過年這段期間，台北常常不見晴天，好天氣沒有幾天，不多時，天空又轉變為陰沉，烏雲壓頂，又開始飄雨了，又冷又濕的天氣，讓人沒有動力想出門，連往常人潮滿滿的夢廣場，人也寥寥無幾，只有色彩鮮艷的樂高積木們，像是樂高財神爺，也孤孤單單地淋著雨罰站。
看那樂高主題的溜滑梯，居然是用樂高賽車盒組搭建出來的，假如天氣好時，一定有不少小朋友，興高彩烈的排隊遊玩，不過，現在拉起了封鎖線，禁止遊玩，我看了一下，原本有個樂高闖關活動，分別是「得寶福星高照」、「一路發財」及「樂高步步高升」，都是運用樂高積木產品，達成關卡目標，例如，需要在活動時間內，在樂高積木池中想辦法把樂高堆疊起來，疊越高，分數越高，看起來，還蠻好玩的，不過，現場樂高闖關活動報到處，報到者不多。
不過，因為下雨的關係，樂高快閃商店內的人倒是蠻多的，可能是避雨吧，大家都往室內跑，我記得，去年的春節期間，這邊也有期間限定的樂高快閃店，快閃店空間不大，但是積木款式非常多，還有優惠折扣，我偷聽旁邊人的對話，原來他們是為了蛇年限定積木才來的，可惜的是，我早已經過了喜歡玩積木的年齡了，對我而言，看看就好。
總的來說，今年樂高以「新年開運」為主題，打造的「樂高新年城」，從一開始的「開運小鎮」、巨型滑梯的「城市平安大道」以及必拍打卡點「財神爺許願池」，都充滿的童趣的年味，可惜的是，天氣太差，人們都躲到室內，要不然應該是滿滿的遊客到處拍照。
During the Lunar New Year, Taipei rarely sees sunny days. Even when the weather clears up for a bit, it doesn’t take long before the sky turns gloomy again, with dark clouds rolling in and rain starting to fall. The cold and damp weather makes it hard to feel motivated to go outside. Even the usually crowded Dream Plaza looks empty, with only the brightly colored LEGO displays standing alone in the rain—like the LEGO God of Wealth, just standing there, getting drenched.
I noticed that the LEGO-themed slide was actually built using LEGO race car sets. If the weather were nice, I’m sure there would be plenty of kids lining up excitedly to play. But now, it’s blocked off with caution tape, and no one’s allowed to use it. There was supposed to be a LEGO challenge event here, with activities like "Duplo Lucky Star", "Prosperity All the Way", and "Step Up with LEGO". Each challenge used LEGO bricks to complete different tasks—like stacking LEGO pieces as high as possible within a time limit to earn points. It looked pretty fun, but there weren’t many people at the check-in area for the event.
Because of the rain, though, the LEGO pop-up store was packed—probably because people were trying to stay dry. I remember there was a similar pop-up store here last Lunar New Year too. The space wasn’t very big, but it had tons of different LEGO sets, along with special discounts. I overheard some people nearby saying they came specifically for the limited-edition Year of the Snake LEGO set. As for me, I feel like I’ve outgrown playing with LEGO, so I was just browsing.
Overall, this year’s LEGO New Year City was designed around the theme of "Good Luck in the New Year". From the "Lucky Town" at the entrance to the giant slide called "City Peace Avenue" and the must-visit photo spot, the "God of Wealth Wishing Pool", everything was full of festive New Year vibes. Unfortunately, the bad weather kept most people indoors—otherwise, the place would’ve been packed with visitors taking photos everywhere.
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