Day 20-2

About the Display

I have 2 displays – one of which is Disney Down Under, a Disney theme park display based on Disneyland and is placed on the the table and a LEGO^® city called ‘Basilton’ that is under the table. Due to space constraints in the apartment, I had to use all available space for my LEGO^® city, which means building under the table all the way to the wall. That sometimes makes it difficult to get into the tight spaces when something falls or if the train derails!

I have been working on my Disney Down Under and Basilton City for over 4 years now. I have chosen to build a Disney theme park because it reminds me of the happy times in my childhood when I visited Disneyland with my family. My hope is that there will be a Disneyland in Australia one day!

Building a theme park also allowed me to add in different LEGO^® themes that I love into one display – Star Wars, Marvel Superheroes, Disney Princesses and theme park rides! I’ve divided the theme park into different themes sections like Disneyland does, with each themed section having a unique feel. It also gave me a way to put in different ‘locations’ next to each other that you would not normally find next to each other. I have a beach area, a winter village area, an urban street area, a fantasyland area, an underwater area, a Chinatown area and an area based in space.

Referring to Disney Down Under, I have designed different themed areas reminiscent of the Disney Parks I have visited, with most of the themed areas centred around the Disney Princesses minidolls. I’ve added so many details to almost every part of the display. Some of the details include minifigures buying tickets to enter the park, minifigures taking photos with various Disney characters and princesses, someone throwing up after riding on the roller coaster, a crowd of minifigures watching the Disney Parade, minifigures playing in the snow, minifigures buying balloons and food and so much more!

Every time I look at it, it brings back all the feelings I had when I visited Disneyland. My favourite view of the display is the view down the buildings and Disney parade of Main Street where you see the Disney Castle at the end.

Referring to Basilton, I have laid out buildings in a small town setting with a few trains that go around it. I’ve designed a 2-platform train station and several roadways. I have designed this city as the place where the minifigures live and go to after visiting Disney Down Under. Ive created little areas for different characters doing different things. I designed each street based on a different season with things you’ll usually find during that season. I’ve got Winter Way with snow covered trees and a Christmas theme, Autumn Avenue with orange leaf trees, a Spring Street with flowering trees and Summer Square (still under construction at this time). In this city theres a T-Rex being lured down the street with a chicken from an ice cream truck, an alien who crash landed and is hiding away from the secret agents, minifigures dressed up as Star Wars characters lining up to watch a movie at the cinema, Spiderman saving someone from a burning building and so much more!

Over the years, both displays have been through so many changes where I am always modifying the layout and adding new sets and minifigures as they come out. I don’t know for sure but I think there’s more than 100,000 LEGO^® parts in the whole display!