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LEGO Pirate Splash Battle 40710 Coming Soon Exclusively at LEGOLand Parks and Discovery Centers

LEGO is offering another fun reason to visit their LEGOLAND Parks, especially if you’re located in Australia as you’re reading this. Another exclusive, a LEGO Pirate Splash Battle 40710 is expected to arrive soon as announced over the LEGOLAND Discovery Center Australian website.

Introducing the Swashbuckling Fun of the LEGO Pirate Splash Battle (40710) Set

Prepare to embark on another brick-building adventure like no other as we share some details of this thrilling new addition to your collection inspired by the LEGO Pirates themes.

Though initially offered at LEGOLAND Parks in Australia, we can certainly look forward to seeing this in the US and other locations as well.

What to Expect from LEGO Pirate Splash Battle (40710) Exclusive Set

Coming in at 171 pieces, the LEGO Pirate Splash Battle set features a buildable ship that takes its cue from the classic LEGOLAND Pirate Ride. It also includes an island fortress minibuild, and an entrance dock. LEGO is also kind enough to throw in a shark figure to add a bit of action to the set. And of course, 3 seafaring minifigures join in the fun adding more ways for imaginative play.

The LEGO Pirate Splash Battle seems to share the same brick DNA and design as its promotional cousin the LEGO Pirate Ship Playground (40589) from last year.

Pricing Details and Availability

The LEGO Pirate Splash Battle (40710) set comes with a retail value pricing of $39.99 AUD, or roughly $27 in the US. Suitable for builders aged 7 and above, this set comprises a total of 171 LEGO pieces, ensuring plenty of building and playtime fun.

Are you wondering where you can get your hands on this exclusive set? While it may not be available for purchase at LEGO Shop@Home, you can bag this exclusive set at select LEGOLAND Parks and LEGOLAND Discovery Centers. As mentioned, this offering is officially announced in Australia, but you’d better watch for it locally.

Check out the link below for more details.

LEGO Pirate Splash Battle (40710)

171 pieces | Includes 3 minifigures | Exclusive to LEGOLAND Parks and Discovery Centers

Prepare for swashbuckling adventures with the LEGO Pirate Splash Battle (40710) pirate toy for kids aged 7 and up. Young seafarers will love building the ship and discovering its treasure trove of details. Inspired by the iconic LEGOLAND Pirate Ride, the set includes pretend water cannons with a shooting function, letting kids recreate the fun of the real-life ride. It’s brought to life by 3 minifigures, plus shark and parrot figures and a LEGOLAND flag element.

Pirate toys for seafaring fun – The LEGO Pirate Splash Battle includes a buildable ship for kids aged 7 and up

Inspired by the LEGOLAND ride – This LEGO set recreates the fun of the beloved LEGOLAND Pirate Ride, including a pretend water-shooting function

Meet the crew – The set is brought to life by 3 seafaring minifigures, plus a parrot toy and a shark toy

Discover the treasure – Details include an island model, a palm tree, and a miniature Jolly Roger flag

Expand the fun – Add this set to other buildable models inspired by LEGOLAND, letting kids create a miniature version of the beloved theme park

Dimensions – The set contains 171 pieces and the boat measures over 3.5 in. (9 cm) high, 6 in. (15 cm) long, and 3 in. (8 cm) wide

LEGOLAND Germany Starts Building New Wing Coaster, Opening 2023

With COVID and its successor strains no longer the world-stopping menace of recent yesteryears, tourism-entertainment destinations are long thriving again. The same goes for LEGOLAND theme parks around the globe. Guests are back, additional park sites are being constructed and new attractions are opening in current LEGOLANDs. Still, nothing can quite match, perhaps, what Germany’s LEGOLAND in Gunzburg, Bavaria has got planned. This was announced by their official website, as told by German LEGO news source Stone Wars. Said attraction looks to be planned as the new centerpiece of LEGOLAND Deutschland’s Mythica themed area. They’ll be getting a roller coaster.

