Brick Fest Live promised lifesize models and rare collectibles but disappointed visitors of all ages
festival” has been called a “complete rip-off” by attendees who described it as a half-empty room with piles of bricks.over the bank holiday weekend, was promoted by organisers as “the world’s largest hands-on Lego event” with more than a million bricks on display.
There were also some large Lego builds, including a throne and some Pokémon characters, and an area where people could contribute a Lego build to a large mosaic., which was supposed to be an “immersive experience” but left children in tears when they arrived at a sparsely decorated warehouse with plastic props.: “It’s as bad as that Willy Wonka experience in Scotland, hardly anything there, both of my kids were so disappointed. I heard some people making official complaints.
One couple, who are Lego creators and run a YouTube channel called Block Party, said they paid £40 each for VIP tickets for the event. Kevin Chapman said in a video called “Brick Fest Live at NEC Birmingham: Complete Rip-Off!” on their channel: “I can’t believe we’ve spent £80 to be here for this. We’ve been to bigger ones in primary school sports halls.”
“A quarter of the room is just empty tables and piles of bulk Lego,” he said. “They can’t call themselves the UK’s biggest brick festival because there’s nothing here. This is rubbish.”
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