CARLSBAD, CA -- -- 10/08/2002 -- LEGOLAND® California is putting on a Halloween party for the whole family. This award winning theme park in Carlsbad is celebrating the fourth annual Brick-or-Treat celebration, Oct. 19th through Oct. 31st (closing on Tuesdays and Wednesdays). The Castle Hill area of the park will be transformed into a mysterious land with surprises at every turn. And best of all, Brick-or-Treat has something for the whole family.
LEGOLAND guests will enjoy a lineup that features zany characters, daily costume contests, lighthearted Halloween themed shows, a limited edition LEGO EXPLORE® building brick, gourmet seasonal cuisine and the Brick-or-Treat Trail. At The Beginning of the 128-acre theme park, guests can pose with a huge spooktacular pumpkin model that stands 6-foot 6-inches wide and weighs 350 pounds. This impressive model was built in 240 hours and includes more than 77,000 LEGO® bricks that the park's Master Model Builders designed and created.
Castle Hill's Courtyard Theater features the pesky poltergeist, Jester Funnybones, who plays with the minds and spirits of LEGOLAND California's castle residents. The hilarious antics of the Halloween trickster make park guests giggle throughout the show. Guests in costume beware as Funnybones may include you in his playful antics.
Boo-tiful costumes from Princesses and Knights to Firefighters and Fairies can be found at the LEGOLAND California Big Shop, the largest LEGO store in the country, features a wide variety of costumes and costume elements.
The triumphant return of the Brick-or-Treat daily costume contest gives children (ages 16 and under) an opportunity to show their imaginative and creative Halloween costumes. The three categories that will be judged are Funny, LEGO themed and Imaginative/Fantasy. Each day the 'Best of the Best' will win a family four pack of PRIMO passes, which provides access to the theme park for one year. While other winners will receive LEGO toy sets or admission tickets to the park. A panel of park judges will select the prize winners.
Guests also can build their own LEGO brick Halloween creations at the Maniac Clubhouse. The building tables are loaded with Halloween themed bricks. Guests can 'Build-n-Buy' jack-o-lanterns complete with rare orange LEGO bricks for a special price of $6 each or two for $10.
"Halloween has become such a fun holiday for parents and kids," said Bill Haviluk, president and general manager of LEGOLAND California. "Transforming the park with Halloween-themed shows and attractions, spooky characters and eerie scenes takes the Halloween fantasy to a new level of excitement and fun where the whole family can participate... guests often dress up and the whole park is one big Halloween party."
Cost of admission to LEGOLAND California's Halloween Brick-or-Treat adventure is included in the regular admission price and can be enjoyed during normal business hours. For more details on hours and days of operation, log onto www.legoland.com or call (760) 918-KIDS.
LEGOLAND California is a 128-acre family theme park dedicated to families with children between the ages of 2 and 12. Just like with LEGO toys, kids are the ones who make things happen at the Park. They drive, pedal, squirt, climb, jump, stomp, slide, steer, pull, click, push, gallop, laugh, build and program their way through more than 50 rides, shows and attractions. There are only three other LEGOLAND parks in the world -- LEGOLAND® Billund in Denmark, LEGOLAND® Windsor outside of London and LEGOLAND Deutschland in Gunzburg, Germany. For the most current information, log on to www.legoland.com or call (760) 918-LEGO.
