Life Size Ferrari F40 at Legoland California!
The new LEGO Ferrari Build and Race has arrived at LEGOLAND California Resort. It features a 358,000 piece life size LEGO Ferrari F40 car sits at the center of three interactive zones that allow guests to build, test and then race their own Lego Ferrari. Featuring digital technology that is so cutting-edge it has yet to be seen at any other LEGOLAND resort, the LEGO Ferrari Build and Race is a fully customizable experience, giving guests the opportunity to modify their own engines, tires, power and aerodynamics.
Build and Race puts you in the driver’s seat as you make your way through the “garage” to the “racetrack” using your creativity and imagination to build, test and race your own LEGO Ferrari. A LEGO pit crewmember will greet you as you enter the attraction, sharing Ferrari fun facts, race history, and showcasing themed LEGO race gear and awards. Once inside the garage, you’ll have the opportunity to sit in the life-size LEGO Ferrari F40 model and have your photo taken.
The journey continues as you build your own LEGO Ferrari car to race at one of three racetracks. Each track offers different obstacles, challenges and a chance to clock in the fastest time. A DUPLO® build zone offers younger guests the chance to drive their imagination and design their own creation out of bigger bricks as well!
Finally, once you have customized your vehicle, raced them through the obstacles and heard the engines roar, you’ll be able to create a custom digital Ferrari race car. You’ll be able to digitally scan your vehicle and further customize your Ferrari along with your minifigure racing driver. Once complete, the cars are digitally projected on a LEGO racetrack based on Pista di Fiorano and you can compete with other cars digitally for the fastest race lap!
The original Ferrari F40 was built in 1987 to celebrate Ferrari’s 40th anniversary and was the last new car presentation attended by Enzo Ferrari before his death. The light chassis, coupled with a twin turbo V8 engine projected the two-seater berlinetta from 0 – 100 km/h in 4.1 seconds and on to 324 km/h, a speed unheard of for a production car at the time.
The F40 took a mere eleven months to conceptualize, build and deliver, which is something of a record for a supercar. The LEGO F40 by comparison took a team of designers and builders more than 1,800 hours to develop and then a further 1,900 hours to build the high-performance ultra-luxury sports car in its famous Ferrari red.
From a build perspective, the real 1988 F40 took a spartan approach to construction. A large single front unit and removable rear body section meant there were only eleven body panels, while inside things were so sparce even the door release catch was a pull wire in the bare door pockets. The LEGO version is similar in size to the real thing; it’s 14 feet in length, more than six feet wide, four feet tall and has a wheelbase of eight feet.
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