Master Builder Event at Downtown Disney

Normally there’s a little bit more than a two week warning on these things, especially for those of us helping to run the event, but this Memorial Day weekend there is a Building Event going on at the Downtown Disney LEGO Store in Anaheim, CA.

LEGO Store Master Builder Event!
May 27 – 29

Help a real LEGO Master Builder construct an 8-foot tall LEGO R2-D2!

Friday, May 27: 11am – 7pm
Saturday, May 28: 10am – 6pm
Sunday, May 29: 10am – 6pm

You’ll get a free LEGO Star Wars Certificate of Achievement for helping, while supplies last! Plus, visit the LEGO Store during the event to enter for a chance to win a $50 LEGO Store Gift Card! No purchase necessary to enter.

If you live in the area, you should definitely come and check it out. I’m planning on going, at least for one of the days. I’ve never done one at Downtown Disney, but LEGO Building Events are always fun. 🙂

Disney’s D23 LEGO Mosaic

Photo Credit: Andrew Petersen

I wasn’t able to go to Disney’s first D23 Convention this past weekend up in Anaheim right across from Disneyland, but a lot of other people were. One of the highlights LEGO-wise was the LEGO Mosaic that everyone got to help build. This was very similar to the Bionicle mosaic building event that I helped run at Comic Con. Convention guests were given a 6×6 plate with the color already on there so it was a build-by-color event.

My good friend Erik Varszegi one of the LEGO Master Model Builders ran the event.

Just like the Bionicle mosaic, you couldn’t tell what it was until a good majority of the plates were on there. The mosaic measures 8 feet by 15 feet. And features a whole host of Disney characters and celebrities including the man himself Walt Disney, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Woody, and Buzz Lightyear. What’s really cool is that they made a time-lapse video of the entire build.

Awesome job Erik and all the D23 guests!