LEGOLAND® California Rings in the New Year With Largest So. Cal New Year’s Celebration For Kids

(Carlsbad, Calif. – Dec. 9, 2010) – LEGOLAND® California is making the largest New Year’s Eve celebration for kids even bigger this year by adding two new bands to the Kids’ New Year’s Eve lineup. Aaron Nigel Smith and the FUNdamentals  and Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band are joining recent Grammy nominee Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players  for three hours of kid-friendly concerts that will have the whole family dancing as they ring in the New Year. Like the famous Times Square party, Kids’ New Year’s Eve, presented by Western Dental, features a countdown followed by a huge LEGO® brick dropping 22-feet into 2011 along with a dazzling fireworks display over Miniland where midnight strikes at 6p.m. so kids don’t miss their bedtime.

“I am thrilled that we are able to add these amazing new bands to the line up this year for Kids’ New Year’s Eve,” said Laura Lee Juliano, Events Manager for LEGOLAND California. “Our guests really loved Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players so we wanted to bring even more awesome children’s music to this celebration and expand the event into a mini kid’s concert to ring in the New Year – LEGOLAND Style!

Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players return for the fourth year in a row on the heels of their Grammy nomination for their new album “Jungle Gym”. Roberts and his band will treat revelers to a concert, featuring new songs from their latest album as well as favorites from years past.  With high-energy tunes spanning genres from rock, folk, rockabilly and punk combined with hip, sophisticated lyrics, Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players performance is fun for children and parents alike.

The second band in the lineup, Aaron Nigel Smith and the FUNdamentals are on a mission to share their love of music and movement with the world. Aaron Nigel Smith’s most recent Album “Everybody Loves to Dance” was voted as one of 10 Best Kids’ CDs of 2010 by Parents Magazine. Their fun, inspired and lively music includes hip, upbeat versions of “Simon Says” and “This Little Piggy” and is sure to get the audience up off their feet.

The third band set to rock Kids’ New Year’s Eve is Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band who just released their debut album, “Luckiest Adventure” to rave reviews. Their catchy and creative tunes have been compared to the likes of Jack Johnson and will round out the festivities with their “dancibility”.

Festivities begin at 3 p.m. with a performance by Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band followed at 4 p.m. by Aaron Nigel Smith and the FUNdamentals with Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players at 5 p.m. The evening ends with a bang at 6 p.m. with a  countdown to “midnight” when fireworks light up the sky over Miniland.

All mini revelers will be given party hats, glow-in-the-dark bracelets and fireworks viewing glasses. All Kids’ New Year’s Eve festivities are included in the price of admission.  For additional information, call 760-918-LEGO or visit www.LEGOLAND.com.