Teamwork required to save the world from asteroids at Galacticoaster

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Legoland Florida Resort’s latest indoor offering is out of this world — the Galacticoaster.

“It’s kind of hard to do space outdoors in Florida,” said Blake Boyter, senior project manager for the indoor coaster.

Boyter spent four years on Galacticoaster.

“The weather doesn’t really cooperate with you,” Boyter said. “There’s too much daylight — so we knew we had to put it in a box.”

The 10-minute experience begins with a warning to guests — Earth is in trouble!

And only the way to help is to build a spaceship.

“We are saving ourselves from an asteroid of probable destruction,” said Legoland spokesperson Julie Estrada.

After a debriefing about the world in peril, guests in groups of four gather around their own kiosk screen to build their plane — there are more than 600 possible combinations — from wings made of hamburgers and disco balls decorations.

“As soon as you board Galacticoaster and before you turn the corner, you see yourself in the space craft that you designed,” said Estrada.

It’s all part of a $90 million investment in the family coaster and the surrounding galaxy.

Master Model Builder Ryan Wood helped design it and install the scenery.

“And what you are going to see in this new Lego Galaxy is Lego models, fiberglass models,” said Wood.

That includes the greatest space character of the Lego movie – Benny,  in his retro whip.

Benny would be proud, because in the 90 seconds of winding, spinning and reversing on the indoor coaster filled with twinkling stars, floating Lego bricks and a fiery asteroid, you do save the Earth. Teamwork makes the dream work.