Toy Story characters in a Lego building set? How exciting is that? Yes, it is true. The year 2010, is the year that the Toy Story Lego building set becomes a reality.
In September last year, at the Venice Film Festival, the entrance to the red carpet was decorated with a five-and-a-half feet brick sculpture of Woody and a six-and-a-half feet brick sculpture of Buzz Lightyear, both built entirely using Lego building blocks. To add to the fun and excitement, Lego building areas were set up for everyone at the Film Festival, so they could be a part of the entire Lego fever. It took around 40,000 Lego building blocks, 250 hours and three builders to get Buzz together, while Woody used up 13,600 building blocks and around 150 hours.
Are you wondering why Buzz and Woody stood at the red carpet entrance? It was a public relations move to promote the release of Toy Story’s 3D movie version, which is scheduled for the summer of 2010, while also celebrating the launch of the Disney-Lego collaboration. The building sets of Toy Story are scheduled for January 2010.
Knowing what a hit Toy Story has been with the kids, you might put this Lego set down on your must-buy shopping list for your kids. The movie is not just for kids though, without a doubt young and old alike will enjoy the 3D movie version. To top it all off, everyone will be able spend hours putting together their favorite Toy Story characters together using Lego’s Toy Story set.