LEGOLAND Parks LEGOLAND is a LEGO themed amusement park chain , but is not fully owned by LEGO Group itself ; rather they are owned and operated by the British theme park company Merlin Entertainments . There are six of these parks worldwide . The chain currently consists of : Attractions . The parks are marketed to families with younger children ( 11 and under ) , and although they have a number of roller coasters , they are not as numerous or as extreme as those in other parks and there is a greater emphasis on rides suitable for younger children . There is currently in development more rides suitable for all ages to make the park feel more alive . The parks are split into various areas , which are common between the parks . For example , all six of the parks include a " Lego Miniland " , a model village which includes models of landmarks and scenes from around the world made from millions of genuine LEGO bricks . Other features include a " LEGO Mindstorms Center " ( fun - based learning ) , " DUPLO Gardens " ( for smaller children ) , " Driving area " ( including attractions such as Driving school , Boating school , Ballooning school , Flying school , and Fire Academy ) , " My Town " , " Wild Woods " , and " Knight ' s Kingdom " . The parks ' rides are all LEGO themed ; many are made to appear as if they are built out of Lego bricks . They tend to be based on one particular line of LEGO : for example , a popular ride at all six parks is the Dragon Coaster , which is loosely based on the Knights ' Kingdom LEGO sets . Another popular ride is the Driving school , in which children can drive small electric cars made to look like LEGO cars around a small road network , after which they gain a mock driving license . The exact set of rides varies between parks , although as with the Disney parks there is some overlap . Some feature very large LEGO built structures . The floors of the water parks are made out of huge LEGO bricks . Parks . Asia . Legoland Malaysia . Legoland Malaysia was opened in Nusajaya , Johor , Malaysia on 15 September , 2012 , and it is the first Legoland in Asia . Initially , there are seven themed areas of attractions for all ages which are ; Miniland , The Beginning , Land of Adventure , Imagination , LEGO Kingdom , LEGO Technic , and LEGO City . The centerpiece of the park is Miniland , where almost all Asian landmarks were built using LEGO bricks . Europe . Legoland Billund . Legoland in Billund , Denmark , is the oldest . It was the first ever Legoland park ever made . It is divided into ten different worlds : Duplo Land , Imagination Zone , LEGOREDO Town , Adventure Land , Miniland , Pirate Land , Lego City , Knights Kingdom , Viking land , and polar land . The park opened in 1968 and has 1 . 6 million visitors annually , making it the largest tourist attraction in Denmark outside [ http : / / en . wikipedia . org / wiki / Copenhagen | Copenhagen . Legoland Deutschland . Legoland Deutschland is located in Günzburg , Germany , and opened in 2002 . As of 2009 , there are seven areas in the park , including : Imagination Center , Miniland , LEGO X - treme , LEGO City , Knights Kingdom , Adventure Land , and Land of the Pirates . Legoland Windsor . Legoland Windsor was built on the site of the previous Windsor Safari Park in Windsor , Berkshire , and opened in 1996 . As of 2010 , there are twelve areas in the park , including : The Beginning , Imagination Centre , Miniland , Duplo Land , Traffic , LEGO City , Land of the Vikings , Kingdom of the Pharaohs , Pirates Landing , Knights Kingdom , and Adventure Land . One of the models here is a model London , with places such as Big Ben made out of loads of lego bricks . Legoland Sierksdorf . There was an earlier Legoland Park in Germany , from 1973 to 1976 . The park was the second Legoland park ever built . It was located in the city of Sierksdorf in northern Germany . In 1976 the park was sold ; the former Legoland Sierksdorf is now Hansa - Park . North America . Legoland California . Legoland California is in Carlsbad , California , in northern San Diego County . The park opened on March 20 , 1999 , and is split into nine sections , which are : The Beginning , Dino Island , Explore Village , Fun Town , Castle Hill , Miniland USA , Imagination Zone , Pirate Shores , and Land of Adventures . A Sea Life aquarium is adjacent to Legoland California . In 2010 , a water park opened on its grounds , as one of the only two Legoland parks ( the other one is Legoland Florida ) to feature a water park . Legoland Florida . Legoland Florida opened on October 15 , 2011 as the second Legoland park in the United States , and the world ' s largest Legoland park . The park was built on the former site of Cypress Gardens , a historically famous Florida theme park . This park is divided into 10 areas : The Beginning , Fun Town , Duplo Land , Miniland U . S . A , Kingdoms , Pirates Cove , Imagination Zone , Technic , Land of Adventure , Lego City , and a restored replica of Cypress Gardens . Legoland Florida opened a water park replacing the former Cypress Gardens " Splash Island " water park on May 26 , 2012 . Future Legoland parks . Currently three further Legoland parks are being developed . Legoland Korea is planned to open in Chuncheon , South Korea in 2019 . Legoland New York is opening in Goshen , New York in 2020 . Legoland Shanghai is opening in Shanghai , China in 2022 . Financial and visitor information . The Californian , Danish , and German parks all receive approximately 1 . 4 million visitors per year . The British park received approximately 1 . 65 million visitors in 2007 , making it the 15th most visited park in Europe . In June 2005 , a 70 percent stake in the four theme parks was sold to Blackstone Group of New York , an investment and advisory firm , under its Merlin Entertainments brand . Lego Group retains a 30 percent stake .