2 January 2020
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mymeowzer
Los Angeles, CA35 contributions
Aug 2022
We just got back from a 2-Day Legoland trip yesterday.
I really struggled between 3-4 stars. I'd say 3.5 stars.
We live in Los Angeles so for us it's a 2-hour drive. I might of been more disappointed if I flew across country to come to Legoland.
You will see a lot of mixed reviews of Legoland. That's because Legoland is very inconsistent. You can definitely feel that energy in the park.
Some places are open to eat and some are not. Some rides are working and some are not. Some lego statues are clean and some are chipped, faded, broken, covered in spiderwebs and bird poop. Some rides are fun and some rides are VERY forgettable. Sometimes they have staff for things and sometimes they don't.
We spent a whole day in the main park and then the second day in waterpark, aquarium and main park.
We reserved (in advance) a $250 cabana at the waterpark and needed to wait in a line to get your assigned cabana when you arrive. It took about 40 minutes to reach the front of the line because only one window was open (and we got there when it opened). We stood in line for 30 minutes to get food and then another 30 minutes for it to be ready. Both those things were major disappointments. But we were lucky and mostly everything in the Waterpark was open and my daughter had a blast.
The lines for rides are very slow. Even if hardly anyone is waiting. They seem to go at a leisurely pace which was frustrating.
One ride we were in line for suddenly broke down and we were all told to leave.
Food was overall just okay. Heard a lot about Granny's Apple Fries. I didn't like them at all. Castle Hill Ice Cream was AMAZING though!!!
Overall we had fun and our daughter really enjoyed herself. The inconsistency wasn't great but I expected it from prior reviews and felt lucky to have so much open in the Waterpark when we went.
I really struggled between 3-4 stars. I'd say 3.5 stars.
We live in Los Angeles so for us it's a 2-hour drive. I might of been more disappointed if I flew across country to come to Legoland.
You will see a lot of mixed reviews of Legoland. That's because Legoland is very inconsistent. You can definitely feel that energy in the park.
Some places are open to eat and some are not. Some rides are working and some are not. Some lego statues are clean and some are chipped, faded, broken, covered in spiderwebs and bird poop. Some rides are fun and some rides are VERY forgettable. Sometimes they have staff for things and sometimes they don't.
We spent a whole day in the main park and then the second day in waterpark, aquarium and main park.
We reserved (in advance) a $250 cabana at the waterpark and needed to wait in a line to get your assigned cabana when you arrive. It took about 40 minutes to reach the front of the line because only one window was open (and we got there when it opened). We stood in line for 30 minutes to get food and then another 30 minutes for it to be ready. Both those things were major disappointments. But we were lucky and mostly everything in the Waterpark was open and my daughter had a blast.
The lines for rides are very slow. Even if hardly anyone is waiting. They seem to go at a leisurely pace which was frustrating.
One ride we were in line for suddenly broke down and we were all told to leave.
Food was overall just okay. Heard a lot about Granny's Apple Fries. I didn't like them at all. Castle Hill Ice Cream was AMAZING though!!!
Overall we had fun and our daughter really enjoyed herself. The inconsistency wasn't great but I expected it from prior reviews and felt lucky to have so much open in the Waterpark when we went.
Written 10 August 2022
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Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to share a review of your recent visit to LEGOLAND California. We are happy to hear that your daughter had an AWESOME day creating many memorable experiences. We appreciate your feedback on your experience as we are always looking for ways to better our guest experience. We want to assure you that your feedback is valuable and has been shared with our Resort's Management Team.
We hope you have a great day!
Warm Regards,
Emily Adams | Guest Excellence Managing Team | LEGOLAND California Resort
Written 11 August 2022
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bp1211
Orange County, CA17 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
Loved the kick back easy going nature of this park. More spacious, clean (lots of bathrooms) and organized. But the deluxe reserve and ride if you can afford it it will help you minimize time in line. As soon as you check in for one ride reserve the next one and you will basically go from one ride to the next without much dead time. The downside is that you have to usually go to the entrance of the park to buy the reserve and ride as the online purchase is defective.
Written 18 January 2020
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Hello bp1211,
Thank you so much for visiting LEGOLAND California, we appreciate the 5-Star review. We are so glad that you and your family had a wonderful! We do our very best to keep the park as clean as we possibly can. We are also glad to hear that you were able to enjoy our Reserve N Ride system. We hope you visit us again in the near future. Have a great day!
