LEGOLAND's GM Comments On President's Speech

Following the speech of the President of the United States - delivered yesterday, January 19, 2012 at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom park, - the General Manager of LEGOLAND Florida, Mr. Adrian Jones, made the following comments:

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 LEGOLAND Florida’s Response to President Obama’s 

Tourism Executive Order

Attributed to Adrian Jones, General Manager - LEGOLAND Florida

“This development is a major game-changer for Florida. An improved visa process helps us roll out the welcome mat to our friends in Brazil and will result in record numbers of young families visiting Florida.

Cost and convenience historically are two of the biggest barriers in travel. By addressing the hassle factor and making the visa process less onerous, we’ve just substantially improved our chance of attracting additional guests.

As a brand new theme park that caters to young families this is of course very welcome news for LEGOLAND Florida. The Brazilians’ affection for America, love of theme parks and their affinity for the LEGO brand present the perfect opportunity for us in that market.

The fact that we’re already seeing large numbers from Latin America combined with today’s announcement is pushing us to seek out more Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking model citizens to better accommodate our guests from across this region.”

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As you may have noticed, the President's speech had a particular focus on discussing the topic of adjusting the time and price needed to give Visas to visitors coming from other parts of the world, especially from Brazil. That is why Mr. Jones stated that Florida will be able to attract even more guests in the future. This is certainly a good thing for Central Florida. We hope to see even more people here this year. What about 55 million?