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LEGO Inside Tour 2019 Now Open For Registration

We’ve featured a lot of stories and articles on the LEGO Inside Tour for the past couple of years, and if you’re up and ready to join one of the most awesome experiences that any true LEGO aficionado can have during their lifetime, then you might want to know that registration for the LEGO Inside Tour 2019 is now officially open. To be exact, registration begins at 10AM CET of October 29 and will end on November 2, 10AM CET. Though LEGO allots 5 working days for the registration, the slots are usually filled very fast since each schedule of the LEGO Inside Tour can only accommodate a very few number of guests. It is wise therefore to register right away if your planning to participate in this annual event.

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The LEGO Inside Tour 2019 is scheduled four times throughout the year, and will take place at the LEGO Group’s headquarters in Billund, Denmark and at Hotel LEGOLAND:

May 8 to 10, 2019

June 12 to 14, 2019

September 11 to 13, 2019

September 18 to 20, 2019

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Here’s a gist of what to expect from the LEGO Inside Tour 2019, followed by its promotional video.

What is LEGO Inside Tour?

LEGO Inside Tour provides a unique look into the LEGO Group often referred to as ‘a once–in-a-lifetime experience’. You are invited inside Ole Kirk Kristiansen’s original house, featuring an extraordinary exhibition of LEGO sets and models that date back to 1934. You will meet LEGO employees and especially LEGO designers, who will introduce you to their daily work at the LEGO Group, and you will take part in a unique building experience together with LEGO designers. Part of the LEGO Inside Tour consists of a factory tour, where you can see how LEGO bricks are produced. LEGO Inside Tour also stops at the LEGO staff shop.

At the end of the tour, you will receive a unique gift exclusively produced in close cooperation with Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen especially for this year’s LEGO Inside Tour participants.

The LEGO Group’s headquarters are based in Billund, Denmark, and here the LEGO Inside Tour will take place. Starting point of the 2-day tour is Hotel LEGOLAND®: www.hotellegoland.dk.

With a price tag of DKK 14,500 per person (roughly equivalent to $2,200), the LEGO Inside Tour may perhaps be the single, most expensive LEGO activity that you may engage in. However, it is a once in a lifetime experience that any bonafide LEGO fan surely dreams of joining.

If you haven’t thought of your perfect vacation getaway yet, then you may want to consider the LEGO Inside Tour 2019. Just be sure to visit this link during the registration period.

LEGO Star Wars “Build the Galaxy” Event on First Weekend of November at London Science Museum

A while ago we made mention of the massive following of LEGO Star Wars, with the new set releases, promos, and events that keep getting attached to the product line by the company. Even Star Wars-themed occasions not organized by LEGO itself can garner plenty of interest and fan participation.

For instance, the London Science Museum in the UK is organizing a great LEGO family event on the first weekend of November. We can certainly expect quite the wave of families and groups of fervent LEGO and Star Wars fans to eagerly participate in “LEGO Star Wars: Build the Galaxy”.

There’s just one quibble however. LEGO Star Wars: Build the Galaxy at the London Science Museum is a ticket-only event. While tickets for it are free, they can only be gotten from a prize draw promo hosted as a Universe.com ballot. What’s more, the ticket ballot is only open until the midnight of October 29.

Still, if you’re an avowed LEGO Star Wars fan in the UK with companions in tow, passing the hoops involved will reward you with a weekend of building in the Museum to recreate scenes from the sprawling Star Wars saga. They’ll even get LEGO Star Wars character photo-ops and a goody bag for the occasion.

For more info, check out the LEGO Star Wars: Build the Galaxy Facebook event page, as well as the Universe ballot to join the draw. The big event itself runs from November 3 to 4.

Autograph Signing Event with Designers of LEGO Ideas Pop-Up Book (21315) this Weekend

The “Once Upon a Brick” Pop-Up Book (21315) is the newest release of the ever-popular LEGO Ideas platform, set to become available very soon. Created by the tandem of Jason “JKBrickWorks” Alleman and Grant Davis, its ingenious pop-up mechanism brings to life and offers players a choice between two fairy tales: “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Jack and the Beanstalk”.

In the grand tradition of LEGO Ideas sets so close to their wide release, there’s going to be an official autograph signing event for the Pop-Up Book set (21315) with the original designers, and it’s happening this Saturday, October 27.

