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The Magical Forest
An enchanting new walk-through attraction known as The Magical Forest is set to capture children’s hearts and imaginations when it opens to guests during May. The LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort revealed a sneak peek of its new immersive experience which marks a new realm in the story of its multi-million pounds land, LEGO® MYTHICA: World of Mythical Creatures to Wokingham Local.
First look images taken from deep inside The Magical Forest transport guests to a mysterious woodland in the heart of LEGO MYTHICA which features a myriad of new weird and wonderful creature models and incredible habitats built by the Resort’s expert Model Makers using over 80,000 LEGO® bricks. Model Maker Will Saunders (28) was on hand to apply the finishing touches adding the final LEGO Bricks to the vibrant LEGO Models and sprucing them up ahead of their unveiling to the public. The Project Manager for The Magical Forest James Armitage (37) tested the lights and effects for the immersive light tunnel at the entrance to the new attraction. The swirling vortex of dazzling lights offers a glimpse into how guests will start their adventure in this parallel universe, where LEGO creatures come to life using awesome Augmented Reality (AR) with surprises in store around every corner.
Fan-favourite, Bits & Bobs and the friendly baby Alicorn, will surprise guests as at the enchanted waterfall before they head deep in the heart of The Magical Forest. Guests can also expect to unearth secret LEGO habitats hidden beneath the undergrowth and foliage, but just beware for the giant Venus Fly Trap which can be a little snappy - especially when they first meet intrepid young explorers. The adventure hots up as first look imagery
reveals how the habitat shifts from an enchanted forest to a landscape of lava where guests will come eye to eye with a group of Crystal Claw Crabs and a super-sized LEGO dragon egg, before braving the grand finale by entering the magnificent Lava Dragon’s cave, who is stirring inside. Helen Bull, Divisional Director at LEGOLAND Windsor Resort, said: “It has been a incredible start to the new season, but it is about to get even better with the exciting opening of our incredible new experience The Magical Forest which pushes the story of LEGO MYTHICA to new realms. We’re thrilled to give our guests a sneak peek inside the enchanted woodland walk-through which features some amazing new LEGO models and habitats which will help provide an escape from the everyday transporting guests to a parallel universe where mythical creatures come to life. We can’t wait to capture the imaginations of families.”
The Magical Forest experience builds on the existing digital activations within the main Mythica area of the resort but with a new twist and more interactivity. Activated exclusively via the LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort app, families will set off on an intrepid adventure where an AR overlay takes users on a journey narrated by BOBs as he’s magically brought to life and transforms from LEGO to his real-life form in The Realm. BOBs guides us along The Magical Forest pathway as we meet other creatures from the realm, including; Crystal Claw Crabs, Baby Lava Dragons, Venus Fly Trap and the incredible Lava Dragon herself.
Through this adventure families get to help BOBs find his missing wing (was it those pesky Venus Fly Traps?!); breathe fire like a Baby Lava Dragon, and play with the Crystal Claw Crabs; before witnessing and getting to capture a photo of the amazing mother Lava Dragon in full flight. With each creature, you discover you’ll also add a special virtual card to your digital collection with facts and stats about them. To celebrate the launch of The Magical Forest there are also two exclusive AR Pop Badges featuring the Crystal Claw Crabs and baby Lava Dragons to collect. www.legoland.co.uk
Located in the heart of Wokingham, Angelo at Ruchetta Italian restaurant offers exceptional service, in a charming and relaxed atmosphere with the most delicious and exquisite food We look forward to welcoming you! Buon appetito, Angelo
Family friendly, relaxed trattoria style Italian dining in Wokingham doesn’t get much better than Angelo’s at Ruchetta. This is a gorgeous, award-winning spot with roots in Calabria, southern Italy itself, and it’s led by chef and owner Angelo Colao. Angelo and his team create charming mouth-watering Italian dishes full of flavour, using only the finest seasonal and local ingredients, meaning the Ruchetta menu goes way beyond the norm in terms of what you might expect from an Italian restaurant in the UK. You’ll find Ruchetta on Rose Street right in the heart of Wokingham, just next to Waitrose. Advanced reservations are definitely a good idea.
Please do make sure to ask about our ‘Seasonal Specials’ available every week! Angelo will be happy to recommend the finest of wines to accompany your meal from our well stocked wine cellar.
£20 OFF
You are invited to join Angelo at Ruchetta Trattoria, on Rose street in the heart of Wokingham during the months of May, June & July.
Bring this invitation along on any Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday during the months of May, June and July, and hand it to a member of our team at Ruchetta for an amazing £20 discount, when you spend £100 or more in our restaurant. For further details contact Ruchetta.
Full T&Cs available at Ruchetta.
