Legoland New York Announces Its Opening Date

GOSHEN, NY - The pieces are coming together at Legoland New York.

Merlin Entertainment, owners of the Legoland brand, announced that its new $350 million theme park on Route 17 in Goshen, New York - located about 30 miles away from the New Jersey border - will be open on July 4, 2020.

On Tuesday, Legoland New York’s senior divisional director John Ussher said, “Our park is in high gear and we’re on track for opening. Buildings are going up, concrete is being poured and construction is buzzing across our site.”

At Legoland New York, there will be more than 50 rides, shows and attractions when the park opens on its 150 acres, officials said. It’ll also feature more than 15,000 Lego models made up of over 30 million pieces.

The park will be open from April through November and will be even larger than the Legoland Discovery Center coming to American Dream in the Meadowlands.

Merlin also announced that three tiers of annual park passes are on sale starting at $119.99, along with single-day tickets starting at $62.99. All are available on the Legoland New York website.
Details about the grand opening celebrations will be announced next year.

According to Merlin, it’ll be the largest Legoland park and most expensive to date and they hope it’ll become a day-trip destination for families from New York City, Boston and Philadelphia. Currently there are parks in southern California and Florida. Internationally, there are locations in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Goshen approved the Legoland’s development in 2017, making it the first major theme park built on the East Coast since 1982 when a Six Flags opened in Maryland.