{"id":3176,"date":"2016-07-18T01:00:16","date_gmt":"2016-07-17T17:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/?p=3176"},"modified":"2017-03-10T17:03:32","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T09:03:32","slug":"what-to-expect-at-the-star-wars-exhibit-in-legoland-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thegallivantpost.com\/what-to-expect-at-the-star-wars-exhibit-in-legoland-malaysia\/","title":{"rendered":"What to expect at the Star Wars Exhibit in Legoland Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"
For a Star Wars fanatic, watching the Lego Millenium Falcon light up and hover above the ground in Docking Bay 94 before landing again will make you giddy with excitement like a kid opening his Christmas presents.<\/p>\n
If you are a Star Wars fan, a Lego appreciator and happen to live in Asia, then the Star Wars Exhibit in Legoland Malaysia is built for you. Opened two years ago, this is the sixth Star Wars Lego exhibit in the world, after Billund (Denmark), Gunzburg (Germany), Windsor (England) and California and Florida (United States).<\/p>\n
I visited Legoland a while back and the first thing I\u2019ll say is thank goodness the exhibit it indoors. The hot and humid weather in Malaysia makes a Legoland visit a sweaty affair, especially when the rest of the park hardly provides any shade. This means when it\u2019s hot, you\u2019re burnt, and it gets worse when it rains. You get drenched, badly. And Malaysian weather is not the most predictable. On top of that, the punishing weather causes many of the outdoor Lego exhibits to look battered. Most of them definitely have seen better days, even though the park only opened in 2012.<\/p>\n
But I\u2019ll leave a review of the park for another day.<\/p>\n
Back to the Star Wars exhibit. At the entrance, you\u2019ll be greeted by life-sized Lego models of our favorite characters, C-3PO and R2-D2, alongside a 2.7 meter-tall Darth Vader wielding his light saber.<\/p>\n
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There are altogether seven depicted scenes housed in one standalone building. Each of the six movies get a scene, plus an additional one of the Clone Wars. \u00a0Each scene is in a room of its own, and has quite a number of things going on to keep you occupied for a while, and your fingers trigger happy with the camera. Look out for buttons located at the display at each scene, each button will bring out an interactive element on the display, and there are at least three buttons that you can find on each exhibit.<\/p>\n
Tip: bring a good camera, and not use your phone. The rooms are dimly lit because elements of the scenes come to life with lights and motion. Phone cameras just aren\u2019t equipped to do the job.<\/p>\n
Here are some highlights from the exhibit:<\/p>\n
The first room, of course, belongs to the Phantom Menace. It\u2019s the Planet Naboo, and there is the battle of Naboo, with rows and rows of battle droids in attack position. On the other side of the diorama, you get to see the beautiful soaring structures of Naboo. Then through a window in one of the Naboo structures, you see Obi- Wan and Qui-Gon Jin engaged in a light saber fight with the trade federation droids. Although the scene displays different scenarios, it\u2019s blended well, and you don\u2019t find it jarring.<\/p>\n
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