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Located in Goshen, some 60 miles (95 km) north
of New York City, LEGOLAND New York is in the final stages of
construction, and plans a phased-in opening this summer in order
to comply with social distancing guidelines.
"We are the first theme park to be built in the Northeast in
decades and really I think particularly with the challenges in
the last year, people are looking to get out," said Matt
Besterman, public relations manager for LEGOLAND New York.
"They're looking to have a safe and fun place to play."
Besterman said the company hopes to make the theme park cashless
and contactless in order for everyone to feel safe.
As coronavirus cases have dropped alongside the vaccine rollout,
restrictions on businesses are being lifted, with New York City
set to be "back fully" on July 1, its mayor said on Thursday.
Features of the new theme park include a LEGO Factory Adventure
Ride, which has never appeared before at a LEGO-themed park and
takes visitors on a ride through a Lego 'factory' where the
bricks are people-sized.
The first LEGOLAND park was opened in Denmark in the 1960s to
show off the company's LEGO models. It later expanded to others
parts of Europe and Asia, and has two existing parks in the
United States, in California and Florida.
As well as rides, LEGO models are a feature of the parks, and
the New York one will feature some 15,000 models.
(Reporting by Dan Fastenberg and Andrew Hofstetter; Writing by
Diane Craft; editing by Rosalba O'Brien)
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