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The search for the dream job of a lifetime is coming to Los Angeles. The elite LEGOLAND® California Model Builder team is looking for its newest member! In a seven-city tour spanning the country, LEGOLAND is leaving no brick unturned as they search for a new Model Builder for the popular Carlsbad family theme park. Park representatives are searching for the sixth member of the talented group of people who get paid to play! Media is invited to participate in the model-building challenge by attending Model Builder University the hour prior to the competition and have their creations judged by professionals.
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3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2006
Model Builder University takes place from 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
LEGOLAND® California is kicking off a nationwide search for a new Model Builder by offering members of the San Diego media a chance to try their hand at building a LEGOLAND model. In a one hour session at Model Builder University, they will learn tips of the trade, how to use math skills to become better builders and be guided in building an impressive LEGOLAND model all by themselves! This is the closest a reporter will ever come to understanding the challenges and achievements of being a Model Builder.
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Qualified applicants will be judged on an on-the-spot model building competition. Each candidate fills up a 10-pound bin with the LEGO® elements of their choice to create a three-dimensional LEGO model in just one hour. Model Builder hopefuls must exhibit creativity, strategy and calmness under pressure.
Park representatives will interview hundreds of candidates, who are encouraged to pre-register on the tour Web site: www.LEGOLANDModelBuilder.com
From Los Angeles, the official LEGOLAND Model Builder Search heads to San Francisco on March 9, Phoenix on March 17, New York on March 29, Dallas on April 10 and Chicago on May 2. Finalists from each city will travel to LEGOLAND, May 23, 2006 to compete head to head in the ultimate competition – and the chance for the coveted spot as the sixth LEGOLAND Model Builder.
More information is available at www.LEGOLANDModelBuilder.com
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Julie Estrada: 760-918-5377 or cell 760-846-0886
The Art Institute of California–Los Angeles: Nicole Dixon: 310-314-6037; ndixon@aii.edu |
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