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We’ve had this on the LEGO Ambassador Network to test out for about a month now but you can now change your username for your LEGO account. You will be able to choose a universal LEGO nickname to use instead of the random generated one that you got when you first signed up. For obvious reasons, you can’t use the word “LEGO” in it. You can read up on the full list of rules here. Goodbye SergeantTrainedZebra.

• Follow this link to log in to your LEGO Account
• Click the Edit icon next to your avatar
• Choose your preferred nickname in the field
• Click Submit and wait a few seconds for your nickname to be approved

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Last year, LEGO did a survey in the Rewards Center to gauge interest on new subscription programs that includes a number of perks. Today a new survey has gone up that is looking for feedback on names that this subscription service could be called. The names seem to be different for other countries or even VIP members as I have seen ones with totally different names. The names that my survey had are:

• LEGO Central
• LEGO Nogle
• LEGO Imagination
• LEGO Click
• LEGO Play
• LEGO Imagine
• LEGO Together
• LEGO Limitless
• LEGO Unlimited
• LEGO Universe

The survey ends on November 20 and you can earn 50 VIP points if you complete the entire survey which takes about 10 minutes.

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LEGO has recently announced that they have broken ground on the Kornmarken Campus which is the newest addition to their headquarters in Billund. The campus will house around 1,900 employees and focuses on an inspiring and playful working environment.

The LEGO Group breaks ground on another state-of-the-art Billund campus focusing on an inspiring and playful working environment

• Kornmarken Campus is the newest addition to the Danish headquarters and will bring together around 1,900 employees under one roof.
• The Mayor of Billund Municipality participated in the groundbreaking ceremony.
• Designed to foster collaboration, creativity, and innovation for engineering, quality and production teams.
• Aim to meet LEED Platinum standards (the highest possible LEED environmental ranking).
• Areas open to school children and visitors to learn about sustainability through play.

Billund, November 11, 2022: Today the LEGO Group celebrated breaking ground on yet another state-of-the-art campus in Billund, Denmark, where 1,900 engineering, quality and production employees from across seven locations will come together under one roof.

There to mark the special occasion was Mayor of Billund Municipality, Stephanie Storbank, Chief Executive Officer of the LEGO Group, Niels B. Christiansen, and Chief Operations Officer, Carsten Rasmussen.

Carsten Rasmussen says: “Today, we are one step closer to opening another state-of-the-art campus in Billund with focus on sustainability, technology and an inspiring and playful workplace for our employees. We are investing significantly in our headquarters these years, and I’m excited that we are also able to contribute to the development of Billund.”

Innovative working environment with learning through play

Earlier this summer, LEGO announced that they will be taking measures to protect their minifigure branding on what you can and cannot do to a minifigure. LEGO legal has released an official statement regarding the practice of customizing LEGO minifigures with 3rd party logos, organization names, and trademarks.

Customized LEGO Minifigures with printed 3rd party logos, names of organizations, and trademarks are not allowed. It’s not acceptable to use of the registered Minifigure trademark in combination with 3rd party symbols. The reason for the rule is that a trademark cannot simultaneously serve as an exclusive, representative symbol of two different entities. The ability of the Minifigure to serve as a distinctive LEGO brand symbol is reduced when a Minifigure is also printed with the name, logo, symbol, or other representative indicia of another entity. Left unchallenged, such use by third-party entities could put our rights in the Minifigure at risk and could eventually result in the loss of our company’s exclusive rights. This is something that we cannot risk.

Therefore, we must request that the community refrain from printing any 3rd party logos, names of organizations, and trademarks onto LEGO Minifigures, and refrain from using, ordering, distributing or selling Minifigures in such customized versions.

We understand that the AFOL Community would still like to celebrate their community events and activities via use of customized items and are pleased to confirm that according to current corporate policy fans are free to print graphics on LEGO brick elements and custom builds made of LEGO brick elements to celebrate

LEGO has revealed their first 3D printed element that is available for purchase at the LEGO House. It is a minifigure sized replica of the wooden duck toy that was created by LEGO founder Ole Kirk Kristiansen. Not only is it the first 3D printed element, it also has articulation in the form of a moveable beak.

