SEA LIFE� Aquarium at LEGOLAND� California Resort Gets First Water Fill

CARLSBAD, Calif.� SEA LIFE� Aquarium at LEGOLAND� California Resort is gallons closer to opening on August 11, 2008. Thirty Encinitas Junior Lifeguards joined up with LEGOLAND� California�s own Fun Town Volunteer Fire Fighters today to begin filling the largest display in the two-story 36,000 square foot aquarium.

The volunteers not only used a fire hose to spray into the Lost City of Atlantis but also called in a �bucket brigade� to pour the first hundred gallons of water into the 200,000 gallon ocean display. The Lost City of Atlantis features a 10-foot-tall, 1700 pound statue of Poseidon, amazing sea creatures, and, of course, an eleven foot-long LEGO� submarine and diver made of thousands of bricks.

North America�s first SEA LIFE Aquarium is unique not only because it is designed to be a child�s guide to the life of the sea featuring play zones, fun facts and quiz trails, but it incorporates more than 72 LEGO models made of tens of thousands of bricks into the experience.

�I�m really excited to see the reaction of sharks, sting rays, seahorses and other creatures to this underwater world full of LEGO models,� said Chris Spaulding, Senior Curator of the Aquarium. �You won�t be able to see anything like this anywhere else in the United States. From front to end, SEA LIFE is focused solely on children and will inspire them to get excited about a world they have never seen before.�

A 35-foot-long acrylic ocean tunnel allows guests to walk through and experience the �lost city� without ever getting wet. More than a standard aquarium, SEA LIFE provides an educational and interactive dynamic unlike any other.

A passionate conservationist and campaigner, SEA LIFE works to increase awareness of the importance of safeguarding the seas and their inhabitants. Children can learn about the SEA LIFE �Save Our Seas� (S.O.S.) campaign which educates them on problems facing the world�s oceans and empowers them to do something to solve them. The S.O.S. campaign is a growing force in marine conservation, research and rescue that has achieved great success across Europe.

In a few weeks, the first creatures will enter their new SEA LIFE home. Plus, a special preview center and the Ocean Journey Caf� are scheduled to open July 1 to give eager guests a taste of the SEA LIFE experience.

SEA LIFE Aquarium at LEGOLAND California Resort will be the 29th SEA LIFE Center to open in the world. As of its opening in August, SEA LIFE Centers around the world operate in nine countries on two continents, bringing visitors nose-to-nose with a wide range of sea creatures. For more information, log onto www.SEALIFEUS.com.

LEGOLAND� California California is a 128-acre interactive theme park dedicated to families with children between the ages of 2 and 12. With more than 50 rides, shows and attractions, LEGOLAND is geared towards family fun! There are three other LEGOLAND Parks in the world � LEGOLAND Billund in Denmark, LEGOLAND Windsor outside of London and LEGOLAND Deutschland near G�nzburg, Germany. The LEGOLAND theme parks are a part of Merlin Entertainments Group. For the most current information, log on to www.LEGOLAND.com or call (760) 918-LEGO.

THE MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS GROUP� is the leading name in location based, family entertainment, which has seen the most successful and dynamic growth of any company in the sector over the last five years. The world�s No 2 visitor attraction operator, Merlin aims to deliver memorable and rewarding experiences to its 30 million visitors worldwide, through its iconic global and local brands, and the commitment and passion of its managers and 13,000 employees. Merlin Entertainments operates the following attractions � Madame Tussauds, SEA LIFE, LEGOLAND, The London Eye, Dungeons, Gardaland, LEGOLAND Discovery Centres, Alton Towers, Warwick Castle, Thorpe Park, Chessington World of Adventures and Earth Explorer.

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