Our Visit to Legoland Discovery Center

We recently visited the Legoland Discovery Center in Kansas City. Legoland provided the tickets in exchange for an honest review. Here I am to tell you more about the Legoland Discovery Center and what we liked best.

Before Our Trip

Before our trip, I did some research. My contact at Legoland provided me with a few great tips that I want to share.

Mornings are usually the busiest. The crowds lessen between 2-3 pm. {Weekends are busier than weekdays.}
Bring socks. One of the play areas requires socks to enter. Your kids will want to play there.
No outside food or drinks are allowed. You can purchase some in the cafe at Legoland or you can eat at Crown Center.
Plan to spend at least 2-3 hours playing.

I also checked out KC Edventures. There are guides for lots of Kansas City attractions including the Legoland Discovery Center.

I read the insider’s guide to Legoloand Kansas City.
I also looked at Legoland Kansas City for preschoolers – a shorter version of the activity guide.

We visited on a Tuesday afternoon. There was no line to get in, which was perfect for my sometimes impatient 3.5 year old and his equally impatient parents.

We entered into the Lego factory and learned how Legos are made.

Aiden liked the interactive parts of the tour and was happy to receive his own Lego.

The Kingdom Quest ride was up next. We got to shoot laser guns and help save the princess. Aiden requested to do this ride again. He also really liked the second ride, Merlin’s Apprentice.

Don’t forget to check out the 4D cinema. There are 4 different 15-minute 3D Lego movies with bonus effects like wind, rain, and bubbles!

The Play Areas

The Discovery Center has several different areas for the kids to play: Duplo Village, Lego City {obstacles and soft play area}, Lego Racers, Lego Friends, and the Earthquake Table. There are also lots of boxes around the room filled with Legos – perfect for creative play.

Aiden spent some time in all of the areas and could have played in each one all day long. He did, however, have two favorites: Lego City and Lego Racers.

Lego City

Lego City is full of obstacles, slides, and things to climb on. There’s also a pile of Legos and a wrecking ball!

Lego Racers: Build and Test

The Lego Racers: Build and Test area has 3 ramp race tracks. One track is set up so the cars are all released at the same time. This was very popular. Build your own cars and race them down the track! Or just find some wheels and see how they race down the track.

LEGO Racers at Legoland Kansas City — Aiden’s cars {the 2 on the left} are racing against wheels assembled by other kids.

The other two ramps are tall. Watch your cars fly down these ramps and crash into the Lego pit at the end.

Watch the video below to see Aiden’s cars and wheels in action.

The Earthquake Table

While Aiden didn’t spend a ton of time here, I have to mention it because it was one of my and my husband’s favorite parts. Older kids will enjoy building a tower and seeing if it can withstand an earthquake. You can control the force of your earthquake with the touch of a knob. Check out how two of Aiden’s creations handled the strongest earthquakes in the video below.

After Our Trip

Besides asking to go to Legoland, Aiden has been playing a lot with his Legos lately. He’s been designing different types of cars and racing them down our own cardboard ramp. I’m thinking a better ramp and more Lego cars are in his future.

More Ways to Play with Legos

Build a pretend race track with Legos.
Make faces with Legos and blocks.
Create a Lego maze.
Check out my Build It Pinterest board for more Lego and building ideas.

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Before Our Trip