Tori
Guest Experience Team
Written 20 January 2020
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beck65672
Las Vegas1 contribution
We had a great experience in the hotel however the park was another story. The park service's employees were incredibly rude. We probably will not be going back because of that experience. People staying in the hotels get a 30 minute early entrance to the park, but is an absolute joke. When we brought our concerns to The guest services attention they basically told us to go away. With the amount of money we spent here you think they would be willing to listen to us.
Written 28 February 2020
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Dear beck65672 we are pleased to read that you had a great hotel stay we are, however; saddened to learn that your park visit was not an enjoyable one. Please contact directly via the contact page on our website, we would like to look further into your concerns. We do sincerely apologize for the disappointment experienced. We look forward to hearing from you.
Warm regards,
Tamara Thomas| Guest Experience Managing Team | LEGOLAND® California Resort
Written 1 March 2020
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abriana m
1 contribution
July 2022 • Family
Legoland and Sealife was amazing for my
8, 7, 4 and 2 year old. Plenty of fun activities for everyone and many rest areas complete with playgrounds to keep the babies occupied. Food was reasonably priced for the portions and we thoroughly enjoyed the smokehouse restaurant. May I suggest bringing your own water As it can get quite expensive buying from the park also park hopper tickets are a must so you can travel between Attractions. We went end of July and lines averages 10-30mins wait.
8, 7, 4 and 2 year old. Plenty of fun activities for everyone and many rest areas complete with playgrounds to keep the babies occupied. Food was reasonably priced for the portions and we thoroughly enjoyed the smokehouse restaurant. May I suggest bringing your own water As it can get quite expensive buying from the park also park hopper tickets are a must so you can travel between Attractions. We went end of July and lines averages 10-30mins wait.
Written 23 July 2022
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Hi AbriM1991,
Thank you for taking the time to leave a 5-star review on our Park. We are so happy to hear you enjoyed both our LEGOLAND Park and our Sea Life Aquarium!
We have plenty of fun here at LEGOLAND and it seems you were able to enjoy all of it! We are glad to hear you enjoyed our food venues as well and had an AWESOME time!
We hope to see you all back very soon!
Warm regards,
Ellis Venstrom | Guest Excellence Managing Team | LEGOLAND California Resort
Written 23 July 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
LINDA T
Fossil, OR1 contribution
Dec 2019 • Family
When we were planning our trip my grandson's only request was to go to Legoland. Because he had suffered thru a number of personal trageties this year we spent the additional money to have him stay with his grandfather & friend at the hotel at Legoland and have 2 days entry to the park. Will has a medical Diabetes alert dog that stays with him 24/7. While at time this can cause problems his treatment at both the hotel and park were apalling. First a customer complained that the dog was in the dining area. He took this all the way to management. Not your fault but distressing to him. When they went to the park to go on some the rides he was told that his grandfather could not hold the dog while he was on the ride. Sooo no rides either. He spent that day and the next in his room so that there would not be any more problems caused by him.
This was all very unnessary. His grandfather went to go back into the park but did not get a stamp before he left but was able to show his voutcher that he used to get in. They said there was nothing they could do and he could not go back in. He later went back to the hotel and they helped him staighten this out. All in all this incedent spoilled what should have been an awesome visit. Please educate employee on how to handle people with disabilities. There was no excuse as to why his grandfather could not have held the dog while he went on a 5 min ride..
This was all very unnessary. His grandfather went to go back into the park but did not get a stamp before he left but was able to show his voutcher that he used to get in. They said there was nothing they could do and he could not go back in. He later went back to the hotel and they helped him staighten this out. All in all this incedent spoilled what should have been an awesome visit. Please educate employee on how to handle people with disabilities. There was no excuse as to why his grandfather could not have held the dog while he went on a 5 min ride..
Written 4 January 2020
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Dear TAGG-2020,
We apologize for your experience with us on your December Trip. We do allow Service Dogs to enter our park and stay with the group throughout the retail, dining, model displays, however, for the safety of the dog and our guests we cannot accommodate them on attractions. This is stated on our website and we offer many communication channels if anything needs to be cleared up before our guest's trips.