The wooden duck is a pilot by LEGO to gather feedback and to see if fans are interested in more 3D printed parts in the future. It will only be available at the LEGO House for 89 DKK and you’ll have to sign up for time slots at the Minifigure Factory experience to buy it during the next few weekends in November.

The LEGO® Group’s first 3D-printed element available to buy in LEGO House for a limited time

• The element is a LEGO® minifigure-sized replica of the iconic wooden duck crafted by LEGO Group founder, Ole Kirk Kristiansen – and features a moveable beak!
• The release is part of a pilot by the LEGO Group to gather fans’ feedback and inspire future innovation.
• Available to buy from LEGO House during weekends in November only.

The LEGO House, the ‘Home of the Brick’, is offering visitors the opportunity to buy a 3D-printed LEGO minifigure-sized duck for a limited time only in November.

The duck is the first stand-alone 3D-printed element to be released by the LEGO Group. Previously, a 3D-printed element had been included in a special edition set given to participants in the 2019 LEGO Inside

LEGO has announced that the annual #BuildToGive campaign is returning for their sixth consecutive year to donate LEGO sets to children in hospitals, children’s homes, or vulnerable communities globally. Like with previous years, all you have to do is to create something to post online while using the hashtag #BuildToGive before the end of the year and LEGO will donate up to two million sets worldwide.

Build a Gift to Give a Gift with the LEGO Group to help two million children

Give the Gift of Play over the Holidays with the LEGO Group

Billund, November 4, 2022: The Holiday season is one that many families cherish, but for others it can be a challenging time. With this year’s #BuildToGive initiative, the LEGO Group is encouraging families to use their creativity to build a gift from LEGO® bricks, which will be turned into a gift for another child somewhere else in the world. #BuildToGive will help pass on the joy of play to those most in need.

Now in its sixth consecutive year, the #BuildToGive campaign will encourage families globally to build a gift using LEGO bricks and share it on social media or on LEGO Life using the hashtag #BuildToGive.

For every Holiday creation shared before 31 December, the LEGO Group will donate a LEGO set to a child in need of play, giving up to two million children in hospitals, children’s homes or vulnerable communities globally the chance to play this Holiday season.

Getting involved is easy and every gift counts – big or

LEGO has announced that they have broken ground on the new $1 billion factory in the Binh Duong Province of Vietnam. The factory is designed to be the most sustainable one in their portfolio and will be the sixth in Asia to support growth in the region. What’s interesting is that the factory design is inspired by local children’s LEGO builds.

THE LEGO GROUP BREAKS GROUND ON NEW USD 1 BILLION VIETNAM FACTORY

• Ceremony attended by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and His Excellency, Standing Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, Pham Binh Minh.
• Company’s sixth factory globally and second in Asia will support growth in the region.
• Facility is designed to be the company’s most sustainable to date.
• Factory design inspired by local children’s LEGO® builds.
• Company commits US $150,000 to support children in need.

Billund, November 3, 2022: The LEGO Group today celebrated breaking ground at its new US $1 billion factory in the Binh Duong Province in Vietnam, bordering Ho Chi Minh City to the South. This is the largest investment by any Danish company in Vietnam and part of the company’s strategy to expand its supply chain network to support long-term growth and locate production facilities close to its major markets.

The groundbreaking event was attended by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and His Excellency, Standing Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Binh Minh, LEGO Group Chief Executive Officer Niels B. Christiansen, LEGO Group Chief Operations Officer Carsten Rasmussen, national and provincial

LEGO has announced that they are teaming up with Katy Perry for a new Rebuild the World Holiday campaign. The mystery silhouette that we saw a few days ago was a vehicle that kids created using LEGO bricks and was made into a real-life vehicle. It will be used to deliver presents during the holiday season.

In addition, the annual #BuildToGive campaign will be returing this year and LEGO is looking to donate two million sets to children in hospitals, children’s homes, and vulnerable communities. All you have to do is buiding something and share it on social media using the hashtag #BuildToGive before the end of the year.