LEGO Ideas collectors and fans in the Portland, Oregon area are in luck as the LEGO Ideas set signing event with Alleman and Davis will be held at the LEGO Store in Washington Square. Those wanting to get an early shot at the Pop-Up Book (21315) will not only be able to buy them there ahead of release, but be able to snag the design team’s signature on the box.

For those making plans to be there when it happens, the autograph signing for the LEGO Ideas Pop-Up Book (21315) with Jason Alleman and Grant Davis at Washington Square, Portland (whew!) is on October 27. It starts 11 AM PDT until 3 PM. They can be kept abreast of any further updates from LEGO on the official Facebook event page.

LEGOLAND Germany Also Giving Away 2018 Halloween Commemorative Brick

Years ago, LEGOLAND theme parks during special occasions such as Halloween would make available promotional LEGO bricks for their guests as souvenirs. These bricks are 2×4 and thicker than most, to allow commemorative art to be painted on its sides. The practice wore off recently but seeing a resurgence now.

This was first noted by us here on The Brick Show almost two weeks ago, when we reported that LEGOLAND Dubai’s own Halloween extravaganza for the month of October also included a giveaway of a promotional LEGO brick. Germany’s followed suit with LEGOLAND Deutschland bringing out its own commemorative piece.

Where LEGOLAND Dubai’s Halloween 2018 brick is orange with a bat motif, their Deutschland counterpart is going for a yellow piece, also 2×4 pegs, printed on one side with a logo of the theme park, on the other with a minifigure in a spider costume holding a spider in hand.

News of the LEGOLAND Halloween brick for Germany was showcased on German LEGO news source Promo Bricks, along with a rundown of activities and events for the spooky occasion all through the end of October. More information on these festivity highlights can be found on the LEGOLAND Deutschland official website.

Sainsbury UK’s LEGO Create the World Collectible Card Series Has Ended

Sainsbury’s LEGO Create the World Collectible Card series, has been going on in promotion with the UK supermarket chain since late in August. Despite an isolated incident involving a razor blade mistakenly put in a card pack, the whole collecting frenzy’s been successful thus far.

But fun things, like all things, must come to an end. Tuesday, October 9, was the last day with which Sainsbury’s shoppers could get either the LEGO cards, in 4-card foil packs, or the Create the World – Incredible Inventions card album to put them in.

Since the promotion started, shoppers who rang up a minimum £10 purchase on any Sainsbury’s store would receive a free LEGO Create the World Collectible card pack at the counter. With the promotional period winding down, the separate Incredible Inventions card albums had their prices reduced in this event’s final week.

LEGO Create the World was extremely popular when Sainsbury’s originally launched the promo the previous year, so revisiting the collecting craze in a new set of LEGO cards with a new-edition album was a no-brainer for the supermarket chain. Such had been the enthusiasm both Sainsbury’s and its customers had with LEGO Create the World, that its recently released series of reusable shopping bags featured card designs on its sides.

A big congratulations to Sainsbury’s for their smash hit LEGO promo. Hopefully there will be a third edition next year.

Life-Sized LEGO Bugatti Chiron Showing in Paris Motor Show this October

In months past LEGO set out to prove their promise that one can “build for real” with LEGO pieces. They proved that concept beyond the shadow of a doubt by trumping their LEGO Technic Bugatti Chiron (42083) set by recreating an actual, life-sized car using only LEGO Technic components and lots of Power Function motors forming an engine. Ever since the reveal and test drive (slower than the real Chiron, but who cares?), the life-sized LEGO Bugatti Chiron built on 1:1 scale has been going around on a grand European tour. It already had two stopovers in Germany – Dusseldorf and Munich – and for its third stop, it’s going to Paris, France next.

And it’s not just any display; the life-sized LEGO Bugatti Chiron will dropping in on nothing less than the Paris Motor Show, where it will have a place of honor next to all those real cars that clock speeds more in line with the actual Chiron’s 248 mph. It’s bound to be the star anyway.

Probably helping is the fact that several automakers are not showing up in Paris: Ford, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Volkswagen and more. This is more because of a declining interest trend in automobile show participation and not a one-off phenomenon for this.

