LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Michigan Unveils First MINILAND Model: The GM RenCen

Today I was able to attend the unveiling of LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Michigan’s first MINILAND LEGO® brick model — the GMRENCEN. The event took place at the North American International Auto Show {NAIAS}, and it was sweet!

I have a soft spot in my heart for the RenCen after my husband and I both worked there for 5 years, so I knew I had to see it in LEGO form.

I was not disappointed. It looks identical to the iconic building! It was too cool for words. Check it out:

As my 5-year-old daughter said, and I totally agree: “Wait…I want shiny LEGOs!”

Who can blame her? Unfortunately those won’t be sold in stores — they were created just for the display — but wow, they give the illusion that the building is real. Additionally, no LEGO creation is complete without Minifigures, which were inside the Wintergarden area {the big atrium in the middle/bottom}.

The model measures about 6′ x 6′ and stands 6 feet tall, and will be on display at NAIAS through Jan. 24. If you go, make sure to stop by for a photo-op. It’s located in Hall D, which is right outside the BMW area toward the end of Cobo.

The GMRENCEN was voted in as the Detroit area’s favorite landmark and will be displayed permanently in the MINILAND exhibit when the attraction opens this spring.

Other landmarks to be created in LEGO form include: the Spirit of Detroit, Belle Isle, Motown Museum, Fox Theater, Guardian Building, Comerica Park, Uniroyal Tire, Michigan Central Station and the Heidelberg Project.

If this unveiling was any sign of the unbelievable works of art to come, color me excited.

So cool seeing Detroit’s most iconic building, the @gmrencen, unveiled in LEGO form today at @naiasdetroit ? Can’t wait to see the entire MINILAND when @ldcmichigan opens in the spring! ? #LEGO #detroit #naias2016 #ldcmichigan #blogambassador #michigan #naias

A video posted by Lauren Weber (@laurenweber84) on Jan 18, 2016 at 1:35pm PST

Thank you, LEGO, for showing my kids that if you can dream it, you truly can build it!

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LEGOLAND Discovery Center Michigan will be a 32,000-square-foot indoor attraction featuring millions of LEGO bricks and themed exhibits including a 4D cinema, two interactive rides, large soft play areas and more. {Learn more at this post.}

To keep up with pre-opening activity, visit www.legolanddiscoverycenter.com/michigan/ and follow on Facebook and Twitter.

I am a LEGOLAND Discovery Center Michigan Ambassador and will receive tickets in exchange for promoting the attraction. Views expressed are my own.