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Monday, May 30, 2016

Legoland Discovery Center of Arizona 8 Things You Should Know BeforeYou Go {A Giveaway}

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What you should know for your visit to Legoland Discovery Center of Arizona from our family to yours.

1.Convenient Location~You will find Legoland Discovery Center of Arizona inside of the Arizona Mills Mall right off of the I-10 and 40 next to Sea Life Aquarium. 5000 S. Arizona Mills Circle, Ste 135 in Tempe.  
2. Quality Visit~One of the great features of the Discovery Center, is that they only allow a certain number of people in the park at any given time. This way you know you will actually be able to get utilize all of the great rides and attractions. The best way to ensure that you will get in is to purchase your tickets online before you go. You can find all the information you need about booking your trip on their website:https://www.legolanddiscoverycenter.com/arizona/
3. Value~ How much money do you have invested in your own child’s Lego stash?
a.  When my son was a toddler, I used to throw Legos away when I would find them on the floor. (GASP!!!) Then as he grew older and really fell in love with them, I decided to try and buy a lot of old Legos online. These things cost a fortune. They are practically worth their weight in gold. 
b. Now think about the Discovery Center. How many Legos do you think it took to create a facility with several giant size Lego structures? How about the cost of the facility, the employees, the rides, the play area, the movie theatre… 
c.  It is around $26 ($30 includes the Sea Life Aquarium) per person. This is not too expensive for all of the attractions you get to be part of.
d. If you buy the annual pass for $65 or $60 per person with a family of 4 or more- and you go 6 times in 12 months, it is only costing you $10 a visit. 
              e. What else are you going to do with your Lego
                 loving child over the summer while you are stuck in
                 AZ?
4. Fun for Everyone ~ They have toddler zones, a playground, a LEGo Friends area, a cafe, and a lounge for parents where you can tune out some of the noise. The Discovery Center is even going to have adult nights (2nd tuesday of every month 7-9pm with monthly themes) where those of us who never stopped dreaming and building can come and enjoy creative time with "kids" our own age.
5. 4D Cinema-~My kids loved the 4 D Cinema, we had never had that experience before, so to have the wind and heat and bubbles mixed with some of their favorite Lego characters was a full body Lego adventure! Right now the all new Nexo Knights movie is playing.
6. Lego Miniland was themed after our very own Arizona, with Sky Harbor, football, desert landscape, and the Grand Canyon! It was interactive too, so the kids can push things and make the figures move.
7. Interactive Racers ~ There is a Racer Build and Test area where you can put together your own race vehicles and give them a chance on the track against other Lego lovers!
8. Design with a Master Builder~ Where else in the Valley can you meet an official Master Builder (Alex Posta) who will answer your questions and encourage you to be your own Master Builder? He inspired my daughter to build an ice cream cone and my son to build a desert environment. They were totally enamored.
Here is a list of Rides and Attractions:
*LEGO® Factory Tour *LEGO® 4D Cinema *Kingdom Quest Laser Ride *MINILAND® *LEGO® Racers: Build & Test *Merlin's Apprentice Ride *LEGO®City: Play Zone *Creative Workshop *The LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Shop *LEGO® DUPLO® Farm *Earthquake Tables *LEGO® Friends – Olivia’s House *Café *Birthday Rooms
Our family gives the Arizona Legoland Discovery Center a thumbs up for all around family fun!

 The biggest bang for your buck in my opinion is to take advantage of the annual passes:

Arizona Combo Family Annual Pass
Unlimited entry to 2 great attractions for 12 months!
Enjoy 12 months unlimited admission to LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Arizona and SEA LIFE Aquarium.
Receive the discounted rate below when you purchase four Annual Passes!
  • $88.75 per person (Only $28.75 more for a year of the Aquarium!)
  • In our very own backyard! What a great option to beat the heat!
ENTER the giveaway in the form below for your chance to win 4 tickets! You can also click HERE if the form doesn't load.





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62 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness! Would love to see it all, but so excited the have a toddler room. So many attractions leave out the little people.

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  2. So fun! I can't wait to go here!

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  3. This is an awesome giveaway! We'd love to experience this with our two boys!

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  4. I am so eager to visit this place because we can't afford to go on any long distance trips this summer!

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  5. Awesome giveaway! Would love to take my kids this summer.

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  6. This sounds awesome! Can't wait to take the youngling!

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  7. My son would love the Lego Racers, and I think the 4D movie sounds fun. Awesome giveaway!

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  8. The lego mini land sounds awesome! Wouldn't be cool if they could recreate some of our beautiful desert sunsets with legos!

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  9. My daughter dreams of becoming a Master Builder so I'm sure that's where we would head first.

