Legoland, Windsor UK

Seven new attractions for 2008 at LEGOLAND® Windsor

Legoland Windsor opens its doors on Saturday 15 March 2008 for a hugely exciting season and is inviting families to step inside the brand new Land of the Vikings featuring the thrilling Longboat Invader ride.

This season the park is boasting a magnificent seven new attractions. First up is the Land of the Vikings. Take a dizzying spin in the Longboat Invader ride before graduating to the park’s biggest and wettest ride to date, Vikings’ River Splash (great fun, I've tried it!). Then unravel the mystery of the Nordic-themed hedge maze and catch a glimpse of the Viking god of mischief inside Loki’s Labyrinth.

For golf lovers there is the new Mole in One attraction challenge your family and friends to a game of mini-golf on this 18-hole course is located in a unique woodland setting filled with detailed LEGO-brick model animals.

Thereare also two brand new shows. Firstly, watch traditional fairytales performed with a LEGOLAND twist at the DUPLO Theatre and for 2008 there’s a new puppet show, Cinderella, plus a new, improved version of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. As ever, LEGO superhero Johnny Thunder returns in a brand new live action show, Revenge of the Aztec Queen.

Fans of the hugely popular LEGO® games can get hands on at the new Xbox Gaming Zone in the heart of LEGO City, where budding gamers can battle for supremacy and put their console skills to the test.

The 2008 season’s special events programme kicks off with LEGO Indiana Jones™ as he debuts in the thrilling After Dark laser show for the Easter holidays. The May bank holiday weekend sees a world record attempt to build the tallest LEGO tower and to celebrate the summer solstice LEGOLAND Windsor is holding a Viking midsummer festival.

The LEGOLAND Live! music festival returns with headline children’s acts for this musical extravaganza. Amazing Machines take over the park later in September with monster truck shows and displays of classic vehicles of all shapes and sizes. As ever, the October half term holidays end with a bang with breathtaking firework displays running over six nights.

Check availablity of Legoland Holidays here.

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