GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Adjudicator, Christina Flounders Colon, counts stormtrooper minifigures in assessment of the†LEGO†Groupís attempt to break the record for largest display of†LEGO†Star Wars†minifigures at†Star Wars†Celebration at McCormick Place in Chicago, April 11, 2019. (Alex Garcia/AP Images for The†LEGO†Group)

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LEGO Group breaks Guinness World Record at Star Wars Celebration 2019

The broken record was for largest display of LEGO Star Wars minifigures.

David Brooke

April 11, 2019

It’s a huge year for Star Wars fans with new details bound to emerge from Star Wars Celebration this week which is taking place in Chicago. Before Star Wars Episode IX breaks records the LEGO Group broke their own today as the took the Guinness World Record for largest display of LEGO Star Wars minifigures. Check out some pictures from the Associated Press below taken by Alex Garcia.

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Adjudicator, Christina Flounders Colon, counts stormtrooper minifigures in assessment of the†LEGO†Groupís attempt to break the record for largest display of†LEGO†Star Wars†minifigures at†Star Wars†Celebration at McCormick Place in Chicago, April 11, 2019. (Alex Garcia/AP Images for The†LEGO†Group)

LEGO†Group celebrates the 20th†anniversary of its iconic†LEGO†Star Wars†theme by breaking a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title†for largest display of†LEGO†Star Wars†minifigures at†Star Wars†Celebration at McCormick Place in Chicago, April 11, 2019. The display is made up of 36,440†LEGO stormtrooper minifigures arranged in the shape of the stormtrooper helmet, and took a team of 12 people 38 hours to build and install. (Alex Garcia/AP Images for The†LEGO†Group)

Michael McNally,†LEGO†Group Senior Director of Brand Relations, right, pumps his fist as he receives a certificate of achievement from GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Adjudicator, Christina Flounders Colon, at†the Star Wars†Celebration at McCormick Place in Chicago, April 11, 2019. Flounders Colon adjudicated the title for the largest display of†LEGO†Star Wars†minifigures for the companyís installation of 36,440†LEGO†stormtrooper minifigures (Alex Garcia/AP Images for The†LEGO†Group)

Star Wars†enthusiast Joseph Naiman, 7, takes a selfie with his parents Marshall, left, and Danelle next to the†largest†display of†LEGO†Star Wars†minifigures at†Star Wars†Celebration in Chicago, April 11, 2019. The display, which is made up of 36,440†LEGO stormtrooper minifigures, broke the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title. (Alex Garcia/AP Images for The†LEGO†Group) †

LEGO†Star Wars†fan Edie Guild, dressed as a Twi’lek character, studies a visual history of the 20 years of†LEGO†Star Wars†history in the†LEGO†Booth at the†Star Wars†Celebration at McCormick Place in Chicago, April 11, 2019. (Alex Garcia/AP Images for The†LEGO†Group)

LEGO Star Wars Design Director Jens Kronvold Frederiksen places a final piece on the†largest†display of†LEGO†Star Wars†minifigures at†Star Wars†Celebration in Chicago, April 11, 2019. The display, which is made up of 36,440†LEGO stormtrooper minifigures, broke the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title. (Alex Garcia/AP Images for The†LEGO†Group)

The largest display of LEGO Star Wars minifigures numbered 36,440 breaking the previous record of 35,210 minifigures. The display measured 20 feet tall by 20 feet wide. To make it even more fun the LEGO Group displayed them in the shape of a stormtrooper helmet.

Read the full press release below for all the details.

FACTS

· 36,440 LEGO® Star Wars™ minifigures total, beating the previous record of 35,210 LEGO Star Wars minifigures

· Display measures 20 feet tall by 20 feet wide

· Arranged in the shape of the iconic stormtrooper helmet

· The display took a team of 12 people 38 hours to create

· The installation was then evaluated by GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ adjudicator, Christina Flounders Conlon

· The LEGO stormtrooper minifigures used in the model are the same stormtrooper minifigures that are in our new 20th anniversary commemorative building set, the LEGO Star Wars Imperial Dropship (available now).

Today, the LEGO Group marked 20 years of LEGO® Star Wars™ by achieving a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for largest display of LEGO® Star Wars™ minifigures, kicking off a weekend-long experience at Star Wars Celebration. Two decades worth of products, content and collaboration between two of the world’s most beloved brands will be showcased at booth #1616 at McCormick Place in downtown Chicago, giving fans of all ages the chance to relive their fandom and build excitement for what’s to come this Fall.

Made up of 36,440 LEGO Star Wars stormtrooper minfigures, the record-setting display is arranged in the shape of the iconic stormtrooper helmet, measuring 20 feet tall by 20 feet wide. A team of 12 LEGO builders spent 16 hours assembling all of the minifigures, which were then shipped to Chicago to be arranged for display at Star Wars™ Celebration. Once assembled, the baseplates were transported to McCormick Place, where they were arranged for final evaluation by GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Adjudicator, Christina Flounders Conlon.

BACKGROUND

The collaboration between the companies began 20 years ago when 13 LEGO Star Wars™ sets were introduced at the American International Toy Fair in New York in 1999. The line of licensed construction toys was the LEGO Group’s first licensed property and has since remained one of the company’s most popular, allowing fans across generations and geographies to come together in fun and challenging building exercises. Since the launch, over 700 different sets and more than 1,000 LEGO Star Wars cobranded minifigures have hit shelves. Notable LEGO Star Wars milestones include, the first modeled minifigure headpiece being introduced in 1999 with the Jar Jar Binks minifigure, while new short leg

molds introduced in 2002 brought Ewoks and Yoda to life in minifigure form. Beyond construction sets, the collaboration has also produced five video games, several television and web series, and an abundance of other merchandise based on the endless stories, characters and vehicles of the beloved galaxy.