Getting creative inside The Brick and exploring deep within The Magical Forest...
Getting creative inside The Brick and exploring deep within The Magical Forest...
Last year saw the launch of the new Lego Mythica land at Legoland Windsor, along with the large new Flight of the Sky Lion flying theatre. The new additions for 2022 are more modest in scale: The Brick, a new building housing thousands of Lego bricks to build with; and The Magical Forest, a fantasy walkthrough to complement the other Mythica attractions.
I spent a lovely warm sunny Sunday in late May checking them out with my friends Margaret, Katie and Isaac...
Our day started at The Beginning, as all trips to Legoland necessarily must
First off came the long trek down the hill
A large new green building has appeared in Miniland
This is The Brick, one of two new attractions at Legoland for 2022
Inside is a long twisting trough containing thousands of Lego bricks to play with
I "helped" Katie build her infinity pool
Leaving The Brick (and the bricks) behind, we sat in the sunshine having a coffee in Duplo Playtown
Isaac took me up in his helicopter
Margaret made us go on her favourite ride, Fairy Tale Brook
We opted for an early lunch at The Hungry Troll fish and chips restaurant
The pirate show began on the lake while we were eating - the restaurant windows offered an unusual perspective
A peacock-dog
A trip on the Legoland Express is the perfect post-lunch activity
... naturally followed up by diving down on a Deep Sea Adventure
After walking around the lake past the hotels, we entered the other new attraction for 2022, The Magical Forest
It's a walkthrough attraction filled with magical creatures such as this baby alicorn
Isaac watched over the sleeping lava dragon
Escaping the forest, Margaret and I took to the skies on Flight of the Sky Lion
The queueline looks a lot nicer and more open now the perspex screens introduced as part of the park's Covid precautions have been able to be removed
Meeting back up with Katie and Isaac, we crossed over to the other side of the park for a ride on Dragon's Apprentice
Wow, that's an amazingly tall tower you're building in front of that sign ...
... Oh!
Queueline drama averted, most of us enjoyed the rollercoaster ride (sorry Isaac!)
There's always time for a quick look around Miniland
Lego Queen is getting ready for Her Majesty's Platinum Jubilee celebrations
Sky Rider has great views over the park
Katie and Isaac built a fish in Lego Reef before they had to leave to get home
Margaret and I made The Dragon our final ride of the day
We popped our head into the old Enchanted Forest, which is now looking increasingly abandoned with all the old models removed
Catching the Hill Train - with its fancy new path - back up to the top
It had been another great day at Legoland Windsor. The weather had been perfect, with warmth and sun all day. The queues weren't overly long and we were able to get onto most stuff we wanted to. While they aren't exactly earth-shattering additions, The Brick and The Magical Forest are both welcome new attractions and both have very "Legoland" vibes.