Why wait to say good-bye and good riddance to the dumpster fire that is 2020?
Legoland California isn't. The Carlsbad theme park has been closed since mid-March due the Covid-19 pandemic, which is at its worst right now in the Golden State, as it is in many communities across the nation. But the park's Master Model Builders Tim Sams and PJ Catalano have been at work to help us all ring in an eagerly awaited 2021 early, with a Lego brick drop in Miniland New York.
While they wait for the brick to drop, the residents of Miniland's Times Square are practicing safe physical distancing by standing six Lego studs apart while queuing for the two most in-demand items this year: toilet paper and Covid-19 vaccines.
While Legoland California remains closed, fans can get a look at the Miniland scene by shopping at the park's Big Store, which remains open at limited capacity for holiday shopping.
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This is the laugh I needed today.
Same here, Robert. Plus, they’re conveying the sentiment that we’re all sharing, right now! 2020 can pretty much **** off!
Yep, think we can all agree this is not going to be a year to remember fondly.
Hahaha - This is Great!!
Forgot to mention the Best parts...
We have a vaccine and Hope and most importantly a new President...
TrumpleForeskin is Done!!!!
Happy Christmas to all....
I don't know about the West Coast, but here in the Mid-Atlantic, Lego is a hot commodity with most major retailers' Lego aisles consisting of empty shelves. Even Amazon (and Lego's online store) are sold out of popular sets, so Lego Stores in major malls and Big Stores at the parks might be the only places right now where parents will be able to score that last minute holiday gift.
My brother-in-law managed to score us a Razor Crest a couple of weeks ago, and we grabbed a Rise of the Resistance Transport set at Target last weekend on sale, but the overall pickens' are slim out there for Lego.
Glad to know the beginning of the end of a global pandemic that has killed over a million people is less important than getting rid of Trump. Very relevant to a post about Legoland.
My area can be hot/cold on Legos, some stores packed but others not so much. I do think they've seen a rise in popularity this year with kids more at home so giving them sets they can spend hours playing with making stuff is a good idea.
Which also leads to imagine how many parents are now cursing the inevitable stepping on loose pieces.....
I always laugh at the mural outside a restroom at Legoland California, of a barefoot parent screaming after stepping on a Lego brick. Legoland is perhaps the most self-aware theme park company. The Easter eggs in Miniland can be amazing.
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Haha. Well played, Legoland!