On our recent trip to Legoland, one of the things the boys were most excited about was Star Wars Miniland.
There’s just something about Star Wars that continues to capture the imagination of each successive generation of children — and adults! It was the Lego Star Wars series that rekindled my husband’s childhood love for Lego and it continues to his favourite line. My kids naturally took an interest in Star Wars through Papa’s influence.
Goofing around with some of the models at the entrance! Mei is not amused by Papa’s impersonation of C-3PO…
We had first encountered Star Wars Miniland in Legoland Windsor which we visited two years ago, but I dare say that the Star Wars Miniland in Legoland Malaysia is more impressive. Featuring seven scenes from the six Star Wars episodes, plus a scene from The Clone Wars, this models, built on a 1:20 scale are highly detailed and amazingly accurate. Even the non-fan (ie. me) was awestruck. Together with the sound and lighting effects and some moving parts, it did feel like we’d stepped into the movie, in miniature form!
We started with the rather hilarious short Lego Star Wars clip at the entrance to Star Wars Miniland. The children really enjoyed this and Noey found it so funny he wanted to watch it twice! It’s about 5 minutes long and when it ends, you are ushered into the next rooms for a walk-through the different iconic Star Wars scenes.
This is a really funny clip starring Jar Jar Binks so you can imagine the mishaps!
The different scenes from Star Wars are presented in almost-chronological order starting with Episode I through to VI and ending with the Clone Wars (which actually takes place between between Episode II and III). We had a lot of fun looking at the little details and talking about the different scenes. Well, it was mostly my husband trying to remind me about bits of the story as we walked through them!
Episode I: The Phantom Menace — Naboo
The royal palace of Queen Amidala of Naboo.
Battle of Naboo. See ’em Gungans?
Watching the Royal N-1 starfighter take off.
Episode II: Attack of the Clones — Genosis
Battle of Genosis where the Separatist Droid Army clashes with the Grand Army of the Republic.
Did you know that no minifigures are used in this display? Instead every character is painstaking built from Lego brick parts. Wow.
The Genosis execution arena. This is built on a 1:180 scale as building it on a 1:20 scale would result in it being 29 feet high!
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith — Kashyyyk & Mustafar
The battle of Kashyyyk, and of the Wookies. Check out that truly awesome Clone Turbo Tank, with lights and moving parts!
Assault by the Droid Army over water.
C-3PO and R2-D2 with the injured Anakin Skywalker.
Episode IV: A New Hope — Tattooine
A millennium falcon that made the husband’s jaw drop. Look at that detail!
And it takes off too!
The Cantina Bar
Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back — Hoth
This was my favourite scene, mainly because I remember this battle at Hoth was one of my favourite sequences. Also, that reproduction of the fallen AT-AT is just amazing.
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi — Endor
I was just very taken by the stormtrooper going round the tree, so reminiscent of the film!
The Imperial Shuttle (Can you hear the Star Wars music playing in the background?)
The Clone Wars — Christophsis
The Octuptarra droid which is attacked by Anakin single-handedly while Obi-Wan prepares to repel the advancing droid army. (Yes, I that came from the info panel!)
We all had our minds sufficiently blown after all that! Naturally we couldn’t leave without picking up something from the shop just before we exited. Lucky Noey got a Darth Maul t-shirt which he will be wearing on Monday because… it’s May The Fourth! (Yes, May the Fourth be with you too.)
As part of the festivities, I hear there will be parades and meet-and-greets on 3 and 4 May, and Star Wars-themed activities for the month at Legoland Malaysia. We can’t make the trip this weekend or I know my boys would have loved to be there!
Star Wars Miniland is worth the visit, even if, like me, you aren’t a mega fan. I think that together with Legoland Miniland (which, incidentally is one of my favourite attractions in Legoland), it really opens the eyes to the possibilities of what you can create with Lego. Which is, of course, anything at all, as long as you dare to imagine it.
*Check out our review of the Legoland Hotel too here: Everything is Awesome at the Legoland Hotel Malaysia Hotel
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