Startup Decoration Brick
The Startup Decoration brick was given to employees of
the molding and decorating departments. This brick was to commemorate the opening of
the decoration department in May of 1993.
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Lego Human Resources Open House Brick 1993
As far as I can tell this brick was given out at an open house held
by Lego Human Resources back in 1993. If you have more info about it please let me know.
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LEGO Systems, INC Open Day 1995 Brick
On Saturday, June 24th, 1995, LEGO Systems, Inc. opened
its doors for a rare factory tour. The lucky invitees, mostly friends and family of Lego employees,
got an inside look at the inner workings of the factory. Everyone who got in was given one of
these specially printed commemorative Duplo bricks. Normally the company is closed to the public.
There are no regular official factory tours, and no visitor center, so this day was indeed a
special day.
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Space & AQP 1996 Team Work Expo Brick
This brick was given out at a building event in 1996 where LEGO teamed
up with the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama for a building contest and expo where
the theme was space travel and space living. Kids formed teams where they designed, built
and demonstrated their creations.
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E3 Convention Brick
This brick was given out at the E3 convention in May of 1996 to
celebrate the release of the 'Adventures On Lego Island' video game. This was the first real video
game Lego came out with.
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1997 Lego Safety Fest Brick Key Chain
*I NEED THIS BRICK*
This brick that doubles as a key chain was given out at the Lego
Safety Fest held sometime in 1997. If you have more information about this brick or the 1997 Lego
Safety Fest please drop me an . And I still need this brick, if you have an extra one
(or two) please let me know.
CLICK HERE for a larger picture
of the brick.
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1997 Lego Benefits Fair 1997 Brick
*I NEED THIS BRICK*
This brick that doubles as a key chain was given out at the Lego
Benefits Fair held sometime in 1997. If you have more information about this brick or the Lego
Benefits Fair please drop me an . And I still need this brick, if you have an extra one
(or two) please let me know.
CLICK HERE for a larger picture
of the brick.
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LEGO Maniacs 1997 First Competition Brick
This brick was given out to commemorate the Lego First Competition
in 1998. This took place at local schools in Connecticut. You can see the
names of the schools printed on the brick. If you would like to see a larger version of this brick
so you can read the names of the schools then
click here.
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Downtown Disney Orlando Lego Imagination Center Store Opening November 1997 Brick
*I NEED ONE MORE OF THIS BRICK*
This brick was given out to guests of the Lego store in Downtown
Disney in Orlando Florida back in 1997. It came in a bag with
other bricks the guests were supposed to use to build the Cinderella castle they were making a
s a store opening promotion. I still need one more of this brick, if you have an extra one please
send me an .
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LEGO 25th Anniversary Brick
This brick was given out to employees in the Enfield plant
and LEGO sales people for promo handouts to store owners in 1998.
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Lego Maniacs 1998 First Competition
*I NEED ONE MORE OF THIS BRICK*
This brick was given out to commemorate the Lego First Competition
in 1998. This took place at local schools in Connecticut and Massachusetts. You can see the
names of the schools printed on the brick. If you would like to see a larger version of this brick
so you can read the names of the schools then
click here. As far as I know this was the last year a brick
was made for the 'First' event. I have seen minifigs made for the years
1999 and 2000, but not
seen or heard of any bricks past 1998. I still need one more of this brick, if you have an extra one please
send me an .
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Distribution Center
These bricks were made to celebrate the completion of the
500,000 square feet Distribution Center. They were given out during the "open house" day
for the employees and their families in the summer of 1998.
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Dawsonville Georgia Lego Outlet Store 1999 Brick
This brick is the only known 2x4 Promotional Duplo brick. This was
given out to celebrate the opening of the Dawsonville Georgia Lego Outlet store that opened on
October 28th, 1999. There was also a system 2x4 brick given out as well that I do not have and
would like to get my hands on. So if you have one I would love to hear form you.
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Potomac Mills Virginia Lego Outlet Store 1999 Brick
This brick is the only known 2x2 Promotional Duplo brick. This was
given out to celebrate the opening of the
Potomac Mills Lego Outlet store
located in Woodbridge, VA that opened on November 19th, 1999. There were different
color bricks given out, as well as system 2x4 bricks in a few different colors that I do not have and
would like to get my hands on. So if you have any of them I would love to hear form you.
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Star Wars Episode 1 Brick
This brick was given out during the Star Wars Celebration
that took place Denver, Colorado during April 30th, May 1st and May 2nd 1999. since it
was given out at a non-Lego event only a small portion of them has trickled down into
collectors hands. Only 7,000 of these bricks were given out at the event.
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Kid Vention 2000 Brick
This brick was given out at the Kid Vention event that
took place in Legoland, CA during July 8th-16th in 2000.
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Soccer Brick
This brick was given out at soccer events across America
in the summer of 2000. It was to promote the Lego Soccer line that was making its debut
that summer.
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Chicago Lego Store 2000 Brick
This brick was given out to celebrate the opening of the Lego
store in Chicago in 2000. This is one of the harder to get Lego store bricks.
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Blank Logo Brick
Nothing concrete is known about this brick. I am guessing it is
either a test brick or a mistake in printing, notice there is no yellow around the logo like you
see in other bricks. I am putting this here in the timeline because the Red Sox brick below is the
first time we see a white promo brick. If you have any info on this brick please let me know.
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Boston Red Sox Brick
This Boston Red Sox brick was a test run to see how
and if the Red Sox logo would work on a brick. This version of the brick was never
given out to the general public.
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Boston Red Sox Brick with Lego Logo
This Boston Red Sox brick was given out at a Red Sox
game in 1999 to children under 3 (who were too young for the small parts on the
MINIFIG
they gave out to the older kids). It was also given to people in the sky boxes as a perk.
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Brick or Treat, 2000 - Version A
This brick was given out at the first annual Brick or Treat
celebration at Legoland California in 2000. You would get the brick during a walk down the
trick or treat path that was set up to celebrate Halloween.
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Brick or Treat, 2000 - Version B
This is the alternate version of the above brick. This brick
was not given out at Legoland, but at various locations like the Lego stores across the country.
This version of the 2000 Brick or Treat brick is more difficult to come by than the alternate
version.
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Made in Connecticut - Blank Back Version
This is 1 of 3 known versions of the Made in Connecticut
brick. This is the only version to have a blank back. The Made in Connecticut bricks were
given to the employees of the molding and decoration departments when the two deparments
closed in December of 2000.
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Made in Connecticut - Molding and Decoration Version
This is 1 of 3 known versions of the Made in Connecticut
brick. This version was made to commemorate the molding department. The Made in Connecticut
bricks were given to the employees of the molding and decoration department when the two
departments closed in December of 2000.
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Made in Connecticut - Decorating and Assembly Version
This is 1 of 3 known versions of the Made in Connecticut
brick. This version was made to commemorate the Decorating and Assembly departments.
The Made in Connecticut bricks were given to the employees of the molding and decoration
department when the two departments closed in December of 2000.
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Downtown Disney Anaheim Store 2001 Brick
This brick was given out to celebrate the opening of the
Lego Imagination Center in
Downtown Disney in Anaheim, California in January 2001.
