Take anything in the world — unicorns, a construction site, a Medieval jousting tournament, a NASCAR pileup, Mom’s spaghetti — and Legoize it, and it instantly multiplies in terms of attractiveness.
Such is the premise of the Vaughn Mills (Ont.) Legoland Discovery Centre, the first hard-plastic wonderland of its kind in Canada, which opened just in time for the kids’ March Break.
The greater Toronto Legoland — another slap in the face of MegaBloks’ futile attempts to dethrone the king — has unveiled a special display called Miniland dedicated to T.O. landmarks. In addition to City Hall, the CN Tower and the waterfront, the Air Canada Centre — which predictably features a Leafs-Habs hockey game and not a Toronto Raptors buzzer beater — and Rogers Centre, home of the 2013 world champion Blue Jays, are featured in chunky detail.
The Torontoist (photos below) shot a nice gallery of Miniland, which needed 1.5 million Lego bricks and 157 rainy Sunday afternoons (we’re guessing) to create a scaled-down Toronto.
