Family fun at Legoland Malaysia

 

Ever since my nephew, Jamie, had his own LEGO experience as a child on a family holiday day at Legoland Denmark, he had fallen in love with LEGO.

 

My sister, Pearly, with her grandkids,
Jamieson [Centre] and Thea [Right]

Years later when he became a father, he shared his love for LEGO with his son, Jamieson, and took advantage of the Free entry for kids under age two to make frequent visits to Legoland Windsor, a destination close to where they live.

 

So when they were planning the itinerary for their family’s epic holiday in Asia, it was only natural to factor in a hotel stay at Legoland Hotel along with visits to Legoland Malaysia Resort in Johor.

 

Yes, I said, visits because the plan was to enjoy multiple entries to the theme park and waterpark while they were in Johor. And this was exactly what they did.

 

Facade of Legoland Hotel Malaysia
at Iskandar Puteri, Johor

The family’s itinerary in Johor kicked off with the Legoland Hotel stay along with fun in the theme park. And when they returned to Johor from Kuala Lumpur, they managed to fit in several visits to the waterpark and theme park, with one more visit on the very last day of their time with us here.

 

When the family checked online to make hotel reservations and to buy park tickets, they considered the various room configurations and theme options and saw that they were all very interesting choices for the youngsters and the young-at-heart.

 

At the hotel lobby, Jamieson with his
Aunty Mel and great-grandmother

So for a truly fun family experience, they decided to book the family room in the Kingdom theme that should comfortably accommodate six guests.

 

I had the privilege to work with Legoland Malaysia Resort since its ground-breaking and opening to the public in 2012, so am rather familiar with the resort and hotel.

 

It was only in December 2015 that I (finally!) had the pleasure to share with my elderly parents, the Legoland theme park experience documented in, Family Time at Legoland Malaysia.

 

Then the year 2019 closed with a Celebration of Life staycation at the Legoland Hotel as a treat for my friend Wei Leng, who battled cancer and had completed her course of treatment.

 

Jamieson starting on another 
building project...

After the global pandemic, when the Legoland theme park reopened in April 2022, I was among media guests at their Build the Thrills festival.

 

At this event, I happened to win the Lucky Draw top prize of a LEGO version of the DeLorean DMC-12, the car/time machine and one of the best movie cars of all time, featured in the Back to the Future movie.

 

Even at that euphoric winning moment, my first thought was that this LEGO prize should go to my one and only grand-nephew, Jamieson. He lives in the UK but I managed to get this gift safely delivered to him for his birthday in October 2022.

 

Now in August 2024, when Jamieson was in Legoland Malaysia as part of the itinerary in his first Asian Adventure, I reminded my sister that her grandkids can have fun with LEGO at every stage of their staycation, from the hotel lobby to the hotel room and of course, in the parks.

 

In the master bedroom of the 
Kingdom room, Legoland Hotel

In fact, young room guests may enjoy playing a simple puzzle to get the combination to unlock a safe in their room to reach the prizes within.

 

On that day when my sister and her family checked into the hotel, we arranged to bring our mother, their great-grandmother, to drop by in the evening for a cup of tea with them.

 

So when we arrived at the hotel lobby, young Jamieson and his Aunty Mel were there to welcome us into the hotel.

 

Jamieson had certainly made himself at home in the lobby, having created some interesting items with LEGO bricks there and was eager to show them to us.

 

Jamieson [Left] and Thea [Right] building their
LEGO creations while Jamie looked on

He led us around the lobby to the castle structure where he had proudly displayed his LEGO creations and presented his favourite – a heart of Yellow within a Red square – to his great-grandmother and posed with it for a photo with her and Aunty Mel.

 

He had already discovered the play area in front of the Bricks Restaurant and was happy to start on another building project there but we hurried him away because the rest of the family was waiting for us in the room to have a cup of tea.

 

When we stepped into the hotel elevator for a brief ride up to the room, we could not help but joined Jamieson to dance to the rhythm of the music, “Everything is awesome!” as the disco lights flashed in time.

 

Thea assembled her LEGO creation

In their room, Jamieson and his sister, Thea, started on the puzzle project while we sat down in the lounge area with the window curtains drawn back to enjoy a panoramic view of the theme park.

 

It did not take long for the kids to solve the puzzle and unlocked the safe to discover the prizes inside.

 

Delighted with their LEGO prizes, the two kids wasted no time in starting on assembling the LEGO bricks to have fun with their very own little creations.

 

After enjoying tea (and coffee!) together, we left with the great-grandmother to let the family continue with their evening activities and buffet dinner booked at Bricks Restaurant.

 

Jamieson and Thea working on their
after-dinner building project

Later that night, my nephew shared a photo with me that showed Jamieson and Thea working hard at a building project outside the Bricks Restaurant. He captioned it, “An after-dinner project, he (his son) hired two contractors for a lot of it…”

 

“Two contractors?” I asked, and Jamie replied: “Someone else’s kids, two brothers!”

 

It was simply heartwarming to see our kids happily playing with LEGO with others who share a passion for LEGO in Legoland Hotel Malaysia.

 

Visit Legoland Malaysia Resort official website or social media pages, Facebook and Instagram for details and tickets.