[1][13] At the time, Lego was considering an additional United States Legoland to be located somewhere on the east coast.

Starting at the entrance (at the central southern part of the park) and proceeding clockwise, they were:[15] By 2002, Village Green and The Ridge had been combined into an area called Explore Village[25] and the Aquazone and LEGO Technic Test Track rides had been installed at Imagination Zone.

Dino Island and Coastersaurus opened in April 2004;[27] the park also added Fun Town Fire Academy, a Florida-themed Miniland area, and the Block of Fame for its fifth anniversary.

[29] However, the weak retail toy market led to the sale of the four Legoland theme parks in July 2005 for $456 million[30] to Blackstone Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in the United States.

It contains a large sand area where children may dig for "fossils" and the Gerstlauer-built Coastersaurus[47] mini steel roller coaster, a close copy of the Legoland Germany junior coaster Drachenjagd, with a ride duration of approximately 2 minutes.

[51] When the Village Green/Explore Village area was taken over by Heartlake City, the Fairy Tale Brook boat ride and Safari Trek on-rail driving ride (originally a walking trail showing life-size African animals built with LEGO bricks) were counted as part of the renamed Explorer Island.

[55] The Heartlake City section, which opened on May 21, 2015,[51] is based on the Lego Friends brand marketed to girls.

When Heartlake City opened, "DUPLO Playtown" and "LEGOLAND Express" became part of the nearby area, Fun Town.

In spring 2020, LEGOLAND California Resort was scheduled to open their biggest addition in the history of the park, The Lego Movie World.

There is also a splash pad with fountains, a convenience store, three dining locations, Everything is Ramen (a ramen quick service location), Cloud Cuckoo Crêpes (a crêpe stand), and Benny's Rocket Fuel (basic food stand with popcorn and pretzels).

Attractions: Fun Town is a role-playing amusement area where guests simulate adult skills or professional identities, such as driving cars, steering boats, or fighting fires.

[19][57] [58] Miniland USA is a 1:20 scale model miniature park featuring prominent architecture and symbols from seven areas in the United States.

[61] The Coast Cruise ride, which departs from Miniland USA, travels through the lake in the center of Legoland.

[22] Miniland includes the Model Shop, the main design and building office for Legoland's US parks.

[64] A large-scale model of the Death Star was added in 2015, along with a recreation of the trench run scene from the climax of Episode IV.

In 2005, Legoland opened the Wild Woods Golf putting course decorated with off-green LEGO models on the west side of Castle Hill.

[72] Wild Woods Golf and the neighboring Enchanted Walk were replaced by the submarine ride LEGO City: Deep Sea Adventure, which opened in July 2018.

The Maniac Challenge/Mindstorms building was distinguished by large LEGO models of Albert Einstein's head, a submarine, and a Technic Tyrannosaurus rex.

[103] At Legoland California, a Legends of Chima-themed expansion to the water park opened in early July 2014.