The LEGO Group hand over the reins of its Holiday campaign to children (and Katy Perry adds a few extra Fireworks!)

Billund, November 1st, 2022 (9AM CET): The LEGO Group has launched its biggest and most playful Holiday campaign to date. This year, the 90-year-old brand turned to some of the most creative minds on the planet, children, to help supercharge its festive celebrations with fun.

The children were handed creative control behind the cameras, building, unbuilding and rebuilding what the Holidays mean to them. Rather than picture-perfect shots of snow, exquisitely set tables full of festive feasts, and crackling open fires, the children chose to design, build and bring to life a playful vehicle to help them deliver presents and bring the community together over the Holiday season.

The film shows children using play to navigate their way and overcome obstacles on their journey to deliver

Over on Instagram, LEGO has posted some mystery reveal coming on November 1st. The silhouette shows some sort of truck looking build and the caption says, “A new holiday icon built by kids. See it come alive November 1st.” We’re not sure if LEGO is just showcasing a custom build or if it’s actually a reveal that we can purchase later on. If it was my guess, I would say the former. We’ll know this coming Tuesday on what this is.

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LEGO is giving you an opportunity to meet some of the contestants on LEGO Masters if you live near a LEGO Brand Store. For the next two Saturdays starting this weekend, various contestants will be at their local stores throughout the US and Canada.

LEGO® Masters contestants are coming to our LEGO stores!

If you live near one of these stores, come say hi at our LEGO Masters meet and greets!

October 29 1-5PM at the LEGO® Store Chandler Fashion Center, Chandler AZ: Emily & Liam

October 29 12-4PM at the LEGO® Store Chinook Centre, Calgary AB: Stephen & Stephen

November 5 12-4PM at the LEGO® Store Crossgates Mall, Albany NY: Erin

November 5 1-5PM at the LEGO® Store Southpark, Charlotte NC: Michelle

November 5 1-5PM at the LEGO® Store Natick, Natick, MA: Liz

November 5 2:30-5PM at the LEGO® Store Providence Place, Providence, RI: Christine

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Yesterday was LEGO Day at Macy’s and Toys R Us stores and fans who attended was supposed to get the items shown above but it didn’t happen that way for a lot of stores. From the pictures I’ve been sent, some stores did get polybags but I didn’t see any with the Clown (30565) but there were reports of that got the advertised items.

Some stores got five polybags including DUPLO My First Space Rocket (30332), DOTS Adventure Bracelets (41918), Build Your Own Monster or Vehicles – Make It Yours (30564), Parrot (30472), and LEGO Movie 2 Rex’s Plantimal Ambush (30460) along with a Series 22 Minifigure blind bag, the LEGO Masters swoop bag, and a Star Wars poster. On the opposite end of the spectrum, some only got the Series 22 minifigure which was a definite waste of time. Sounds like a miscommunication somewhere between LEGO and the stores. I’ve reached out to LEGO to see what happened there.

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LEGO will be celebrating LEGO Day at Macy’s and Toys R Us on Saturday, October 22. At the activity table, each guest will get a LEGO Creator Clown (30565) polybag, a Macy’s Birthday Postcard, and a LEGO Life Magazine. When you leave, you can also get a goodie bag filled with stuff from other different vendors at the event. LEGO’s item is the LEGO Creator Parrot (30472) polybag. LEGO Day will be happening at all Macy’s/Toys R’Us locations, while supplies last.

Sorry about the blurry image above, it was what we were provided.

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LEGO Brand Stores will be holding a Halloween building event next week for the LEGO Frankenstein’s Monster mini build. The event will be on October 26-27 at 5pm local time and there will be a limited quantity per day.

Build a LEGO® Frankenstein’s Monster and take it home with you!
Available at 5PM at your local store on
October 26
October 27
A limited quantity will be available on each day.

