My 7 year old LOVES lego, and lets face it, what 7 year old doesn't!! Lego is fantastic! Even my 3 year old enjoys playing with her 'lego' duplo! When I was in Rio and researching our move to Berlin the Legoland Discovery Centre caught my eye straight away so I arrived already planning our visit! The more I researched the more I realised that the Merlin annual pass was the way to go!! I know, right...me and my annual passes!!! So, you can do an annual pass just for Legoland OR the Merlin which includes Sea Life, Madame Tussauds and also Berlin Dungeon (the only one we haven't done yet!). I love me a special deal/discount/voucher/offer and I'll research until I find the best option! So, there I was 'googling' it and found it- €50 per person for the pass. This is a good deal for all 4 places in Berlin AND several other places around Germany, such as Legoland Theme Park and Heide Park (which we still have to visit also!) As with the zoos we had the option to go in and check it out before we decided on the pass, but we knew it would be a winner!!
Sure enough it was!! My kids love it!! There are lots of things to do!
As soon as you arrive and go down the stairs there is a Mini Berlin built with Lego!! It's interactive...you can press the buttons and see the train going round, the balloon going up and the wall coming down (with music being played too!)
Then you come to the 'Hollywood Red Carpet!! No matter how many times we go the kids love taking photos with the characters! There is Harry Potter, Sponge Bob plus the ones in the photo and a few others!
There is a 4D cinema, which the kids enjoy - there are sessions in English, but you have to ask what time! Rafael watches it in German even if he doesn't understand because it's a short film and usually funny and easy enough to follow just with the images!
On our first trip we did the factory tour (a small tour given to show how they make lego and at the end everyone gets a piece of lego to take as a memory! The tour is given in German and the kids enjoyed watching even if they didn't understand what was being said!
There is another area to build cars and test them on the ramps, yes, as you can imagine Rafael loves this part and even my husband. This is ideal for the older kids (or kids at heart!)
There is a great play area and my kids love spending their energy there!! It doesn't matter how many times we go, they don't get tired of playing there! It's great when it's rainy and cold to let the kids have somewhere to run around!
There is still so much. There is a sofa with a tv to watch lego friends episodes together with a place to make 'lego cupcakes'! Giulia sits there and builds cupcakes and then brings them to us to eat! Giulliano and I have found a very comfy sofa that we sit on and let the kids run around playing! They know where we are and come back every so often to check we haven't escaped! :D There are several areas for smaller kids too including these giant soft lego pieces that the kids enjoy using to build forts and castles!
The Ninjago play area is also fun, but on a smaller scale and Rafa enjoyed the laser challenge!
On our way out the kids enjoy watching the NASA rocket launch- there is a clock with a count down! There is an interactive area there too! In fact everything is VERY interactive. It's all hands on. They encourage the kids to climb, press buttons, build, create and have lots of fun!
There is a small coffee shop inside that offers snacks and drinks and also you can buy the photo from the dragon ride! We bought the slushie refil cup and with the annual passes we have 10% discount which means we only pay 1,35 to refil the cup! The kids already know that when we are heading out to Legoland to grab the cup from the cupboard
There is a workshop also, but since it's in German the kids haven't ventured there yet, but in time I'm sure they will!! With so much choice there is a lot of fun to be had! We have already made the most of the pass. Sometimes we just go there for an hour and then come home! Now during the holidays we cycle there, it's only about a 10min walk from where we live!
This is definitely one of the kid's favourite places in Berlin and I'm sure when the winter comes again we'll be there on the weekends to stay warm!
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