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Life on Mars Brick
The Life on Mars brick was to celebrate the opening
of the Life on Mars show at Legoland, CA in Spring of 2001. There is no evidence
that this brick was given out when it was intended to. I have been told that this
brick was not ready for the show opening so it was not given out at that time. This
brick was given out at other events that Legoland CA had, such as the Brick or
Treat celebration in 2001.
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Technic Coaster Brick
This brick was to be given out for the opening of the
Technic Coaster in the Spring of 2001. This has the same story as the Life on Mars
brick above. This brick was not ready in time for the opening of the ride and was
given out at other events at Legoland such as the Brick or Treat celebration in 2001.
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Brick or Treat, 2001 - Version A
This brick was given out at the second annual Brick or
Treat celebration at Legoland California in 2001. You would get the brick during a walk
down the trick or treat path that was set up to celebrate Halloween.
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Brick or Treat, 2001 - Version B
This is the alternate version of the above brick. This brick
was not given out at Legoland, but at various locations like the Lego stores across the
country. This version of the 2001 Brick or Treat brick is more difficult to come by than
the alternate version.
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Happy Holidays 2001 Brick
This brick was given out during the Holiday Block
Party at Legoland, CA in 2001. Visitors were given this brick after they told Santa
what they wanted for Christmas and posed for a picture with him. There were no bricks
given out the following year.
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Brick or Treat, 2002 - Version A
This brick is one of two versions of the 2002 Brick or
Treat brick. 2002 was the first time 2 different style bricks were given out at Legoland.
This was given out at the third annual Brick or Treat celebration at Legoland California in
2002. You would get the brick during a walk down the trick or treat path that was set up
to celebrate Halloween. It is unknown if any of the 2002 Brick or Treat Bricks were given
out at any locations outside of Legoland, CA.
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Brick or Treat, 2002 - Version B
This brick is one of two versions of the 2002 Brick or Treat
brick. This was the first time 2 different style bricks were given out at Legoland. This was
given out at the third annual Brick or Treat celebration at Legoland Californian. You would get
the brick during a walk down the trick or treat path that was set up to celebrate Halloween.
This brick was also given out at the Lego stores to guests.
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Cologne / Köln Store 2002 Brick
This brick was given out to celebrate the opening of the
Lego Store in Cologne / Köln, Germany sometime in 2002. This has proved to be a VERY hard
to get brick. If you look close you can see it was overprinted. The first run of these said
"ÖFFNUNG KÖLN 2002" and I guess rather than throw away all the bricks with the spelling error
they decided to overprint it with the correct "ERÖFFNUNG KÖLN 2002".
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Milton Keynes 2002 Brick
This brick was given out to celebrate the opening of the
Lego Store in Milton Keynes in the United Kingdom in November of 2002.
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Moscow Lego Store 2002 Brick
This brick was given out to commemorate the opening of the Lego
store in Moscow. As you can see on the store opened on December 12th, 2002. I have
never actually seen pictures of this store - if you have any you would like to share I would
love to see them!
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Family Huddle Brick
This brick was given out during the Family Huddle event
Legoland, CA had to celebrate Super Bowl XXXVII in San Diego. Visitors were given this
brick as they left the park in the afternoon. This brick was only given out on January 23rd 2003.
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Eröffnung Oberhausen 2003 Brick
This brick was given out to celebrate the opening (Eröffnung)
of the Lego Store in Oberhausen 2003 in Germany in April of 2003.
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Kingston Store 2003 Brick
This brick was given out to celebrate the opening of the Lego
Store in Kingston in May of 2003.
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Sports Center Brick
This brick was given out to celebrate the opening of the
Sports Center in Legoland, CA. This is the first brick of the '2003 Passholder Brick' collection,
these bricks were only given out to 'Membership Plus' passholders May 15th -
June 15th, 2003.
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Sports Jam 2003 Brick
This brick was given out to celebrate the Sports Jam summertime show at
Legoland, CA. The Sports Jam Brick was the second brick of the '2003 Passholder Brick' collection,
these bricks were only given out to 'Membership Plus' passholders June 22nd -
July 30th, 2003. Note that the brick is bright green, not the normal green color.
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Clikits Brick
This brick was given out to celebrate the new 'Clikits Corner' shop
inside of Legoland, CA, as well as the launch of the new Clikits product line. The Clikits Brick
was the third brick of the '2003 Passholder Brick' collection,
these bricks were only given out to 'Membership Plus' passholders August 1st - August
31st, 2003.
This is the first Duplo Promotional Brick done in pink.
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Bionicle Blaster Brick
This brick was given out to celebrate the new 'Bionicle Blaster' ride
at Legoland, CA. The Bionicle Blaster Brick
was the fourth brick of the '2003 Passholder Brick' collection,
these bricks were only given out to 'Membership Plus' passholders September 1st -
October 17th, 2003.
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Birmingham Store 2003 Brick
This brick was given out to celebrate the opening of the Lego store
located in the Bullring Mall
in Birmingham in the United Kingdom. This store was one of three stores that opened up in the UK in
2003. And if you are wondering what the 'Bullring' on the bottom part of the brick stands for,
well that is the name of the shopping center the store is located in.
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What Will You Make Brick
This brick was given out to during the 'What Will You Make' tour
that visited many cities in the UK over the summer of 2003. Even though there was a 'What Will You Make'
tour in the USA, this brick was not given out at the USA version of the tour. After the tour was
over there is reports of this brick being given out at Lego stores in the United Kingdom only.
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Brighton Store 2003 Brick
This brick was given out to celebrate the opening of the Lego store
in Brighton in the United Kingdom. This store was one of three stores that opened up in the UK in
2003. And if you are wondering what the 'High Street' on the bottom part of the brick stands for,
well that is a mistake! The store is actually located on Western Road, not High Street.
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Hamburg Store 2003 Brick
This brick was given out to celebrate the opening of the
Lego store in
Spitalerstrasse located
in Hamburg, Germany. This also shows the new Lego Store Pattern is being
used for stores outside the UK. The Hamburg store opened in the first part of October 2003.
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Brick or Treat, 2003 - Version A
This brick was given out at the fourth annual Brick or
Treat celebration at Legoland California in 2003. It is also the fifth brick given out in the
2003 Legoland California Commemorative Duplo Brick program. You would get the brick during a walk
down the trick or treat path that was set up to celebrate Halloween or in the Lego Clubhouse
where the promo bricks were given out to pass holders. This version is harder to get than the
Lego Store version see below for the reason. This brick was given out from October
20th to October 31st, 2003.
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Brick or Treat, 2003 - Version B
This is the alternate version of the above brick. This brick
was not given out at Legoland, but at various locations like the Lego stores across the
country. You can tell this brick came from the Lego stores because it has the Lego logo instead
of the Legoland and Brick or Treat logo. And for the first time I would say this version is more
common than the Legoland version. There are many more Lego stores open now than ever before and
you could get this brick at any of them. Also the amount of time you could get the Legoland
version was the shortest it has ever been in the history of this brick.
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Massachusetts Stores 2003 Brick
This brick is something new. Lego has opened seven new stores in
the Fall of 2003 in the USA. There are two new stores in Massachusetts, these are in
Solomon Pond Mall
(Marlborough) and
Burlington Mall
(Burlington). This brick was given out at both locations to celebrate the grand opening of each
store. This is the first time Lego has used one brick to commemorate two different events. The
Solomon store closed for business in May 2006.
