LEGOLAND Discovery Center - Columbus

It was cute but it's for a very specific age group. Best for little ones below age 8. Seemed clean and was a cute experience but likely one and done for us.

We loved the LEGO Discovery center. My little one fell asleep (she's 4 months) so this definitely was a trip for adults. We really enjoyed the games and trying to out score each other on the blast game. We each got a mini fig and it was neat to be able to trade them with the staff. If you like Legos and are in the Columbus area I definitely recommend this activity center.

Came to this discovery center for my toddlers 4th bday weekend. This is a perfect place for those under 8 years old. It's small and easy to keep track of your family. It's stroller friendly and located inside the mall. Parking is a breeze in the garage. Lots of free activities to do once you get inside. My son loved the building your own cars and racing them down the ramp. Super clean and a lot of staff were present to assist. The toddler area with a small playhouse was well kept and had a soft surface like at many parks. It was a good place for my infant to play. Gift shop prices were about average with the general stores we shop at. They are cashless! Overall it's worth the cost of the tickets (check a local city guide for discount :)) If you're expecting a large amount of time in here and your kids are older than 8, you should pass. My toddler was good with 2.75 hours and still wanted to stay. We missed the cafe being open by a few hours. They had what looked like great deals on kids food and snacks. Much healthier than the food court.

Not a good experience. Pretty limited set of activities and what was there had a lot of out of orders (the first exhibit froze about 30 seconds in), when mentioned to staff, reaction was, that has been happening. Not much you can't do with some Legos at home. I would not bring my kids back at no cost, but tickets are not cheap. Hard pass on this place.

It is a pretty good experience although there are limited rides, it is still good. They didn't have the Lego passports though.

I'm updating my last review. We did end up coming back because T-Mobile offered half-priced tickets. That is pretty much the only way I'd go back again. It's still super overpriced for what you get.My kids (9 & 6) had fun especially my 6 year old. They both enjoyed the rides. We went on a Sunday morning so it wasn't very busy, which made us be able to ride the rides a few times. The Lego Friends area is still really nice. My daughter liked that. She also loved the addition of getting to make a Lego Dot bracelet. The car area could be really great, but there are still never enough pieces to make a car that works. Also if you are going to have suggestions on what to build it would be good to spend the time putting the correct pieces back otherwise the suggestions are kinda pointless. My son also enjoyed the movie. Good place for younger kids, but my 9 year old was bored after about 90 minutes.Overall it's just expensive for what you get. You are essentially paying for the name. They could easily cut the regular price down by a lot and make it better for everyday people.

So many issues here. The only reason I'm giving 2 stars is because most of the staff are so good with the kids. They make it fun. My biggest issue is the food policy. We have dietary restrictions (dairy, gluten) and they told us we could not bring our own food in. All of the options in the cafe contain gluten so that is not helpful. Any place where you take children for hours should allow packed lunches in my opinions. And if they're so greedy to not allow that, then they better have allergy friendly options. Consistency is not great either. We were allowed to bring food in our first 4 times to visit. They change whether kids are tall enough for rides dependent on who's working and measuring.

We'd heard a lot of mixed reviews about it, so I read through the website pretty thoroughly before making the decision to go. Between knowing what to expect (as stated on the website, this is an indoor playground for ages 3-10, and adults must have a child 17 or younger with them to enter) and getting a coupon for half price tickets, we felt ready for a good visit. We purchased timed tickets online in advance. They have a bunch of different add-on options, but we just went with standard tickets, which are pretty pricey at full price. There was still a short wait in line to enter, even with tickets in hand, but once inside, the kid was beyond excited. It starts with a Lego Factory tour, which is a short interactive video. The door than opens on one of two rides, the Kingdom Quest, which lets riders save the day by blasting different bad guys and critters. This was a big hit with the kids in the group, and we ended up on this ride several times. It was then downstairs to Miniland, which is captivating for anyone who likes to check out impressive builds. There is a large Columbus section in the center, with Cincinnati and Cleveland each getting space along the side of the room, and a small section for Ohio State. The kid loves seeing builds like this, and we came through here several times, as well. The final room is a very large space where there are a variety of hands-on building areas, including one for 2-5 year olds, a Lego Friends area, and a build and test area. The second ride is also in this room, Merlin's Apprentice Ride, which brings you around in a circle and you pedal (or not) to adjust how high you "fly" in the sky. This was another huge hit with the kid. In the far back are a climbing gym/play area and the 4D theater. The 4D theater is nicely designed and a friendly employee hands out clean 3D glasses as you enter. There were four different 15-ish minute movies playing on the day of our visit, and a sign indicated the times for each (since there is only one theater). The "4D" aspect is the addition of steam/smoke, sprays of water, wind, etc. during relevant moments of the movies. The movies hit many of the major Lego franchises - Lego Movie, Ninjago, Nexo Knights, and Lego City. The end of the journey is, of course, in the Lego shop. All in all, we spent nearly 3 hours in the Discovery Center, and the kid asked to come back the next day, so it was a big hit for us. The staff were all friendly. We were able to get parking in the nearby West Garage, which made for an easy in and out from Legoland.

On the pricey side but super impressive and worth checking out at least once in my opinion. The hours flew by taking my little niece and nephew here. There are so many unique and interactive experiences. Well designed and memorable. Highlights included the Merlin flying pedal carts, the creative workshop, incredibly detailed miniature town, and the 4D movie theater (I won't spoil the elements that make it 4 dimensions). As a whole, the employees were friendly and working very hard.

We had expectations especially with the Lego name I regret to report that the expectations were not met. The experience was much less than I could have ever expected. I would really never recommend this.