All of our Attractions Staff and Management Staff are well knowledged with our Access Guide and we have to follow our procedures for all of our guest's safety and I'm sorry to see some of these dampened your trip with us. We have shared your feedback with Management.
Best regards,
Matthew Shelman
Guest Experience Management Team
Written 7 January 2020
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Bradley W
2 contributions
Apr 2022
Avoid at all costs!
I'll start with the good. The concierge service was good, but I would expect that for a $30 / night Valet charge. The kids, aged 5 and 6 loved the Egypt-themed room.
Check in on my mobile was okay, but the room keys would not print. Fortunately desk staff assisted and we got up to our room, albeit a little longer than we thought after going through the pre arrival process.
If only we hadn't needed to eat supper...
We tried the now broken web address, then made a few internal calls. Eventually the text gene sent us a menu - from 2020. This led to a little confusion when trying to order. Eventually I went down and found a recent version of the in room dining menu. We were told that the food would be ready at 8:00 (a 40 minute wait). So the process which began at 6:30 took 90 minutes. By now my tired and hungry daughters were a little less enthusiastic about their initial Legoland experience.
I went down at 7:55, and my food was waiting at a table. I asked for a call when it was ready, but I was told that I could pick it up at 8:00. They do deliver for an 8:00 fee plus 18% gratuity. I am left to wonder how long it had been sitting there, as it was lukewarm, at best. They also gave me an extra burger, which may have been a nice gesture, except I was charged for it.
Another elevator ride down and I marched into the lobby to find a manager to speak with. Dejan and I had a heart to heart, where he waived tonight's "resort fee" that I was actually unaware of! Why the $33 fee? I asked. It covered the drinks in our room (2 juice boxes), entertainment - I am guessing the dance party room? and "free" wifi. I was not able to comprehend how something should be advertised as free when it is part of a resort fee, but maybe that was the starvation kicking in.
I left the burger with Dejan and he said that should take it since I paid for it. I had to reexplain that I was not prepared to pay for it, nor did I need the extra food. He said that he would credit the $16 back to my room charges (that remains to be seen, and frankly I would be surprised if that happens!)
I was not asking for much, but I feel that the bare minimum was done to atone for the comedy of errors that awaited us at Legoland. We are going to the park tomorrow, with low expectations based on our experience so far. Things need to run much more smoothly than they do here. I regret that we still have another day here at this point!
I'll start with the good. The concierge service was good, but I would expect that for a $30 / night Valet charge. The kids, aged 5 and 6 loved the Egypt-themed room.
Check in on my mobile was okay, but the room keys would not print. Fortunately desk staff assisted and we got up to our room, albeit a little longer than we thought after going through the pre arrival process.
If only we hadn't needed to eat supper...
We tried the now broken web address, then made a few internal calls. Eventually the text gene sent us a menu - from 2020. This led to a little confusion when trying to order. Eventually I went down and found a recent version of the in room dining menu. We were told that the food would be ready at 8:00 (a 40 minute wait). So the process which began at 6:30 took 90 minutes. By now my tired and hungry daughters were a little less enthusiastic about their initial Legoland experience.
I went down at 7:55, and my food was waiting at a table. I asked for a call when it was ready, but I was told that I could pick it up at 8:00. They do deliver for an 8:00 fee plus 18% gratuity. I am left to wonder how long it had been sitting there, as it was lukewarm, at best. They also gave me an extra burger, which may have been a nice gesture, except I was charged for it.
Another elevator ride down and I marched into the lobby to find a manager to speak with. Dejan and I had a heart to heart, where he waived tonight's "resort fee" that I was actually unaware of! Why the $33 fee? I asked. It covered the drinks in our room (2 juice boxes), entertainment - I am guessing the dance party room? and "free" wifi. I was not able to comprehend how something should be advertised as free when it is part of a resort fee, but maybe that was the starvation kicking in.
I left the burger with Dejan and he said that should take it since I paid for it. I had to reexplain that I was not prepared to pay for it, nor did I need the extra food. He said that he would credit the $16 back to my room charges (that remains to be seen, and frankly I would be surprised if that happens!)
I was not asking for much, but I feel that the bare minimum was done to atone for the comedy of errors that awaited us at Legoland. We are going to the park tomorrow, with low expectations based on our experience so far. Things need to run much more smoothly than they do here. I regret that we still have another day here at this point!