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Illinois Stores 2003 Brick
This brick is also used to celebrate the opening of two Lego
stores as seen in the Massachusetts above. These two stores are in
Northbrook Court (Northbrook) and
Woodfield Mall (Schaumburg).
These two stores are part of the seven Lego opened up in late October and early November of 2003.
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Glendale, California Lego Store 2003 Brick
This brick was used to commemorate the opening of the Lego store in
the Glendale Galleria in
the outskirts of Los Angeles, California. This store was one of the seven
stores Lego opened up in late October and early November of 2003.
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Legoland California Membership Brick
This is the sixth brick given out in the 2003 Legoland
California Commemorative Duplo Brick program. This is to celebrate the year pass holders for
Legoland California. Legoland is really trying to promote its pass holder program and this is
just another step in that promotion. This brick was given out to 'Membership Plus' passholders
from November 1st - 26th, 2003.
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Palisades Center, New York Lego Store 2003 Brick
This brick was used to commemorate the opening of the Lego store
in the Palisades Center in
Nyack, New York. This store was one of the seven stores Lego opened up in late October and
early November of 2003.
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Paramus Park, New Jersey Lego Store 2003 Brick
This brick was used to commemorate the opening of the
Lego store in
Paramus Park, New Jersey.
This store was one of the seven stores Lego opened up in late October and early November of 2003.
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Happy Holidays 2003 Brick
This brick is the 7th brick given out during the
2003 Commemorative Brick program. This was to celebrate the annual Holiday Block Party
Legoland has where the park is decorated in all sorts of holiday cheer. This brick was given
out from November 27th - December 30th 2003.
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Kids New Year's Eve 2003 Brick
This brick is the 8th and final brick of the
2003 Commemorative Brick program. This was given out on December 31st
to kids as they entered the park. It was included in a pack that included noisemakers and 3-D
glasses that the kids wore while watching the fireworks during the 'brick drop' Legoland had
at 6pm to ring in 2004.
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Block Of Fame Brick
This is the first brick of the 2004 Commemorative Brick program! The
'Block Of Fame" is a new attraction at Legoland CA where "A collection of busts on pedestals" and
a "whimsical and fascinating Lego version of world-renown art" all made out of Lego bricks are
on display. This brick was given out to 'Membership Plus' year pass holders from February
13th - March 19th 2004.
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Munich Store 2004 Brick (München Deutschland Eröffnung)
The first Lego store to
open up in 2004 was in Munich, Germany. This store opened up in the first part of March of 2004.
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Legoland California 5th Birthday Brick
This is the second brick of the 2004 Commemorative Brick program
taking place at Legoland California! This brick was given out to every child that visited Legoland
CA on March 20th 2004 and was given out to year pass holders from March 20th -
March 31st 2004.
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Bluewater Store 2004 Brick
This brick is to celebrate the Lego store in
Bluewater in the UK. This
is the first store opening in the UK in 2004 and it opened up on the first of April. This is the
first brick to say "New Lego Store" so this may be a sign of what the 2004 store bricks (in English)
will say. Time will tell!
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Dino Island Brick
This is the third brick of the 2004 Commemorative Brick program
taking place at Legoland California! This brick was given out to celebrate the newest ride at
Legoland called 'Dino Island' this brick was given out to year pass holders from April 2nd -
April 30th 2004.
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Volvo Driving School Brick
This is the fourth brick of the 2004 Commemorative Brick program
taking place at Legoland California! This brick was given out to celebrate the popular Legoland
ride the 'Driving School' getting a corporate sponsor. This brick was given out to year pass holders
from May 1st - May 27th 2004.
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Fun Town Fire Academy Brick
This is the fifth brick of the 2004 Commemorative Brick program
taking place at Legoland California! This brick was given out to celebrate the opening of a
new attraction called the 'Fun Town Fire Academy'. This is interactive attraction teaches fire
safety to the younger family members. This brick was given out to year pass holders from May
28th - June 17th 2004.
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Miniland Florida Brick
This is the sixth brick of the 2004 Commemorative Brick program
taking place at Legoland California! This brick was given out to celebrate the opening of the
first addition to the Miniland area since the park opened five years ago. Miniland Florida has
replicas of the Kennedy Space Center and the Daytona racetrack. This brick was given out to
year pass holders from June 18th - June 30th 2004.
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Summer Sports Jam 2004 Brick
This is the seventh brick of the 2004 Commemorative Brick program
taking place at Legoland California! This brick was given out to celebrate the returning of one
of their hit summer shows, the Sports Jam 2004. The Sports Jam show showcases extreme sport stunts
such as BMX bike riding and skateboarding. This brick was given out to year pass holders from July
1st - July 31st 2004.
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Bellevue, Washington Lego Store 2004 Brick
This brick is for the first Lego store opening in 2004 in the USA.
This store is in the
Bellevue Square located in
Bellevue, Washington and opened up on July 10th, 2004. Most of the
bricks I have seen from this store have printing flaws, so if you are getting one make sure you
ask the person about the printing quality.
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I Love Legoland California Brick
This is the eighth brick of the 2004 Commemorative Brick program
taking place at Legoland California! This is the 2004 version of the membership brick given out
to promote the fun you can have at Legoland California with an annual membership to the park.
This brick was given out to year pass holders from August 1st - September
6th 2004.
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California Lego Stores 2004 Brick
This brick is for the two Lego stores that are opened up in
California in 2004. The first one of the two that opened up was the
Hillsdale Mall
in San Mateo on August 24th 2004 and was the second USA store in 2004. The
Valley Fair store in Santa
Clara opened up on September 10th, 2004 and was the fourth USA store in 2004.
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Tysons Corner Center, Virginia Lego Store 2004 Brick
This brick is for Lego store that opened up in
Tysons Corner Center
in Virginia on August 27th 2004. This is the third Lego store to open up in the USA
in 2004.
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The Dragon Brick
This is the ninth brick of the 2004 Commemorative Brick program
taking place at Legoland California! The Dragon ride, located in the Knights' Kingdom area of
the park, is one of the more popular rides at Legoland California. This is actually a first
for any commemorative brick! This brick is a first for the commemorative bricks, people actually
got to vote what Legoland California ride they wanted to see featured on
a brick and this is what the masses chose. This brick was given out to year pass holders from
September 9th - October 22nd 2004.
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New Jersey Lego Stores 2004 Brick
This brick is for the two Lego stores that are opened up in New
Jersey in 2004. The stores are located in
Bridgewater Commons and
Rockaway Townsquare. The
Rockaway store opened on September 10thand was the fifth store of 2004. At this
time the Bridgewater Commons store opened on September 20th and was the sixth store
to open in the USA in 2004. The Rockaway Townsquare store closed for business in May 2006.
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Lake Grove, New York Lego Store 2004 Brick
This brick is for Lego store that opened up in
Smith Haven Mall
in Lake Grove, New York on October 1st 2004. This is the seventh Lego store to open
up in the USA in 2004. This store closed for business in May 2006.
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Brick or Treat, 2004 - Version A
This brick was given out at the fifth annual Brick or
Treat celebration at Legoland California in 2004. It is also the tenth brick given out in the
2004 Legoland California Commemorative Duplo Brick program. You would get the brick during a walk
down the trick or treat path that was set up to celebrate Halloween or in the Lego Clubhouse
where the promo bricks were given out to pass holders. This brick was given out from October
23rd to October 31st, 2004.
