The tried-and-tested HoneyKids’ family guide to Legoland Malaysia

Here’s all you need to know about how to get to Legoland Malaysia, height restrictions for each ride, family amenities – plus our insider tips on how to conquer the theme park with the kids!

Legoland Malaysia is a long-time favourite destination for families in Singapore. If you have kids (or a husband) crazy about all things LEGO, this is one pilgrimage you must make. We went to the park ourselves to create this Legoland Malaysia guide: the inside scoop on how to have a great visit with the family! Just a drive across the causeway, and there’s loads of lego fun in store for both children and adults! It’s doable in a day so that you can experience theme park fun in a jiffy.

If you have kids (or a partner) who’s crazy about all things LEGO, then Legoland Malaysia is a pilgrimage you must make. Not only is it near (less than one hour’s drive on a good day), but the theme park has lots to offer besides rides. My family’s a big fan of this theme park, so much so that we got ourselves annual passes for unlimited visits all year round.

Read on for my personal guide to Legoland Malaysia, along with important info like height restrictions for rides, the available family amenities, and more practical tips for when travelling with kids.

All you need to know about Legoland Malaysia

There are actually three different parks within Legoland Malaysia: the theme park, water park, and Sea Life Aquarium. Each park requires individual ticket purchase; or you can save up to 22% by getting double-park (theme park and aquarium) and triple-park passes.

This applies to the annual passes as well, with the single-park annual pass applicable to the theme park only; double-park for the theme park and aquarium; and triple-park for all parks.

Legoland Malaysia theme park

Themed areas

Legoland Malaysia’s theme park is split into eight themed areas:

• The Beginning
• LEGO City
• Land of Adventure
• Imagination
• LEGO Ninjago World
• LEGO Kingdoms
• Miniland
• LEGO Technic

If you’re travelling with young kids who are around 105cm in height or shorter, I highly recommend you start your Legoland Malaysia theme park journey in the order stated above. This is because LEGO City, Land of Adventure, and Imagination has more rides that kids 105cm-tall or below can take by themselves, or with an accompanying adult. Time is of the essence, especially if you’re travelling with kids (read: wake windows, meal times, snack time, toilet breaks, etc.), so make the most of your time at the theme park by hopping on all the young-kid-friendly rides first.

Pro-tip: Turn right once you’ve passed the ticket gantry — this should bring you to LEGO City. After you’re done with the rides there, you can then work your way through the park in an anti-clockwise manner to go to Land of Adventure, followed by Imagination, and so on. Download the park map so you can easily navigate on-the-go.

Minimum height required for each ride

Height restriction is a deal breaker for me when it comes to visiting theme parks with the kids. The tickets aren’t cheap, and while there may be attractions or play areas, the highlights are always the rides for me. In my opinion, Legoland Malaysia theme park is worth visiting if you have a kid who’s at least 95cm tall. While my kid of that height didn’t get to try all the rides, it worked out fine as the ones that have a higher height requirement are mostly too ‘extreme’ for them anyway.

Here are the minimum height for the rides, as of date of publishing:

LEGO City

• LEGO City Airport – 80cm, accompanied by an adult
• Boating School – 86cm, accompanied by an adult
• Rescue Academy – 86cm, accompanied by an adult
• Legoland Express – 100cm, accompanied by an adult
• Junior Driving School – no height restriction, but your child must be between three to five years old
• Driving School – no height restriction, but your child must be aged six to 12 years old

Land of Adventure

• Lost Kingdom Adventure – 80cm, accompanied by an adult
• Beetle Bounce – 90cm, accompanied by an adult
• Dino Island – 110cm, accompanied by an adult

Imagination

• Observation Tower – no height restriction, but kids below 130cm must be accompanied by an adult
• Duplo Express – 90cm
• Kids Power Tower – 95cm, accompanied by an adult

LEGO Ninjago World

• LEGO Ninjago the Ride – 80cm, accompanied by an adult (this is a must-try and my kid’s favourite!)

All rides in LEGO Kingdoms and LEGO Technic require a minimum height of 105cm, and being accompanied by an adult.

LEGO Kingdoms

• Dragon’s Apprentice
• Merlin’s Challenge
• Royal Joust
• The Dragon

LEGO Technic

• Aquazone Wave Racers
• Technic Twister
• The Great LEGO Race

You can check the latest height restrictions for all rides on the Legoland Malaysia website.