Terms and Conditions
LEGO® build model will be available on a first come first served basis.
While stocks last.
Suitable for ages 6+
LEGO® Frankenstein’s Monster build offer valid on 10/26/22 and 10/27/22 only.
Limited to one build per person.
LEGO® build model cannot be purchased.

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LEGO celebrates International Day of the Girl with a new campaign encouraging girls to stay curious about STEAM subjects and careers. The campaign is to discourage misconceptions that girls don’t aren’t interested in STEAM fields. LEGO has launched a new campaign called Let’s Keep Them Curious! which includes 5 LEGO play STEAM building activities.

The LEGO Group invites girls to stay curious in STEAM subjects on International Day of the Girl

· New research shows girls still aren’t pursuing careers in STEAM
· US$120,000 donation to the Obama Foundation’s Girls Opportunity Alliance
· Online campaign called ‘Let’s Keep them Curious!’ including 5 LEGO® play STEAM building activities

Billund, October 11th, 2022: The LEGO Group marks International Day of the Girl with a new campaign to encourage girls to stay curious about STEAM subjects and careers. New and sobering statistics from the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media and the LEGO Group show girls are still discouraged from STEAM fields from a young age when play is often gender stereotyped.

For example, one statistic in the “Geena Davis Institute LEGO® Creativity Study” shows 80% of boys are encouraged to code at a young age, compared with only 20% of girls. Furthermore, when asked, children as young as six think girls don’t like science. These misconceptions extend into the teen years and adulthood and contribute to the gender gap within STEAM related careers.

To help combat these misconceptions, the LEGO Group is launching an online campaign called ‘Let’s Keep them Curious!’ that includes 5 STEAM play activities

It looks like LEGO may be doing birthday offers in the future as they have a survey in the Rewards Center asking for your birth month. When you answer the one question survey, you can earn 5 VIP points. I’m not really sure why LEGO is asking again because they should already have that info since you had to put in your birthday when you signed up as a LEGO VIP member. Anyways, five points is five points and we might see something new when our birthday rolls around.

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LEGO has released their financial results for the first half of 2022 and their performance was above expectations. Revenue was up 17% while sales increased by 13% however inflation costs on raw materials, energy, and fright has cut into profits. The best selling themes so far this year include LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Technic, LEGO Icons, LEGO City, LEGO Harry Potter, and LEGO Friends.

The LEGO Group delivers top line growth in H1 2022 while accelerating strategic growth initiatives

As the company celebrates its 90th anniversary, strong demand drives double-digit top line growth while it reinvests in the business to accelerate long-term growth initiatives during first half of 2022.

• Revenue grew 17 percent to DKK 27.0 billion.

• Consumer sales grew 13 percent.

• Operating profit was stable at DKK 7.9 billion. Net profit was DKK 6.2 billion.

• Free cash flow was DKK 3.8 billion.

• Market share gains globally and in largest markets.

• The LEGO Foundation continues pledge to support families in need and children’s development through playful learning.

BILLUND, September 28, 2022: The LEGO Group today reported earnings for the six months ending June 30, 2022. Revenue for the period grew 17 percent to DKK 27.0 billion compared with the same period in 2021, driven by strong demand. Consumer sales grew 13 percent, significantly ahead of the toy industry, contributing to global market share growth.

The LEGO Group CEO, Niels B. Christiansen said: “We got off to a strong start in 2022 and are very satisfied with our performance which landed

Earlier this month, LEGO announced that they are planting 50,000 trees in Vietnam near their new factory site. The trees are to compensate the 25,000 trees that will be removed during the upcoming construction in November. Currently, LEGO has already planted 15,000 trees with another 35,000 in the next two years at locations close to the site. As for the new LEGO factory in Vietnam, it was announced late last year and will be the company’s first carbon neutral run site which is set to start production in 2024.

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Like with previous years, the LEGO House will be holding a Fan Christmas party in December. The five hour event will be held on December 9 and it will cost 499 DKK. It will include a traditional Danish Christmas dinner along with an hour of access to the LEGO House Experience Zones. Since the exchange rates have dropped, it only costs about $67 a ticket.

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