Lost Kingdom Adventure

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Lost Kingdom Adventure
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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 Japan
Area Adventure
StatusOperating
Opening date2017 (2017)
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)
Ride statistics
Attraction type Shooting dark ride
Manufacturer Sally Corporation
DesignerLegoland California and Sally Corporation
Model Interactive Dark Ride
Theme Lego AdventurersEgypt
Length338 ft (103 m)
Capacity600–1000 riders per hour
Vehicle typeLego-style Jeeps
Vehicles Bertazzon, Mack Rides (Germany)
Riders per vehicle4
Rows2
Riders per row2
DurationApproximately 3 minutes [1]
Virtual queue
Reserve 'N' Ride available

Lost Kingdom Adventure is a Sally Corporation Interactive Dark Ride located at Legoland theme parks around the globe. 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.

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History

One of the ride's sets on display at IAAPA's trade show in 2011 Lost Kingdom Adventure set.jpg
One of the ride's sets on display at IAAPA's trade show in 2011
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Lost Kingdom Adventure at Legoland Florida
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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] [ non-primary source needed ] 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]

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