Believe it or not, Legoland Malaysia Theme Park opened in 2012, and we did not visit the place at all. The resort has full of positive reviews, but we felt that our kids were not ready for the roller coaster rides. Thus we delayed our trip until 2018!
Legoland Malaysia Theme Park
It is an excellent and value-for-money decision to go later because many of the rides have a minimum height limit of 1.1m. My elder girl passed 1.1m earlier this year, and now she can take most of the rides!
Also to note is that we went during the September school holidays, on a weekday. The queues at most of the stations were short, other than at the Driving School, mentioned below.
Further, we heartlessly left our twin toddlers at home with the grandparents so that we could maximize our experience in Legoland Malaysia. I didn’t feel confident bringing all 4 kids there with just two adults looking after all of them, especially when two of them cannot get on most of the rides.
LEGO TECHNIC
TECHNIC Twister
We started our adventure with the TECHNIC® Twister. These are not Uncle Ringo cups! By the time the ride ended, my world was spinning.
The Great Lego Race
Honestly, we didn’t prepare ourselves beforehand and did not read in detail on any blog reviews about Legoland. So we were not aware that this Lego Race is one of the most challenging rides!
My unsuspecting 7-year-old girl joyfully hopped into the roller coaster, unprepared for the excitement. The ride started with an upward climb followed by a deep plunge, a couple of crazy corner turns and another deep dive. The second dive was from a shorter height, but my heart still felt compressed.
My poor little girl emerged from the ride pale-faced but remained composed to walk down the steps. For the purpose of writing this post, I read up on Legoland’s website aftermath and realised that we were supposed to wear VR headsets to experience a ride with the Trendsetter, Pharaoh, Surfer Girl, Wizard and Pirate Captain. However, we did not see any VR headset on anyone.
LEGO Star Wars Miniland
Next to come was the Lego Star Wars Miniland that showcases over 2,000 Star Wars models and scenes from the various Star Wars movie. Although I am not a fan of Star Wars, I am certainly impressed by the intricate models built. Almost every piece of the exhibit throughout Legoland Malaysia was an artwork.
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LEGO KINGDOM
The exhibits displayed in the Dragon’s Apprentice and the Dragon was exquisite. In fact, the mini fortress led me to recall the days I visited the Edinburgh Castle with my hubby.
Dragon’s Apprentice
As the ride was designed for younger children, my little girl and boy enjoyed this ride without been scared the wits out of them.
The Forestmen’s Hideout
Located right beside the Dragon’s Apprentice is a massive wooden castle playground fitted with a couple of rope bridges, tunnels, slides and ladders.
The rope bridges were secured with safety nets to prevent any possibility of the children falling through. Although we were running around the playground at noon, it did not feel sizzling hot, thanks to a cloudy day and lots of shade provided by the play structure.
You can find a similar but smaller playground in the revamped Jacob Ballas Children’s Playground. Read my post here for more details.
The Dragon
After the big scare at the Great Lego Race, Hubby and I were contemplating whether to give this station a miss. The rail seemed taller than the earlier one, and we saw the train twisted and turned, almost to an inversion.
Finally, we decided to go for it, without the kids. And hey, it was not as terrifying as we thought! Although the structure is tall, the plunges were gentler than the one at Lego Race.
We did not try the Merlin’s Challenge (a carousel) and Royal Joust (pony rides) as our 8-year-old and 7-year-old thought that the rides were too kiddish.
Observation Deck
In the Observation Deck, we had a bird’s eye view of the entire Legoland.
DUPLO Express
A lot of rides are not suitable for the preschoolers elsewhere. So Duplo Express is where the little ones can get their kicks out of riding a train.
LEGO NINJAGO WORLD
We spent quite a bit of time here. Other than the more sophisticated Ninjago displays, there are interactive digital features which we enjoyed.
LEGO NINJAGO THE RIDE
Riding on a 4-person modern-day chariot equipped with hand gesture sensors, we endured wind, smoke and heat to battle the evil ones.
Check out some tips here to master the Lightning Strike.
The ride was so fun that the adults went for two rounds of the games, while the kids went for three times.
LAND OF ADVENTURE
Dino Island Ride
Our highlight in the Land of Adventure is the Dino Island ride.
Up the volcano we went, we rode on a log boat and saw lots of animated LEGO Dinos. Although my son and I wrapped ourselves up in raincoats, we could not escape getting wet. Hubby and my daughter were drenched.
Pharaoh’s Revenge
Pharaoh’s Revenge was great. Armed with a sensor pistol, the kids had a whale of time with their first shooting experience. The adults lingered quite a while outside while the kids indulged in countless rounds of shootings, attempting to break their previous scores.
Beetle Bounce
At Beetle Bounce, we were sent 15 feet into the air and plunged vertically down. Since it is a ride appropiate for the little ones, each plunge was only a couple of feet.
LEGO CITY
We ended our day at Lego City. Honestly, we didn’t have enough time to play. If not for the time limit, the boys would have gone for a few rounds of driving. We missed most of the stations and ran straight to the Rescue Academy and Driving School. Now I think it is worthwhile to get an annual pass, which is priced as low as a 1-day pass! Check here for details.
Rescue Academy
It was a test of my physical limits as I helped the boys to hand-power their fire engine from one end of the academy to another. After putting out the fire from the “burning” building using a manual water hose, we steered the fire engine back to the starting point. No wonder I ached all over the next day.
Driving School
This is my son’s favourite! Despite a weekday trip, the queue was long, and he spent about 20 minutes waiting for his turn, just for a 5-minute drive.
The drive is for real. The route is set up with traffic lights, road signs and pedestrian crossing.
Food
With all the endless fun, none of us felt hungry at lunch time. And we were too busy to look for any snack after that too.
Many of the food outlets were surprising closed. We selected King’s Grill located in the Lego Kingdom. One grill set cost MYR20+ while four set cost MYR80. We managed to save a few ringgits since we had to order four sets.
Look at the cute Lego fries!
Legoland, we will return to try your Water Park and Sea Life (opening 2019). Hopefully, we get to stay over so that we have the time to enjoy the parks more.
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