My family and I have been Legoland passholders for the past couple of years and we were so excited when this ride opened. We even had the opportunity to go to a passholder preview before the ride actually opened.
This ride is so adorable. You board a pirate boat to find Captain Redbeard and his treasure which have disappeared! Turns out Captain Redbeard was cursed by the Monkey Tribe, so we are off on a journey to find his treasure and reverse the curse.
The ride is interactive and children are asked to look for clues and count jewels and gold coins along the way. Yay for fun and learning at the same time! My son was 4 when the ride opened and is 6 now and he loves it. He'd definitely in the right age group for the counting and clues.
The boat is a real boat, not on tracks or anything and at one point you actually go out into the lake and have to defer to other people out enjoying the lake. This brings me to the downside of the ride. It is not a high volume ride. Each boat can hold 8 people max. They usually seem to have 2-4 boats running, but can only unload and load at 2 slips. It is just not efficient at getting people on and off which means it is almost always an hour wait.
The good news is, it is a 20 minute ride, so at least you aren't waiting an hour for a 60 second ride. However, because it is a 20 minute ride in an uncovered boat make sure you are wearing your hats/sunscreen.
Overall, a really fun ride. I just wish they found a way to load/unload faster. read more