Legoland Theme Park Tree   California Christmas Trees

CARLSBAD, Calif. --The world’s largest  Christmas tree comprised of 245,000 forest green Lego bricks can be seen in Carlsbad lighting up the night at a ceremony on Monday, Dec. 1, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. It will also be on view at the kids' theme park from Dec. 20 through Dec. 31, 2008.  10th  annual Holiday Block Party celebrates the season with the theme, “Holidays Around the World”. LEGO mosaic welcomes guests from around the globe with  fireworks accompanied by holiday musical scoring with international sounds and songs every night during the Holiday Block Party.  Buy LEGOLAND TICKETS
 

The entire theme park transforms into a holiday wonderland featuring vibrant holiday decorations, savory meals and jolly sounds of the season. Children may also pose with a special life-size LEGO display of Santa, his sleigh and two reindeer. The 7-foot tall display features 51,100 bricks and provides a unique photo opportunity during the holidays. Visitors are encouraged to come and watch the tree sparkle in the night, meet special guests, enjoy festive holiday music and get some holiday shopping done at The Big Shop. The theme park’s Big Shop is the one of the largest LEGO retail store in the nation boasting more than 8,000-square-feet of the hottest toys and merchandise.

The holiday season concludes with the one-and-only Kids’ New Year’s Eve party in southern California on Dec. 31 with festivities beginning at 3 p.m. legoland.com or call (760) 918-LEGO.