Best rides at LEGOLAND Windsor: rollercoasters and attractions for toddlers to teens
Here's how you can make the most of a day out at LEGOLAND Windsor with kids of all ages.
LEGOLAND Windsor is, quite simply, made for 5 to 9 year olds. There are over 55 interactive rides, live shows, workshops and other attractions, not to mention 80 million LEGO bricks (and counting!)
It’s impossible to do everything in one day, unless it’s unusually quiet with no queues. So we’ve picked our best tried and tested LEGOLAND highlights for kids of all ages.
Older kids can enjoy the thrills of more intense rides like Jolly Rocker and Hydra, while there are still plenty of attractions for younger kids, from the LEGOLAND Express to Fairy Tale Brook.
We've included all the essential information about each ride, from location to queue times, to help you best plan your day out at LEGOLAND Windsor.
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Best LEGOLAND Windsor rides at a glance
- Duplo Dino Coaster
- LEGO City Driving School
- Hydra's Challenge
- LEGOLAND Express
- The Dragon
- Miniland
- Pirate Falls Treasure Quest
- Flight of the Sky Lion
- LEGO City Deep Sea Adventure
- Jolly Rocker
Best LEGOLAND Windsor rides for children of all ages
Duplo Dino Coaster
What is it: The world’s first DUPLO brick rollercoaster for the younger riders.
Where is it: Duplo Valley.
Why it’s great: It’s gentle enough with a tiny bit of a thrill as the ride speeds up very slightly. Great for a first rollercoaster experience!
Queue times: Average queue times are between 25 and 35 minutes.
Suitable for: This gentle rollercoaster is designed for toddlers, pre-schoolers and early schoolers. It has a minimum height of 0.9m and children under 1.3m (around 8-9 years) must be accompanied by an adult, and as there are only two seats per carriage you’ll need an adult for each child.
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Lego City Driving School
Where is it: Traffic in Lego City
What is it: This is one of the most popular rides throughout the whole theme park. Unusually it puts the kids in charge – they are fully in control of a motorised car, driving around a fairly large road system.
Why it’s great: After watching a short road safety video, kids get to run to their chosen car and then navigate roundabouts, traffic lights and other drivers! At the end of the experience they earn their own Legoland Drivers Licence.
Queue times: As one of the most popular rides, it also has one of the longest queues. At peak times, waiting times can go well beyond the hour mark. If you want to do this ride, make it your first stop of the day.
Suitable for: 6-13 year olds.
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Hydra's Challenge
Where is it: Lego Mythica
What is it: An immersive water ride with twists and turns that you can control yourself using the jet boat steering wheel.
Why it’s great: It’s great fun for all ages as you can control the boat yourself and spectators can squirt water cannons from the side for extra water fun!
Queue times: Average queue times are usually around 30 minutes and can reach up to an hour at peak times.
Suitable for: Children must be a minimum of 1m to ride, but we’d suggest ages 4+.
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LEGOLAND Express
Where is it: Heartlake City.
What is it: A train ride around the park.
Why it’s great: Not only does it give you a great view of LEGO animals around the park, but at the beginning of the journey you’re at risk of hilarious water squirting. If you sit near the back of the train you can get a brief warning of when the water’s coming, and you can also duck.
Queue times: Waiting times are usually between 15 and 30 minutes, with longer times if only one train is running.
Suitable for: All ages – your baby just needs to be able to sit up unaided.
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The Dragon
Where is it: Knight’s Kingdom.
What is it: An indoor and outdoor rollercoaster.
Why it’s great: This is a ride of two halves. First you get a fun, fast trip within the Knight’s Kingdom Castle. You’ll encounter many animated medieval Lego figures including the fearsome Red Dragon! Then the ride speeds up, heading outside for a breathtakingly fast circuit of a twisty track.
Queue times: Queue times can be between 20 and 40 minutes depending on the time and day of the week.
Suitable for: Kids must be at least 0.9m to ride, and you’ll need to accompany any children under 1.3m. It’s a real rollercoaster, so fine for brave 6 years+ but you may want to wait a little longer if your child is cautious.
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Miniland
Where is it: Miniland.
What is it: Amazing Lego models of scenes from all around the world, including Paris scenes with a 4m tall Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe, plus brilliant London landmarks, a NASA rocket and a number of trains rushing around all of the sets.
Why it’s great: Made from 40 million bricks, it’s just full of incredible detail with loads of trains to follow, boats, cars and vans to watch and even a funfair with a working Ferris wheel.
Queue times: None at all! Just walk around at your leisure – with plenty of room for buggies.
Suitable for: All ages.
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Pirate Falls Treasure Quest
Where is it: Pirate Shores.
What is it: A very wet, but exhilarating boat ride and drop.
Why it’s great: The first part is a gentle trip past Lego pirates, which occasionally squirt a jet of water at you. And then the chains crank you up a long slope before dashing you down a chute into an enormous splash pool.
Queue times: Queues for Pirate Falls Treasure Quest tend to be around half an hour long.
Suitable for: Your child will need to be a minimum of 1m tall for this ride, and you’ll need to be in the boat with them if they’re under 1.3m.
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Flight of the Sky Lion
Where is it: Mythica.
What is it: The UK's first ever flying theatre ride.
Why it’s great: Flight of the Sky Lion features Mythica's rarest and scariest mythical creatures, including the dreaded Chimera.
Queue time: Queues last around 30-45 minutes depending on the time and day of the week.
Suitable for: Children must be 1m tall to ride, and if they're under 1.2m, they'll need a responsible adult to accompany them.
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LEGO City Deep Sea Adventure
Where is it: LEGO City.
What is it: A ride that takes you under water to see real fish and stingrays swimming alongside the yellow submarine you’re sitting in.
Why it’s great: You can see fish close-up and it’s fun spotting the Lego figures among the sea-life. Plus there’s a bit in the ride where the children are asked to urgently press the buttons – a nice little interactive touch.
Queue times For this popular ride, queue times are usually around half an hour but can reach up to an hour.
Suitable for: All ages – there are no height restrictions. However, it can be a bit scary if your baby, toddler or child doesn’t like enclosed spaces. You step down into the submarine and the door closes, which may worry some little ones.
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Minifigure Speedway
Where: Bricktopia.
What is it: LEGOLAND's latest roller coaster is the first LEGO-themed duelling coaster that races both forwards and backwards.
Why it’s great: This is the ultimate family rollercoaster – a real live race between Team Legends and AllStars, each led by a different minifigure captain.
Queue times: You'll usually be queueing for around 20-30 minutes, however this can increase up to an hour at peak times.
Suitable for: From 8+, kids under the heights of 1.05m -1.3m have to ride with an adult.
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