Legoland Florida Resort is getting a little sister attraction. Merlin Entertainment Groups says it is officially moving forward with plans for Legoland New York.

The attraction, to be completed in 2020, will be in the city of Goshen, about 60 miles northwest of New York City.

It will be the third Legoland park in the United States. In 2011, Legoland Florida opened on the old Cypress Gardens site in Winter Haven. Worldwide, the eighth Legoland opened in Nagoya, Japan, in April, and there are plans for Legoland attractions in Shanghai, China, and next Seoul, South Korea.

Legoland New York will be open seasonally, operating from April 1 to Nov. 1 annually. Its 250-room Legoland Hotel will be open year-round.

The New York park was granted conditional approval of its site plan by the Goshen Planning Board after a year of public meetings and a review process.

The resort is expected to create more than 1,000 jobs, plus 800 construction jobs as Legoland New York goes up.

“We have spent a lot of time building relationships in the community, listening and responding to concerns, and we are looking forward to building a theme park that will enhance the community and be a tremendous neighbor,” said Nick Varney, CEO of Merlin Entertainments.

Merlin is the second-largest attractions company in the world, operating in 24 countries. In Orlando, it has the Orlando Eye, Madame Tussauds and Sea Life Aquarium attractions.

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