SHERIFF'S OFFICE'S HISTORY.
TOMORROW'S MEETING IS SET FOR 6
P.M. IN PORT RFRNL.
>>> TIME FOR ANOTHER
INSTALLMENT OF FLASHPOINT.
THIS WEEK WE TALK WITH LEGO
>> GOOD MORNING.
TUCKED AWAY IN WINTER HAVEYOU
FIND THE COLORFUL LAND OF
BRICKS AND IMAGINATION.
SINCE THE OPENING THE THEME
PARK CONTINUES TO BUILD ON ITS
SUCCESS AND JOINING US ON
FLASHPOINT TWO LEGSO LANDS
SPOKE PEOPLE HERE AND GOOD
MORNING TO BOLTING OF YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING!
THE PROPS!
LOVE WE HAVE THEM WITH US AND
START OFF IF ANYONE IS UNLUCKY
WHY IS IT THERE?
>> WE ARE IN THE HEART OF
CENTRAL FLORIDA.
WE'RE IN WINTER HAVEN IN POLK
COUNTY AND THE WAY MOST MIGHT
REMEMBER IS WE'RE AT THE SITE
OF THE CYPRESS GARDENS AND
CALLED THE FIRST THEME PARK OF
FLORIDA OPENED IN 1936 SO WE
PRESERVED A BUNCH OF WHAT
PEOPLE WILL REMEMBER FROM
STATE ROAD 27.
>> AND STILL A LITTLE AREA
INSIDE YOU CAN SEE?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
WE PRESERVED WITH THE STATE
THAT ACTUAL ORIGINAL BOTANICAL
GARDEN AND IF YOU REMEMBER THE
BANION TREAT IT'S STILL GOING
AFTER 81 YEARAND THE GAZEBO
STILL PRESERVED AND WATER SKI
SHOWS BUT NOW A LEGO THEME.
KIDS.
REALLY FUN BUT WHAT'S THE AGE
RANGE?
>> WE SAY KIDS 2-12.
WE CALL IT THE LAND OF FIRSTS
AND WE HAVE DUPLO VALLEY
SPECIFICALLY CATERED TOWARDS
TODDLERS AND KIDS CAN ASPIRE TO
RIDETHE LEGO DRAGON WHERE THEY
CAN RIDE THEIR FIRST ROLLER
COASTER SO IT IS REALLY FOR
EVERYONE AGES 2-12.
>> IT'S VERY VISUAL AND WALK
AROUND AND LOOK AT EVERYTHING
ALL DAY LONG.
HOW MANY RESULTS ARE THERE
WORLDWIDE?
>> CURRENTLY THERE ARE 8.
WE JUST OPENED THE 8TH
WORLDWIDE IN JAPAN IN NAGOIA
AND PARKS COMING IN KOREA AND
SHAPING HIGH DOWN THE ROAD AND
THE FIRST PARK IN FEIGN 68 AND
DENMARK.
>> DOES IT BRING A LOT OF
PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD?
>> OBVIOUSLY WE GET GUESTS FROM
FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES
AND BRAZIL, CANADA, THE U.K.
LEGO AS A BRAND IS AROUND SINCE
THE 30S AND SINCE THE LATE 50S
SO GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE
GROWN UP WITH THIS TOY AND KNOW
AND ARE PASSING ON TO THEIR
KIDS.
>> WHAT ARE SOME UNIQUE
EXPERIENCES YOU'LL HAVE WHILE
THERE IN LEGO LAND?
>> DAVID TOUCHED ON IT BRIEFLY
EARLIER BUT WE HAVE A LEGO SKI
SHOW AND THIS IS THONLY PLACE
THE MINIFIGURE.
THE THEME PARK BASED ON LEGO
AND AS FAR AS THE BEST WAY TO
EXPERIENCE IT, WE HAVE TWO
RESORTS ON PROPERTY WITH THE
LEGO LAND HOTEL AND JUST OPENED
LEGO LAND BEACH RETREAT ON
APRIL 7TH SO THE BEST WAY TO
EXPERIENCE IS IT TO STAY AT ONE
OF THE RESORTS AND THEY'LL
EXPERIENCE IT IN AND OF
THEMSELVES AND EXPLORE THAT AND
STAYCATION.
>> ANCHOR: AND A LOT MORE TO
TALK ABOUT.
WE HAVE BEACH THEMES WITH THE
LEGO LAND PANEL AND HOW THE
UNIQUE EXPERIENCES CAN BE ALL
THE MORE AWESOME!
WE'LL SEE YOU SOON.
>> IS OFFICIALLY OPEN!
♪ WIPE OUT ♪
>> REPORTER: WELL, THAT'S A
CLIP FROM THIS MONTH'S GRAND
OPENING OF THE LEGO LAND BEACH
RETREAT AND WE'RE JOINED FROM
LEGO LAND AND, GUYS, THAT LOOKS
LIKE SO MUCH FUN!
