This year the LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort will be awash with buccaneering adventure in NEW Pirate Shores, now open at the Resort. Featuring themed rides and activities and 100s of piratical LEGO models, Pirate Shores promises some serious swashbuckling fun. And over at the Resort’s unique themed hotel, guests can meet the new Parrot in Residence, Charlie “the corpsing” McCaw.

More than 100 brand new LEGO® models and themed features make the Pirate Falls Treasure Quest log flume ride an exciting LEGO-tastic voyage. Guided by Scallywag the Parrot, riders join Captain Goodbrick on an explosive quest for Captain Blackheart’s hidden treasure. Add in the rollicking Jolly Rocker Pirate Ship ride and Pirate Goldwash. PLUS, opening in Spring Castaway Camp an all new Pirate adventure play area and a new themed family restaurant Pirate Shores Burger Kitchen; Pirate Shores adds up to a hearty dose of family fun; strictly not for landlubbers.

And to celebrate the opening of Pirate Shores a very special new appointment has been made at the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort Hotel as Charlie “the corpsing” McCaw takes up his perch as Parrot in Residence on 12April.  Hotel guests will be able to “chat” with the ultimate pirate side-kick whose other skills include “playing dead”.

Plus there's plenty more across the Resort including The Pirates of Skeleton Bay Stunt Show, new in 2013 DUPLO® Valley featuring Splash Safari for little ones and the mega Drench Towers for maximum soaking. Or journey on the Atlantis Submarine Voyage ride; submerging guests into an aquatic world of awesome sea creatures in bright yellow submarines, take to a Viking boat for some water rapid thrills on Vikings’ River Splash, soar through the air on The Dragon rollercoaster, earn your very own driving license at the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort Driving School or feel the force in the LEGO Star Wars™ Miniland Model Display.

Check www.legoland.co.uk for full details.

Note to editors:

Pirate Shores’ new adventure play area, Castaway Camp and Pirate Shores Burger Kitchen will now open later in late spring.

FACT BOX

·    Park ticket prices/opening

o   opens on Friday 14 March 2014 until Monday 3 November 2014 (closed on selected midweek days in April, May, September, October and November)

o   in advance online, from £35.10 for adults, from £31.05 for children (free for under three’s) and from £132.30 for families (2 adults + 2 children)

o   book here: www.legoland.co.uk/en/Book/or call 0845 373 2640

·   LEGO themed LEGOLAND Hotel prices/opening

o   themed family rooms (2 adults/ 2 children) available from £247 low season or from £337 high season

o   Hotel price includes breakfast and Park tickets for two days plus early bird access to selected rides the Park (special rates available for LEGOLAND Annual Pass Holders and Merlin Annual Pass Holders)

o   book here: www.legoland.co.uk/hotel/shortbreak/

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For further information please contact: Claudia Parker or Tansy Ratcliffe - James at freerange on 020 7402 9966 or email tansy@freerange.eu

Notes To Editors:

• The LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort is a unique family theme park where children aged 2 -12 can take to the road, soar through the skies and sail the seas in complete safety.  It has over 55 interactive rides, attractions, live shows, building workshops and driving schools, not to mention a staggering 80 million LEGO®bricks, all set in 150 acres of beautiful parkland. 
• The LEGOLAND Windsor Resort opens from 14 March – 3 November 2014.  It is closed on selected midweek days in April, May, September, October and November.  For further details please check www.LEGOLAND.co.uk
• There are five other LEGOLAND® parks in the world – LEGOLAND® Billund in Denmark, LEGOLAND® California in the U.S.A, LEGOLAND® Florida, LEGOLAND® Deutschland in Germany and LEGOLAND® Malaysia.
• MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS plc is the leading name in location-based, family entertainment. Europe’s Number 1 and the world’s second-largest visitor attraction operator, Merlin now operates 100 attractions, 10 hotels/3 holiday villages in 22 countries and across 4 continents. The company aims to deliver memorable and rewarding experiences to its almost 60 million visitors worldwide, through its iconic global and local brands, and the commitment and passion of its managers and more than 20,000 + employees. 
• Among Merlin’s attractions are - SEA LIFE, Madame Tussauds, LEGOLAND, The EDF Energy London Eye, Dungeons, Gardaland, LEGOLAND Discovery Centres, Alton Towers Resort, Warwick Castle, THORPE PARK Resort, Blackpool Tower, Heide Park Resort, WILD LIFE Sydney Zoo, Sydney Tower Eye and SKYWALK, Siam Ocean World and Busan Aquarium.  All brands which are distinctive, challenging and innovative – and which have great potential for growth in the future. Visit www.merlinentertainments.biz for more information.