Legoland Discovery Centre at Chadstone Shopping Centre – an opportunity for adults to kick back while kids enjoy a host of activities

Legoland Discovery Centre at Chadstone Shopping Centre is sure to be a hit with your children. No entry is permitted, unless there is a child in tow, so adults will have to wait for those adult only days if they want to enjoy the centre. Otherwise, it’s one of those places where kids reign supreme for once.

This was the first Legoland Discovery Centre in Australia, opening in the largest shopping centre in Australia, Chadstone Shopping Centre and it shares the same floor as Hoyts cinemas. It has 13 attractions, including Miniland, Kingdom Quest, Duplo Farm, Lego Village, and an underwater themed area.

During school holidays and weekends, tickets to Legoland Discovery Centre are $36, otherwise they are around $28. Adults and all children age 3 and older have to pay for a ticket, which you can buy yourself from one of the many self-serve counters. You also have to pick a time to enter the centre and once you enter, they give you a time stamp on your hand for re-entry within a 2 hour block.

On entry, you can take a photo with the inhouse photographer and later scan the QR code to download the photos or head to the counter inside the centre to have them printed out and placed in a small Legoland Discovery Centre photo album. The printed photos are either $30 for one or $40 for four photos.

The first attraction is Miniland and it’s a diorama of several Melbourne landmarks, including Flinders Street Station, Federation Square, Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Royal Exhibition Centre. It’s a stunning exhibition with a night and day cycle, where fireworks come out during the night session. There are several dioramas to marvel at.

The centre has two main rides, one is an action ride where guests can use the toy gun to shoot at things on a moving attraction, while the other ride is a spinning chair ride – which doesn’t go very fast and was great for my two and half year old daughter. There is even a 4D cinema that plays various shorts during designated times of the day.

I found the various attractions to be well though-out, including an only toddler’s area where the kids could play with Duplo and make their own lego construction or monkey-around on the playground.

Is it worth the ticket and price of entry?

My two and half year old was completely free, while I had to pay for an adult ticket. It was a great way to kill two hours. There was plenty of things to do and to make, and various different areas to enjoy and marvel. So definitely worth it.

My daughter enjoyed the playground and the Duplo building blocks. She was having a great time with the build your own skyscraper on the quaking base. I think the thrill of seeing things fall over is a plus for kids.

If you want, you can host a party at the centre with their decent sized party room. And, if you want to relax, there is even a cafeteria with hot food and drinks for the parents to just kick back.

Of course, there is even a store where you can purchase whatever lego you want to purchase.

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