LEGO has revealed an upcoming gift with purchase set with the LEGO Water Park (40685). Details on when and how to get it are still under wraps but it does have 132 pieces and it features a water park with a couple of different of slides.
Slide into building fun with the LEGO® Water Park (40685) set for kids aged 7 and up. Brimming with details that young swimmers will adore, it makes a great Children’s Day gift. Kids will have fun building the water park before diving into its cool features, including a tower, snack area and a barrel that releases water elements. And the excitement doesn’t end there. Role play is easy thanks to the 2 minifigures, who can ride the water slide and relax in the swim ring. What a fun day out!
LEGO has officially announced some new LEGO Despicable Me 4 sets which are slated to be released in May. First is the Built Gru and Minions (75582) which has 839 pieces and retails for $54.99 while the other set is the Minions and Gru’s Family Mansion (75583) has 868 pieces and retails for $99.99.
The LEGO Group and Illumination Launch New Gru and Minions LEGO® Sets to Celebrate the Release of Illumination’s Despicable Me 4
• THE LEGO® DESPICABLE ME 4 SETS WILL BE AVAILABLE BEGINNING MAY 1, 2024
• ILLUMINATION’S DESPICABLE ME 4 ARRIVES IN THEATERS WORLDWIDE JULY 3, 2024
Billund, April 3, 2024: Today, the LEGO Group, Illumination and Universal Products & Experiences are confirming that they are in fact partnering on something new – although not a giant Minion, as a recent April Fools post on social media would suggest. To celebrate the July 3 release of Illumination’s Despicable Me 4, the newest chapter in the biggest global animated franchise in history, the partnership is launching exclusive new LEGO Despicable Me 4 sets.
The new range of four products includes two sets that were revealed in a sneak-peek video clip today. The first set is the LEGO Despicable Me 4 Minions and Gru’s Family Mansion with its iconic architecture and beloved movie items, such as the red couch, fireplace and rocket-style bedroom, as well as a brightly colored tree house. The second set is a Brick-Built Gru with dancing Minions – complete with a ukulele-playing Mel and Kevin, armed with his fart gun.
Although the LEGO Shop lists it as a retired product, Amazon currently has the LEGO Icons Haunted House (10273) in stock at retail price and ready to ship. It is sold at retail price of $299.99 it has a really neat play feature with the elevator. The set was officially retired at the end of 2023 after it was released in 2020.
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The LEGO Group has announced some initiatives to support and celebrate neurodivergent fans. Partnering with KultureCity, all LEGO Stores in the US and Canada as well as the LEGO House will have enhanced accessibility for individuals with sensory needs and non-visible disabilities.
LEGO® Entities Continue Drive to Make Play Experiences Accessible to All and Launch New Wave of Long-Term Initiatives to Support And Celebrate Neurodivergent Fans
• Range of long-term initiatives announced to mark the start of Autism Acceptance Month.
• KultureCity®, an organisation dedicated to making venues more inclusive, to certify LEGO® House and LEGO stores.
• LEGO Life Magazine updates following audit by inclusivity experts, Special Networks.
• The LEGO Foundation announces final winners of its Play for All Accelerator programme for innovation specifically supporting neurodivergent children
• Series of videos by autistic creators encourages people to ‘Love the Way They Think’
Billund, Denmark, April 2, 2024: The LEGO Group, LEGO House and the LEGO Foundation today announce a range of long-term initiatives designed to support and celebrate neurodivergent children and adults to mark the start of World Autism Acceptance Month.
Colette Burke, Chief Commercial Officer at the LEGO Group, comments:
“All LEGO® entities are united by our mission to inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow and a belief that the benefits of play are equally critical to all children. This fuels our exploration of how to make the LEGO experience more inclusive and welcoming for everyone.“
“We know the LEGO System in Play is enjoyed by neurodivergent fans of all ages and
Relive the BARC Speeder escape flashback scene from Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 3 with this unique LEGO® Star Wars™ set (75378). A top gift idea for kids, fans and Star Wars collectors aged 8 and up, it features a LEGO brick-built toy speeder bike with sidecar. The speeder has a minifigure cockpit and 2 stud shooters, and Grogu’s hoverpram can be clipped into the detachable sidecar. This toy building set also includes a small scenery build and 3 LEGO minifigures: Kelleran Beq with blue and green lightsabers, and 2 501st Clone Troopers, each with blasters, plus a LEGO figure of Grogu (affectionately known as ‘Baby Yoda’ to fans) to inspire action-packed, creative play.
Build Darth Maul’s Sith Infiltrator (75383) and role-play his pursuit of Qui-Gon Jinn from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace with this starship building toy for kids aged 9 and up. A super gift idea for Star Wars™ fans and collectors, this unique set features a detailed LEGO® brick-built toy model of Darth Maul’s personal starship, with lots of playful features to inspire action-packed fantasy adventures. Fold out the wings and retract the landing gear for flight, fire the 2 spring-loaded shooters and press the trigger to drop 3 DRK-1 Probe Droids from the front compartment.
There are 4 LEGO minifigures for creative play: Darth Maul, Anakin
The LEGO Ideas Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale (21348) seems to be one of the more popular releases for early April as the Mimic Dice Box (5008325) gift with purchase set seems to have sold out online for the US. The set was only available with the new Ideas set but it looks like LEGO didn’t produce too many of them as evident of the yellow box packaging. You can probably still find it at your local LEGO store but call to double check. The Flower Trellis Display (40683) is the only GWP still available here but other countries might still have both in stock.
Following up on the LEGO Store exclusive Alien Pack (40715), there’s another set that features the alien environment setting which is the Alien Planet Habitat (40716). The set has 206 pieces and also retails for $14.99 and will be released on May 1. The build has three more aliens along with two habitat sections that can be added on to the LEGO City and Friends space sets.
