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[:en]Family Guide to Denmark – Legoland[:pt]Guia de Viagem à Dinamarca para famílias – Legoland![:]

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We finally made it to Legoland!

This picture was courtesy of Visit Denmark. Photographer was Robert Lacy

The excitement was in the air …

After spending years playing with legos, idealizing houses, cars, people, animals, planes and imaginary worlds … we were now in Billund, where it all started in 1935.

The word Lego comes from the Danish words “leg” and “godt” which means “to play well.” The concept of this toy is to combine pieces, forming different structures, stimulating concentration and creativity. It was created by a carpenter from Billund, Ole Kirk Christiansen, who created these pieces (first made of wood and later of plastic) to offer toys to his son.

Europe’s leading Lego factory is located in Billund, and produces around 72 million pieces daily! Here you can also discover the amazing Legoland Hotel and Legoland Theme Park.

This picture was courtesy of Visit Denmark. Photographer was Robert Lacy

Hotel Legoland

Arriving in Hotel LEGOLAND was an amazing experience. At the reception, we were greeted by Star Wars team …

This 4 star hotel has needs no introduction. It is the official Lego Brand Hotel and has a private entrance to the theme park. All the decor of the hotel is breathtaking, with details and surprises around every corner. It was difficult to concentrate on the explanations given in the reception, since the 5750 mini-figurines of Lego exposed there, immediately caught our attention.

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Between sighs of enthusiasm at every nook and corner, we finaly arrived at our hotel bedroom. Needless to say, that races in the corridors of the hotel were inevitable and the entrance into the room left our legs shaking. Not to mention the surprise of having 2 huge boxes of lego under the bed and so many details made in Lego inside the bedroom.

We stayed in the “Kingdom” themed room with fire dragons, royal swords and coats of arms. There are many other themed rooms of pirates, princesses, adventure heroes or LEGO® Friends. Our room had a bathroom with shower, free wi-fi, 2 TV’s, a bunk bed, a double bed and a large window overlooking a lawn.

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The atmosphere inside the Hotel was very relaxed, colorful and vibrant. The children had lots of entertainment, including pools of lego scattered around various corners (restaurant included), where no one could resist to “diving” in … Creativity was awarded daily, all you had to do was to display your daily creation on a specific shelf. The next morning, the winners were announced.

In the Hotel there was also a games room ( with Wii games, billiards and table football), a playground, a shop and various activities. Hotel guests had access not only to the Legoland Theme Park (tickets purchased separately or included in the package of the stay) but also to Lalandia, which is located about 10 minutes walk from the hotel.

Prices: A one night stay at the Legoland Hotel for 4 persons (children up to 3 years old do not pay) + buffet breakfast + 2 consecutive days entrance at Legoland Park may cost (depending on the age of the persons and the type of room) 500 euros (3.800 DKK).

The buffet dinner costs DKK 118 (€ 15) per child (3 – 12 years) and DKK 248 (€ 33) per adult. It was good, varied and there were several schedules to choose from, to avoid the queues.

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Legoland Theme Park is closed from November to March.

This picture was courtesy of Visit Denmark. Photographer was Robert Lacy

How was the Legoland Theme Park like?

In this park there are more than 60 million pieces of LEGO ….

There is a lot to see… The art, the wonderful details, the work and the dedication that implies building this park is at the very least, touching. For the strong emotions seekers, you’ll find roller coasters, driving cars at Lego’s school, airplanes, pirate ships, firefighters with waterguns, haunted houses and the exciting world of ninjas. Not to mention the girls houses, but since I have boys, I took the ninja route…

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This picture was courtesy of Visit Denmark. Photographer was Robert Lacy

This picture was courtesy of Visit Denmark. Photographer: Robert Lacy

This picture was courtesy of Visit Denmark. Photographer was Robert Lacy

This picture was courtesy of Visit Denmark. Photographer: Robert Lacy

This picture was courtesy of Visit Denmark. Photographer was Robert Lacy

This picture was courtesy of Visit Denmark. Photographer: Robert Lacy

How was Lalandia like?

Aqualand Lalandia is the largest water park in Scandinavia with 10,000 m2. It is covered and has a great variety of water activities from wave pools, swimming pools with obstacles where you can try to “walk on water” or play with rubber dolphins or even play waterbasketball. There are also huge water slides (including the “Tornado” and the “Octopus Racers”), a lazy river, saunas, spa and hot tubs.

The curious thing is that water in the pools is about 28 ° C and the air temperature is 30 ° C.!

So it feels very comfortable inside the water park. Around the theme park there are lots of restaurants, shops, a good supermarket and activities like trampolines, bowling, mini-golf and various game machines. At Lalandia Winter World, visitors have access to a winter sports village such as a ski slope, a climbing wall and an ice skating rink. For babies there are also cots that can be rented on site.

Billund is also known as the Children’s Capital, a city where everyone is invited to become a child again…:)

Many thanks to VisitDenmark for all the support in organizing this trip!

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Finalmente chegamos à Legoland!

This picture was courtesy of Visit Denmark. Photographer was Robert Lacy

This picture was courtesy of Visit Denmark. Photographer- Robert Lacy.

A excitação era muita e não era para menos…

Depois de passarmos anos a brincar com legos, a idealizar casas, carros, pessoas, animais, aviões e mundos imaginários de Lego… estávamos em Billund, onde tudo começou em 1935.

A palavra Lego tem origem nas palavras dinamarquesas “leg” e “godt” que em Português significa”brincar bem”. O conceito deste brinquedo é encaixar peças, formando diferentes combinações, estimulando a concentração e criatividade. Foi criado por Ole Kirk Christiansen, um carpinteiro de Billund, que ao nascer o seu primeiro filho, dedicou-se a fabricar brinquedos de madeira e posteriormente de plástico.

