Featuring digital technology that is so cutting-edge it has yet to be seen at any other LEGOLAND resort, the LEGO Ferrari Build and Race is a fully customizable experience, giving guests the opportunity to modify their own engines, tires, power and aerodynamics. 

They can even personalize their own license plate. Once the fine-tuning is done, the cars are digitally scanned and the virtual racing begins, including the opportunity to set the fastest time at Ferrari’s own Fiorano circuit at Maranello. 

The original Ferrari F40 was built in 1987 to celebrate Ferrari’s 40th anniversary and was the last new car presentation attended by Enzo Ferrari before his death. The light chassis, coupled with a twin turbo V8 engine projected the two-seater berlinetta from 0 – 100 km/h in 4.1 seconds and on to 324 km/h, a speed unheard of for a production car at the time.

Designed to the extreme machine philosophy founded by its GTO predecessor, the F40 took a mere eleven months to conceptualise, build and deliver, which is something of a record for a supercar. The LEGO F40 by comparison took a team of designers and builders more than 1,800 hours to develop and then a further 1,900 hours to build the high-performance ultra-luxury sports car in its famous Ferrari red. 

From a build perspective, the real 1988 F40 took a spartan approach to construction. A large single front unit and removable rear body section meant there were only eleven body panels, while inside things were so sparce even the door release catch was a pull wire in the bare door pockets. The LEGO version is similar in size to the real thing; it’s 14 feet in length, more than six feet wide, four feet tall and has a wheelbase of eight feet.