Lost Kingdom Adventure

Lost Kingdom Adventure is a Sally Corporation Interactive Dark Ride located at four Legoland theme parks around the world. Locations include Legoland California, Legoland Windsor (where it is known as Laser Raiders), Legoland Billund (where it is known as The Temple), Legoland Florida, Legoland Deutschland, and Legoland Malaysia.

Lost Kingdom Adventure
The entrance of the Lost Kingdom Adventure at Legoland California
Legoland California
AreaLand of Adventure
StatusOperating
Opening dateApril 2008 (2008-04)
Legoland Deutschland
AreaLand der Phraraonen
StatusOperating
Opening dateMarch 23, 2013 (2013-03-23)
Legoland Florida
AreaLand of Adventure
StatusOperating
Opening dateOctober 15, 2011 (2011-10-15)
Legoland Malaysia
StatusOperating
Opening dateSeptember 15, 2012 (2012-09-15)
Legoland Windsor
NameLaser Raiders
AreaKingdom of the Pharaohs
StatusOperating
Opening dateMarch 20, 2009 (2009-03-20)
Legoland Billund
NameThe Temple
AreaAdventureland
StatusOperating
Opening date2010 (2010)
General statistics
Attraction typeShooting dark ride
ManufacturerSally Corporation
DesignerLegoland California and Sally Corporation
ModelInteractive Dark Ride
ThemeLego Adventurers – Egypt
Length338 ft (103 m)
Capacity600–1000 riders per hour
Vehicle typeLego-style Jeeps
VehiclesBertazzon, Mack Rides (Germany)
Riders per vehicle4
Rows2
Riders per row2
DurationApproximately 3 minutes[1]
Virtual queue
Q-Bot available at Legoland Windsor, Express in Legoland Billund

History
One of the ride's sets on display at IAAPA's trade show in 2011
Lost Kingdom Adventure at Legoland Florida
Vehicle at Legoland Malaysia

In late 2007, Merlin Entertainments announced that they would be adding Lost Kingdom Adventure to their Legoland California theme park in early 2008.[2] In April 2008, the ride officially opened to the public.[3] Nearly one year later on March 20, 2009, Laser Raiders (a near duplicate of Lost Kingdom Adventure) opened in Legoland Windsor.[4][5] Following the success of the two rides, Merlin Entertainments signed a deal in 2011 with Sally Corporation to bring Lost Kingdom Adventure to both Legoland Florida and Legoland Malaysia.[6] The two attractions opened on October 15, 2011 and September 15, 2012, respectively.[7][8] All of these installations featured animatronics by Sally Corporation and ride systems by Bertazzon Rides.

In 2012, it was announced that Legoland Deutschland would be receiving a duplicate of the ride for 2013.[9] The ride officially opened at the start of the 2013 season on March 23. The animatronics and ride system were provided by Mack Rides.[10][11] Another clone opened at Legoland Billund under the name: The Temple for the 2010 season.

Ride experience

Lost Kingdom Adventure is themed to the Lego Adventurers Egypt theme of Lego sets. The story consists of Pippin Reed being kidnapped by Sam Sinister.[12] Riders join Johnny Thunder to save Pippin Reed and defeat Sam Sinister.[12] Riders board their vehicle and pass through many scenes including a spider's lair, dancing hieroglyphics, a professor's lab, a mummy, a gauntlet and a treasure room.[1][12][13] Riders earn points for shooting specified items with the highest score reported as being around 90,000.[7] Many animatronics also feature in the ride.

Ride system

Lost Kingdom Adventure is manufactured by United States-based Sally Corporation.[6] The ride vehicles are manufactured by Bertazzon or Mack Rides and seat four people in two rows of two.[6][10] The vehicles are themed to be Lego-style Jeeps and feature lap bar restraints.[4][5] Each rider has a laser blaster mounted in front of them.[4] This is used to shoot at objects throughout the ride and gain points. Each rider's points tally is displayed on a small screen next to the laser blaster. These vehicles run along a guide rail which is 338 feet (103 m) long.[12] The ride itself is located within a show building between 6,000 and 8,600 square feet (560 and 800 m2) in area.[6][10][12] A total of ten black-lit scenes are featured in the ride.[4] The capacity of the ride varies between 600 and 1000 riders per hour depending on the number of vehicles in operation which is usually between 10 and 17 vehicles.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. Alvey, Robb (14 October 2011). "Lost Kingdom Adventure Dark Ride Attraction POV Legoland Florida On-Ride Sally Corp". Video. YouTube. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  2. "Sea Life hits the States". Park World Online. 8 November 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  3. "Legoland California launches Land of Adventure". Park World Online. 21 April 2008. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  4. "Laser Raiders at Legoland". Park World Online. 27 April 2009. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  5. "Laser Raiders (Legoland Windsor)". Parkz. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  6. "Sally goes to Legoland". Park World Online. 5 August 2011. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  7. Little, Ryan E. (15 October 2011). "Reporter offers his advice on which sights cannot be missed at the park". News Chief. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  8. Mayné, François (18 September 2012). "Merlin Entertainments opens its first LEGOLAND theme park in Asia". NewsParcs. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  9. Sally Corporation (9 August 2012). "Another dark ride". Facebook. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  10. "Legoland Deutschland 2013". Park World Magazine: 16. April 2013.
  11. "New dark ride for Legoland Deutschland". Park World Magazine: 13. November 2012.
  12. "Lost Kingdom Adventure". Sally Corporation. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  13. "Legoland California announces 2007 results, 2008 expansion plans". Thrill Network. 19 January 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
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