So LEGO will be sharing the exhibition with the likes of Audi, Ferrari, Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes, Porsche, Suzuki, Toyota and many others, up until October 14. That’s a great time for motor-heads and LEGO fans to see the Technic Bugatti up close, a testament to building for real by LEGO.

LEGO Store November 2018 Calendar Now Up

LEGO has just uploaded its LEGO Store November 2018 calendar, with all its related promotions and events, giving us a glimpse of what to expect next month. Truth be told, there’s nothing much to expect from your local LEGO brand store next in November since its noticeable that gift-with-purchase (GWP), or promotional sets are lacking for this month. And though it wasn’t mention in this LEGO Store Calendar, I’m still counting on the rumor that the annual LEGO Bricktober minifigures will be made available in LEGO Brand Stores anytime between November and December, so we’re keeping an eye on that.

I guess LEGO, would like to focus more on its Double VIP points and Black Friday deals which kind of makes up to the lack of GWP sets during this month, however, there’s still the usual Monthly Mini Build (Ice Dragon) so that’s something to look forward to as well.

Check out the LEGO Store November 2018 calendar below for a more detailed look at the upcoming events at your local LEGO store.

November 1-30: Double VIP Points for the Month of November

Starting November 1, LEGO VIP members can avail of Double VIP Points for selected LEGO sets, either at your local LEGO store or via vip.LEGO.com. We’ll keep you posted what these sets are once the information becomes available.

November 6-7: The Monthly Mini Build is an Ice Dragon (40286)

In order to sign up, guests must have a registered LEGO VIP email address. If you do not have one, you can create one for free at shop.LEGO.com/VIP. This event has limited space. To reserve a spot, visit shop.LEGO.com/Minibuild-Registration starting October 15. Due to safety and build experience standards, builders must be between the ages of 6-14 to participate. The mini model must be completely built inside the store. Registration is on a first come first serve basis and quantities are limited.

November 23-26: Black Friday Deals

Be sure to check with your LEGO Store for the coolest discounts on select LEGO sets beginning Black Friday (November 23) until over the weekend. We’ll try to inform you about the LEGO sets that’ll go for sale once the info becomes available.

We also mentioned before that LEGO seems to be stepping up in opening more LEGO brand stores across the US just in time for the holidays. Furthermore, the introduction of the LEGO Pop-Up Store concept is a much welcomed one by AFOLs and LEGO fans in general, especially at locations where there’s no LEGO brand store yet. The LEGO Store November 2018 calendar now mentions several LEGO Stores opening in the country. Be sure to check with stores.LEGO.com to learn about their opening dates soon.

LEGO Brand Stores

Ross Park Mall, PA
La Plaza Mall, TX
Haywood Mall, SC
Lakeside Shopping Center, LA
Westfield Galleria at Roseville, CA
Crossgates Mall, NY
Oxmoor Center, KY
Dadeland Mall, FL

LEGO Pop-up Store/Workshops Locations

The Mall in Columbia, MD
Galleria at Tyler, CA
The Shoppes at Buckland Hills, CT
Woodbridge Center, NJ
Perimeter Mall, GA
Smith Haven Mall, NY

Lastly, LEGO is extending the brick-building fun to children who are yet to experience the joy of playing with LEGO bricks. Throughout the month of November and up until the holidays, the LEGO Group will be launching the #BuildToGive 2018 Holiday Campaign.

The idea is for every ornament built out of LEGO bricks either at home or in a LEGO Store, the LEGO Group will donate one LEGO set to charity. An image of this ornament must then be shared on social media platforms with #BuildToGive. The goal is to reach a total donation of 500,000 LEGO sets equivalent to 5 million USD. That’s a ton of LEGO bricks to share around and spread the fun.

The month of November also marks the re-release of the LEGO Creator Expert Vestas Wind Turbine (10268) so this is something to watch out for as well. Though it is a bit pricey as far as the general sentiment of the LEGO community is concerned, the Vestas Wind Turbine (10268) is undoubtedly one of the best LEGO Creator Expert sets there is.

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Life-sized LEGO Speed Champions Porsche 911 Turbo Featured at WeatherTech Raceway

Ever since LEGO made the impossible possible by recreating the Bugatti Chiron into a life-sized brick construct with working Power Functions engine, the concept of a large LEGO car as an attraction for special events has become popular. That would explain why a life-sized LEGO Speed Champions Porsche 911 Turbo was found at the WeatherTech Raceway recently.

