Legoland sets new roller coaster debut date in Florida
Legoland Florida now has confirmed the opening date for its new Galacticoaster family roller coaster. And it is one week before California's.
Legoland is building new Lego Galaxy-themed indoor roller coasters at its theme parks in Carlsbad, California and Winter Haven, Florida. The ART Engineering launch coasters will be owner Merlin Entertainments' largest investment in the Legoland Parks. Merlin is spending $90 million on the projects, which include a Lego Galaxy-themed land around the coaster in California.
Last week, Legoland California announced that it would open Lego Galaxy and Galacticoaster on March 6, 2026. Now, at its annual Christmas tree lighting event, Legoland Florida has revealed that its installation of the coaster will be the first to launch - on February 27.
So far, this is the first confirmed new attraction opening of 2026. Here are the confirmed dates that have been announced for new attractions next year:
- February 27: Galacticoaster opens at Legoland Florida
- March 6: Galacticoaster and Lego Galaxy open at Legoland California
- March 22: Bluey's Best Day Ever opens at Disneyland
- March 29: World of Frozen, Adventure Way, Raiponce Tangled Spin, and Disney Cascade of Light open in the renamed Disney Adventure World theme park at Disneyland Paris
- May 22: Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run debuts new "The Mandalorian and Grogu" mission at Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios
- July 2: Soarin' Across America opens at Disney California Adventure
For our updated list of major new attractions planned around the world for next year and beyond, please visit our Plan ahead for new theme park attractions page.
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You're absolutely right Velocicoaster, and 2 of these 6 confirmed openings are reskins/upgrades of existing rides. We were definitely spoiled in 2025 with Epic and a handful of other notable additions, but 2026 could be one of the most disappointing years in terms of new attractions. I guess Six Flags Oiddiya will grab some headlines, and you cannot dismiss the addition of a world record smashing coaster, but that park feels so remote and inaccessible (both physically and morally) that it might as well be on the moon.
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I scrolled way down, expecting this list to be much longer - it's 6. Only 6 attractions have confirmed opening dates for 2026 and two of them are the same ride. Hopefully we see news about the larger attractions next, because if we get another delay on Mattel Adventure Park, I think I'm going to lose faith that it happens at all.