NOW it’s the swamp pool why? Filmed 11/08/2026
This is the famous Florida Pool at LEGOLAND Florida — and it’s a real movie star! 
Back in 1953, MGM built this pool right on the edge of Lake Eloise as a film set for the movie “Easy to Love,” starring America’s sweetheart swimmer Esther Williams. She even came back in 1960 to film another special right here! The pool was built in the shape of Florida itself — you can see it stretching out into the lake.
After filming wrapped, Cypress Gardens founder Dick Pope filled the whole pool with oranges and had the Southern Belles pose around it for a photo — talk about a Florida postcard! 
The pool sat quiet for years after Cypress Gardens closed, but LEGOLAND lovingly restored it in 2014, and now it’s part of the historic gardens you can still walk through today.
Why is LEGOLAND letting the pool go to hell?