Merlin Entertainments is moving forward with plans to build a new LEGOLAND location in New York. The new location will open in 2020 in Goshen.
After more than a year of public meetings and hearings in addition to a thorough and transparent review process by officials, LEGOLAND New York has been granted conditional approval of its site plan by the Town of Goshen Planning Board, allowing it to officially move ahead with building the park.
LEGOLAND New York anticipates generating $283 million in sales tax and hotel occupancy tax for Orange County over the period of 30 years. The Town of Goshen would receive about $71 million in revenue from the host community fee LEGOLAND will pay and its share of PILOT payments and tax payments.
The park’s design will be built based on successful models on other park locations operating in California, Florida, the UK, Germany, Malaysia, Denmark, Dubai, and Japan. The New York location will be open seasonally from April 1 to Nov. 1.