A principal fábrica de Lego da Europa fica localizada em Billund, e produz cerca de 72 milhões de peças diárias! Aqui encontra-se também o Hotel Legoland e o Parque temático Legoland.

This picture was courtesy of Visit Denmark. Photographer was Robert Lacy

This picture was courtesy of Visit Denmark. Photographer was Robert Lacy

Hotel Legoland

Chegar ao Hotel LEGOLAND foi uma experiência incrível. Logo à entrada, fomos recebidos por uma comitiva de boas vindas da Star Wars…

Este Hotel de 4 estrelas dispensa apresentações. É o Hotel oficial da Marca Lego e tem uma entrada privativa para o parque temático. Toda a decoração do Hotel é de pasmar. Detalhes e surpresas a cada esquina. Foi difícil concentrarmo-nos nas explicações dadas na receção, dado que as 5750 mini-figurinhas de Lego aí expostas, despertaram de imediato a nossa admiração.

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Foi assim, entre suspiros e gritinhos de entusiasmo, a cada canto e recanto, que chegamos ao nosso quarto. Escusado será dizer, que as corridas nos corredores do hotel foram inevitáveis e a entrada no quarto, deixou-nos literalmente, com as pernas a tremer. Sem falar da surpresa de termos 2 caixas enormes de lego debaixo da cama e imensos detalhes feitos em Lego no quarto.

Ficamos no quarto temático “Reino” ou “Kingdom” com dragões de fogo, espadas e brasões reais. Existem muitos outros quartos que falam de piratas, princesas, heróis ou amigas LEGO® Friends. O nosso quarto tinha uma casa de banho com chuveiro, wi-fi gratuito, 2 TV’s, um beliche, uma cama de casal e uma grande janela com vista para um relvado.

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O ambiente dentro do Hotel era muito descontraído, colorido e vibrante. As crianças tinham inúmeros espaços de diversão, inclusive piscinas de lego, espalhadas por vários cantos (restaurante incluido), onde ninguém resistía a dar um “mergulho”…

A criatividade era premiada diariamente, bastava que para tal se colocassem as construções do dia, na prateleira previamente destinada. Na manhã seguinte, eram afixados os vencedores.

No Hotel havia também uma sala de jogos (consolas Wii, bilhar e matraquilhos), um parque infantil, uma loja e diversas atividades. Os hóspedes do hotel tinham acesso não só ao Parque Temático Legoland (bilhetes comprados à parte ou incluídos no pacote da estadia) como também à Lalândia, que fica situada a cerca de 10 minutos a pé do hotel.

Preços: Uma estadia de uma noite no Hotel Legoland para 4 pessoas (crianças até 3 anos não pagam) + buffet pequeno almoço + entrada de 2 dias consecutivos no Parque Legoland  pode custar (consoante a idade das pessoas e do tipo de quarto) cerca de  500 euros.

O jantar buffet custava DKK 118 (15 €) por criança (3 – 12 years) e DKK 248 (33€) por adulto. Era bom, variado e existiam vários horários à escolha, para evitar filas.

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O Parque de Diversões Legoland está fechado de Novembro a Março.

This picture was courtesy of Visit Denmark. Photographer was Robert Lacy

This picture was courtesy of Visit Denmark. Photographer: Robert Lacy

Como era o Parque Temático Legoland?

Neste parque existem mais de 60 milhões de peças de LEGO….

Em primeiro lugar há muito que ver. A arte, os detalhes, o trabalho e a dedicação que implica construir este parque é, no mínimo, comovente. Quanto às emoções fortes, essas também não faltam, desde as montanhas-russas, à condução de carros na escola da Lego, aos aviões, aos barcos de piratas, aos bombeiros e suas pistolas de água, à casa assombrada e ao mundo dos ninjas. Isto sem falar nas bonecas, mas como eu tenho rapazes, fui mais aos ninjas…

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This picture was courtesy of Visit Denmark. Photographer was Robert Lacy

This picture was courtesy of Visit Denmark. Photographer: Robert Lacy

This picture was courtesy of Visit Denmark. Photographer was Robert Lacy

This picture was courtesy of Visit Denmark. Photographer: Robert Lacy

This picture was courtesy of Visit Denmark. Photographer was Robert Lacy

This picture was courtesy of Visit Denmark. Photographer: Robert Lacy

Como era a Lalândia?

O Aquadome Lalândia é o maior parque aquático da Escandinávia, com “apenas” 10.000 m2. É coberto e tem uma grande variedade de atividades aquáticas. Desde piscina de ondas, piscinas com obstáculos (onde se pode tentar “andar sobre a água” e brincar com golfinhos de borracha) a basket aquático. Existem também imensos escorregas água (incluindo uns muito rápidos como o “Tornado” e “Octopus Racers), um rio lento, saunas, spa e jacuzzis.

O curioso é que as piscinas são de água quente, cerca de 28 ° C e a temperatura do ar é 30 ° C.!

Ao redor do parque temático existem imensos restaurantes, um bom supermercado, lojas e atividades como bowling, mini-golf, trampolins gigantes e diversas máquinas de jogos. No Lalandia Winter World, os visitantes têm à sua disposição uma aldeia de desportos de inverno. Há uma pista de ski, uma parede de escalada e um ringue de patinagem no gelo. Para famílias com bebés existem também uns berços/parques que se podem alugar no local.

Billund é também conhecida como a Capital das Crianças, uma cidade onde todos podem ser crianças e brincar…

Os meus agradecimentos à VisitDenmark por todo o apoio na organização desta viagem!

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