We Got an EXCLUSIVE Behind the Scenes Look at SEA LIFE Florida at LEGOLAND Florida Resort

Have you heard of SEA LIFE Florida at LEGOLAND? Prepare to be AMAZED!

SEALIFE hard hat

The team at LEGOLAND Florida Resort has some fantastic projects currently in development, and we want to tell you everything we saw. It honestly made us think we might need to become aquarists ourselves! Come with us for an under-construction sneak peek at SEA LIFE Florida.

We just had the incredible privilege of visiting LEGOLAND Florida Resort for the SEA LIFE Florida Aquarium Hard Hat Tour Media Event! There are over 40 SEALIFE aquarium attractions around the world, and this new one in LEGOLAND is the most technologically advanced yet.

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SEA LIFE at Legoland will have so many cool exhibits to check out when it opens on May 23rd — a freshwater swamp, seahorse nursery, coral reef, and a fun little area called Sting Ray Bay! There will even be an Ocean Tank, which will become home to three blacktip reef sharks — the stars of the aquarium. One of the sharks is coming all the way from Germany; talk about a long journey!

SEA LIFE Florida

SEA LIFE Florida will also feature an interactive touch pool with species you won’t find here in Florida, including sea anemone, abalone, snails, and sea stars. We cannot WAIT to explore all the new exhibits.

SEALIFE at LEGOLAND

But that’s not all! We learned that in the new interactive Jelly Invaders area, you will be able to CHANGE THE COLOR that the jellyfish are floating through, so it will appear like the jellyfish themselves are changing colors. How cool is that?!

We learned a LOT!

There will even be colorful caves where there will be glow-in-the-dark creatures. And, if you love octopi, you’ll find one living in Blackbeard’s ship (or what’s left of it — it’s more of a shipwreck!).

Getting a look at the tanks

OK, this might be our favorite news of the trip. So, as we mentioned, there will be a BIG ocean tank. Inside this tank, SEALIFE Florida is creating a theme park-inspired design, complete with a haunted house section (!!!). In this part of the tank, the team revealed that they will use a substrate to make part of the tank appear darker, you know, to match the spooky theme. The idea for this tank came from the question, “What would fish do if they came to Florida?“

It’s a work in progress!

SO many exciting things are coming to LEGOLAND Resort in Florida, and on tour, we were told, “SEA LIFE is just the beginning.” We even got a little teaser about something “super secret” happening at the back of the resort. Stay tuned for more details!

We had a blast!

Another fun thing coming to LEGOLAND is the Lego Festival, which starts on May 3rd. It will feature five interactive zones, and 49 all-new LEGO builds.

If you’re traveling to LEGOLAND, be on the lookout for newly renovated hotel rooms coming to the LEGO Hotel featuring Ninjago and NEW Duplo themes.

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We’re SO excited about everything that’s in development at LEGOLAND Resort! We can’t wait to check all these new things out, and we bet you can’t wait, either! To stay up to date on the latest news, make sure to follow us at Disney Food Blog.

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