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Brick or Treat, 2004 - Version B
Ok, what is going on here? This is the first time in the five year
history that Lego has used two different designs for the two different Halloween bricks. This brick
was given out at the Lego stores worldwide to celebrate Halloween. I really do like the design on
this brick but I really wish they kept with the tradition they had.
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Pleasanton, California Lego Store 2004 Brick
This brick is for Lego store that opened up in the
Stoneridge Mall in Pleasanton,
CA on October 22nd 2004. This is the eighth Lego store to open up in the USA and the
third store to open up in California in 2004. This store was somewhat of a surprise because in the
first-ever advance list of stores that would open this store was not on the list. This store
closed for business in May 2006.
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Knights and Damsels Mini-Renaissance Faire Brick
This is the eleventh brick of the 2004 Commemorative Brick program
taking place at Legoland CA. During the weekends of November Legoland is having a Knights and
Damsels Mini-Renaissance Faire. And this brick is to celebrate the faire taking place. This brick
was given out to year pass holders from November 1st - 21st 2004.
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Happy Holidays 2004 Brick
This is the twelfth brick of the 2004 Commemorative Brick program
taking place at Legoland CA. This was to celebrate the annual Holiday Block Party Legoland has
where the park is decorated in all sorts of holiday cheer. This brick was given out to year pass
holders from November 22nd - December 30th 2004.
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New Year's Eve 2004 Version A Brick
The story on this brick is still unclear, but I have bene told this
was meant to be a test brick only. It was not given out to guests on New Year's Eve as the other
version of this brick was. The only place this brick was given out was to children once they took
the Lego Factory Tour and were lucky enough to be greeted by the Legoland employee staffing that
area who had this brick for the short time she had them. This version says 2004 and the printing
of the 2004 is off center on all of the bricks. I actually think this would have been the better
brick to give out - since it was to celebrate New Year's Eve in 2004.
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New Year's Eve 2004 Version B Brick
This is the thirteenth, and last brick of the 2004 Commemorative
Brick program taking place at Legoland CA. This version was the one given out to guests who visited
the park on December 31st 2004 and to passholders for the first few weeks of 2005 until
the 2005 Commemorative Brick program started up. This version has 2005 printed on it and unlike
the other version the 2005 is centered on the brick. I think this brick is very misleading as if you
did not know you would think this brick was to celebrate New Year's at the END of 2005, not 2004 as
it really was meant to celebrate. I can only hope they follow Legoland Deutschland's example and
put dual years on the brick or put
the correct year on the brick to avoid any confusion. Again, this brick was given out on December
31st of 2004 to ring in the new year of 2005.
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Lego World Record Tower 2005 Brick
This is the first brick of the 2005 Commemorative Brick program
taking place at Legoland CA. This was to celebrate the world record tower building event that took
place at Legoland from February 17th - 21st. Guests who helped build the
tower received a brick to commemorate their participation in the building. This brick was also
given out to year pass holders from February 17th - March 10th 2005.
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Miniland New York 2005 Brick
This is the second brick of the 2005 Commemorative Brick
program taking place at Legoland CA. This was to celebrate the re-opening of Miniland New York.
The models in this area were all taken out and given a very nice cleaning making everything look new
and fresh. Also, a model of the Freedom Tower was also added to the NY skyline. This brick was given
out to year pass holders for a short period of March 11th - March 18th 2005.
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Junior Master Model Builder, 2005 Brick
This is a special brick and not part of the 2005 Commemorative
Brick program taking place at Legoland CA, it is considered a 'Bonus Brick' and is the first such
brick of 2005. This brick is only given out to guests that take place in the Junior Master Model
Builder competition that takes place the first weekend of the month starting the weekend of March
5th, 2005 and ending in November 2005, with the monthly winners in a final showdown
in December. Every guest can take part in the competition and the contest is broken up into the
'under 12' and '12+' categories. Once you finish your entry you are given one brick when you enter
your model into the contest.
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Downtown Disney Orlando Lego Imagination Center Store Re-Opening 2005 Brick (Dots Version)
This is an error version of the brick for the re-opening
of the Lego store in
Downtown Disney in Orlando Florida in Orlando Florida that first opened back in 1997. This version
has only dots in the place where the words "Grand Re-Opening 2005" were supposed to be. This brick
is also the first time a 2x2x2 brick was used in place of the
standard 1x2x2 brick. The Orlando store was shipped these by mistake and at first were they were
not given out to the general public. Oddly enough in August of 2006, about a year and a half after
the store opened, the store started to distribute the bricks to the public. You could get one of
these bricks if you signed up for the Lego Club or purchased a 'grab bag' of random parts for $8.
They have also been used in store displays from time to time since the store opened on March 13th
of 2005.
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Downtown Disney Orlando Lego Imagination Center Store Re-Opening 2005 Brick (Corrected Version)
This is the corrected version of the brick for the re-opening of the
Lego store in
Downtown Disney in Orlando Florida that first opened back in 1997. This version has
the words "Orlando Grand Re-Opening 2005" as it was meant to be. As with the error brick, this is
also a 2x2x2 brick. The sore only received a small number of
these bricks due to the error in the first shipment of bricks and quickly ran out due to the high
volume of visitors this store gets. This store re-opened after being closed for almost 3 months
and had some major work done on it and the models on display in and around the store. The store
re-opened on March 13th 2005.
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Star 100.7 Party March 19, 2005 Brick
This was a surprise brick, and not part of the 2005 Commemorative
Brick program taking place at Legoland CA. This was to given out for one day only (March
19th) by the radio station Star 100.7 FM on the first day of the Bricks In Bloom
celebration. This is a very rare brick since not many were made and nobody knew about it in advance
and they ran out if the brick the same day. Also a side note about this brick, a few days after
the brick was given out the name and format of the radio station changed to
Jack 100.7. So this is probably one
of, if not the last "Star 100.7" item given out.
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Bricks In Bloom 2005 Brick
This is the third brick of the 2005 Commemorative Brick program
taking place at Legoland CA. This was to celebrate the
Carlsbad Flower Fields first ever
Bricks In Bloom celebration being held at Legoland CA. In this celebration guests made Lego flowers
that were placed in a Lego version of the famous flower fields located in the outskirts of
Miniland. After guests made a flower to be placed in the fields they received a Bricks In Bloom brick,
it was also given out to year pass holders from March 19th - April 29th 2005.
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Star Wars Weekend 2005 Brick
This is the fourth brick of the 2005 Commemorative Brick program
taking place at Legoland CA. This was to celebrate the first ever 'Star Wars Weekend' being held
at Legoland CA on April 30th and May 1st 2005. This was a really fun weekend
for Legoland with lots of exciting things going on. There was
costumed characters in the park, a scavenger hunt in
Miniland USA where guests had to find hidden Stormtroopers,
a Star Destroyer building competition where local Lego
fans attempted to beat the current World Record time in building the gigantic
LEGO Star Destroyer Model and a sneak peek at the 'Revenge Of The Brick' movie that was going
to be shown on the Cartoon Network, and a Q&A session with Hans Henrik Sidenius, one of the lead
LEGO Star Wars product designers. In addition to be given out to Legoland guests that completed
the scavenger hunt during the weekend this brick was given out to year pass holders from April
30th - May 13th 2005.
