Legoland Discovery Center Auburn Hills, Michigan
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Everything Is Awesome At LEGOLAND Discovery Center

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Do you have a Lego lover in your family? If so, you need to visit LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Auburn Hills, MI! They are located inside the Great Lakes Crossing Mall. After our visit I can now say, I know what it’s like inside the mind of a child who LOVES Legos. Their whole world is made with Lego bricks and the minifigures are as tall as they are!

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan
Main Entrance

A special thank you to LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Auburn Hills, MI, for recently hosting our family during their Homeschool Week.

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan

What’s Inside?

Legoland is the perfect family adventure. There are two rides, plenty of spots to build your own Lego creation, a 4D movie, and tons more! It was designed for children ages 3-10, so everything is just the right size. Below are some of my kids’ favorite areas during our visit.

Welcome to LEGOLAND!

Kingdom Quest Laser Ride

Upon entering, you watch a brief video explaining your Lego mission during your visit. When that is complete, you can take a seat on the Kingdom Quest Laser Ride.  Your goal is to save the captured princess by using your laser gun to defeat the evil trolls and skeletons.

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan

MINILAND

After the princess is safe, and your Kingdom Quest mission is complete, brush yourself off and take a stroll through MINILAND!

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan

MINILAND is filled with interactive models of Detroit-area landmarks. It is crazy to think that they used over 1.5 MILLION Legos to construct it!

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan
Spirit of Detroit
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan
Fox Theatre and Ford Field House
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan
Comerica Park

There are boats floating in the Detroit River, as the towering buildings above them seem to touch the sky. MINILAND changes from day to night, complete with “rain showers” and a fireworks display.

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan
Wayne County Building

Keep your eyes out for all of the Minifigures. They are all over! Which ones are your favorite?

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan
Tacos anyone?!?

Merlin’s Apprentice

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan

At the Merlin’s Apprentice Ride, you get to pedal an enchanted cart in the magical potion chamber, all while trying to become the next wizard apprentice. The faster you pedal, the faster you will stir up the sorcerer’s spell, and soar higher into the sky.

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan

LEGO Friends

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan

Welcome to Heartlake City! The LEGO Friends area is filled with your favorite Friends: Stephanie, Mia, Andrea, Emma, and Olivia.

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan

You can visit all of their favorite spots in Heartlake City: the news building, hotel, shopping mall, and, of course, the beach.

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan

LEGO Duplo Farm

The LEGO Duplo Farm is complete with a playhouse, slide, and tons of Duplos. This is a great area for kids, ages 2-5. They are sure to leave as happy as a pig in mud. 

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan

My son’s favorite part of the farm were these rubber LEGO building blocks. They are about the same size as the cardboard building blocks for children, but these are rubber…

and they are amazing!

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan

So, if someone is reading this that works at LEGO, could you PLEASE sell these!!! You can put me down for a couple orders.

LEGO Racers: Build and Test

We headed over to the LEGO Racers: Build and Test area. Everybody got to build their own race car, then send them down a racetrack to see which one was the fastest. 

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan

 

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan

Underwater Quest

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan

Underwater Quest is a new section that is all ocean related. The displays were absolutely beautiful! Who’s up for a photo-op with Shark Man?!? 

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan

There was a building area where you could build a seahorse or Dory from Finding Nemo. It had step-by-step directions on a touch-screen in front of you that you could flip through at your own pace.

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan

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Restrooms

Oh, yes! I’m going there. I am sharing this with you because as someone who travels with children, it’s nice to have a heads-up on the restroom situation. Restrooms are something that can make or break a visit. I just had to share LEGOLAND’s restroom because look how cute they are!!!! And they were clean!

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan

My younger two loved the child height sink and so did I! It can be so hard to lift a child up with one hand AND try to help them wash their hands with the other hand. Not here! Walk right up and do your thing!

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan

Even Minifigures have to go sometime!

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan

Homeschool Week

As you may or may not know, we homeschool, and the week we visited just so happened to be Homeschool Week. During this dedicated week they offer discounted admission for homeschoolers and their families. Admission was only $10 per person, which saved us $13.50 per adult and $8.50 per child. That’s a great discount if you ask me!

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan
Entrance to the 4D movie

Upon entering, the kids were handed a worksheet. One side is for younger kids and the other side is for older kids. They had to search for the answers as they walked throughout LEGOLAND.  The questions covered topics such as the lightbulb, the invention of the pencil, and the founder of LEGO Company. They were great opportunities that allowed the kids to dive deeper into learning more about inventions and how they came to be.

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Auburn Hills Michigan

During Homeschool week they offer different stations that use LEGO to teach STEM concepts and LEGO Education workshops throughout the day. 

Know Before You Go

Tickets

You are able to purchase tickets online, which guarantees your entry AND you get to skip the lines when you get there. Sounds like a win-win to me, especially with children in tow. They can either scan your tickets on your phone or you can print the tickets and bring them with you.

Planning

Here you can find all the information you need before your visit, such as Hours and How To Get There. There is also a list of local hotels if you’re looking to stick around for a couple days. They have 12 locations in North America. PERHAPS there is a Legoland Discovery Center near you!

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