Building capital of family fun at Legoland Dubai

"As you can see, we have body slides, tube slides and fun activities like 'Build Your Boat'."

Come October 31, many a UAE residents' childhood fantasies will come true. Building up a big treat for your inner child is LEGO-LAND Dubai and LEGOLAND Wa-ter Park, all set to open in Dubai.
Yes, it is as you probably imagine. and more. Besides getting to build your own Lego structures, you can enjoy a whole host of rides and at-tractions, six themed areas or 'cities', and walk among some eye-catching replicas of world wonders and fa-mous buildings at the theme park.
Located in the larger Dubai Parks and Resorts (DPR) complex, also scheduled to open on the same date, LEGOLAND alone is de-signed for a full-day-or-more of interactive experiences for families and children.
"As you can see, we have body slides, tube slides and fun activities like 'Build Your Boat'," points out LEGOLAND Dubai general manager Siegfried Boerst, during a site tour.
Not that any incentive is needed when you can build your own rafts out of oversized Lego bricks and then go sailing on them. Of course, that's only one of the many delights to be seen, heard or ridden on at LEGOLAND.
There's also the largest LEGO model that took a whopping 3,900 hours to build, and the water park which is the biggest among their properties around the world. Test your build-ing skills at 'Build a City' in Mini-land, on a 10-metre play table lad-en with bricks.
It's not all play: the place enables some constructive learning experiences for kids, who can train for their 'driver's licence' and get their first instruction in road safety at the park's driving school.
The park is built keeping the UAE weather extremes in mind. So there's plenty of shaded and air-conditioned areas, and it's an open-all-year at-traction. The typical bright colours and materials used are heat-protect-ed, bleed-resist as well.
"The idea, of course, is to get people to come back and experi-ence the joy of it all over again," said Boerst.
marypaulose@khaleejtimes.com

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