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Knights' Tournament 2005 Brick
This is the fifth brick of the 2005 Commemorative Brick program
taking place at Legoland CA. This was to celebrate the opening of the Knights' Tournament ride.
This ride is exciting because it is the very first of the robotic arm rides in North America and
riders can select the intensity of their ride experience. Knights’ Tournament offers five
different levels of intensity, and each intensity level will provide a different experience. This
brick was given out to year pass holders from May 14th - June 10th 2005.
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Legoland Factory Tour Brick
As with the Junior Master Model Builder, this brick is not part of
the Commemorative Brick program taking place at Legoland CA, but rather a 'Bonus Brick'. This is
the second such Bonus Brick for 2005. This is given to guests as they complete the short factory tour
at Legoland CA only when an attendant is on duty. In this tour guests can watch a short
movie that takes a light hearted view of how Lego parts are made, 2x4 bricks being made, how Lego parts
are printed, how part assemblies are put together and finally boxed. Unlike the factory tour in
Legoland Deutschland where the guests actually see the brick made and
printed and then get to take that brick home with them, these bricks were made and printed
elsewhere. This brick was first given out to guests on June 9th 2005.
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Knights And Damsels Mini-Renaissance Faire 2005 Brick
This is the sixth brick of the 2005 Commemorative Brick program
taking place at Legoland CA. This was to celebrate the second annual Knights and Damsels
Mini-Renaissance Faire taking place at Legoland from June 11th - 26th 2005.
Legoland invited guests to take part in the events by taking part in all sorts of medieval events
and festivities. Guests who completed a four-part quest were
then knighted and given this brick to show they completed the park-wide quest. This brick was given
out to during the faire from June 11th - 26th 2005.
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A Spark In The Knight 2005 Brick
This is the seventh brick of the 2005 Commemorative Brick program
taking place at Legoland CA. This was to celebrate the Knights Kingdom themed summer fireworks show
at Legoland California. This brick was given out to year pass holders from July 1st -
Aug 30th 2005.
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Wild Woods Golf 2005 Brick
As with the Junior Master Model Builder and Factory Tour brick, this
brick is not part of the Commemorative Brick program taking place at Legoland CA, but rather a
'Bonus Brick'. This is the third such Bonus Brick for 2005. This brick is to celebrate the
opening of the Wilds Woods presented by La Jolla Club Golf Company mini-golf course that had its
Grand Opening on July 8th 2005 at Legoland California. Spanning nearly 23,000 square
feet, the new attraction will include more than 40 LEGO forest creatures (Such as hissing snakes
and skunks that shoot water) along the 18-hole experience.
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Ontario Mills, California Lego Store 2005 Brick
This brick is for
Lego store that opened up in the
Ontario Mills Mall in Ontario, California
on July 21st 2005. This is the first Lego store to open up in 2005 worldwide. Unlike
2004 Lego did not put out an advance list of new Lego store locations for 2005.
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Natick, Massachusetts Lego Store 2005 Brick
This brick is for Lego store that opened up in the
Natick Mall in Natick, Massachusetts.
The store opened up on July 23rd of 2005 and is the second Lego store of 2005.
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Portland, Oregon Lego Store 2005 Brick
This brick is for Lego store that opened up in the
Washington Square Mall in Tigard,
Oregon just outside of Portland. The store opened up on August 26th of 2005 and is the
third Lego store of 2005.
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Aquazone Wave Racers 2005 Brick
This is the eighth brick of the 2005 Commemorative Brick program
taking place at Legoland CA. This was to celebrate one of Legoland's original rides, the Aquazone
Wave Racers. This brick as added to the lineup at the last minute to fill a gap between the Spark
In The Knight and Brick Or Treat brick. This brick was given out to year pass holders from September
1st - October 21st 2005.
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Best Birthday On The Block 2005 Brick
As with the Junior Master Model Builder and Factory Tour brick, this
brick is not part of the Commemorative Brick program taking place at Legoland CA, but rather a
'Bonus Brick'. This is the fourth such Bonus Brick for 2005. This brick is only given out to
guests that have the
'The Ultimate Birthday Party' at Legoland CA. This brick is not being given out to the general
public so this will be a hard brick to get!
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Brick or Treat, 2005 - Version A
This brick was given out at the sixth annual Brick or
Treat celebration at Legoland California in 2005. It is also the ninth brick given out in the
2005 Legoland California Commemorative Duplo Brick program. You would get the brick during a walk
down the trick or treat path that was set up to celebrate Halloween or in the Lego Clubhouse
where the promo bricks were given out to pass holders. This year the Brick Or Treat path was moved
to the Enchanted Walk area of the park. This brick was scheduled to be given out from October
22nd to October 31st, 2005 but due to issues with the 'Lego 50th Anniversary' brick that was supposed to be given out this brick was given out until December 17th of 2005.
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Brick or Treat, 2005 - Version B
For the second year in a row Lego has used two different designs for
the two versions of the Halloween bricks. This version of the brick was given out at the Lego stores worldwide during the Halloween season. As with last year I really do like the design on this brick much more than the design they used for the Legoland California version.
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Happy Birthday Brick From Lego Stores
This Happy Birthday brick was given out at the Lego stores. From
the information I have been told there is three different ways this brick was given out. The first
way is to kids who actually have their birthday party in the Lego store. The second way is they
are given out to people who just ask for them. The third way they are given out is they are sold
just like they were bulk brick in the Pick-A-Brick wall. There seems to be no set way that
was communicated as to what to do with these bricks since they are being given out in different
ways. These bricks first showed up along with the Halloween bricks in 2005.
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Holiday Block Party 2005 Brick
This is the tenth brick of the 2005 Commemorative Brick program
taking place at Legoland CA. This brick was actually supposed to be the eleventh brick to be
given out after the Lego 50th Anniversary brick, but due to issues with that brick it was not
given out. The Holiday Block Party brick was to celebrate the annual Holiday Block Party Legoland
has where the park is decorated in all sorts of holiday cheer. This brick was given out to year
pass holders from December 17th - December 30th 2005.
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New Year's Eve 2005 Brick
This is the eleventh, and last brick of the 2005 Commemorative
Brick program taking place at Legoland CA. This was the one given out to guests who visited
the park on December 31st 2005 and to passholders for the first few weeks of 2006 until
the 2006 Commemorative Brick program started up. I think this brick is very misleading as if you
did not know you would think this brick was to celebrate New Year's at the END of 2006, not 2005 as
it really was meant to celebrate. I can only hope they follow Legoland Deutschland's example and
put dual years on the brick or put
the correct year on the brick to avoid any confusion. Again, this brick was given out on December
31st of 2005 to ring in the new year of 2006.
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Legoland Factory Tour Brick - 2006
The first brick of 2006 marks a big change in the promotional bricks from Legoland California. Other than the three bricks
given out at Legoland Deutschland only ten Duplo style bricks were given out in 2006, and nine of them were given out at Legoland California. In the midst of
trying to control costs the bricks no longer had their pattern printed directly on them but they had stickers applied. To read more about
the stickered bricks click here. This year's version of the Legoland Factory tour brick is given out in the same manner as previous years.
It is given to guests as they complete the short factory tour
at Legoland CA only when an attendant is on duty. In this tour guests can watch a short movie that
takes a light hearted view of how Lego parts are made, 2x4 bricks being made, how Lego parts are
printed, how part assemblies are put together and finally boxed. Unlike the factory tour in
Legoland Deutschland where the guests actually see the brick made and
printed and then get to take that brick home with them, these bricks were made and printed
elsewhere. This brick was first given out to guests starting in May 2006 and was given out
for the while supplies lasted. All of the stickered bricks from 2006 were never offially released.
