Legoland-New-York is about to open, at full speed, and at full capacity.

Legoland spokesperson Julie Estrada took Spectrum News 1 on a lap around the 150-acre park in Goshen on Wednesday, pointing out various designs.


What You Need To Know

  • Though guests have been welcomed for the pared-down experience, Legoland will fully open July 9

  • The one remaining land still closed to guests is Lego Pirate

  • Lego Pirate opens on Legoland’s first day fully open at full capacity

Everything is designed with children ages 2 to 12 in mind.

“We’re kind of thinking, ‘This is what a kid would do,’ ” she said describing to one of the park’s 15,000 models. “This is what a kid would build. This is how they would design it. That’s kind of how we go about things. We think of what a child would do and design it that way.”

Estrada showed us through the different lands: Bricktopia, a Lego builder’s paradise where many of the rides are located; Miniland; and Lego Ninjago World, where Master Will mentors guests to fight the Great Devourer.

Before you can go on the Ninjago ride, guests must go through training to become a real ninja, at the training camp.

Estrada said she has also been seeing parents get into the experience, especially at ‘Build and Test’ in Bricktopia. It’s where guests can build their own Lego cars and race other guests.

“You see adults saying, ‘If you put more weight at the front, it’ll go faster. Let me show you,’ ” Estrada said, laughing. “You see the adults building just as much as the kids are building. I love that.”

After working on the debuts of Legoland Malaysia and Dubai in recent years, Estrada has been helping plan the opening of Legoland New York for the last seven years. She said that now, finally, all 30 million Lego bricks are in place.

The one remaining land still closed to guests is Lego Pirate. That opens July 9, Legoland’s first day fully open at full capacity.