And it’s not just any roller coaster either. The LEGOLAND Germany press release specifies it as a wing roller coaster. This design has the main coaster body support two wings of passenger seats, left and right of the tracks. The seats will also be suspended, leaving nothing under the passengers’ feet for even scarier thrills. LEGOLAND Deutschland is confident in their new addition because a wing coaster already operates at Italy’s Gardaland. It and the LEGOLAND parks are all under the overall umbrella of Merlin Entertainments Group. The unorthodox seating could also influence the coaster’s aesthetics, to fit with the fantasy elements of area Mythica.

At present, construction has only barely begun in Gunzburg, with just the boarding area and the first hill constructed. But when finished the ride will take guests as high as 17 meters and as fast as 15 meters-per-second. LEGOLAND Germany expects their Mythica wing coaster to open sometime in 2023.

Exclusive LEGOLAND Water Park (40473) Set Revealed

LEGOLAND Parks has just revealed its next limited-edition set following last year’s LEGOLAND Fire Academy (40393). The LEGOLAND Water Park (40473) is slated to be offered exclusively at the LEGO Store located inside the theme park. This is good news actually, since it may suggest that LEGOLAND is already gearing up for its re-opening anytime soon. And like other tourist destinations, LEGOLAND is now trying to re-open as it tries to recover from the effects of the global pandemic. If you recall back in April last year, LEGOLAND was somewhat compelled to sell its exclusive sets due to its closure back then.

The LEGOLAND Water Park (40473) comes in at 359 pieces and is expected to retail for $29.99. It features a portion of the slides that can be found in the actual water park, a mini waterfall, a food cart, and a couple of poolside lounges with umbrella. It also comes with a selection of minifigures chilling out under the summer sun – a lady food cart vendor, a young boy with an ice cream accessory, a baby in a stroller, a mom with a baby bottle, and a guy in swimming attire.

If you and your family is a frequent visitor of LEGOLAND, then grabbing the LEGOLAND Water Park (40473) set is a great way to memorialize the experience. Plus, it’s a nice addition to your growing LEGOLAND collection which might include previous exclusive sets such as the LEGOLAND Castle (40306), LEGOLAND Driving School (40347), and the LEGOLAND Theme Park (40346). Just be sure to follow your local health protocols in your next visit. Keep safe everyone and happy building!

LEGOLAND Exclusive Sets Goes On Sale

With the recent COVID-19 outbreak confining almost everyone indoors and limiting our movement outside, LEGOLAND saw it fit to offer some of its previously exclusive sets online for the benefit of all LEGO fans. Traditionally, these LEGOLAND exclusive sets are only available for park visitors who opt to bring home the magic of their LEGOLAND experience. Bu this time around, collectors may now have the chance of getting their own limited-edition sets while these theme parks are on temporary closure until April 15.

This is also a way for LEGOLAND to somehow recoup some of their expenses now that they are virtually inoperative. Some of these LEGOLAND exclusive sets, particularly the LEGOLAND Park (40346) are also on a discount so you may want to check this out as well.

And similar to LEGO Shop@Home‘s current promotional, single-receipt purchases at LEGOLAND online retail worth $50 or more will entitle you to a free LEGO Easter Egg (40371). If you wish to avail of these LEGOLAND exclusive sets, just read on and click on the following links below.

LEGOLAND Park (40346)

1,336 pieces | $64.99

Extend the ultimate LEGOLAND experience at home. Features 10 minifigures, including 2 LEGOLAND Park employees, more than 1300 elements and various fun attractions and play scenarios.

LEGOLAND Driving School (40347)

209 pieces | $19.99

The LEGOLAND Driving School is a visitor favorite and now that fun can keep going at home. The set comes with 4 minifigures and accessories including traffic cones, stop signs, traffic lights and even a gas station.