They were given out while the Promotional Brick program had been put on hold.
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Model Builder Search Brick 2006
As with the Factory Tour brick from 2006 this brick is stickered and was never officially given out by Legoland. The 2006 Legoland California
bricks were at one time announced by Legoland California complete with release dates for the bricks. But before any of them were given out Legoland California announced
that the program was officially put on hold due to "production problems" and no bricks were to be given out. However, during the year the bricks were still
given out to Legoland California guests. This was one of the bricks that was effected
by the program being put on hold and was not given out during what was supposed to be its already announced time frame. This brick was meant to commemorate the
nationwide search for a new Legoland Master Model Builder. This was a
huge event that traveled across the country mainly to bring attention to Legoland California. This brick was given out to guests starting in June 2006.
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Junior Master Model Builder 2006 Brick
As with the previous bricks from 2006 this brick is stickered and was never officially given out by Legoland. The 2006 Legoland California
bricks were at one time announced by Legoland California complete with release dates for the bricks. But before any of them were given out Legoland California announced
that the program was officially put on hold due to "production problems" and no bricks were to be given out. However, during the year the bricks were still
given out to Legoland California guests. This was one of the bricks that was effected
by the program being put on hold and was not given out during what was supposed to be its already announced time frame. This brick is only given out to guests that
take place in the Junior Master Model
Builder competition that takes place the first weekend of the month starting the weekend of March
5th, 2006 and ending in November 2006, with the monthly winners in a final showdown
in December. Every guest can take part in the competition and the contest is broken up into the
'under 12' and '12+' categories. Once you finish your entry you are given one brick when you enter
your model into the contest.
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Miniland California Brick 2006
As with the previous bricks from 2006 this brick is stickered and was never officially given out by Legoland. The 2006 Legoland California
bricks were at one time announced by Legoland California complete with release dates for the bricks. But before any of them were given out Legoland California announced
that the program was officially put on hold due to "production problems" and no bricks were to be given out. However, during the year the bricks were still
given out to Legoland California guests. This was one of the bricks that was effected
by the program being put on hold and was not given out during what was supposed to be its already announced time frame. This brick was given out in the factory
tour at Legoland California to guests as they finished the free tour. This brick was meant to commemorate
the California area of Miniland, found in the heart of Legoland. This brick was given out to guests starting in May of 2006.
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I Love Legoland California Brick 2006
As with the previous bricks from 2006 this brick is stickered and was never officially given out by Legoland. The 2006 Legoland California
bricks were at one time announced by Legoland California complete with release dates for the bricks. But before any of them were given out Legoland California announced
that the program was officially put on hold due to "production problems" and no bricks were to be given out. However, during the year the bricks were still
given out to Legoland California guests. This was one of the bricks that was effected
by the program being put on hold and was not given out during what was supposed to be its already announced time frame. This is the 2006 version of the membership brick
given out to promote the fun you can have at Legoland California with an annual membership to the park.
This brick was given out to guests stating in October of 2006.
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Brick or Treat 2006 - Version A
This was the first officially given out brick at Legoland California in 2006.
And this is also the first brick from LLCA in 2006 that is not stickered, the printing is actually n the brick itself. Another first is that
the brick is only decorated on one side. This seems to have been the trade-off for not being stickered. And yet
another first for this brick is that this is the first time that absolutely no effort was given to making a new and unique
Halloween themed picture for the design of the brick. While having any brick is appreciated, one of the things that made the Brick Or Treat brick special
was the unique design each year to go along with the Brick Or Treat logo. I can only hope Legoland California decides to put a little more effort into the
design of this brick next year. This brick was given out at the seventh annual Brick or
Treat celebration at Legoland California in 2006. You would get the brick during a walk
down the trick or treat path that was set up to celebrate Halloween or in the Lego Clubhouse
where the promo bricks were given out to pass holders. This year the Brick Or Treat path was moved
to the Enchanted Walk area of the park. This brick was given out in the last part of October during the 2006 Brick Or Treat celebration.
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Brick or Treat 2006 - Version B
This is the only Duplo style brick not given out By Legoland California in 2006. This brick is also
stickered and not printed. This would prove to be the only stickered brick given out to date outside of LLCA that was stickered.
For the third year in a row Lego has used two different designs for
the two versions of the Halloween bricks. This version of the brick was given out at the Lego stores worldwide during the Halloween season.
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Holiday Block Party 2006 Brick
This brick was the second officially given out Legoland California brick of 2006. And as with
the Brick Or Treat brick this brick is only printed on one side. This shows a new trend for the LLCA bricks, and while collectors
would rather have both sides printed they will take printed over stickered.
The Holiday Block Party brick was to celebrate the annual Holiday Block Party Legoland
has where the park is decorated in all sorts of holiday cheer. This brick was given out to year
pass holders during the Holiday Block Party in December of 2006.
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New Year's Eve 2006 Brick
Legoland California continues on their yearly quest to confuse the general public yet again in 2006. This brick
was given out to guests who visited
the park on December 31st 2006 and to pass holders for the first few weeks of 2007 This brick is very misleading as if you
did not know you would think this brick was to celebrate New Year's at the END of 2007, not 2006 as
it really was meant to celebrate. I can only hope they follow Legoland Deutschland's example and
put dual years on the brick or put
the correct year on the brick to avoid any confusion. Again, this brick was given out on December
31st of 2006 to ring in the new year of 2007.
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Miniland Las Vegas 2007 Brick
2007 Started off with the same way 2006 ended, single side printed bricks. The first brick given out was a
brick to celebrate the new Miniland Las Vegas area. Legoland had a contest to decide the newest area of Miniland and Las Vegas was the clear winner. The logo
used on the brick is the same logo that was used in marketing campaigns and in the Miniland Las Vegas area. This brick was given out to pass members from
March 29th to May 28th 2007.
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Bricks In Bloom 2007 Brick
The Bricks In Bloom brick was a hold-out from 2006 stickered brick series, but was never given out in 2006. This
brick was given out when supplies of the Miniland Las Vegas brick and other bricks were exhausted. This brick had no official release date and was
given out to Legoland California visitors after they finished the Legoland factory tour starting in April 2007.
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Captain Cranky's Challenge 2007 Brick
Captain Cranky's Challenge is a popular attraction in the extremely popular Pirate Shores water play area.
This ride is a huge boat that rocks back and forth on a U track and spins while it moves along the path. Captain Cranky usually has a pretty long line
of people waiting to take on his challenge. This brick, despite having a very boring design, proudly states that you survived the challenge (if the challenge
is waiting in the line or riding the ride is up to you I guess). The ride opened on May 24th 2007 and the bricks were given out to pass members from
May 24th - June 22nd 2007.
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Junior Master Model Builder 2007 Brick
This is a special brick and not part of the normal 2007 Commemorative
Brick program taking place at Legoland California, it is considered a 'Bonus Brick'.
This brick is only given out to guests that take place in the Junior Master Model
Builder competition that takes place the first weekend of the month starting in March 2007 and ending in November
2007, with the monthly winners in a final showdown
in December. Every guest can take part in the competition and the contest is broken up into the
'under 12' and '12+' categories. Once you finish your entry you are given one brick when you enter
your model into the contest.