Playgrounds and activity centres

What I love the most about Legoland Malaysia theme park is that it has lots of themed playgrounds that’s open to kids of all ages and height to enjoy. These are a godsend if one (or two) of your children has yet to hit the minimum height. While the older (and taller) sibling hit the thrilling rides, the little ones still get to have fun at these cool playgrounds. Plus, some of them are located really near the theme park restaurants — great distractions if the kids need to wait for their food, or to wait for us to finish ours!

Here are the playgrounds at each themed area:

• LEGO City – The Shipyard, a marine adventure-inspired playground with a ship-shaped play system.
• Land of Adventure – Pharoah’s Adventure, an indoor playground with soft foam ball shooting machines.
• Imagination – Duplo Playtown, a colourful sheltered play area with gentle slides and play structures — best for bubs who just started walking!
• LEGO Ninjago World – Cole’s Rock Climb, not exactly a playground, but a easy climbing wall that can keep kids entertained if the queue for LEGO Ninjago The Ride gets too long.
• Land of Adventure – The Forestmen’s Hideout, a multi-level playground with lots of slides and treetop climbs — and my kid’s personal favourite!

Aside from playgrounds, there are also what I’d call ‘activity centres’ where kids can play away from the heat and rain (bliss!). Since this is Legoland, everything — including the play materials in these activity centres — are centred on LEGO. We didn’t manage to try out all the activities, but here’s what each centre offers:

• Build & Test: as the name suggests, this is a place to for kids to let their imaginations run wild, build whatever they can think of, and put their creations to the test.
• LEGO Academy: kiddos get to pick and build a LEGO structure of their choice based on a manual.
• LEGO Mindstorms: kids get to learn how to build LEGO robots through these guided workshops.
• Rebuild the World: choose your themed station and build a masterpiece. Little hands can participate too at a Duplo booth.

Don’t forget to catch a show

You and your kids won’t want to miss these, especially if they’re big fans of LEGO movies. We like the LEGO Ninjago live show that’s performed at LEGO City Stage, presented in the form of a Japanese puppet show. There are also immersive 4D shows you can watch at LEGO Studios throughout the day.

Cameras at the ready

Of course, how can we forget about snapping some precious family memories. The whole theme park is full of photo spots!

You’ll also want to factor in some time to check out Miniland. Don’t underestimate this themed area, trust me when I tell you that your kids would be so engrossed by all the little structures of iconic buildings, you won’t even realise you’ve spent an hour there (#truestory). What makes Legoland Malaysia extra special is that it has a mini representation of each Malaysian state, and even the different types of kampung houses.

Legoland Malaysia water park

Time to cool off? Head to the Legoland Water Park for hours of fun heading down slides, swimming in the wave pool, and drifting along building your very own raft. Our top tips would be to bring your own towels, and if you have little ones with you, you’ll need to dress them in waterproof swim nappies.

Minimum height required for each water slide and ride

• Build-A-Raft River – no height restriction, but kids below 107cm must be accompanied by an adult
• LEGO Wave Pool – no height restriction, but kids below 107cm must be accompanied by an adult
• Duplo Splash Safari – 91cm, accompanied by an adult
• Joker Soaker – 91cm, accompanied by an adult
• Red Rush – 102cm
• Splash Out – 102cm
• Twin Chaser – 102cm
• Brick Blaster – 107cm
• Legoland Slide Racers – 107cm
• Splash & Swirl – 107cm
• Tidal Tube – 107cm
• Wave Rider – 107cm

Play areas with no height restriction: Build-A-Boat and Imagination Station.

Things to Do

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Sea Life Aquarium

It’s not all about rides and thrills at Legoland Malaysia — say hello to Sea Life Aquarium. Here, you can discover sea creatures up close and dive into an amazing underwater world. Be engaged and inspired to learn, love and care for the ocean through Sea Life Malaysia’s compelling storytelling. Showcasing more than 25 display tanks in 11 habitat zones, featuring 13,000 sea creatures from 120 species, so book out at least a few hours to explore!

