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Tag: Pandemic
How LEGOLAND Windsor is preparing to reopen after lockdown
LEGOLAND Windsor will soon reopen to the public and while the resort has been closed the model makers have been hard at work installing new builds, as well as health and safety measures across the park. After being closed for most of the last year, the team at LEGOLAND Windsor are preparing the park to…
‘LEGO designers simply must be in the office’ says the LEGO Group’s CEO
The CEO of the LEGO Group has shared more details into how the company has balanced office working in light of the pandemic, with LEGO designers asked to come in. The Chief Executive Officer of the LEGO Group, Niels B. Christiansen recently commented on their office space usage and which employees have been allowed to…
LEGOLAND Water Park Gardaland receives a new opening date
After a hefty delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new opening timeframe has been announced for Europe’s first LEGOLAND Water Park in Gardaland. Aldo Maria Vigevani, CEO of Gardaland has announced a new opening timeframe for the LEGOLAND Water Park, a new zone at the theme park, according to a report by Napoli Magazine.…
What was the LEGO Group’s response to COVID-19 in 2020?
The LEGO Group’s annual results for 2020 are now available, giving insight into just how the company responded to the global pandemic, and what it did to help. In the LEGO Group’s 2020 annual results, a section has been dedicated to the companies response to COVID-19, detailing the actions that it took across the year…
LEGO will open more than 100 new brand stores in 2021
The LEGO Group plans to open a further 120 new LEGO Stores in 2021, including 80 new stores in China alone. It’s part of the company’s drive towards what it calls an ‘omnichannel network’, operating in tandem with LEGO.com. Despite the pandemic forcing retailers around the world to close in 2020, last year saw 134…
Will the LEGO Minions sets be delayed again?
Another delay has been announced for the upcoming Minions sequel, but will the accompanying LEGO sets see the same fate? When Despicable Me released, no one could have predicted the cultural phenomenon that the movie’s minions would become. Not only have they granted a sequel to the movie, as well as their own film, but…
San Diego Comic-Con has been postponed to 2022
San Diego Comic-Con will return as a virtual event this summer, with July’s in-person convention postponed until 2022. It’s the latest casualty of the ongoing pandemic, which has put paid to all manner of huge industry events over the past 12 months. In their place, organisers have scrambled to host virtual gatherings, including last year’s…
Toys R Us stores in the USA have closed down again
Toys R Us has been forced to shutter its last two US stores in the wake of the ongoing pandemic, bringing the second end to the iconic retailer’s physical presence in the USA. In 2019, Tru Kids Brands officially announced the return of Toys R Us stores in the USA, following the liquidation of the…
Developing new COVID-19 vaccines is ‘almost like a LEGO set’
Developing new vaccines to combat different variants of the coronavirus is ‘almost like a LEGO set’, says one Denver-based doctor. CBS4 Medical Editor Dr. Dave Hnida – a practising physician and broadcast journalist, whose background includes two tours of duty in Iraq – spoke to CBSN Denver about the ease of adjusting the current COVID-19 vaccine…
