{"id":381872,"date":"2025-08-29T06:22:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T06:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/381872\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T06:22:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T06:22:07","slug":"fans-queue-through-the-night-as-belfasts-new-lego-store-opens-in-victoria-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/381872\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans queue through the night as Belfast’s new Lego store opens\u00a0in Victoria Square"},"content":{"rendered":"

Young and old in queue from 1am be among first to see inside the flagship city centre shop\n<\/p>\n

Lines formed outside the outlet at Victoria Square in Belfast as people rushed to grab their favourite sets.<\/p>\n

The first customers through the new store\u2019s doors were father and son duo, Aaron (39) and Ollie (10), from Ballynahinch, Co Down.<\/p>\n

Aaron started queuing at 1am, while Ollie joined him at 7am. \u201cI\u2019m knackered now,\u201d Aaron joked. \u201cI knew Ollie wanted to come here so we did what needed to be done,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Despite not being a Lego fan himself, Aaron was excited to get into the store.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was great to be the first in, it gave us a good chance to get a look at everything,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"Belfast's<\/p>\n

Belfast’s Lego Store’s first customers <\/p>\n

The pair got their hands on some Star Wars Lego sets to enjoy. \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ll be doing it with Ollie but his mum helps him,\u201d Aaron said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s too strong for it \u2014 when he tries to build the bricks it just breaks,\u201d Ollie joked.<\/p>\n

Despite not visiting Belfast often the pair are excited to have an official Lego store here. \u201cI don\u2019t like the big smoke, but it\u2019s good to have the store here,\u201d Aaron added.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a lot better than getting sets off Amazon because you can actually see them,\u201d Ollie said.<\/p>\n

Daithi Mac Gabhann officially opened the store. The young organ donation campaigner and his family then enjoyed a tour of the inside.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Belfast LEGO store officially opened today in Victoria Square, with official Ribbon Cutter D\u00e1ith\u00ed Mac Gabhann.<\/p>\n

Adam Brown (26), from Saintfield, Co Down, works for Woodgate Aviation, the company that flies sick children from Northern Ireland to England for surgery.<\/p>\n

By coincidence he was visiting the store at the same time as Daithi.<\/p>\n

His dad Martin said: \u201cWoodgate Aviation has been with us since Daithi was literally two days old and to meet one of the pilots today when Daithi was opening the store has been brilliant.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a firm believer that these things don\u2019t happen by chance and we are so honoured Daithi was asked to open the store and then to meet a pilot \u2014 it\u2019s just been brilliant altogether.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Belfast LEGO store officially opened today in Victoria Square, with official Ribbon Cutter D\u00e1ith\u00ed Mac Gabhann.<\/p>\n

Adam is a Lego superfan and was eager to get to the Belfast store to purchase the Titanic set.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had the Titanic and Daithi pointed it out and I said, \u2018We fly you Daithi\u2019 and his dad was like, \u2018Oh yeah you do\u2019 and we just got talking away,\u201d Adam said.<\/p>\n

The pilot admits he often uses Lego to bond with his young patients.<\/p>\n

\"Lego<\/p>\n

Lego fan Adam Brown was one of the first customers in the store and purchased the Iconic Titanic set from the home of Titanic in Belfast.<\/p>\n

.\u201cI\u2019ve never actually flown Daithi over myself but now I know for the future our love for Lego is something that we can bond over,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou always try and get something to bond with the children and Lego is something a lot of them love.\u201d<\/p>\n

John Mailey (47) and his daughter Jenna (10) from Glengormley bond over their Lego passion. \u201cWho doesn\u2019t love Lego,\u201d said John. \u201cIt\u2019s a lot of fun, builds your creativity and gives you that sense of an accomplishment \u2014 it\u2019s great for mindfulness too when you are older.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Jenna<\/p>\n

Jenna and John Mailey at the opening of NI’s first Lego Store <\/p>\n

Jenna was most excited to see the shop\u2019s minifigure building station.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou get to make your own minifigure whatever way you want,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

John said the Belfast store makes it easier for local Lego fans to find the sets they want.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been to the Dublin one once but we wouldn\u2019t be down in Dublin a lot, so this one is a lot handier for us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are other shops here where you can get Lego but nothing beats having an actual Lego store.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Lego store opening<\/p>\n

Sneak peek – Northern Ireland’s first Lego store arrives in Belfast <\/p>\n

Ryan Wallace (32) from Magherlin, Co Down, woke up early to visit the shop on its opening day. \u201cI got the train at six this morning, so I got here for around seven so I wasn\u2019t waiting too long but I\u2019m glad I got in when I did,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He thinks the new store is a great addition to Belfast\u2019s high street.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhenever I go to a new city I always make a point to visit their Lego store so now people can do that when they are visiting here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Two fans, Rowan Corry (12), and Jacob Hughes (11) from Belfast were excited to grab some Lego from the new store before they have to start the new school year. \u201cIt\u2019s just loads of fun, and you get to be creative,\u201d Rowan said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just like the builds and seeing what way they look,\u201d Jacob added.<\/p>\n

\"Jacob<\/p>\n

Jacob Hughes and Rowan Corry at the opening of NI’s first Lego Store <\/p>\n

The pair queued for several hours to get into the store but were kept busy with mini sets and Lego passports that the store gave queuing fans to celebrate its launch.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were fun to build and then we just watched TikToks too,\u201d Rowan said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Young and old in queue from 1am be among first to see inside the flagship city centre shop…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":381874,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5011],"tags":[2378,132748,1611,1144,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-381872","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-northern-ireland","8":"tag-belfast","9":"tag-daithi-mac-gabhann","10":"tag-jessica-rice","11":"tag-northern-ireland","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381872\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/381874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}