"OPERATION: SPACE WEEKEND" AT LEGOLAND® CALIFORNIA

WHAT:
LEGOLAND(r) California is celebrating the launch of Miniland Florida with OPERATION: Space Weekend:
Meet space heroes such as Dr. Sally K. Ride, General Charles "Charlie" F. Bolden Jr. and Colonel Kenneth D. Cameron
Help build a 10-foot-tall Space Shuttle made of thousands of LEGO bricks
See a space helmet and glove from the Apollo Mission up close
Learn how to build your own Model Rocket from ESTES model rocket experts
Guess the number of bricks in the New Miniland Florida Space Shuttle Launch Pad for a chance to win an exclusive trip to Kennedy Space Center, Florida
See the life-sized LEGO model replica of the "Spirit" Mars rover
Learn more about what the real rovers are doing now on the Red Planet with Mars expert Dr. Bruce Betts from The Planetary Society
See what appliances astronauts use in space and what real moon rocks look like

SCHEDULE:
June 18 - 20, 2004
Friday, June 18
10:30 a.m. Opening Ceremony for Miniland Florida with Dr. Sally K. Ride
11:00 a.m. Q&A with Dr. Sally K. Ride
11:30 a.m. "Meet and Greet" with Dr. Sally K. Ride

Saturday, June 19
10:30 a.m. ESTES Model Rocket Building Demo
11:00 a.m. Q&A with Dr. Bruce Betts of The Planetary Society
1:00 pm. Q&A with General Charles "Charlie" F. Bolden
1:30 p.m. "Meet and Greet" with General Charles "Charlie" F. Bolden
2:00 pm. ESTES Model Rocket Building Demo
3:00 p.m. Q&A with Dr. Bruce Betts of The Planetary Society

Sunday, June 20
10:30 a.m. ESTES Model Rocket Building Demo
1:00 p.m. Q&A with Colonel Kenneth D. Cameron
1:30 p.m. "Meet and Greet" with Colonel Kenneth D. Cameron
2:00 p.m. ESTES Model Rocket Building Demo