Awesome RocketAwesome LegosAmazing LegoShuttle LaunchCity ShuttleShuttle SetLaunch AwesomeBuilding LegosLaunch SpaceForwardDon't Step On the LEGOs — (via Giant LEGO City set to launch Space Shuttle... Lego releases minifigure that uses a wheelchair Barbie's not the only one making big news in the toy world. This week, Lego unveiled a new figure that uses a wheelchair, a move that has disability advocates cheering. The minifigure, who rocks a knit cap and hoodie, is part of a new Lego City set that debuted at the Nuremberg and London toy fairs earlier this week. It's set to go on sale this summer, NPR reported. The blog Promobricks shared the images of the new Lego, and since then, fans and advocates have been celebrating. RELATED: Professional Lego builder? This job of your dreams really stacks up Last year, the group Toy Like Me, which calls on the toy industry to better represent kids with disabilities, began lobbying Lego to add disabled figures into its sets.
petition they launched received more than 20,000 signatures. RELATED: French PR firm creates slipper to take the pain out of stepping on a LEGO "We've got genuine tears of joy right now... Lego have just rocked our brick-built world," the group said in an update to the petition on Wednesday. Itâs momentous, The message behind it is far bigger than a little one-inch-tall plastic guy. #toylikeme https://t.co/vLiZPtuB6F— Toy Like Me (@toylikeme) January 28, 2016 On Twitter later, the group called it a "momentous" occasion. "The message behind it is far bigger than a little one-inch-tall plastic guy," the group said. Fans also acknowledged the importance of the newest addition to the Lego family. Lego has unveiled its 1st ever wheelchair minifigure!Another step in helping children with disabilities feel included, thank you @LEGO_Group— Omaira Gill (@OmairaGill) January 27, 2016 .@ChrisPirillo Did you see this? Kinda gives me hope for world!
LEGO Releases First Wheelchair Using Minifigure https://t.co/OTkpWhgFGx— Milagro Speaks ï¸ (@Milagrospeaks) January 27, 2016 RELATED: Kylie Jenner's wheelchair photo for Interview magazine cover stirs backlash And there's even more reason to get excited — Thursday is International Lego Day! The TODAY anchors celebrated during Today's Take by debuting Legos in their likenesses. Tamron, Al, Willie and Natalie look great as the minifigures. Zach Schiffman / TODAY Interested in seeing yourself as a Lego? to make it happen!When an upcoming set gets referred to by many collectors as “The Best LEGO Set ever”, that descriptor raises the bar of expectations really high. So when I got into the New York Toy Fair 2016 LEGO booth over the weekend, the LEGO Fun in the Park City People Pack 60134 set was one of my very destinations! And while I don’t know that I’d go so far as to refer to it as “the best set ever”, there’s no denying that this set is a ton of fun in person and is going to be super-popular when it hits stores this summer…
First revealed at the Nuremeberg Toy Fair 2016 last month in Germany, the buzz surrounding the 60134 LEGO City Fun in the Park City People Pack set was nearly palpable! And having seen the set in-person, I can see now why it was generating such a buzz: never has there been such an inclusive set of minifigures–and including 14 minifigures (plus a baby and a dog!) in one series is absolutely unprecedented! Let’s take a closer look at what this set has to offer with some hi-res photos, shall we? Let’s start by looking at the figure that’s generating the most hype in this set: the first-ever boy in wheelchair minifigure! The wheelchair is partially brick-built and has two wheels on the side that can be rotated with your hand. I’ve astonishingly heard some criticism aimed at the fact that TLG has only included a boy in wheelchair in this set and asking when we’ll be getting a girl in a wheelchair, but seeing as how you can put whatever minifig you want into the wheelchair, I think that particular critique is rather ludicrous.
Besides the handicapped minifigure, the other most talked-about inclusion in this set is the LEGO Baby minifigure. This is simply adorable, and I can’t wait for TLG to release this mold recolored numerous times and with numerous face prints. (Thankfully, you can’t tell if this is a boy or a girl, so I haven’t heard on complaints about the gender of this baby.) And hey, if we’re going to be inclusive, we might as well include the elderly, right? This set also includes a great-looking Grandma minifigure (or perhaps Senior Citizen Female minifigure, if she never chose to reproduce). She can hold onto a nice bouquet of pink flowers and hang out on the bus stop bench if you choose–or if your Grandma minifig is more adventurous, she can ride a bike or push a lawnmower around! I’m sick to death of the green overalls over a red shirt body mold, but it’s at least progressive to see a woman using a lawnmower as part of this set! Meanwhile, two young boys playing ball are also part of the set.
The yellow spiky hair mold and blue hoodie torso are two of my favorite minifigure parts, so this might be my favorite minifig in the whole set! And where there’s kids, you should have some park recreation equipment for the kids to play on! I can’t recall ever owning a brick-built Merry-Go-Round before, and I honestly can’t remember if there’s ever been one. I’m psyched to have my own LEGO Merry-Go-Round that can hold up to four minifigs regardless, however! Since this is a family outing, the minifigures should definitely be able to share a family meal together, right? And so, we’ve got a brick-built picnic table, which is seen here surrounded by a Grandma minifigure and a Mom. Plus, the beloved red apple and croissant elements make an appearance! There’s so, so much in this set that I still haven’t even described it all. There’s a female lawyer/businesswoman minifigure, a cyclist, a painter with buildable picket fence, a father pushing the baby carriage and more!
This is just an outstanding, incredible collection that TLG has put together for us here, and one of the more unique LEGO City sets that I can remember. And hey, what day at the park is complete without a visit to the local Hot Dog Vendor minifigure’s Hot Dog Stand, right? (I mean, unless you’re a vegetarian. This isn’t the most-detailed brick-built Hot Dog Stand that we’ve ever seen, but it’s still a nifty inclusion in this set that I’m delighted to see included. Let’s talk about price, shall we. Considering that this set includes 14 minifigures–plus a baby and a dog–plus a buildable hot dog stand–plus a picnic table–plus a merry-go-round–plus various other pieces of buildable environment… you might expect this set to retail for $50-$60. But crazily enough, it does not! This Fun at the Park set has an MSRP of $39.99, which would be a deal even if only the fourteen minifigures were included. With everything we get in this box, this set is a total steal!