The racecourse, located at Laguna Seca in California, played host to a special event by Porsche on Friday, September 28, called “Champions in Racing”. That was where they unveiled the limited-production new-age Porsche 935. But another car that drew looks wasn’t even a real vehicle.

Part of Porsche’s display in partnership with LEGO is a nearly life-sized LEGO Speed Champions Porsche 911 Turbo, part of a dual-set with the 911 RSR (with set number 75888). Unlike the aforementioned Bugatti Chiron model, made of the same kind of LEGO Technic pieces as the official set (42083) but more, the 911 Turbo was not only immobile but not even made of actual LEGO bricks.

In addition to the Speed Champions upsized Porsche being made available for photo-ops, LEGO also included a LEGO build zone, where kids could construct to their hearts’ content while the grownups watched the race on the WeatherTech Raceway with the actual new-age Porsche 935 participating.

Just to make things clear, the 935 that raced at WeatherTech Laguna Seca was based more on the Porsche 911 GT2 RS. Only 77 units of this 935 were produced and all will be going to the carmaker’s VIP customers.

It’s Good To Be Bad With The LEGO DC Super-Villains NYCC Panel

New York Comic Con is fast approaching, and we can expect LEGO to make a huge splash in this year’s NYCC celebrations. Similar to last year’s LEGO Marvel Superheroes 2 panel at NYCC 2017, we can also expect Warner Bros Interactive and TT Games to be actively involved in the celebrations at the Javits Center starting this Thursday, October 4. We know that this latest LEGO video game title from WB and TT Games will have a stellar voice cast and a huge roster of playable DC villains, and this time around the LEGO DC Super-Villains NYCC panel will go out in sharing more details about this exciting, DC baddies inspired game.

According to a previous press release, the LEGO DC Super-Villains NYCC panel will give comic con attendees an inside look at the very first “villain-centric” video game that WB and TT Games collaborated on. Members of the panel will include Phill Ring (Executive Producer, TT Games), Ames Kirshen (Vice President, Interactive & Animation, DC Entertainment), Nyambi Nyambi (voice of Green Lantern), Grey Griffin (voice of Catwoman & Lashina) and Dee Bradley Baker (voice of Clock King & Desaad). If you’re all set to go to NYCC 2018, be sure to add this event to your Comic Con itinerary. The panel will be convening on Main Stage 1D of the Javits Center on October 4 at 12:45PM.

Additionally, NYCC attendees will also have the chance to be one of the very first fans to try this latest video game title. For a hands-on, try-before-you-buy experience, you may visit the DC Entertainment Booth (#SC01) during normal show hours of NYCC’s weekend events.

LEGO DC Super-Villains will be available on October 16, 2018 for PlayStation4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One X, Nintendo Switch and PC. Pre-ordering the Deluxe Edition entitles you to a free, early access to the game’s Season Pass plus an exclusive, Lex Luthor physical minifigure.

Bikes to Billund Charity Ride Now Completed

It began with a team of cyclists last week who set out to do something, not because it was easy but because it would be hard. Technically the real origin was with a fundraising drive initiated by the UK’s Fairy Bricks charity, though the real meat was the bike race spectacle and ordeal, from London to LEGO House in Billund, Denmark. The Bikes to Billund charity ride spearheaded by Brickset and Fairy Bricks started last Friday, braving the windstorm season to cross the sea and continue the trip along the European mainland towards Billund, Denmark. They finally arrived at their destination on Thursday, September 27.

Following a journey of 975 kilometers, the six-man charity bike team would be pleased enough to arrive at their destination without incident and on time. But more than that, they were welcomed at LEGO House by the big boss of LEGO, Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen himself, who graciously posed with the team for a commemorative photo marking the occasion.

With their task completed, the Bikes to Billund cyclists will be staying awhile to participate in the slate of various LEGO fan activities in the country, such as Skærbæk Fan Weekend on Saturday and Sunday.

In the meantime, the Fairy Bricks fundraising page for Bikes to Billund remains active, clocking now at about 33% of the charity’s goal. It won’t close until December, so generous LEGO fans who enjoyed following the whole Bikes to Billund experience can still donate now. Those who did donate during the duration of the ride now stand a chance to win several copies of Daenerys, the Fairy Bricks charity van.