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  10. It all sounds fun. I would have to say the 4d movie would be cool to experience. Can't wait to check this place out :)

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  11. My two year old and four year old really enjoyed rescuing the princess and the 4d movie. They loved that the rides weren't too scary for them!

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  12. I love your blog. It's so full of such great information and fun thing to do with my kids. Thank you for sharing such an awesome giveaway with us :-)

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  13. It would be so cute to see them do Tombstone in Legos! I would love to take my kids, we would do the Legoland and the aquarium!

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  14. It sounds like there are so many great things to do there. I think my kids would love to build and test the race cars.

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  15. I would like to see Biosphere 2 included in MINILAND.

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  16. So much more than I thought!

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  19. So much more than I thought

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  20. Lots of great info - Like knowing its best to go online and buy tickets ahead of time so you don't get there and be told too many people are already inside :(

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  21. This place looks amazing!! I can't wait to check it out with my boys!

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  22. I've been wanting to know what people thought!I I hope they include one of Arizona's ghost towns in the mini land. :)

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  23. Desert Museum and A mountain in the miniland. I didnt even know this place existed. We will definitely have to check it out sometime soon with all my lego obsessed children!

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  24. Great tips! Can't wait to take my kids. :)

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  25. The Kingdom Quest Laser Ride looks like so much fun!

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  26. I would like to see Desert Botanical Garden in miniland

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  27. Great giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity!

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  28. I would love to take my boys!

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  29. Thanks for all you do. We'd love to see all of the Lego Discovery Center!

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  30. My son has been begging for us to go. We'd love to see it all!

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  31. My boys have been begging to go to the discovery center!!! I too have been guilty of throwing legos away lol but I now have a jar that I just toss them into and my boys have to earn them back if I have to pick them up haha it seems to help keep them off my floor a little bit! Thanks for the awesome giveaway! There are going to be some very happy kiddos!!

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  32. Great post! Can't wait to see what this place is like.Would love to win the tickets! :) Thanks for having the giveaway! :)

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  33. Yay! What an awesomely informative post! Thanks!

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  34. Tonya V. tonyacrt42083@yahoo.comMay 30, 2016 at 8:57 PM

    Would b thrilled to Win. Thank u c:

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  35. Looking forward to the rides and just being creative with my son who would love this place!

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  36. Looking forward to the rides and just being creative with my son who would love this place!

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  37. I didn't expect much when I first heard this was coming, but I've heard GREAT things about it since it opened and I can't wait to check it out! Thank you for hosting this giveaway!

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  38. Minilands are amazing! What we enjoy most are those you can get up close and personal; almost feel like you're part of the scene. I think scenes of landscapes with moving vehicles are my favorite.

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  39. I'd love to see ASU represented in miniland maybe the stadium and Tempe town lake

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  40. OH my goodness, my twin boys would love to visit this place, since they loved Legoland last Summer. I would travel to PHX just for this :)

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  41. We love legos! Thank you for the opportunity.
    Nancy

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  42. I think they should include Agua Verde Castle, built by the Durham family that's in Vail AZ, in MINILAND. You can see it from I-10, but no one's allowed to tour it, since the family lives there. How cool would it be to become a mini lego building and everyone could satisfy their curiosity of what it looks like?

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  43. This would be great fun with my daughters! Daughter daddy time!

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  44. The Desert Museum would be a nice addition to Miniland. Thanks for this giveaway!

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  45. Looking forward to too see the miniland !!

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  46. elimezac@gmail.comJune 7, 2016 at 7:20 AM

    Great! This will get them ready for Lego land

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  47. The 4D cinema sounds awesome!

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  48. Awesome giveaway! My kids would definitely love to go. Good Luck to everyone that entered the giveaway.

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  49. I'd love to see Trail Dust Town in Legos!

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  50. Would love that take my boys there! They are Lego fanatics just like their mom and dad! :) We've been to the one in Atlanta and fell in love with it all! We love the Quest ride! Would love to see them add an area with Lego Movie characters!

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  51. About to leave on a road trip back east that includes a stop in Phoenix! This would be a great stop! musicaloverlord@gmail.com

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  52. About to leave on a road trip back east that includes a stop in Phoenix! This would be a great stop! musicaloverlord@gmail.com

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  53. I would love this! It's so expensive for a family of four!

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  54. Would love to take my kiddos to this!

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  55. I would love to take my kids and I can't afford for all of us to go

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  56. We are hoping to go sometime this summer. My kids would LOVE it!

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  57. Wow. My girl loves lego. We recently moved in Arizona. Please give us chance to explore in Arizona. Thank you.

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  58. I'm gonna go there right now so thanks for the tips

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