Courtesy of Lego Discovery Center
After 10 years on the third floor of Phipps Plaza, the Lego Discovery Center shut its doors for renovation in September 2022. Today, it reopens with four new activities, plus additional reinvigorated areas. The $5 million-dollar renovation covers more than 35,000 square feet and 10 zones ranging from building areas to a 4-D theater.
“We always want to bring something fresh and new to our attractions,” says marketing manager Caroline Ruthven. “By transforming the center, we are reimagining the way people can play with Lego brick.”
Appropriate for ages 3 through 10, Lego Discovery invites children and their parents to create, play, dine, and shop. The average visit lasts two hours, and tickets range from $28.99 for base admission to $41.99 for a package that includes a virtual reality ride, digital photos, and a take-home Lego minifigure. You’ll want to at least spring for the middle-of-the-road option, which costs $36.99 and includes the minifigure. The last thing you need is to spend nearly $100 and hours of your life only to watch your child’s smile disappear when a Lego employee confiscates his carefully crafted minifigure at the exit. (Trust me.)
I visited with my husband and two kids: Sammy, 6, and Sydney, 4. What follows is a summary of our experience, so you can make the best of yours.
Photo by Carly Cooper
Courtesy of Lego Discovery Center
After entering, we encountered four bins of minifigure pieces. We dug through each one (head, torso, legs, and hair) until we assembled the perfect characters. If there was a sign that said what to do with them, I missed it. So, we each carried ours with us. It only took a couple of near losses before I insisted on holding them for the whole family. (Make sure you have a purse or backpack for this purpose.)
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