Legoland Shenzhen
Views: 12,602 Subscribe

Pile driving has begun!









Sources: https://www.sohu.com/a/542662592_120091004 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4763658472918868 and https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/_HumaHVltazFVCsW3KUKvw and https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/6fVH_kZPsRyREFsVE2G1TQ

Source: https://m.weibo.cn/status/4754220228804706

Here is a very interesting article about Legoland Shenzhen:
https://coinyuppie.com/chinas-third-legoland-will-be-located-in-shenzhen-with-a-total-investment-of-over-4-7-billion-yuan/

According to the industrial development supervision agreement of the land on the Shenzhen land and mining rights trading platform, the project name is “Shenzhen Legoland Project”. The above-mentioned land can only be used for the construction of the Shenzhen Legoland Project, and the land use period is 30 years.

In addition, the agreement also stipulates overall indicators. For example, the total investment of the project should reach more than 4.7 billion yuan; the investment intensity of fixed assets of the project should not be less than 8000 yuan per square meter; the number of people entering the park in the first full year after the project is put into operation should reach 2 million people second-class requirements

https://www.chinadailyhk.com/article/230776:

The number of visitors to the Shenzhen holiday resort should reach two million in the first year of operation and the annual figure could double within five years of opening, according to the announcement.

Coaster Chall made a video in which he summoned up the general information about the Shenzhen Legoland project:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7F-diQyh-M

Today the groundbreaking ceremony took place!

"While maintaining the authentic LEGOLAND® experience, there will be innovative designs, new themed areas, rides and immersive shows launched for the China market. The LEGOLAND® Shenzhen Resort will integrate the history, culture and ecology of Shenzhen and China. The park will also be a smart park, celebrating technological innovation, imagination and creativity in Shenzhen. The Resort will include a combination of indoor and outdoor play areas to account for the climate in Shenzhen. MINILAND, one of the core areas of all LEGOLAND® Parks, will be indoors to create a large, themed area with high-tech digital interactive experiences, while paying tribute to the beauty of Shenzhen and China through representative landmarks, cultural and everyday life scenes. In echoing local characteristics, we have also developed a live show exclusively for Chinese families, and the Resort will feature the world's largest LEGOLAND® theatre with more than 1,000 seats. Playful learning is a unique feature of all LEGOLAND Parks with educational interactive offerings such as creative robot workshops, the Driving School and the Rescue Academy which will all feature at the Shenzhen resort.”

- Siegfried Boerst, General Manager of LEGOLAND Shenzhen Resort

Interestingly the masterplan shared in Merlin Entertainments' official press release is slightly different:













Sources: https://huacheng.gz-cmc.com/pages/2021/08/26/60c21c7a41e34184b1db898db71b6126.html and https://www.sohu.com/a/485921906_121010226 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4674476648697351 and https://twitter.com/merlinentsnews/status/1430834277994881026 and https://www.merlinentertainments.biz/newsroom/news-releases/2021/merlin-entertainments-announces-commencement-of-construction-on-the-worlds-largest-legoland-resort-in-shenzhen/

Latest design of what I believe to be phase 1:



Source: https://www.sohu.com/a/473288000_120167684

New job advertised on LinkedIn for Procurement Director.

https://www.linkup.com/details/a37e4e71fd9f4c96a2fa81277643ade9

Recent view from above showing the land reclamation taking place at the future Legoland site:



Source: https://m.weibo.cn/5684388840/4605585171682668

Originally Posted by Michael

The gate on the top right is more mysterious - at least one of the roller coasters shown in the layout looks quite large and no theme is indicated. Perhaps the entire layout of the top right gate is placeholder.

As a follow-up to this, the third gate's name is "Lego Discovery Park", not to be confused with Legoland Discovery Center. The name itself could be a placeholder as well.

The size of each of the three parks are Legoland - 262,700 square meters, Legoland Water Park - 96,500 square meters, and Lego Discovery Park - 103,000 square meters.

Source: http://www.dpxq.gov.cn/gkmlpt/content/8/8534/post_8534632.html

Yesterday, February 24, the government in Shenzhen released the masterplan for Legoland Shenzhen and the surrounding area. As you can see in the masterplan, there is three gates plus a retail, dining, and entertainment area in the middle. The gate on the left (also the largest) is Legoland Shenzhen. Certain themed areas of the park can already be identified including Lego Castle, Miniland, and Lego City. The gate on the bottom right is clearly Legoland Water Park. The gate on the top right is more mysterious - at least one of the roller coasters shown in the layout looks quite large and no theme is indicated. Perhaps the entire layout of the top right gate is placeholder.



For comparison, here's the masterplan for Legoland Sichuan:



Sources: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/zlm751rsnPaBeTTtFVJ8-w and https://m.mp.oeeee.com/a/BAAFRD000020210224443462.html and https://www.sohu.com/a/452407969_161795

Latest satellite imagery: