Friday, January 9, 2015

Legoland Day 2 & Brick-Or-Treat!

Friday morning we were up bright and early for breakfast at the hotel. Then we all got ready for the day and packed up our stuff. We checked out of the hotel and got to Legoland right when it opened again. This time we headed around the opposite side of the park. We got on a few big rides right away. We also discovered a ride that Beckett could go on. He loved the little airplanes and we rode it over and over again with him. 
Grandma took the big boys on The Lost Kingdom Adventure where they got to shoot laser guns at targets (a lot like the Buzz ride at Disneyland). Then I took Weston on the Technic Coaster. Davin said he didn't want to go on it, but then randomly showed up in the line with me! Turns out he had come over to the line because he didn't see Grandma. That was a scary couple of minutes since Grandma couldn't find Davin. We figured it out (thank goodness for cell phones!) and Davin got out of line and went and played in the Pharoah's Revenge ball area with Beckett. Weston and I had a blast on the Technic Coaster. It was probably the biggest roller coaster ride in the whole park. The first drop was really good. The rest was a lot like the Coast Rider at Knott's.
After the Techic Coaster I took Weston on the Knight's Tournament ride. It was pretty crazy. It looked like mechanical arm the moved us all around. It made me a little nauseous and we only chose level 2 of intensity! Weston loved it though. :)
While it was just me and Weston we also ran onto the Dragon. That was a fun coaster that had lots of cool Lego creations to see throughout the ride. I thought Davin would really like it, so we went and met up with Grandma and the other boys. Davin and Weston went on the Dragon with Grandma. Then they went on the Royal Joust. Beckett was too little so we wandered around together while we waited.
After those rides we took an ice cream break. It was a fun treat and perfect to sit and have a snack at that point! We did a few more little things in the Castle area before moving on.
Grandma took the big boys on the Bionicle Blaster. Beckett had a fruit snack break while they rode. Then I took the boys on the Wave Racer. It was in the water but we didn't get too wet. Just a few splashes. I forgot to get Grandma's pictures of us on it! It was really fun though.
Next it was building time. The boys chose to spend an hour building in the Hero Factory. The wall in that room was super cool. All made of Lego's! The boys each built a Hero Factory guy. Grandma took Beckett across the way into the Duplo room and he built a cool train. We saw the vampire guy come through the Duplo room and Beckett followed him outside and was first in line for a photo op!
When we were done building we went on the boat tour. It was pretty hot in the sun, but Beckett loved the boat. It took us all around the lake and we got to see some of the Miniland areas we had missed. The Eiffel tower was cool and Beckett got an up close glimpse at the elephants.
We were all pretty hungry, so we headed around to the other side of the park to buy a Lego set at one of the shops and eat by Driving School. On our way over to Driving School we saw Emmett! That was pretty fun! Beckett had fallen asleep in the stroller, but at least he's in the picture.
We ate burgers for lunch while Beckett napped. When the boys were done eating they went on Driving School again. Beckett woke up from his hour-ish nap a little grumpy. We headed over to the mother's room and the Lego Clubhouse. I changed Beckett and then we all built with Lego's in the Clubhouse for a bit. Weston put together his own minifigs and bought them as a souvenir. He made a chef, a surfer dude, and moustache man. They are really cool!
While the boys were busy building still I took Beckett outside and got him a hot dog for lunch. He only ate the bun. Most expensive hot dog bun ever. Oh well. Once Beckett was finished we headed over to the Lego Movie Experience. It was fun to see the basement set from the movie and a bunch of the scenes in Lego's. There was a Plexiglas barrier around all the scenes because ironically they were not Kragled together. :)
Our next stop was the Sea Life Aquarium. It was a cool aquarium with some different animals than we see at ours. There were a few Lego creations in the tanks too. The boys did a quiz and earned a prize at the end. Beckett really liked seeing all the fish.
Finally it was time to go to the car and change into our "costumes" for the Brick-Or-Treat party! This was an add on that I'm very glad we did. It was an extra $20 to upgrade our tickets for the party, but it was awesome! We went with a superhero theme for our costumes and I thought we all looked pretty great.
We got into Brick-Or-Treat right when it started and took some pictures. There were cool Halloween characters wandering the park. The kids got a trick or treat bag and there were stations set up all around where they could get treats. The last one (which we went to first) was where they got a full on Chima speedor Lego set. That alone was worth half the price of the party.
Since the park had cleared out for the party we walked onto a few rides. We did the Technic coaster and the Lost Kingdom. Beckett rode the airplanes probably 15 times in a row. It was perfect. After we rode a few rides we started trick or treating. The party filled up as the evening wore on and we kind of just filed along the trick or treat route in a giant line.
We took a break and went up to the witches dance party. The boys were going crazy and having so much fun dancing. :) Weston even got invited to be part of the big dance off contest for prizes at the end of the night. He was super stoked about it. Davin was a little disappointed he didn't get picked too, but he managed his emotions really well.
We finished trick or treating and went on a couple last rides before the big dance off at the main stage. It was pretty chaotic with quite a few kids in the front for the dance off, then during that they chose 5 finalists to dance on the big stage and one main winner by applause. Weston didn't get picked for that, but he had fun dancing in the front. At the end of the dance off the lights went out and there was a fireworks show. That was the end of the party and the park closed.
It was a very fun, long day. We had such a blast. We got out of the park and drove home. The boys were all asleep by the time we got home at 11pm. I'm so so glad we were able to go. The boys really earned it and it was the perfect time to take them. They were great ages for it. I am also so grateful that Grandma could come with us. And extra super grateful that Auntie Jules could watch Talia while we were gone. What an awesome Legoland adventure we had!

1 comment:

elizabeth said...

Thanks for taking me and now I can say that I've been! Such fun memories!