North America's first Lego hotel is under construction -- one brick at a time
While the hotel itself isn't made of Lego blocks, it features thousands of Lego structures, themed rooms and other amenities for the toy's pint-sized fans. The hotel, at the entrance to the Legoland theme park in Carlsbad, Calif., opens April 5.
A worker sweeps the lobby entrance on Jan. 17, 2013 as construction continues on North America’s first Lego Hotel, being built at the entrance to the Legoland theme park in Carlsbad, Calif.MIKE BLAKE/Reuters
The three-storey 250-room Lego-themed hotel will open on April 5. Legoland, owned by Merlin Entertainment Group, opened in 1999.MIKE BLAKE/Reuters
A Lego figure, one of thousands in and around the hotel, waits to be placed near the lobby entrance.MIKE BLAKE/Reuters
A dragon’s head made of Lego bricks sits waiting to be hoisted into place.MIKE BLAKE/Reuters
Workers hoist the dragon’s head, which is designed to emit real smoke ‘when irritated,’ into position.MIKE BLAKE/Reuters
A full-sized Lego figure waits by a pool as construction continues. The Lego Group, the world’s third-largest maker of play materials, celebrated its 80 birthday this year. The company is based in Billund, Denmark.MIKE BLAKE/Reuters
Guests and media gather for a tour on Jan. 17, 2013. There is another Lego Hotel in Britain.MIKE BLAKE/Reuters
The hotel rooms are themed Kingdom, Adventure or Pirate. The latter rooms include Polly, a Lego parrot.MIKE BLAKE/Reuters
One of the rooms in California’s Lego Hotel.MIKE BLAKE/Reuters
Lego products are sold in more than 130 countries and the company has about 10,000 employees.MIKE BLAKE/Reuters
A worker sweeps a third floor balcony as construction continues.MIKE BLAKE/Reuters