[2] Legoland Deutschland was opened by the LEGO Group on May 17, 2002, in Günzburg, Germany,[3] nine months earlier than planned.

[3] 10 years later, the park expanded to eight “adventure worlds” with 50 attractions and 55 million Lego bricks.

[11] On April 22, 2013, Merlin Entertainments Group introduced an app entitled “LEGOLAND Deutschland” available for Android and Apple devices.

[12] Legoland Deutschland also introduced the electronic “express pass” which allows guests to purchase either a Standard, Premium or Gold express pass, allowing guests reserve a spot in the queue line for select attractions.

[13] In 2013, the CEO of the park, Aksel Pedersen, announced the largest expansion in the history of Legoland Deutschland and consisted of 86,000 Lego bricks.

[8] In 2014, Legoland Deutschland introduced the 5 million Lego block X-Wing Model Display which used to be in the theme park in the Hero Factory attraction hall for a limited time.

[16] On March 28, 2015, Martin Kring, the then new general manager of Legoland, introduced the LEGO City Polizeistation, a walkthrough maze with special effects.

On August 11, 2022, two roller coasters at the theme park collided with one another, causing more than thirty injuries.

[25] There are three shops and one food outlet in this area, and it is also where guests can purchase an Express Pass and visit tourist information booths.

Miniland contains 1:20 scale recreations of various European cities and landscapes such as Berlin, Frankfurt, Venice, Swabian Village, The Netherlands, Hamburg Harbour, the Neuschwanstein Castle and several tall buildings from around the world including Legoland's own observation tower which is also to scale.