Legoland Florida theme park has revealed the title of its under-construction, space-themed indoor curler coaster. The experience, set to open in early 2026, will probably be known as Galacticoaster.
“Galacticoaster marks the primary indoor coaster constructed inside the principle park since Legoland Florida opened in 2011. From the very starting, we aimed to create an immersive expertise for our friends from the second they step inside,” Blake Boyter, senior mission supervisor at Merlin Magic Making, mentioned in a information launch.
“From the engineering precision to the Lego DNA woven all through, friends will expertise extra Lego storytelling, extra pleasure, and extra out-of-this-world enjoyable than ever earlier than,” he mentioned.
The Winter Haven park, owned by Merlin Entertainments Group, additionally mentioned Galacticoaster would be the “most bold and technically superior experience ever constructed at any Legoland Resort.”
Legoland additionally launched some stats for the family-friendly coaster. It’s going to have nearly 1,500 ft of monitor, reaching a top of fifty ft. (Sister attraction Dragon is comparable size and stands at 42.7 ft, in response to Curler Coaster Information Base.) Galacticoaster’s 48 monitor sections are supported by 120 columns. The constructing’s footprint is the dimensions of 10 basketball courts. The station’s conveyor belt weighs 9 tons.
The coaster’s development has been underway for greater than a 12 months. It’s going up on the positioning of Flying Faculty, a metal coaster that opened as Swamp Factor in 2004, the attraction’s Cypress Gardens period.
Galacticoaster has been added to the official Legoland Florida web site, though a exact opening date has not been introduced. Its entrance is dubbed Spaceport 885, the quantity being a reference to Lego set No. 885, an area scooter. There will probably be a themed queue, a memento cease named Orbital Outpost and a “smooth play zone” for the 1- to 4-year-old guests known as Duplo Tot Spot.
Legoland California is also getting a Galacticoaster, though it is going to options Spaceport 886, corresponding with a Lego area buggy set. It’s going to additionally open early subsequent 12 months, and will probably be that theme park’s first new coaster in 20 years. The 2 coasters signify a $90 million greenback funding, Merlin has mentioned.
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