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Star Wars Weekend 2007 Brick
One of the most popular events of all time made a triumphant return to Legoland California on
June 23rd and 24th. This weekend has proven to be one of the most popular events held at Legoland California, challenged only by the long running
Brick Or Treat celebration held every October. This weekend held many of the same events as the previous year, displays, contests and costume characters throughout
the park. The event was so popular that they actually ran out of bricks only a few hours into the very first day and had none to give out on Sunday. Legoland California
did find a small supply of them later on in the year and did give those out to pass members, but even with that many of the visitors during Star Wars weekends only come
to the park on that weekend and had lost their only shot at obtaining these special Star Wars collectibles.
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Legoland Factory Tour 2007 Brick
As with the Junior Master Model Builder, this brick is not part of
the Commemorative Brick program taking place at Legoland CA, but rather a 'Bonus Brick'.
This is given to guests as they complete the short factory tour
at Legoland California only when an attendant is on duty. In this tour guests can watch a short
movie that takes a light hearted view of how Lego parts are made, 2x4 bricks being made, how Lego parts
are printed, how part assemblies are put together and finally boxed. Unlike the factory tour in
Legoland Deutschland where the guests actually see the brick made and
printed and then get to take that brick home with them, these bricks were made and printed
elsewhere. This brick was first given out to guests on July 2007.
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Lego Club 20th Anniversary Brick
The Lego Club celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2007 and
this brick was give out at Legoland California to celebrate the milestone. The Lego Club is the free worldwide club that anybody can join and is a very
popular Lego resource. Lego Club members took a voucher found in the Lego magazine to Legoland and were given this brick along with a button and a poster.
No other activities were planned for the weekend other than the giveaways. This Lego Club Weekend event is similar to the yearly Lego Club Weekend held at
Legoland Deutschland. This brick was given out to Lego Club members in August of 2007 at Legoland California.
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1000steine-Land 2007 Brick
The 1000steine brick is the very first fan made brick that was authorised by The
Lego Company. This brick was made to celebrate the 5th anniversary of 1000steine-Land which
is the largest fan run Lego event in Europe. Special permission was given to the folks over at 1000steine.de
to use the Lego logo on the bricks. Only 285 of these bricks were printed with the Lego logo. There is also a version of this brick without the Lego logo, but since
that is not an official brick it is not included on this site. This brick was given out during 1000steine-land 2007 that took place August 24th -
26th.
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Brick or Treat 2007
This brick was given out at the eighth annual Brick or
Treat celebration at Legoland California in 2007. Unfortunately this is the second year in a row that absolutely no effort was given to making a new and unique
Halloween themed picture was made for the design of the brick. While having any brick is appreciated, one of the things that made the Brick Or Treat brick special
was the special and unique design each year to go along with the Brick Or Treat logo. I can only hope Legoland California decides to put a little more effort into the
design of this brick next year. This brick was given out at the Brick Or Treat event that took place in Legoland California on the weekends in October starting October
13th and ending on October 28th 2007.
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Brick or Treat After Dark 2007
For the first time in the history of Brick Or Treat / Halloween bricks there was no Halloween bricks
given out at the Lego stores. However, there was a second Halloween brick given out this year during the first ever Brick Or Treat After Dark
celebration. This new extended hours After Dark portion of the popular Brick Or Treat event was an attempt to expand the reach of the already wildly popular event.
In past years the Brick Or Treat had all of the events during the day. Starting this year they did pull some of the events during the day but
added even more events during the "after Dark" portion of the event. Parts of the park did stay open for the extra hours of the After Dark event including
Miniland USA, Castle Hill and the Imagination Zone areas of the parks including all rides and attractions in those areas only. Guests who wanted to attend the
After Dark celebration only could buy a ticket for $15 that granted them access tot he park starting at 5pm. Also if you went to the park on one of the days
the event was going on it was included free with your ticket. The Brick Or Treat After Dark only took place from 5pm - 8pm the 3 Saturdays
(October 13th, 20th and 27th) of the regular 2007 Brick Or Treat Event
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Holiday Block Party 2007 Brick
This is another no-frills brick and was to celebrate the 2007 Holiday Block Party. The Holiday Block
Party is the time when Legoland California is decorated in all sorts of holiday cheer.
This brick was given out to year pass holders from November 22nd - December 31st 2007.
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Duplo 40th Anniversary Brick
In addition to 2007 being the 20th anniversary of the Lego Club it was also the 40th anniversary of the Duplo Brick.
In late November there was a party for the employees in Billund to celebrate this anniversary. And the party favor given out was a special 2x4 Duplo brick along with a
"Congratulations" letter declaring love of the Duplo brick on one side and a copy of the application for the patent for the Duplo brick on the other side.
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New Year's Eve 2007 Brick
Legoland California continues on their yearly quest to confuse the general public yet again in 2007. This brick
was given out to guests who visited
the park on December 31st 2007 and to pass holders for the first few weeks of 2008 This brick is very misleading as if you
did not know you would think this brick was to celebrate New Year's at the END of 2007, not 2008 as
it really was meant to celebrate. I can only hope they follow Legoland Deutschland's example and
put dual years on the brick or put
the correct year on the brick to avoid any confusion. Again, this brick was given out on December
31st of 2007 to ring in the new year of 2008.
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Lego Indiana Jones After Dark 2008 Brick
This is the first ever Duplo Promotional Brick ever given out at Legoland Windsor. Many Lego Indiana Jones activities took place over 3 days
in March including a night time laser, pyrotechnic and fire display which takes place on the Adventure Land lake. Other activities included where adventurers could uncover
the mysterious Emerald of Fire by deciphering hieroglyphics scattered around the park in order to free the precious artifact from its hiding place. and the park’s
Circus Tent was transformed into the Tomb of Kings, where they can encounter slithering snakes and scary spiders. Families could also enjoy a fun-packed show
filled with games and audience participation. The event took place at Legoland Windsor during March 21st - 23rd 2008 and the bricks were given
out to park guests during the same time frame.
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Land Of Adventure 2008 Brick
This brick is to celebrate an entire new land at Legoland California, the Land Of Adventure which is based on 1920s Egypt.
And just like Pirate Shores, which was the previous land that was opened up at Legoland California, is has proved to be very popular. The new land includes
3 new rides and one play area. The rides include Legoland California's first ever dark ride, Lost Kingdom Adventure. Which is based in ancient temple ruins,
Lost Kingdom Adventure puts you inside a desert jeep and takes you on a journey to recover stolen treasure by blasting targets with laser guns along the way.
The other rides are Cargo Ace is for the young children and lets them become pilots as they fly suspended airplanes around an oval track. The third ride is
Beetle Bounce which bounces kids up to 15 feet in the air. The play area, Pharaoh’s Revenge, is an enclosed play area where kids and adults can shoot hundreds
of foam balls at targets and each other. This brick was given out to pass members from June 1st - August 1st 2008.
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Legoland Factory Tour 2008 Brick
As with the Junior Master Model Builder, this brick is not part of
the Commemorative Brick program taking place at Legoland CA, but rather a 'Bonus Brick'.