F&B options at Legoland Malaysia

Little tummies get hungry quicker than usual, especially when there are so many rides and things to do. Fret not, Legoland Malaysia has six restaurants and two snack kiosks in its theme park; and two restaurants in the water park. These food stops serve everything from pizzas to local delights. Note that you’re not allowed to bring outside food into the park (they’re pretty strict with the bag checks); but baby food and water are fine.

Pro-tip: Pack a huge tumbler of water each, as mineral water isn’t cheap in the theme park.

For variety, Market Restaurant in LEGO City is your best bet in the theme park. However, if you’re an annual pass holder for which the per-entry rule doesn’t apply to you, your family will get more options in the Mall of Medini, which is just a short walk outside of the theme park. There’s The Chicken Rice Shop, The Grocer’s Kitchen and S.WINE Deli (both located within Ben’s Independent Grocer) for wholesome western fare, as well as Jubilee’s Nanyang Coffee and Rizwan by Nasi Lemak Cincai for local food.

My personal picks are The Chicken Rice Shop and The Grocer’s Kitchen (love the roast chicken!).

Family amenities at Legoland Malaysia

I was pleasantly surprised by how spacious the baby room was in Legoland Malaysia theme park. This is located within the Imagination themed area, right opposite the Duplo Playtown. There’s ample space for little ones to move around, comfortable chairs to nurse, a large pantry for formula and food preparation, and two family toilets for the toilet-trained kiddos.

Is it worth it to get an annual pass for Legoland Malaysia?

As a mum of a preschooler and one soon-to-be toddler, the answer is yes.

Put it this way: a day ticket for the theme park is RM199 per child (aged three to 11) and RM249 per adult. A single-park annual pass is RM249 per child and RM299 per adult. The difference is RM50, but you get unlimited entry for a whole year (blackout dates apply for single-park and double-park passes).

Even if you don’t plan to revisit Legoland Malaysia after this trip, you have the flexibility of making it a two-day excursion without having to pay double. Depending on the time of year you’re visiting, you may actually need more than one day to fully conquer the park with the kids in tow. As my family visited theme park during the rainy season, we planned it as a two-day trip so the kids can enjoy their Legoland experience to the max.

Pro-tip: Visit on Tuesdays and selected Wednesdays (non-Malaysian school holiday and non-public holiday) to score 50% off day ticket prices. You’ll also want to keep an eye out for promos, as I managed to snag the annual passes for my family at the same price as the day tickets!

The important info: transport and accommodation for Legoland Malaysia

How to get to Legoland Malaysia

By car

This is, hands down, the most convenient and comfortable way to get to Legoland Malaysia if you’re travelling with young kids. Factor in around an hour to drive to the checkpoint and clear immigration (non-peak), then Legoland Malaysia is just 10 minutes away. Do get your Malaysian vehicle entry permit sorted before your trip, and ensure your Touch ‘n Go (the Malaysian version of CashCard) has sufficient value for the tolls and parking at Legoland Malaysia (RM10 per entry).

By direct coach

WTS and EU Holidays offer direct coach services to Legoland Malaysia from as low as $26. Both companies have pickup points at Suntec City; whereas WTS has an additional pickup point at Jurong East, and EU Holidays at Hotel Boss at Jalan Sultan.

By public transport (Shuttle Tebrau and Grab)

My extended family prefers this method, and you’ll be surprised by how convenient this is. The Shuttle Tebrau is a cross-border train service that travels between Woodlands Train Checkpoint and JB Sentral, and the journey is only five minutes. The plus side? The ticket costs only $5 from Woodlands to JB; then RM5 from JB to Woodlands. The off side? Immigration gate closes 20 minutes before departure, so you’ll need to get there extra early to beat the queue.

You can easily book a Grab from JB Sentral to Legoland Malaysia, which is about 20-30 minutes away.

Where to stay in or around Legoland Malaysia

Some may want to make Legoland Malaysia a day trip, but I personally prefer to spend a night there so we don’t need to rush the little ones. There are many accommodation options around Legoland Malaysia. You can make it a full LEGO experience by staying in Legoland Hotel, where every room has a theme and can comfortably fit a family of five with a king bed and bunk bed. Sneak a peek of the hotel through our latest review of it.

There are also many Airbnb listings nearby, particularly in Medini and Sunway City Iskandar Puteri areas. Some of these can accommodate up to 10 pax, which is great if you’re visiting Legoland Malaysia with a large group of family and friends.

Have the most awesome trip!