Top Winners from MINILAND Poll Announced by LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Dallas/Fort Worth

Full scope of landmarks to be unveiled at attraction opening in April 2011

GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Due to the tremendous response received after several weeks of submissions and voting by the citizens of Dallas/Fort Worth, instead of a top 10, LEGOLAND^® Discovery Center Dallas/Fort Worth, has named eleven winners of its MINILAND poll. The eleven iconic landmarks in the area, which are confirmed by Merlin Entertainments Group, that will be recreated in LEGO^® bricks by the team of its expert LEGO model builders and placed on permanent display in MINILAND, include (listed in alphabetical order):

“Throughout this process, we learned a lot about the citizens of Dallas/Fort Worth and what they are passionate about”

• American Airlines Center/Victory Park
• Ballpark in Arlington
• Cowboys Stadium
• Dallas Arts District - Dallas Museum of Art /Nasher Sculpture Center/Crow Collection of Asian Art/AT&T Performing Arts Center/Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
• DFW International Airport
• Dealey Plaza
• Fair Park - Texas State Fair/Ferris Wheel/Big Tex
• Fort Worth Stockyards
• Old Red Courthouse
• Reunion Tower
• Texas Motor Speedway

The final MINILAND structure with all of the landmarks selected for inclusion will be unveiled to the public when the attraction opens at Grapevine Mills in April 2011.

“Throughout this process, we learned a lot about the citizens of Dallas/Fort Worth and what they are passionate about,” said Courtney Tolbert with LEGOLAND Discovery Center. “It has been exciting to watch what different locations, buildings and landmarks were submitted for consideration and we think the results of the vote capture a lot of the history and interests within the Metroplex. We look forward to introducing the final MINILAND to D/FW and visitors from all over when the attraction opens in April.”

About LEGOLAND Discovery Center

LEGOLAND Discovery Centers are Merlin Entertainments Group’s newest attraction concept that was first launched in Berlin in 2007. When visitors step inside the $12 million, 35,000-square-foot LEGOLAND Discovery Center Dallas/Fort Worth, they will feel like they have just jumped into the biggest box of LEGO bricks ever. Geared toward children ages 3-12 and their families, LEGOLAND Discovery Center Dallas/Fort Worth will be the perfect attraction for LEGO bricks fans young and old. With over two million bricks under one roof, this exciting indoor attraction is based off of the ever-popular toy and will offer its visitors a fun, highly interactive and educational two-to-three hour experience.