Legoland California is a theme park, miniature park, and aquarium[4] located in Carlsbad, California, based on the Lego toy brand. Opening on March 20, 1999, it was the third Legoland park to open,[1] and the first outside Europe. The park is currently owned by Merlin Entertainments, which took a controlling interest in 2005.[5] A second park in the United States, Legoland Florida, opened in 2011.