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Thrill Geek
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Thrill Geek
LEGOLAND Florida Celebrates the Fourth with Red, White & BOOM!
LEGOLAND® Florida Resort is kicking off Independence Day with Central Florida's most bricktastic celebration—Red, White & BOOM! On July 4 and 5, guests can expect extended park hours, live entertainment, festive treats, and a grand finale fireworks show that transforms the night sky into a LEGO® brick explosion. Fireworks and Family Fun: The highlight of the celebration is the Red, White & BOOM! Fireworks Show over Lake Eloise at 9 p.m., complete with complimentary viewing glasses that give the dazzling display a LEGO twist. For an upgraded experience, the VIP Fireworks Seating Package includes reserved seats, bottled water, a lanyard, and a commemorative Pop Badge. Limited-Time Summer Treats: Only available during the event, the Firework Freeze paleta layers blueberry yogurt, vanilla yogurt, and fresh strawberries, topped with popping candy for a fun spark. The summer food lineup also includes creative snacks like the A-maize-ing Empanada, Mangonada, Paradise Pollo Platter, and Peaches N Cream Sundae, available through August 10. More Summer Entertainment: The fun doesn't stop with fireworks. The GO Xtreme! stunt show returns with thrilling BMX, scooter, rollerblade, and pogo stick stunts judged by LEGO Minifigure Producer and friends—on select dates through July 31. Big Savings & Bonus Attractions: For a limited time, guests can score a 1-day, 2-park ticket for just $35 per park, including access to LEGOLAND Florida and either the Water Park or PEPPA PIG Theme Park. Add the brand-new SEA LIFE Florida Aquarium for just $10 more. All seasonal events, including Red, White & BOOM!, are included with admission. Janine is a theme park and pop culture nerd from an early age. Since 1994, she's been traversing the theme park world and has enjoyed all things from Halloween events to new ride releases and beyond. When she's not at a theme park, she's probably at a concert or doing something fun with her kiddo.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Cumberland County 4-H Lego Palooza returns. What to know about this year's event.
Lego fans have been meeting in Deerfield Township to show off Lego creations and compete every April since 2014, a string broken only by a pandemic. According to De'Ann James-Burger, program assistant for the Cumberland County 4-H Lego Palooza, these Lego creations can be brought in for display and for judging. 'There will also be hands-on interactive Lego challenges for the participants and the general public,' she said. The Cumberland County 4-H Lego Palozza is set to return Sunday, April 13 at the extension center. This event, which requires registration, runs from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. It's open to those from kindergarten age through age 19 and from the surrounding counties. More: New 'groundbreaking' indoor rollercoaster coming to LEGOLAND Florida. Here's when, what to know 'The draw kind of depends on the year, but we usually get 30-plus youth and adults attending,' James-Burger said. For information and the registration form, you can contact the 4-H office by calling 856-451-2800, extension 3, by sending an email to paigeva@ or by visiting the website at More: Call of the wild a start of career The county 4-H has a Lego 4-H Club that meets the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the 4-H Klem Building at 291 Morton Avenue. The 4-H Lego Club is open to youths from Kindergarten age through the first year out of high school. Lego use is popular in many settings. Separate from the 4-H, for example, the Cumberland County Library and county's technical education center have their own Lego clubs. County library club members meet monthly. Joe Smith is a N.E. Philly native transplanted to South Jersey 36 years ago, keeping an eye now on government in South Jersey. He is a former editor and current senior staff writer for The Daily Journal in Vineland, Courier-Post in Cherry Hill, and the Burlington County Times. Have a tip? Support local journalism with a subscription. This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Lego fans put their skills on display April 13
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
LEGOLAND Florida plans to lay off over 200 employees, mostly performers
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — Employees at LEGOLAND Florida received notification last week of mass layoffs set to take place in just a few months. In a notice dated Friday, Jan. 24, Merlin Entertainment, which owns and operates the Winter Haven theme park and resort, said 234 positions will be eliminated beginning on March 25, 2025. States lose access to Medicaid payment portal amid Trump federal aid freeze Over 150 of those positions include entertainment performers. Another 23 are entertainment technicians. At least five are team leaders, with other positions like 'Head of Resort Quality' also being let go. The layoffs are expected to continue through April 7, 2025. According to the company, none of the employees are represented by a union, and the layoffs will be permanent. It's unclear exactly what prompted the company to decide to let go of several of its performers. In an emailed statement, a spokesperson for LEGOLAND said the resort plans to retain a core entertainment team and will be working with an unnamed 'global leader in world class experiences' during seasonal events. LEGOLAND's full statement can be found below. At LEGOLAND Florida Resort we are making operational changes to help us elevate the guest experience in 2025 and beyond. The decision to reduce the size of our entertainment team was undoubtedly difficult, but these changes will allow the Resort to operate more flexibly and responsively in a competitive market. We are supporting employees during this period of change, including sharing job opportunities elsewhere in the wider visitor attraction sector in Florida, such as those being created at our new SEA LIFE Florida at the Resort. We will do all we can to help them find alternative employment. Julie Estrada, spokesperson for LEGOLAND Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
