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LEGOLAND Shanghai Announced for 2023 Opening

November 6, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

It has been announced that a new LEGOLAND theme park will be built in the Jinshan District of Shanghai, China. After its completion in 2023, it will be the largest LEGOLAND park in the world and it will also include a themed hotel as well. It was previously reported earlier this year it would be opening in the Qingpu District but it looks like that has changed. LEGOLAND Shanghai will be the third LEGOLAND park to be opening in the next few years after LEGOLAND New York in 2020 and LEGOLAND Korea in 2022.

Merlin Entertainments (“Merlin” or “the Company”), a global leader in location based entertainment with brands including LEGOLAND®, Madame Tussauds and the Dungeons, today announces that it has entered into an agreement with the Shanghai Jinshan District Government, CMC Inc. and KIRKBI to develop a LEGOLAND® Resort in the Jinshan District of Shanghai, China.

Under the terms of the agreement, all parties will form a joint venture company and contribute funding to the construction and development of LEGOLAND® Shanghai. The total project investment is expected to be approximately £500 million. The schedule for the project is still to be determined, but the project is not expected to open until after 2023.

LEGOLAND® Shanghai will be one of the largest LEGOLAND® Resorts in the world and will incorporate a 250-room fully themed hotel on opening. It will be located in the Jinshan District in south west Shanghai with a two-hour catchment of 55 million people. The region comprising Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui has

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LEGO Launches 2019 LEGO Build to Give Campaign

November 4, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

LEGO has officially kicked off their new 2019 LEGO Build to Give campaign in which the company will donate 1 million LEGO sets to children. All you have to do is to head to your local LEGO Brand Store and build an ornament and share it on social media using the hashtag #BuildToGive. Every ornament built and displayed will help donate one LEGO set to a child in need. The event will run from now until December 13.

Through LEGO® Build to Give, the LEGO Group wants to donate 1 million LEGO sets to children that find themselves in difficult and vulnerable circumstances during the holiday season. That is why the LEGO Group is encouraging fans of all ages to take part in building a fun LEGO holiday ornament. For every ornament built and displayed in a LEGO store or shared online, the LEGO Group will donate one LEGO set to a child in need within hospitals, children homes, or underserved communities.

Build to Give events are taking place around the world during November and December. Anyone can join the good cause to help spread holiday joy. LEGO fans can use LEGO bricks at a LEGO store or at home. Simply build a fun, sassy, or whacky LEGO ornament and either display it in-store or take a picture and share it on social media or LEGO Life using the hashtag #BuildToGive.

Kathrine Kirk Muff, LEGO Group Vice President of Social Responsibility and Engagement, says: “Being able to follow up on last year’s amazing donation and even

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LEGO Lead User Lab Survey: Jewelry, Customization, Lights

November 3, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The LEGO Lead User Lab has released a new survey to get a feel on how the LEGO community feels about the company exploring new products and for this one, it includes Jewelry, Customization, and Lights. If you have some extra, feel free to do the survey and it helps LEGO gauge how much the community wants to see these as official products.

The LEGO Lead User Lab team is keen to explore the AFOL community’s interests to know how to better add value with Lead User Lab. You can help by contributing with your opinion to this survey, which explores 3 areas: Lights, Customization and Jewelry. (please be aware at this stage this is an exploration).

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Will Arnett Revealed as LEGO Masters Host

October 30, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

LEGO and Fox has announced that Will Arnett will be the host of the upcoming LEGO Masters TV show. That’s right, contestants will be able to chat it up with LEGO Batman himself. It has also been revealed that the series premiere of LEGO Masters will be on Wednesday, February 5. Now we wait for the reveal of the contestants that will be appearing on the show. It could be someone you know. Disclosure: I have been asked a few times to be on the show. Unfortunately, I couldn’t commit to the time period of when the show is filming so I had to pass.

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LEGO Ideas Central Perk (21319) Back in Stock – 2nd Restock

October 28, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The LEGO Ideas Central Perk (21319) is now back in stock on LEGO Shop@Home. This is the second restock on this set so if it’s like last time, it’ll go out of stock pretty quickly. Act quickly if you’re thinking about getting this set as a holiday present as quantities could be limited again. Thanks to Chris and Timothy for the heads up.

Update: After a few hours, the set has hit backorder status. You can still put your orders in and it’ll ship in 30 days. After this, it will most likely go out of stock temporarily again for an extended period of time.

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The LEGO Group Opens New Campus in Billund, Denmark

October 28, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

LEGO has announced that they have opened up a new state-of-the-art campus at its headquarters in Billund. This new campus will be 54,000 square meters and will hold more than 2,000 employees when construction is completed in 2021.

BILLUND, DENMARK, October 28, 2019: After four years of planning and construction, the LEGO Group opened the first phase of its new, state-of-the-art Campus at its headquarters in Billund, Denmark today. Designed by C.F. Møller Architects, the campus will span 54,000 square metres and house more than 2,000 employees when it is finished in 2021.

Hoping to express the core values of the LEGO Group: imagination, creativity, fun, learning, caring and quality, the inspiration for the new building came from a painting in the LEGO Group owner Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen’s office. In it, a boy proudly holds up his creation of a building made with LEGO® bricks. This gave the architects license to adopt a more playful approach to their design, something that is apparent in the details of the structure. These include the use of LEGO bricks in the exterior walls, the placement of two, gigantic yellow bricks on the roof, and an entryway made of bricks.

Niels B. Christiansen, CEO of the LEGO Group said: “It’s wonderful to see these first two buildings open. The team has worked hard to create a workspace that reflects our values and instills a sense of fun. Our mission is to inspire children so it’s important we provide our talented colleagues with an environment that is playful and inspires

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Registration for 2020 LEGO Inside Tour Now Live

October 28, 2019 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Registration for the 2020 LEGO Inside Tour is now live and you can now sign up for one of the four tours LEGO will be doing next year. LEGO will prioritize people who have not attended before and there are about 80 spots for each date. The costs for the LEGO Inside Tour is 14,500 DKK/~$2,155 USD plus travel costs so it is quite expensive but people who have attended before have said it is well worth the price. You will have until November 1 at 10am CET to sign up for the lottery.

Experience the LEGO Group from the inside: see how LEGO bricks are produced, meet our designers and take a tour through the LEGO Group’s unique history in Ole Kirk Kristiansen’s original house. Take home a unique LEGO set: Each participant receives a LEGO set exclusively produced for the LEGO Inside Tour.

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