Media Alert - LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre Toronto's Grand Opening Event

TORONTO, March 1, 2013 /CNW/ -

What:     LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre Toronto's Grand Opening to officially kick off the public opening of Canada's first LEGOLAND Discovery Centre, at Vaughan Mills.
       
Ceremony
Visuals: 		   
  1. Ribbon cutting with dignitaries
  2. Official "doors open" Grand Opening
  3. Speeches by dignitaries and LEGOLAND Discovery Centre staff
       
Attraction
Visuals: 		   
  1. MINILAND - A small version of Toronto, all built from 1.5 million LEGO bricks. Includes some of the top landmarks (CN Tower, Rogers Centre, ACC, The ROM, etc)
  2. Master Model Builder for Toronto, Graeme Dymond
  3. Faulty Towers - This is a part of the attraction that teaches kids about structure building. They build a tower on a platform, and then push a button to make the platform shake. They goal is to build a structure that doesn't fall over.
  4. Merlin's Apprentice - Merlin's Apprentice is a ride in the attraction that encourages kids to be active. Children sit in the carts, which spin around. The kids then must pedal the footpedals to make the cart rise higher and higher. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zZRFb5YfZ8
       
When/Where:     March 1, 2013
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m - Speeches/Ribbon Cutting
10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m (last admission at 7 pm) - Official Grand Opening (Public Opening)
Vaughan Mills Shopping Centre, Vaughan, Ontario
Entrance 4
       
Who:     The Honourable Maurizio Bevilacqua, Mayor of the City of Vaughan
Steven Del Duca, MPP for the City of Vaughan
Rene Gurtner, General Manager of LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Toronto.
Stephen Gascoine of Ivanhoe Cambridge.
       
      Interviews available after official ceremony. Please contact in advance. 

LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Toronto is a 34,000 square-foot indoor attraction featuring more than 3 million LEGO bricks, geared towards children ages 3-10 and their families.  Its range of interactive attractions will include hands-on play areas, a 4D cinema, master classes led by Master Model Builders, two LEGO rides, special party rooms and MINILAND — the venue's signature re-creation of landmark locations and buildings throughout Toronto and the GTA, made entirely out of LEGO bricks.  For more information visit http://www.legolanddiscoverycentre.ca/toronto/holding/. Follow us at http://www.facebook.com/LDCToronto and https://twitter.com/LDCToronto.  LEGOLAND Discovery Centre is a part of the Merlin Entertainments Group.

SOURCE: LEGOLAND Discovery Centre

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