

ĭuring the 2020 season, the resort closed on 20 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 13 July 2005, Legoland was acquired by the Blackstone Group and control of the parks passed to Merlin Entertainments. In April 2005, The Lego Group decided to sell Legoland parks following losses across the company. During its first season, the park attracted over 1.4 million visitors. Legoland Windsor opened on 17 March 1996. Final installations were completed by the beginning of 1996 and at this point, the Legoland Windsor staff-base was recruited. In September, advance bookings were opened for entrance tickets. In 1995, a scale replica of Big Ben was installed in Miniland whilst other buildings and attractions were becoming established. New accommodations were created for the safari animals and services, foundations and infrastructures were installed at the park. Between 19, planning, design, site preparation and the design and construction of models began. In January 1992, Windsor Safari Park went into receivership and the 150-acre (0.61 km 2) site was chosen for the second development. In 1987, The Lego Group began research for the development of a second Legoland park after Legoland Billund with over 1000 sites considered. Legoland Windsor typically opens from March to January, with closures on some days. Legoland Windsor regularly draws more attendees than the original Legoland Billund Resort in Denmark in 2011, it became the tenth-most popular theme park in Europe, a position it has held every year since. Overall, attendance has steadily risen since 2005. As a result of this Legoland Windsor had a huge drop in attendance and was the fourth-most visited park in the UK in 2020. However, in 2020 the park had a very limited operating season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and limited capacity. In 2019, the park had 2.43 million visitors, making it the most visited theme park in the United Kingdom.

The park's attractions consist of a mixture of Lego-themed rides, models, and building workshops targeted at children between three and twelve. The park opened on 17 March 1996 and is currently operated by Merlin Entertainments. s ər/), styled and also known as Legoland Windsor, is a theme park and resort in Windsor, Berkshire in England, themed around the Lego brand. Class=notpageimage| Map of Berkshire, UK, showing the location of Legoland Windsor at 51.46351°N, 0.65114°W ( grid reference SU938747)
