Frontliners honoured by Lego murals

As the nation battled the Covid-19 virus in the past few months, the frontliners who dedicated themselves to ensure safety and restore the lives of Malaysians included doctors, medical practitioners, government officials, policemen and army personnel.

Representatives of the frontliners at the Lego murals
unveiling ceremony held in Legoland Malaysia Resort

In addition to the uniformed groups who safeguard our health and security, essential workers from delivery riders to cleaners and media people, each played a vital role to deliver food, keep spaces clean and share information from reliable sources.

Their sacrifices and commitment to their tasks, even at the dangerous peak of the global pandemic, did not go unnoticed by the team in Legoland Malaysia Resort.

As an initiative by the Resort team, they joined hands with the Malaysian Lego Building community to create five murals from Lego bricks as a tribute to the contributions of the frontliners in our fight against the Covid-19 virus.

The Legoland Event & Entertainment Team presenting
a dance to the song, We could be heroes, with the
representatives of the frontliners standing in front

Using over 150,000 pieces of Lego bricks, they completed the series of live-size Lego Frontliner Murals in nine days.

These stunning creations aim to honour the contributions of the frontliners and to inspire visitors as they admire the murals displayed in the Legoland Theme Park.

In a simple ceremony attended by representatives from the uniformed groups, the Lego Frontliner Murals were unveiled by Minister of Tourism Arts & Culture, Dato Sri Hajah Nancy Shukri, Health Minister, Dato Sri Dr Adham Baba, Johor Menteri Besar, Datuk Haji Hasni Mohammad, Johor State Financial Officer, Dato Haji A Rahim Nin, with C. S. Lim and Stephanie Saw, representing Legoland Malaysia Resort.

“Our Lego murals are made with thoughts of the unwavering efforts from our frontliners to keep our nation safe.

We would like to thank the Malaysian government and every single frontliner for their indomitable dedication, determination, and courage in the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Divisional Director of Legoland Malaysia Resort, C.S Lim.

“Their contributions are integral in enabling Legoland Malaysia Resort to resume our operations and providing Malaysians the ability to enjoy their vacations again.

What better way to honour them then by cementing their place in history with these murals, while ensuring that our future generations remember the sacrifices that they have made for us,” C.S added.

A Lego mural that features frontliners in the delivery service

In his speech, Minister of Health, Dato’ Sri Dr Adham listed some of the sacrifices and physical discomfort that the frontliners had to endure in their tasks to safeguard our health and security.

While medical practitioners had to suit up with Personal Protective Equipment for up to 10 hours a day and in all kinds of weather, the Immigration looked after the nation’s entry-points while Police and Army personnel were on outdoor duties like roadblocks, daily in rain or shine.

He emphasized that many others who worked behind the scenes at great personal risk in the Red and Yellow Zones, were not covered by the news reports. They included Welfare services like removing the dead and preparing them for burial.

Dato’ Sri Dr Adham said that these frontliners sacrificed their own health and family lives – some had died in the course of their duties – and reminded everyone to remain vigilant as the battle against the virus was not won and its vaccine not found yet.

A Lego mural that features frontliners in the cleaning service

On behalf of the frontliners, he urged everyone to make a conscious effort to prevent the next wave from happening by cooperating and adopting the new normal lifestyle while helping the economy to recover.

He said, “The Ministry of Health hopes that the murals will serve as a reminder and educational point for Malaysians to remain steadfast in adhering to the Covid-19 SOPs that have be outlined.

With the joint effort of the government and private organizations such as Legoland Malaysia Resort, we hope to perpetuate this culture of the new normal among all Malaysians so that we can continue to restart our economy.”

Johor Menteri Besar, Datuk Hasni, recognised that we are living in an unprecedented time and while he acknowledged the loss of jobs and the economic slowdown due to the pandemic, he also congratulated Johoreans for their part in keeping Johor a Green Zone.

Legoland Malaysia Resort partnered with the Malaysian
Association of Hotels Johor Chapter and Tourism Johor to
introduce the Play in Legoland, Stay in Johor packages

He was encouraged by the innovative way that Legoland Malaysia Resort was returning the favour to the frontliners with a well-deserved break at the resort and did not hesitate to commend the Resort for setting a fine example for others to follow.

“I commend Legoland Malaysia Resort for their collaboration with the Malaysian Association of Hotels to introduce the “Play in LEGOLAND, Stay in Johor” packages.

Having our industry players working together will be the key to our shared success and to drive more visitors to visit Johor,” said Datuk Haji Hasni.

In the ceremony, a total of 3,000 park access tickets were presented to representatives from five departments namely, the Johor State Government, Royal Malaysian Police Johor, Malaysian Armed Forces, Fire and Rescue Department Johor and the Johor State Health Department.

A host of special deals are also available exclusively for the frontliners, including 50% off day passes and hotel stay at Legoland Hotel.

Even this familiar bench-warmer has masked up!

The collaboration features a variety of vacation packages that bundle Legoland Malaysia Resort access tickets with a hotel accommodation of choice in Johor, which provided greater flexibility and added value to excite more Malaysians to travel locally.

“As the frontliners continue to keep us safe, we are doing our part in helping to restore a better economy by enabling a vibrant domestic tourism sector.

As the only international theme park in Malaysia, we hope to bring the industry on board with this shared goal, while blending Legoland Malaysia Resort’s appeal as an all-in-one family resort and Johor’s myriad of tourism offerings to entice Malaysians to choose Johor as their preferred holiday destination,” said C.S.

The Play in LEGOLAND, Stay in Johor package allows Malaysians to purchase a voucher at a set value, which they can later redeem for accommodation at any of the participating hotels in Johor and Legoland Theme Park Passes for families with over 50% in savings.

The vouchers are available on both the Legoland Malaysia Official websites and comes with an extended validity until June 2021.  

The Triple Park Pass provides guests with full access to the resort including the Theme Park, Water Park and SEA LIFE Malaysia.

Come! Take advantage of the Play in Legoland, Stay in Johor packages and have a closer look at these Lego murals.

“This campaign by Legoland Malaysia Resort serves as a great model of how the industry players can play their part in helping to rejuvenate and hopefully jump-start the tourism industry which was severely hit by the pandemic.

Such a collaboration is in line with the tourism industry’s recovery strategy and the right step forward in continuing to revive the economy,” said Dato’ Sri Hajah Nancy.

To plan your next trip to see the Lego Frontliner Murals, head over to the official website at www.legoland.com.my or via social media pages on Facebook and Instagram.