LEGOLAND Water Parks: Your Guide to Fun

LEGOLAND California has so many things to do, it’s hard to fit it all into one day. Which is why we bought two-day tickets, which included access to the water parks. We spent our entire second day playing at LEGOLAND water parks, and share a few tips to help you plan your next family vacation to southern California.

It goes without saying – wear sunscreen, and if you plan to ride the lazy river, apply sunscreen multiple times or you’ll be paying for your negligence later. 😉

Tickets, Changing Rooms and Lockers

Tickets to the LEGOLAND California don’t automatically include the water park. You need to either purchase a multi-day ticket that allows you to access the water parks, or upgrade your ticket to include the water park. Either way, we had a blast playing in the lazy river, checking out the slides or playing on the water playgrounds.

Access the water park via the LEGOLAND California park. They’ll check your ticket at the entrance, and you’re in.

There are three designated changing room areas, each with lockers you can rent. To rent a locker, pay the fee at the kiosk and it prints out a wristband for you. Scan one of the available lockers and it becomes your locker for the day. You can store your stuff in there, and open and close the locker as many times as you need.

Wait in line for an available changing room, and once you’re in your swimming suit, you’re ready to head out. I would recommend water shoes or even flip flops – however, they don’t allow flip flops in the lazy river. 🙁

Float Down the Lazy River

Our favorite part of the water park was likely the lazy river. We grabbed one single tube, and one double tube. Each person is required to have their own tube. You’ll have to wait in line to grab a tube when you first decide to ride the river.

Some of the tubes include large LEGO brick platforms, so you can collect the bricks as you float around and build something. Maybe an airplane, a giant tower, or some sort of wall to keep you from getting splashed.

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Along the river, there are waves and jets of water. If you’re not positioned properly, you’ll get splashed with some colder water. It’s shocking at first, but manageable.

You can come and go as you’d like in the lazy river. But once you give up your tube, you’ll have to wait in line again to get another one.

Ride the Waves at Surfer’s Cove

I wish I would’ve ridden Riptide Ravers more. You grab a mat, walk up some stairs, and ride down the water slides. My son and I had a race down from the top. I won – but that’s probably because I weigh more and got a nice push off of the step at the top of the slide.

The splash pad area, known as Wipeout Lagoon, is only for kids under 42″. It’s a great spot for kids to run around, cool off, and let the parents get sunburned while sitting there chatting.

Just around the corner from Surfer’s Cove is a pirate ship splash pad – Soak and Sail. We had some fun letting buckets of water dump on us – or trying to spray other guests playing on the ship.

Water Slides and Swimming Pools

The tall, colorful castle shown in the photo above has several water slides available. Orange Rush, Splash Out and Twin Chasers are something worth waiting in line for. But if water slides (or waiting in line for water slides) isn’t your thing, then enjoy some of the pools in the area.

If you’ve got really young kids, consider taking them to DUPLO Splash Safari, Kids Creek or Splash Zoo. The water levels are shallow and there are little things for kids to enjoy – including a “big kid’s” slide.

Explore LEGO Chima Water Park

We spent more of our time in the main water park, but we did venture over to explore LEGO Chima Water Park. The first kiddie pool you come to has small water slides and other fun activities for kids. It’s almost like a glorified splash pad.

Further into the park, you’ll find Eglor’s Build-A-Boat. Using a standard LEGO boat shell, build add-ons to your boat and try sailing it down the small water table’s river. Our boats got stuck often, but other kids kept racing their boats time and time again.

The major area of the LEGO Chima Water Park is the Lion Temple Wave Pool. Sadly, when we were there it was closed. But it’s a large pool with a wave machine that would’ve been the perfect spot to have even more fun. Guess we’ll just have to go back and explore LEGOLAND California yet again.

The Details

Address: LEGOLAND California Resort is east of the I-5 Freeway, just 30 minutes north of San Diego and one hour south of Anaheim. Exit the I-5 Freeway at Palomar Airport Road.

Cost: Admission tickets are cheaper online, and range from $89.99 to $135 with different variations (single day to LEGOLAND California only; LEGOLAND + SEA LIFE Aquarium; LEGOLAND + SEA LIFE Aquarium + Water Parks). Check out their ticketing website for full details. Parking is $25 per vehicle.

Hours: Depending on the days of the week and the seasons, LEGOLAND California’s hours vary. Generally speaking, they open at 9:30 (although some of the rides don’t open till later). The closing time varies from 5-9 p.m. Check their website for the hours of operation associated with your planned visit.

Website: https://www.legoland.com/california/

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