We took a day trip with some of our friends to Legoland in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The trip was organised by the Association of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore, who made all the ticket and travel arrangements for us. We travelled by bus to Legoland and it took us about two hours to get there (including crossing the Singapore/Malaysia border).
Legoland Malaysia opened in September this year and it is Malaysia's first international theme park. The park itself is divided into different zones (similar to Disneyland) and there is something for everyone with lots of rides and interactive activities. Despite a heavy downpour in the early afternoon (good thing we had plastic ponchos), it was a fun and enjoyable day.
Miniland
Located right in the centre of Legoland, Miniland was the highlight for us with an array of miniature landmarks from all over Asia. These landmarks, all made from Lego bricks are built on a scale of 1:20 and include the Taj Mahal (India), Patuxai (Laos), Angkor Wat (Cambodia), the Great Wall of China, the Singapore River and Merlion, the Petronas Twin Towers (Malaysia), Karaweik Hall (Myanmar), Purah Tanah Lot (Indonesia), Kuala Lumper International Airport and Port Tanjung Pelepas (Malaysia).
All the fine details made the models very impressive. While not all the structural information was given for every model, Miniland's 19-foot Container ship called the "LCM", was highlighted as being the largest Legoland ship ever built, weighing 351 kilograms and taking about seven months to complete using 123,000 Lego bricks. Not far behind is Miniland's 17-foot Cruise Ship called the "Le-Star Go". This cruise ship took a year to build and it is the 2nd largest Legoland ship, with 131,000 Lego bricks and weighing 376 kilograms.