>> IT IS ABSOLUTELY A BLAST.
>>LOVE SEEING THE LEGOS HERE.
>> YOU LITERALLY STAY IN
SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE IT
WAS MADE OUT OF LEGO BRICKS.
>> WHAT MAKES THIS OPTION
DIFFERENT FOR GUESTS?
>> THIS IS THE ONLY PLACE TO
THESE.
YOU HAVE THE GREAT THRIVE-THRU
CHECK IN SERVICE AND LEGO LAND
BEACH RETREAT IS ALL ABOUT THE
OUTDOOR FUN SO PLAY ON THE
OUTDOOR PLAY STRUCTURES AND
OUTDOOR BY THE POOLS AND IN THE
SAND AREA AND THEN FLOAT THEM
>> AWESOME!
YEAH
I LOVE THAT.
AND THIS IS NOT THE ONLY LEGO
LAND HOTEL TO STAY AT?
HOTEL EXPERIENCE.
SO IT'S A FIE-STORY TOWER AND
HAVE ALL THE ACTION REALLY
CENTRED AROUND THE LOBBY SO
THERE ARE 4 DIFFERENT ROOM
THEMES AND THEN IT IS GOING TO
BE AROUND THIS AND THEN IT IS
GOING TO THE INDOOR EXPERIENCE
AND THEN IT IS TO THAT THOSE
EVERYONE.
>> AND LEGO LAND IS WRAPPING UP
THE SPECIAL CONCERT SERIES.
AND IT IS GOING TO WRAP UP AND
CATCH IT AND ROCKING LEGO LAND
FLORIDA RESORT AND IT IS TWO AT
NOON AND 4 AND THIS IS WITH THE
COST OF THE ADMISSION AND FREE
CONCERT TO ATTEND ONCE YOU'RE
IN THE PARK AND CAN EVENMEET
THERE AFTER.
>> IT IS A GREAT AND EXCITING
PART YOU WOULDN'T NORMALLY GET
TO DO AND THE EXCITING PART
COMING UP NEXT WEEKEND?
NAND GREAT STAR WARS DAYS AND
THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE DOING
EVERY YEAR FOR A COUPLE OF
YEARS AND SO EXCITED TO BRING
YOU ABOUT.
THIS YEAR WE'RE DOUBLING FUN
AND IT'S 2 YEARS AND THEN IT IS
GOING TO MA6 AND 7 AND
SATURDAYS AND ABOUT COMBEANING
THE STAR WARS FILMS
>> REPORTER: I'M LOOKING AT THE
FILM AND WHAT OTHER EVENTS DOES
YEAR?
IT IS EXPECTED TO BE A BUSY
SUMMER?
>> WEEKENDS IN JULY WE HAVE
LEGO LAND NIGHT LIGHTS WHICH IS
A CHANCE TO PARTY PAST L
BEDTIME WITH EXTENDED PARK
HOURS AND THEN THE HALLOWEEN
EVENT CALLED BRICK OR TREAT.
KIDS CAN TRICK OR TREAT BU
WITH A HALLOWEEN TWIST AND CAN
GET IN THE SPIRIT OF THE
HOLIDAYS TO MEET LEGO SANTA.
>> YOU HAVE EVER MET LEGO SANTA?
>> REPORTER: I HAVE NOT!
>> YES, DEFINITELY.
>> REPORTER: HOW FUIS THAT!
CAPITAL.
WHY CHOOSE THIS OVER OTHERS?
>> WE SAY WE'RE BUILT FOR KIDS
AND PEOPLE MAY THINK IT APPLY
TO EVERY THEME PARK BUT THAT IS
NOT THE CASE.
MANY TARGET HONEYMOONERS AND
EMPTY NESTERS AND WE ARE LASER
FOCUSED ON KIDS 2-12 AND IT
VIEWS ELFINGER FROM THE LENS OF
A 5-STAR HOTEL.
WE MARKET IT AS THE 5 GAZILLION
STAR HOTEL AND USE THE LIMITED
PARTNERING OF KIDS SO WE LIKE
TO SAY WE ARE LITERALLY BUILT
FOR KIDS AND CELEBRATE THE
VISIT US.
>> I KNOW ONE OF THE BIGGEST
LEARNING AND BECOMING AN
CONTINUE THAT.
>> IT IS ALL ABOUT HARNESING
AND IT IS SEEING BEYOND WHAT
PIECES ARE MEANT FOR AND
ORIGINALLY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
WITH US FOR FLASHPOINT.
INCLUDE?
ANY LITTLE SECRETS OR ANYTHING
THAT WILL GET PEOPLE EXCITED
ABOUT COMING TO LEGO LAND?
>> YOU CAN LEARN EVERYTHING
THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT LEGOLAND
AT OUR WEBSITE.
LEGO LAND/FLORIDA AND TONS OF
GREAT NEWS AND INFORMATION ON
THE BLOG.
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>> REPORTER: THANKS FOR COMING