IT’S NO JOKE…PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IS GETTING SWORN IN AGAIN!
Inauguration scene at LEGOLAND® California is so popular it’s remaining in Miniland U.S.A.
throughout the summer
CARLSBAD, Calif. (April 2009) – By popular guest demand, the Presidential Inauguration scene at
LEGOLAND® California will remain in Miniland Washington, D.C. until Labor Day. The family theme park in Carlsbad first presented the momentous event made entirely out of LEGO® bricks on January 16, just days before the actual inauguration. Since then, thousands of Park guests have come to witness the 56th Presidential Inauguration on the steps of the east side of the Capitol in Miniland U.S.A. (Guests would not be able to see the display if it were on the west side of the Capitol as is tradition with swearing in ceremonies!)
Master Model Builders worked for weeks recreating the historic scene depicting President Barack Obama taking the Presidential oath of office. President Obama, his family, Vice President Joseph Biden and his wife Jill, former President George Bush and Laura Bush, former Vice President Dick Cheney and wife Lynn, along with former President George Bush Sr. and Barbara Bush have all been created out of hundreds of LEGO bricks. More than one-thousand Minilanders came from all over Miniland U.S.A. to witness the event and more than 500 were newly created. Minilanders are generally four-inches-high and inhabit Miniland U.S.A., the heart of LEGOLAND California where more than 22 million LEGO bricks are used to recreate famous areas including Washington, D.C., New York, Las Vegas, New Orleans, San Francisco, Daytona, New England and the Southern California coastline.
Other Minilanders depicting ceremony participants include: Senator Dianne Feinstein, Dr. Rick Warren, 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. Many details such as all the media, secret service, and even “porta-potties” were included to make the view as realistic as possible. Nearly 20 Model Builders had a hand in the creative scene.
While swearing in President Obama at LEGOLAND California was not a simple task, it was an easy decision. “LEGOLAND is all about education and interaction so what better way to educate children on our nation’s government than to put it on a level they can relate to,” said LEGOLAND Spokesperson Julie Estrada.
LEGOLAND California has created inaugurations throughout the ten years since the Park has been open but this is the first time the event made entirely out of LEGO bricks reflected a crowd of this magnitude.
LEGOLAND California is a 128-acre interactive theme park dedicated to families with children between the ages of 2 and 12. With more than 50 rides, shows and attractions, LEGOLAND is geared towards family fun! There are three other LEGOLAND Parks in the world – LEGOLAND Billund in Denmark, LEGOLAND Deutschland near Günzburg, Germany and LEGOLAND Windsor outside of London. The LEGOLAND theme parks are a part of Merlin Entertainments Group, the second largest attractions operator in the world. Merlin Entertainments is the leading name in location based, branded, family entertainment and currently owns more than 50 attractions worldwide serving 33 million visitors worldwide. For the most current information, log on to www.LEGOLAND.com or call (760) 918-LEGO.
