LEGO Star Wars Starfighter Arrives at Legoland

 

Photo by LEGOLAND California.

By D.Z. "Theme Park Specialist"

Starting today, guests at Legoland California can check out a replica of the Star Wars X-wing starfighter. This whole piece is made out of 5 million LEGO bricks. It's the largest LEGO model in the world.

Fun Facts:

"Contains 5,335,200 LEGO bricks

Weighs 45,980 pounds

Height: 11 feet / 3.35 meters

Length: 43 feet / 13.1 meters

Wingspan: 44 feet / 13.44 meters

32 builders spent 17,336 hours to construct – about 4 months

Built in the LEGO Model Shop in Kladno, Czech Republic

Is a one-to-one replica of LEGO Star Wars set #9493; The model is 42 times the size of the retail building set"

This is all apart of Star Wars Weekends, running June 15 and 16.

Resources: Legoland California Press