{"id":88413,"date":"2023-12-15T04:44:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T17:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=88413"},"modified":"2023-12-14T10:51:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T23:51:33","slug":"have-a-merry-brickmas-at-holiday-inn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/have-a-merry-brickmas-at-holiday-inn\/","title":{"rendered":"Have a merry Brickmas at Holiday Inn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IT IS MORE like the 12 days of Brickmas than Christmas at Holiday Inn &amp; Suites Geelong this December, with the hotel unveiling a giant 4.5m-tall Lego Christmas tree in the lobby.<\/p>\n<p>The tree was engineered by the Southern Hemisphere&#8217;s only Lego Certified Professional Ryan McNaught &#8211; better known as &#8220;Brickman&#8221; &#8211; and his team of eight experts.<\/p>\n<p>Consisting of more than 85,000 pieces, the Christmas tree weighs 500kg and took the team more than 19 days to put together.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_88415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88415\" style=\"width: 387px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-88415 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/12\/MyRoom-28_52641.jpg?_t=1702511260\" alt=\"\" width=\"387\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/12\/MyRoom-28_52641.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/12\/MyRoom-28_52641-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/12\/MyRoom-28_52641-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/12\/MyRoom-28_52641-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tegan Adamson (holding Clark) and Lauren O\u2019Keefe (holding Cadence) with the tree, designed by Lego Certified Builder Ryan McNaught.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Adorned with a variety of festive Lego decorations, the tree is a huge upscaled version of a small Lego build, using many smaller bricks put together to give the illusion of larger ones.<\/p>\n<p>As well as the Lego Christmas tree, Holiday Inn &amp; Suites Geelong is offering families a free Lego kit upon check in from now until the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Those checking in to any of the Holiday Inns across Australia will also have the chance to win a money-can&#8217;t-buy Lego-themed prize, including the opportunity to build a personalised Lego creation with Lego Masters talent.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_88416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88416\" style=\"width: 564px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-88416 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/12\/MyRoom-52_47403.jpg?_t=1702511260\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/12\/MyRoom-52_47403.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/12\/MyRoom-52_47403-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/12\/MyRoom-52_47403-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/12\/MyRoom-52_47403-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The 4.5m tall tree is on show in the foyer of Holiday Inn &amp; Suites Geelong.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Local fans of Mr McNaught&#8217;s Lego work may remember his exhibition Brickman Experience, which was on show at The Geelong Arena in January 2017 and included some of his largest builds.<\/p>\n<p>Holiday Inn &amp; Suites Geelong, part of the IHG Hotels &amp; Resorts chain, opened in September and is the anchor tenant of Franz\u00e9 Developments&#8217; $200 million Geelong Quarter mixed-use development.<\/p>\n<p>It features 180 rooms (including 23 suites), all-day dining, meeting and event spaces, plus a heated indoor pool and gym.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_88417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88417\" style=\"width: 581px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-88417 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/12\/MyRoom-57_13032.jpg?_t=1702511260\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/12\/MyRoom-57_13032.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/12\/MyRoom-57_13032-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/12\/MyRoom-57_13032-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2023\/12\/MyRoom-57_13032-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The creation is a scaled-up creation of a much smaller Lego build, using many smaller bricks put together to give the illusion of larger ones.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IT IS MORE like the 12 days of Brickmas than Christmas at Holiday Inn &amp; 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