Written 15 April 2022
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Hello,
Thank you for taking the time to share about your recent experience staying with the Resort. We appreciate you sharing further insight about your experience and we are sorry that the dining service was disappointing. We want to assure you that all feedback from your discussion with Dejan has been shared with the Hotel and Food and Beverage Management Teams.
We would like the opportunity to look into your billing for you and ensure the amount was credited back. Can you please email us directly at experience@legoland.com with the booking # from your visit and any other pertinent details from your stay. We look forward to hearing from you soon and hope that you enjoyed a memorable experience while visiting the Park!
Warm regards,
Emily Adams | Guest Excellence Managing Team | LEGOLAND California Resort
Written 16 April 2022
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Calvin F
1 contribution
May 2023
Staying at the Legoland Hotel got us in an hour earlier than those who didn't, which only gives you access to one ride, a "dino" sand pit, and PAID games. The one food place(coffee/lattes, pastries, etc) was the only place to claim our prepaid 2 day refillable drink cups until the entire park opens, which we didn't know, and by the time we figured that out the line was packed already and moving slowly. We ended up deciding to wait until the first hour was open and just get the cups elsewhere because our son was losing patience due to wanting to get his driver's license(which we prepaid for 4 of) and drive a car for the first time in his life by himself. After we did that, we were told by 2 separate food employees, at separate vendors, that the restaurants with the 2 day cups didn't open until noon(3 hours after our 9am early entrance). We finally had a moment around 1pm to find a restaurant for the cups and to eat lunch(4 hours of nothing to drink because no outside food or drink is allowed per the website and our son was in total fixation mode) at the all you can eat pizza, pasta, and salad spot. They had already ran out of the 2 day cups and the lady working the register offered zero help on how to get them!!!!! Luckily, the meals came with beverages during the meal.. It took us until after 5pm to make our way back to that original Cafe in the front of the park to get our cups. The park closed at 6pm... Absolutely unbelievable. What is the point of buying them in advance for a discount if you only have time to fill them up once???
Written 28 May 2023
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Hello,
Thank you for your feedback. We are saddened to learn that you experienced some disappointment following your recent visit to LEGOLAND California. We want to assure you that we value your feedback, and we are always look for ways to enhance the guest experience.
The Hotel early access includes early entry to select attractions. More information can be found on our website regarding the Hotel early access. We apologize for the disappointment if you were unable to visit the additional available attractions.
The souvenir cups are redeemed at the Market located in The Beginning. This information is stated on your voucher. The Market is accessible for all guests whether they have early access or not.
We appreciate your overall feedback regarding your experience, and we would like to learn more about your visit. Please feel free to email us at experience@legoland.com.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Warm regards,
Lauren McClellan | Guest Excellence Managing Team | LEGOLAND® California Resort
Written 28 May 2023
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Hi - is the reserve and ride per family or per person? We are looking to go for a single day on august 1/2024. Thank u!
Written 9 June 2024
Is there free entry for 3 yo and below ?
What is included in the Legoland Castle Hotel stay? If we book for 1 pax delux room, can we bring more guests to stay since capacity for 5 pax?
Written 22 February 2024
Hola.! Tengo que decidir si voy con mis hijas de 16 y 13 años. Lo que veo en fotos parece para niños más pequeños. Alguien fue con niños de estas edades? Gracias.!
Written 5 February 2023
Hi, I purchased a hotel package from Legoland Adventures and it comes with a. 2 day pass. If I am checking into my hotel on the Friday, can I use the pass Friday and Saturday or I have to wait until Sat/Sun to redeem it?
Written 27 September 2022
Yes. They will stamp you on the way out.
Written 19 August 2023
We are flying into San Diego Airport and staying at legoland for 2 nights and then flying back out; not planning on renting a car. Can anyone provide tips on getting an Uber or Lyft from SAN to legoland (should we reserve ahead of time with risk of flight delays Or should we book a ride after we arrive? ). Also, how is it getting an Uber/Lyft from Legoland to the airport? Any other transportation suggestions is welcome too. Thanks!
Written 10 March 2022
Hello , does 2 day sea life hopper ticket covers entry to legoland theme park, water park and aquarium? If not what kids of ticket/pass can provide access to these? I am looking to complete these in 2 days.
Written 26 February 2022
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