SEE THE 56th PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION WITHOUT
LEAVING CALIFORNIA!
LEGOLAND® California creates historic moment
out of LEGO® brick
WHAT: The 56th Presidential Inauguration occurs on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2009, but guests at LEGOLAND® California can see a pre-enactment beginning January 16!
Master Model Designers at the family theme park in Carlsbad are busy recreating the historic scene depicting President-elect Barack Obama taking the Presidential oath of office on the steps of the Capitol in Miniland U.S.A. President-elect Obama and his family along with Vice President-elect Joseph Biden and his wife will be replicated as mini-figures in LEGO brick. Hundreds of LEGOLAND mini-figures have been “invited” to witness the inauguration. Who knows, Park guests might even spot some celebrities in the crowd!
WHEN: The historic scene is on display from Friday, Jan.16 through Memorial Day Weekend.
Park Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
** Please note that LEGOLAND California is closed on the actual Inauguration day, January 20
WHERE: LEGOLAND California – specifically in Miniland Washington D.C. on the front steps of the Capitol
Media Directions: From I-5, exit Palomar Airport Road. Go east. Turn left on The Crossings Drive. Check in at the Security Gatehouse.
DETAILS: For more than two hundred years America’s citizens have witnessed the Inauguration ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United States.
LEGOLAND California is bringing the 56th quadrennial Presidential Inauguration to the steps of the Miniland Capitol all guests to witness the swearing in of the first African-American President.
More than one-thousand mini-figures have been created out of thousands of LEGO bricks to be a part of the festivities. Mini-figures include President-elect Obama and his family, Vice President-elect Joseph Biden and Jill Biden, President George Bush and First Lady Laura Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and Lynn Cheney along with former President George Bush Sr. and Barbara Bush. Other mini-figures depicting ceremony participants include: Senator Dianne Feinstein, Dr. Rick Warren, Aretha Franklin, John Williams and performers Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo-Ma, Gabriela Montero, Anthony McGill, the Unites States Marine Band, the San Francisco Boys Chorus and the San Francisco Girls Chorus. Park guests can also find Oprah Winfrey in the crowd witnessing this momentous event as well as read fun facts about past inaugurations such as “who gave the shortest and longest inauguration address” and “which inauguration was the first to be televised.”
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a large LEGO mosaic depicting King’s famous “I have a dream” speech will be on display all weekend long. The mural is more than 9-feet long and is created out of more than 16,000 bricks.