LEGOLAND Fire Academy (40393)

221 pieces | $19.99

Capture the moment of the cool LEGOLAND Fire Academy ride. Includes 3 minifigures, a fire truck, action play elements, park map and stickers.

LEGOLAND Train (40166)

210 pieces | $19.99

The iconic LEGOLAND Train set includes 4 minifigures: the train operator, mom, dad and child and accessories including shovel, broom, ladders and stickers.

LEGOLAND Micro Castle (40306)

220 pieces | $19.99

Featuring Ollie, the LEGOLAND dragon, this set includes 1 minifigure and accessories including a camera and cool grey LEGO “castle” bricks.

LEGOLAND Fire Academy (40393) Exclusively Available at LEGOLAND Parks and Discovery Centers

If you have plans of visiting any of LEGOLAND’s nineteen (19) Parks and Discovery Centers, then be sure to check with their own LEGO Store for this year’s first park exclusive building set. It has been customary for LEGOLAND to offer a couple of limited-edition sets that sees the park’s main attractions rendered in brick form. And for the start of this year, they are offering the LEGOLAND Fire Academy (40393).

Since 2016, we’ve seen a stream of pretty nice exclusives offered by LEGOLAND. We have the LEGOLAND Train (40166); the LEGOLAND Castle (40306) from 2018; and two set offerings from last year, the LEGOLAND Driving School (40347) and self-titled LEGOLAND (40346).

Like those before it, the LEGOLAND Fire Academy (40393) is based on the park’s Fire Academy attraction where visitors can ride a fire truck and shoot down some make-believe “fire hazards” over windows and buildings. To bring home a piece of this park attraction, then you may want to head over at the LEGO Store inside the park. The LEGOLAND Fire Academy (40393) comes in at 221 pieces with 3 minifigs, and you can purchase this set for $17.99.

It’s a pretty straightforward consisting of a fire truck, a two-story building facade, a stud shooter-equipped water cannon, and a mini-map. LEGO Customer Service has uploaded this set’s building instructions if you want to give it a try recreating this set using your own LEGO pieces. I guess the only limiting part will be the newer Dark Stone Grey Botton Wagon Assembly which is also available in the LEGO City Barbecue Burn Out (60212). Of course, you can opt for other similar color variants that are more readily available. Check out this parts list and see if you can complete all the required pieces.

Exclusive LEGOLAND Park (40346) Set Building Instructions Now Available Online

Last month, LEGO revealed that LEGOLAND Parks and Discovery Centers will be exclusively offering the LEGOLAND Park (40346) set to all its visitors and guests beginning June 1st. This 1,336-piece set will retail for $90 USD and features an impressive amount of minifigures – eleven (11) in total. Check out the following official images courtesy of Promobricks.

This set features some of the park’s most famous attractions and landmarks such as its iconic entrance, a Knights themed roller coaster, a Pirate Island ride, Miniland, and an observation tower. The LEGOLAND Park (40346) also sports a LEGO Store, hotdog stand, and a park bench. The choice of minifigures included in this set does not disappoint as well – I like how LEGO opted to add a wheelchair, a baby carrier and a baby minifig in this set. Needless to say, it is a great build that can be added to any existing themed park MOCs that you’re working on.

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However, if in case you’re quite far from any LEGOLAND Parks or Discovery Centers, then it might help to know that LEGO Customer Service has uploaded the building instructions for this set. Except for a few relatively new parts (such as the new railroad parts used in the LEGO Creator Pirate Roller Coaster), and a handful of stickers, you may try to Bricklink your way in gathering the necessary parts in replicating this set. You may also download the complete set of building instructions for the LEGOLAND Park (40346) right here.

Though this is a great set to have, I’m not really sure if I’m in favor of how LEGO handles their “exclusive” sets. Because in the final analysis, it’s the loyal fans who have no access to these exclusives that ultimately end up in the losing end, while LEGO scalpers out there charge a rather exorbitant amount for these highly sought after sets. These are just my two cents on the matter, though. Let me know what you think in the comments below.