Legoland staff prank boss with life-size Lego replica of car

Legoland staff may not have a TV show like Ashton Kutcher, but that doesn't mean they can't pull a great prank on their general manager.

When Peter Rochetti walked out to his car at lunch, his car was gone, but there was something very similar in its place. In the same parking spot, employees put a life-size model built out of Lego of his Volvo XC60 SUV.

He was texting as he walked toward the car and didn't initially notice, says park spokeswoman Beth Chee to NBC San Diego. "Then he finally looks and sees his car and he stops dead...there's almost no expression, then there's almost relief as he sees his (own) car parked further down the lot."

The toughest part was getting the keys and distracting him while the vehicles were swapped because his office window overlooks the parking lot, says Chee in a Los Angeles Times article.

The Lego version of the vehicle contains 201,076 bricks and weighs 1,331 kilograms (2,935 pounds).

This isn't the first time the staff has pulled a prank on a coworker involving Lego. Employees turned one manager's office into an igloo and he had to crawl through the gap to get into his cubicle.

"We have a very fun, creative team here at Legoland California and it really was the perfect prank," says Ronchetti to NBC San Diego. "I can tell you that I won't leave my keys laying around ever again."