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So far just a lot of ground clearing happening right now
Sources: https://v.douyin.com/JFR94pb/ and https://v.douyin.com/JFRueK3/
Signage has already been added by the nearby main road:
Sources: https://m.weibo.cn/status/4512151680847467 and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4512779229103753 and http://house.china.com.cn/home/view/1655713.htm and https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/kHtl96QXOEmkFlpiQCavhw
The park's preview center is almost ready to open
Source: https://m.weibo.cn/status/4500214378353928
Sunac branding is now present at the Legoland construction site because on November 27, 2019, Sunac China Holdings Limited announced that an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the company had acquired 51% equity in Global Zhongjun. Two months prior to this, Merlin announced a partnership agreement with Global Zhongjun "to build and operate a LEGOLAND Resort in Sichuan Province [and] under the terms of the agreement, Global Zhongjun will fund the construction of LEGOLAND Sichuan, as well as the required infrastructure and adjacent commercial developments, while Merlin will partner in the resort development and operate it under a management contract arrangement."
According to the article the land has been cleared and groundwork is underway.
This is probably an early layout but it could be a new layout:
Sources: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/_Aeb3W3Vj5VhPTqU43HY1Q and https://m.weibo.cn/status/4498004390565482 and https://kuaibao.qq.com/s/20200422A0T6F900
Recently, Chen Dong, Party Secretary and Director of the Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau, went to our district to investigate the construction of major cultural tourism projects . District Party Secretary Chen Qing participated in the event.
Chen Dong successively went to Beijing Jinyu Prospect Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd. and Qinglonghu Forest Park to inspect the land use and location status of the Lego Theme Park project on site, and listened to our region ’s special tourism development plan, Qinglonghu Town comprehensive implementation plan and Lego theme park project related situation report.
Source: https://bj.leju.com/news/2020-04-08/15396653556969594728679.shtmlIn addition to the construction of Legoland, Qinglong Lake District has also built a series of high-end business, leisure and living facilities: the five-star Oriental MGM International Hotel has been built and put into use, the Merlin Entertainment Group, Australia Weixiu, France PVCP , New Zealand Vita Studios, Holland Life Apartments and other international industry giants have joined in
I read somewhere, possibly in the original press release, that this would be the largest LEGOLAND in the world? That doesn't seem likely given the concept art and the budget. Does anyone know if that's true or how it compares to current open LEGOLAND parks?
According to the press conference, Legoland Sichuan covers an area of about 365 acres, with a total construction area of more than 120,000 square meters, covering LEGO Factory, Bricktopia, Pirate Shore, Mini World, LEGO Castle, Dino Isle, LEGO City, LEGO Friends, LEGO Ninjago, and LEGO Water Park (under planning). This is the first Legoland in China following Denmark, the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States, Malaysia, the UAE, and Japan, and the ninth Legoland in the world.Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/travel/2019-09/30/c_1125061496.htmAccording to a set of statistics, Sichuan currently has 11 world-class tourism resources and more than 400 natural resources above the national level. Since 2014, Sichuan has achieved total tourism revenue growth of more than 100 billion for five consecutive years. Sichuan has a "family base" of resources such as history, culture and nature, and at the same time there are more top-level resources in the world, constantly upgrading and optimizing tourism in Sichuan.