Thousands of Lego bricks showered the stage as parent company Merlin Entertainments announced its plans to move forward with Legoland New York, the company's biggest investment yet at $350 million.

"What it's a reflection of is our confidence in this location, which we think is perfect. It lies right at the heart of Lego's biggest market anywhere in the world," said Merlin CEO Nick Varney.

After a year of meetings, the Goshen Town Planning Board conditionally approved the site plan for Legoland. But not everybody is celebrating the announcement.

"We don't need to destroy, and make a parking lot bigger, that's twice the size of the parking lot of the Galleria Mall," said Concerned Citizens For The Hudson Valley President Debra Corr. "We don't need to destroy the quality of life of the people who live next door in the community."

Concerned Citizens for the Hudson Valley says besides traffic, tax, and environmental concerns, Legoland should not have the legal footing to build in Goshen.

"The site plan never should have been considered by the planning board, because they didn't have proper zoning from the beginning and they should have been sent back for a zoning change at the beginning," said Concerned Citizens attorney Michael Sussman. "Everything about the project has been irregular. Everything."

Merlin Entertainments says it has gone by the books with the process, and sees Legoland as a win-win.

Construction is expected to begin within six months, with a 2020 opening date. Legoland is set to include more than 50 rides and have a hotel on site.