This is given to guests as they complete the short factory tour
at Legoland California only when an attendant is on duty. In this tour guests can watch a short
movie that takes a light hearted view of how Lego parts are made, 2x4 bricks being made, how Lego parts
are printed, how part assemblies are put together and finally boxed. Unlike the factory tour in
Legoland Deutschland where the guests actually see the brick made and
printed and then get to take that brick home with them, these bricks were made and printed
elsewhere. This brick was first given out to guests on June 2008.
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Junior Master Model Builder 2008 Brick
This is a special brick and not part of the normal 2008 Commemorative
Brick program taking place at Legoland California, it is considered a 'Bonus Brick'.
This brick is only given out to guests that take place in the Junior Master Model
Builder competition that takes place the first weekend of the month starting in mid 2008 and ending in November
2008, with the monthly winners in a final showdown
in December. Every guest can take part in the competition and the contest is broken up into the
'under 12' and '12+' categories. Once you finish your entry you are given one brick when you enter
your model into the contest. This brick was given out starting in July 2008.
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www.LegoClub.com 2008 Brick
This brick was meant to promote the free Lego Club membership. Membership to the Lego Club is free and you get free magazines sent to you.
There was no special events to go along with this brick unlike last year.
This brick was given out to year pass holders from November 22nd - December 31st 2007.
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Star Wars Days 2008 Brick
One of the most popular events of all time made a triumphant return to Legoland California on
September 13th and 14th. Starting this year the event is now called "Star Wars Days" replacing the "Star Wars Weekend" name it has previously gone by.
This weekend has proven to be one of the most popular events held at Legoland California, challenged only by the long running
Brick Or Treat celebration held every October. This weekend held many of the same events as the previous year, displays, contests and costume characters throughout
the park. With an event as popular as this you would think extra steps would be taken to ensure that everything went off without any flaws. However, when the time for the
Star Wars Days event to happen there was no Duplo Commemorative bricks to be found. Somehow the bricks were delayed and guests got only paper vouchers to redeem for a
Star Wars Days brick later when they did finally come in. And when the bricks did get to Legoland California in October they were given out to pass members and people
with the vouchers. But for the second year in a row Legoland California managed to disappoint many of the visitors during Star Wars days only come
to the park on that weekend and had lost their only shot at obtaining these special Star Wars collectibles.
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Amazing Machines 2008 Brick
This is the second ever Duplo Promotional Brick ever given out at legoland Windsor. During the Amazing Machines event there were all sorts
of displays at Legoland Windsor. Some machines were there to perform stunts for park visitors. They included Monster trucks and motorbikes from both America and Europe and
the X-treme Motorcycle Stunt Trials Display Team. There were lots of other machines there on display that guests could learn about. These machines included Harley Davidson
motorcycles, American super cars including Hummers and Mustangs as well as classic Aston Martin and Lotus sports cars. Guests could also get insight into the
amazing machines used by the Emergency Services. Equipment and vehicles used by Fire and Rescue Service will be on display plus you had the chance to meet members
of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).
The Army Air Corps’ helicopter display team, the Blue Eagles, will be jetting in for the weekend. Flying enthusiasts can meet the pilots and ground crew that will be
showing off their impressive aircraft which include Lynx, Gazelle, Allouette and Sioux helicopters. Younger guests will be able to hop aboard the Thomas The Tank
Engine™ land train and make friends with Sir Topham Hatt, better known as ‘The Fat Controller’. They can also see powerful JCB vehicles and miniature steam engine
displays. The event took place September 22nd - 23rd 2008.
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Brick or Treat 2008
This brick was given out at the ninth annual Brick or
Treat celebration at Legoland California in 2008. Unfortunately this is the second year in a row that absolutely no effort was given to making a new and unique
Halloween themed picture was made for the design of the brick. In previous years Legoland California would make some cute Lego themed Halloween minifigure for
the design of the brick. While having any brick is appreciated, one of the things that made the Brick Or Treat brick special
was the unique design each year to go along with the Brick Or Treat logo. I can only hope Legoland California decides to put a little more effort into the
design of this brick next year. This brick was given out at the Brick Or Treat event that took place in Legoland California every weekend (Saturdays and Sundays)
in October during 2008.
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Brick or Treat After Dark 2008
For the second time in the history of Brick Or Treat / Halloween bricks there was no Halloween bricks
given out at the Lego stores. However, as with last year, there was a second Halloween brick given out at Legoland California during the second Brick Or Treat After Dark
celebration. This extended hours After Dark portion of the popular Brick Or Treat event was an attempt to expand the reach of the already wildly popular event.
In past years the Brick Or Treat had all of the events during the day. With the After Dark event they did pull some of the events during the day but
added even more events during the "After Dark" portion of the event. Parts of the park did stay open for the extra hours of the After Dark event including
Miniland USA, Castle Hill and the Imagination Zone areas of the parks including all rides and attractions in those areas only. Guests who wanted to attend the
After Dark celebration only could buy a ticket for $15 that granted them access tot he park starting at 5pm. Also if you went to the park on one of the days
the event was going on it was included free with your ticket. The Brick Or Treat After Dark only took place from 5pm - 8pm every Saturday night in October 2008.
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Star Wars 2008 Fireworks Brick
This is the third ever Duplo Promotional Brick ever given out at Legoland Windsor. This year Legoland Windsor is celebrating the end of
its 2008 season with six nights of spectacular fireworks, and this year the theme is Lego Star Wars. The 2008 Star Wars Fireworks
was held on October 25th, 26th, 31st and November 1st, 2nd and 8th 2008.
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Lego Indiiana Jones Legoland Discovery Centre 2008 Brick
This is the first ever Duplo Promotional brick given out at the various
Legoland Discovery Centre locations. From what is understood there was no
special event that these bricks were for, they were just given out starting in December 2008.
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Lego Indiiana Jones Legoland California 2008 Brick
Everybody loves to recycle, even Lego! This time The Lego Indiana Jones brick was given out to pass holders at Legoland California. The
only difference between this brick and the previous two bricks is the logo on the back side of the brick. It is believed that since the Lego company, and not Legoland
California, designed and distributed this brick to mare than one location is the reason why it is printed on both sides. The bricks that are designed by Legoland California
has been missing the printing n the second side for some time now. It is very nice to see a return to the double sided printing even if it is for this one brick. What this
brick does show is how important it is to have printing on both sides. Legoland California is not the only place giving out Duplo Promotional Bricks and it is nice to
have that "Legoland California" marker on it. There are people who collect these bricks worldwide and they range from the casual collector to the hard-core collector.
Having the location that the brick was given out on it is a great resource for these collectors that is worth more than the marginal manufacturing cost savings that
skimping out on printing one side of the brick saves. Lets hope Legoland California gets back with the program and starts printing on both sides and return to the glory
days once again. There was no event this brick was meant to celebrate, this brick was given out to pass members as a surprise brick starting in early December 2008.
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New Year's Eve 2008 Brick
Legoland California continues on their yearly quest to confuse the general public yet again in 2008. This brick
was given out to guests who visited
the park on December 31st 2008 and to pass holders for the first few weeks of 2008 This brick is very misleading as if you
did not know you would think this brick was to celebrate New Year's at the END of 2008, not 2009 as
it really was meant to celebrate. I can only hope they follow Legoland Deutschland's example and
put dual years on the brick or put
the correct year on the brick to avoid any confusion. Again, this brick was given out on December
31st of 2008 to ring in the new year of 2008.
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