LEGOLAND Florida Junior Galaxy Explorers contest

LEGOLAND Florida launches Junior Galaxy Explorers contest for young builders

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Get ready to launch your imaginations, kiddos! LEGOLAND® Florida and LEGOLAND® California Resorts are teaming up for a nationwide search to form a team of creative Junior Galaxy Explorers who will be the first to ride the Galacticoaster on opening day on their designated coast!

Kids between the ages of 6-12 are challenged to design and build their very own spacecraft without the help of an adult for their chance to be among the first to experience the Galacticoaster, the first indoor, space-themed family coaster opening in early 2026 at both resorts.

All Junior Galaxy Explorers participants must:

  • Be between the ages of 6-12 years old
  • Live within the continental U.S.
  • Design and build your very own LEGO spacecraft with no adult help!
  • Record a short video (1-2 minutes) introducing yourself, showing your build, and telling us why you’d make an awesome Galaxy Explorer.
  • Submit video through the contest page—or bring your build to one of the in-person museum events (see below)
  • The digital deadline is Dec. 31, 2025

*Additional eligibility details and contest information can be found on the Junior Galaxy Explorer Search webpage.

LEGOLAND Junior Galaxy Explorers Contest
Junior Galaxy Explorer winners will not only score a seat on the NEW Galacticoaster, they'll also win a stay at LEGOLAND Florida Hotel and annual passes to the park!

Junior Galaxy Explorers in-person museum events: (in case you are reading from outside the Tampa Bay Area)

• Saturday, Dec. 13: Miami Children’s Museum – Miami
• Saturday, Jan. 10: Museum of Science and Discovery – Ft. Lauderdale
• Saturday, Jan. 17: Kennedy Space Center – Merritt Island
• Saturday, Jan. 24: Children's Creativity Museum – San Francisco
• Saturday, Jan. 30 and 31: Kidspace Children’s Museum – Pasadena

Submissions will be reviewed by ambassadors from Blue Origin’s Club for the Future, alongside LEGOLAND Master Model Builders, who are on the lookout for bold, imaginative designs ready to blast off into the LEGO universe.

“LEGO Galaxy represents a bold new chapter in LEGO imagination, customization and family adventure,” said Merlin Magic Making Creative Director for LEGOLAND Parks Rosie Brailsford.

“From the first-of-its-kind Galacticoaster to the Junior Galaxy Explorer Contest, we’re inspiring kids to dream bigger, build bolder, and reach for the stars – because in our Parks, they’re the true explorers.”

The chosen winners will become members of the first-ever Junior Galaxy Explorer team and will not only get to ride the new Galacticoaster in the Park closest to their hometown, but will also receive travel accommodations to the Park (applies to digital winners only).

Winners will also receive a two-night stay during Galaxy Opening weekend at LEGOLAND Hotel, a set of four annual passes to LEGOLAND California or Florida Resort for the winner and their family, themed clothing to wear on camera for reports, and a commemorative, one-of-a-kind LEGO build.

For full contest details and entry information, visit www.LEGOLAND.com/JuniorExplorers.