We visited Legoland Windsor to have an Exclusive look at the new Magical Forest
05.05.2022 - 13:31
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It's a good time to head to Legoland particularly if you have younger kids.
Last year saw the opening of the Windsor resort's newest area, Lego Mythica, dedicated to fantasy creatures including unicorns and sky lions.
Now the park has added its newest attraction to the site - The Magical Forest.
The forest is a walkthrough adventure, meaning there are no lengthy wait times and no wondering whether it will be too scary for little ones.
Combining some rather stunning brick creations courtesy of the resort's expert Model Makers and Mythica's augmented reality feature, you can watch creatures come to life through your phone and even interact with them.
If you haven't visited Legoland since the opening of Mythica you won't know that one of the main features of the area is its strange mythical beasts that are often a mashup of different animals. Think dog-meets-peacock, swan-meets-giraffe.
This whimsical trait has been extended to the forest, and while the main creatures are the more traditional alicorn and dragon, there are plenty of smaller creatures dotted around such as the duckling with a snail's body or the squirrel with bat wings.
While the new forest isn't going to fill the void for thrill-seekers quite like the area's flagship ride The Flight of the Sky Lion, it's nice to see Legoland include more on-the-ground features and ones suitable for children who are not quite ready to tackle the bigger attractions.
Here's what our Newsletter Development Editor Millie Reeves thought of the press trip last weekend.
The trail itself isn't particularly long although what it lacks in length it makes up for in spectacle. It begins with a walk through a tunnel of lights. Through this, visitors are transported to the forest that