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L-O-V-E all the Lego photos!!

I hope so!!

I hate it when my brain and fingers are on 2 completely different wavelengths. :rofl3:

If I ever go there, which I highly doubt, I'm going to bring a Godzilla costume, hop the fence, and have someone take some funny videos which will surely become YouTube sensations.

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Calories are non existant at the "World"!!!!!!! :rofl2:

Wednesday, December 5th OK, now it's time to show something nobody else on Fort Fiends has reported on. Today, I decided to go see Wreck It Ralph! I also decided to try the Dine In Theater I went to

Well, the pics are now uploaded to Photobucket, so let me get this trip report started!!! This was definitely a fantasyland trip for me, and a looooong awaited trip. I had been coming to the Fort sol

The detail in that place is impressive. I especially liked Washington DC and San Fran. There was one pic of San Fran that was confusing...it had firemen and a collapsed building. Earthquake scene?

I know the scene you are talking about. For some reason when I was there, I got the impression that was an art sculpture in the water. Although hard to tell from the picture.

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:rotfl6: Sounds about right to me.

1. My eyes hurt from the man in the skirt.

2. My eyes feel better after the Cap'n Jack photo.

3. Legoland looks wayyyy cool...... thank goodness Lil H was distracted with a Batman movie. ;D

Little H would LOVE this place. Lego heaven!!!

L-O-V-E all the Lego photos!!

I hate it when my brain and fingers are on 2 completely different wavelengths. :rofl3:

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Unfortunately, it happens more and more to all of us Mo!!

Thanks for readin!!

It would be fun to see what Wreck-it-Ralph could do with the Vegas strip!

Yes it would!!!!!!!

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OK, now I'm exploring the rest of the park.

The new few pics are from Safari Trek. Kiddie ride similar to the Tomorrowland Cars, but they are Safari Jeeps, with Lego animals in the landscaping

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This is some of the theming around Coastersaurus. A mild, decent wooden coaster

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Oh, see the sign. Many of the lines had central areas with gates where kids could play with Legos while parents walked the line.

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Oh, and I have NO ride photos at all. On any attraction that was even mildly thrilling, they made you put bags, cameras, etc in holding bins at load/unload.

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This was the Boating School in Lego City

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This was at the entrance to Lego Discovery Center. I think school groups, etc, can set up sessions in here.

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OK, now we're coming to the Water Ski show. They have preserved some of the original Cypress Gardens spirit in this show, but it is definitely kid/Lego themed now.

It is called: Pirates Cove Water Ski Show

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Coming up, my absolute favorite part of Legoland!

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Who knew legos could drive jet skis....

Yeah, who knew :)

There's a lot more to Legoland than I thought! The safari jeeps would be a super duper hit with my boys. Can't wait to see your favorite part!

Yeah, there is a lot more to Legoland, and more coming up!!!

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OK, now we're coming to my absolute favorite part of Legoland. I could spend HOURS in here. Even though I had never seen the original, I could tell they preserved/restored this area with great care.

Here we go, the original Botanical Gardens of Cypress Gardens. They have added just a bit of Lego flair to the place, but not much.

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There was a Travelocity thing going on. There were about 5 or 6 knomes hidden in the gardens. Did I find them all? Lets see

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Found one right away

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Now just strolling the gardens

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Yes, that's a live gator

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As you can see they have more work to do, as there were a couple of fences in the gardens with areas that were not ready for the public.

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And that is photo limit. Can you imagine folks. This is in DECEMBER. I can't even imagine what this place is like in the spring!!!

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This is a Banyan Tree. This tree was originally planted as a seedling in 1939. This thing is incredible!!!!

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Found the 2nd Gnome

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I did stroll past this area again later, so will have more pictures of the tree in a later post.

Now continuing on in the gardens

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Well thankfully since all the pictures are in order, I'm really guessing that morning pictures start each morning, then when it gets dark, that's the end of the day, and the next daylight picture I have is the next morning :)

I guess that makes sense when you take as many pics as you do. I sometimes don't take night shots, then my days melt into one another.

Thanks for the Lego shots, would probably never visit there. If I had a quarter for every Lego I sucked up in the vacuum when Nate was young, I'd be rich! 8)

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Beautiful gardens!

They are!

OK, that Banyan tree is cool!

They aren't very common in Florida.

I would go to LegoLand just to see that tree.

Great photos, Carol.

I agree with you-it's amazing that the gardens were in that condition in December.

TCD

That tree was the most incredible thing. It is another thing you have to be there to appreciate it!

I may actually pay money in a year or two to see the gardens in the Spring. They have got to be amazing!!

I guess that makes sense when you take as many pics as you do. I sometimes don't take night shots, then my days melt into one another.

Thanks for the Lego shots, would probably never visit there. If I had a quarter for every Lego I sucked up in the vacuum when Nate was young, I'd be rich! 8)

Before I got the good camera, my night shots were so crappy that I never took any, so I know what you mean.

I sucked up my fair share of legos myself. Still the creativity in the constructions are cool!

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OK folks, I'm still in the gardens

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I think now I'm taking a second loop through the gardens. I remember seeing a sign for a waterfall, but never saw a waterfall, so I went back through

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and another of the Banyan Tree

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and I found the waterfall

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I'm so happy to see the gardens are being restored! Thanks, Carol!

Can you pay a separate admission just to see the gardens, or do you have to pay for all?

Looking at the website, I don't see separate admission for just the gardens.

It looks like the best deal on a 1-day ticket is $64. However, there is a Senior Garden Annual Pass for only $90 and that includes standard parking, so if you coordinate a couple trips within a year, that may be a good deal for ya'll

GARDEN PASS

Senior Garden Pass includes 12 months of admission to LEGOLAND Florida. Pass is for guests age 60 and up and valid Monday - Friday only.

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Ok, I'm gonna do another post or two today.

I'm strolling around Legoland some more.

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Now I'm in an area of the park called LEGO City.

They had a couple of decent attractions there. One was the Ford Driving School and the other was the Flying School.

Good family coasters

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This was the Junior Driving School

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I believe this was the Flying School Coaster

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Some pretty trees as seen from the DSA

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The Dinosaur Wooden coaster

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More flowers

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Some more Lego animals in the Jeep Safari area

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This looked like a big climbabout for kids

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Now I'm in Lego Kingdoms

Another kids attraction

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