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LEGO Con 2022 Coming June 18

May 17, 2022 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

After a very mixed reception last year, LEGO has announced that LEGO Con 2022 will be returning on my birthday, June 18. The event is more family oriented and it will have product reveals which most likely we’ve already seen already for the summer sets but it does say a brand new theme is coming as well. There will also be special guests and live build challenges as well.

Grab your bricks! LEGO® CON is back!

Save the date: June 18th and join the fun with other LEGO fans and families all over the world for the 2nd virtual global LEGO CON® event

Billund, Denmark – May 17, 2022: Join the LEGO Group for the 2nd annual LEGO® CON event that’s sure to bring hours of fun to LEGO fans and families around the world! Kicking off June 18th, this is the event no brick fanatic wants to miss. Audiences will be given a sneak peek behind the scenes and discover the amazing new things the LEGO Group has on offer, while sharing the experience alongside an awesome community centered around the same creative passion.

The first LEGO CON experience launched in 2021, and this year, we’re bringing all the fun back with brand new content and many more reveals!

Audiences can expect everything from jaw-dropping product reveals, to live demos with designers and exciting building challenges for all to join in on. And did we tell you it’s our 90th anniversary this year? Be sure to tune in for extra special anniversary surprises that we

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LEGO Not Part of Star Wars Celebration Exhibitor Shopping Selection

May 16, 2022 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Last week we reported that LEGO will be having an exclusive set at Star Wars Celebration but it’s confusing on what has transpired since then. The Virtual Panel and Exhibitor Shopping lottery went up today and I noticed that LEGO wasn’t part of the list anymore.

A reader who is going gave us a snippet of their conversation with customer service and it was noted that LEGO is exhibiting but was not part of the lottery exclusives. The wording of the description has also removed LEGO from the list which went up last week.

Update: pic.twitter.com/f28ZRxbBBe

— RGC (@BluntDiplomat) May 16, 2022

If you saw last week, another reader was able to get into some lottery for the LEGO BrickHeadz Obi-Wan Kenobi & Darth Vader (40547) when everything badges went live so I’m not really sure what’s going on there. I’m not going to Star Wars Celebration but if you can still see the BrickHeadz lottery, let us know. Was the LEGO lottery different than today’s lottery? It supposedly ends on May 20 at 12am CDT.

Reminder Two LEGO Events Happening Tomorrow May 17

May 16, 2022 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Tomorrow will be a big day for LEGO as there will be two large events happening within a span of a few hours. First is the relaunch of the Ulysses Space Probe on the LEGO Rewards Center. For the US, it’ll be up at 6am PT/9am ET for 1,800 VIP points.

• Australian and New Zealand: 17th May 09:00am AEST / 11:00am NZST
• Korea: 17th May 09:00am KST
• Europe: 17th May 09:00am CEST / 08:00am BST
• United States and Canada: 17th May 09:00am EDT

The other event is the start of the BrickLink Designer Program round 3 crowdfunding. It’s a rush to see which five projects out of the nine will reach 3,000 pre-orders for them to be produced. This round will start at 10am PT and will run until the minimum thresholds are reached.

LEGO Children’s Amusement Park (40529) and Cosmic Cardboard Adventures (40533) Promotions Live on LEGO Shop

May 15, 2022 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The promotions for the LEGO Ideas Cosmic Cardboard Adventures (40533) and Children’s Amusement Park (40529) are now live on the LEGO Shop. You can get the Amusement Park wih purchases of $90 and the Cardboard Adventures with purchases of $160, while supplies last. Both sets are able to stack which is pretty rare two larger GWPs and the promo will run until May 30. Remember to use Rakuten to earn up to 15% back and if you’re a new member, you can get $40 when you sign up.

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LEGO Ideas Cosmic Cardboard Adventures (40533) Review

May 15, 2022 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

The promotion for the LEGO Ideas Cosmic Cardboard Adventures (40533) is now live on the LEGO Shop and here’s a quick review of the set. It has 203 pieces and you can get it with purchases of $160 or more until May 30, while supplies last.

The minifigure is a kid with a Galaxy Explorer shirt. He does have a double-sided head with a large smile on one side and a nervous expression on the other. He does wear a brown helmet.

There are two parts to the build. The first is a teddy bear mech that uses red and blue roller skates. The arms are carrying a ray gun and a whisk with some umbrellas in the back of the mech.

The main build is a section of the bedroom which has the cardboard rocket. The rocket actually looks really nice but it does have some stickers to give it more detailing. The side flaps uses a new piece that looks like a flap from a box. There are two seats in the rocket, one for the kid and one for the cat.

On the floor next to it, there are some additional accessories like a scissor, some green paint, some green army men, and a flag at the corner showing the Space Command Center (493).

Overall, the LEGO Ideas Cosmic Cardboard Adventures (40533) is a very nice promo set but the threshold to get it is a little high. Again, you can get it from now until May 30 with a $160 purchase.

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LEGO Children’s Amusement Park (40529) Review

May 15, 2022 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

Along with the LEGO Ideas Cosmic Cardboard Adventures (40533) promotion, the LEGO Children’s Amusement Park (40529) is also available until May 30. You can get the 170 piece set for free with purchases of $90.

There are two minifigures with this set, the boy and girl. The boy wears a banana flannel shirt while the girl has on a red striped shirt.

There are a few amusement park attractions that are in the set. One is a duck/frog toss game, both of which are yellow.

The strength test has a very short height as the hammer itself is almost as tall as the game. It uses a functional mechanism that allows the gray piece to go up when you hit the target.

The main part of the build is the banana boat ride. The yellow swing pieces used for the boat are fairly rare as it was only used in Rapunzel’s Tower (43187) from 2020. There are some jungle sticker decorations for the two posts on the side and a banana sticker for the hood piece. There’s also a monkey holding a banana peeking out from the sign but it looks bad from the back.

Overall the LEGO Children’s Amusement Park (40529) is a fun little set and the price to get it is somewhat reasonable. The attractions do integrate with your Fairground Collection very well although they’re quite smaller than the current rides. Again, you can get it now until May 30 with purhases of $90.

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LEGO Jurassic Park T. rex Breakout (76956) Back in Stock – May 2022

May 15, 2022 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran

If you missed out on the LEGO Jurassic Park T. rex Breakout (76956) last month, it is now back in stock on the LEGO Shop. The set is based on the iconic T. rex scene from the original movie. Unfortunately, there are no promotions going on right now but if it’ll still be in stock tonight/tomorrow, there are two promotions that will be starting.

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