Wizarding World 2025 - Rumors & Discussion

[Legofan04]

  On 5/4/2025 at 4:35 PM, BrickBob Studpants said:

It’s almost too high for that even!

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It seems to be the tallest harry potter set after gringotts. It's taller than the collectors burrow and the microscale Hogwarts. 

[BrickBob Studpants]

  On 5/4/2025 at 7:43 PM, Legofan04 said:

It seems to be the tallest harry potter set after gringotts. It's taller than the collectors burrow and the microscale Hogwarts. 

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Scary to think that it's not even the tallest part of Hogwarts! If they do the Astronomy Tower, I might need to drill a hole into my ceiling! 

[lifeinplastic]

  On 5/2/2025 at 6:37 PM, Legofan04 said:

All the figures look good except for Petunia's face. Not only the smile but also the lack of wrinkles. I mean the actres was in her late fourties when  POA released.

 

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Err… late fourties’ is hardly elderly!!

[Legofan04]

  On 5/4/2025 at 8:02 PM, lifeinplastic said:

Err… late fourties’ is hardly elderly!!

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I didn't mean to imply that she was old but could of worded it better. I have the opposite problem with Vernon. The actor was in his late 50s but Lego made him look like a 65+ year old man. Just want the characters to look like their film counterparts (unless it's otherwise stated that they are taking inspiration from different HP media).

  On 5/4/2025 at 7:46 PM, BrickBob Studpants said:

Scary to think that it's not even the tallest part of Hogwarts! If they do the Astronomy Tower, I might need to drill a hole into my ceiling! 

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Yeah,  I'm going to have to move this hogwarts to my kitchen table if they make the Astronomy tower (wouldn't have shelves tall enough). 

[Virginia_Bricks]

How upset would people here be if they do an Astronomy Tower set and it isn’t taller than the Main Tower? While they have been more accurate on the exteriors than before they have made design decisions like the stairs to the boathouse and the Great Hall courtyard that aren’t accurate or proportional but make the set simpler to build, mini fig compatible or simply more affordable.

I see them doing the same with the Astronomy Tower. $200 was already a high watermark for a play set and now we have a $260. I can’t see them doing another $240+ play set in this line. Maybe $200 but not much more and so with that the Astronomy Tower couldn’t be taller than the Main Tower unless they can figure out a way to do it without a large base like the Main Tower for stability.

[Legofan04]

  On 5/5/2025 at 12:12 AM, Virginia_Bricks said:

How upset would people here be if they do an Astronomy Tower set and it isn’t taller than the Main Tower? While they have been more accurate on the exteriors than before they have made design decisions like the stairs to the boathouse and the Great Hall courtyard that aren’t accurate or proportional but make the set simpler to build, mini fig compatible or simply more affordable.

I see them doing the same with the Astronomy Tower. $200 was already a high watermark for a play set and now we have a $260. I can’t see them doing another $240+ play set in this line. Maybe $200 but not much more and so with that the Astronomy Tower couldn’t be taller than the Main Tower unless they can figure out a way to do it without a large base like the Main Tower for stability.

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Do you mean base as in the rock section or base as in the attached building. If referring to the rock section then the astronomy tower would have to be on top of the rocks to be on the same level as the other sets part of this hogwarts and match the aesthetics. If we're talking about the other building the comes with the   main tower, I don't see the astronomy tower needing a second building. It's much more rectangular than the main tower and would more than likely be able to structurally support itself. If not having a second building attached the astronomy tower could easily  be taller with around the same piece count and price of $260.

Lego seems invested in this portrayal of the castle and for the price their asking, of the most detailed version ever,  it seems unlikely that  they wouldn't do justice for such a prominent building. 

[Clone OPatra]

Frankly I find the prices of the latest system rather incredible. I get that LEGO is committed to rebooting Hogwarts and had to do something different, but this time around it's Hogwarts for the wealthy and just wearing that openly.

I know there's a lot of wealth in the world and LEGO has "always been an expensive luxury", but I feel for the average families with a kid who is into Harry Potter and LEGO because I'd imagine that this version of Hogwarts would be well out of reach. It's only the second year and the system is already over $600 USD all up, or nearly $500 for just the two big buildings (in the US with tax anyway).

[Micmac]

  On 5/5/2025 at 3:55 AM, Clone OPatra said:

Frankly I find the prices of the latest system rather incredible. I get that LEGO is committed to rebooting Hogwarts and had to do something different, but this time around it's Hogwarts for the wealthy and just wearing that openly.

I know there's a lot of wealth in the world and LEGO has "always been an expensive luxury", but I feel for the average families with a kid who is into Harry Potter and LEGO because I'd imagine that this version of Hogwarts would be well out of reach. It's only the second year and the system is already over $600 USD all up, or nearly $500 for just the two big buildings (in the US with tax anyway).

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The cost is going to be crazy at the end and the risk is we don't get to the end because the cost affects sales and they just reboot again. I suppose lego had nowhere else to go with it but bigger and more expensive for the third recent reboot. The new tower is au $400 in oz. That's a price most people really have to think about.

I feel like they could have rebranded the new Hogwarts as the d2c set. It's at the price of some of them now and it's leaning to the adult side of the market with that price. And d2c versions could be aged slightly older with more content from the later movies that is more adult and more detail. People with money will still buy it for their kids but I do feel that parents will eventually say no to this ever expanding price tag. 

The great hall was 300 here. It was discounted 255 (bigw) and 249 (kmart) and now has settled at 229 in the retail shops and with sales on in target and big w you could get it for around 200. I'll be hoping for a similar story with the new set. 

[Clone OPatra]

  On 5/5/2025 at 6:45 AM, Micmac said:

The great hall was 300 here. It was discounted 255 (bigw) and 249 (kmart) and now has settled at 229 in the retail shops and with sales on in target and big w you could get it for around 200. I'll be hoping for a similar story with the new set. 

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We are lucky with the discounts we have here in Aus. I haven't been following the prices of these because I'm personally not interested, but for anything I do want, I always wait for good sales.

And yeah, the pricetag says D2C, but on the other hand the plus of them not being D2C is that they're available at all stores and thus will be on good sale.

[Virginia_Bricks]

  On 5/5/2025 at 2:41 AM, Legofan04 said:

If not having a second building attached the astronomy tower could easily  be taller with around the same piece count and price of $260.

Lego seems invested in this portrayal of the castle and for the price their asking, of the most detailed version ever,  it seems unlikely that  they wouldn't do justice for such a prominent building. 

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But I just don't see them doing another $260 flagship play set. I am still baffled on how Harry Potter got that but Star Wars hasn't done more than $200.

[BacktoBricks]

According to the write up on the Lego website, the Hufflepuff jumper girl in the Advent Calendar is indeed meant to be Hannah Abbott so a bit annoying that they made her an exact duplicate of Daphne Greengrass, especially when Hannah is never shown wearing her hair in that swept over side parted style.

[Legofan04]

  On 5/5/2025 at 3:55 AM, Clone OPatra said:

but I feel for the average families with a kid who is into Harry Potter and LEGO because I'd imagine that this version of Hogwarts would be well out of reach.

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My two cents is that the Lego going more expensive with  this version with the castle is a result of them moving away from kids both with the harry potter theme and in general.  Looking at this wave, over half of the sets aren't exactly kid friendly. The Main tower has been discussed in regards of budget but the others should be mentioned. The Book nook and thestle are made for display and functionality aimed at collectors. The phonix set while seemingly aimed at younger audience feels like a bunch of knick knacks to be put on  a shelf.  While the Monster Book of Monsters has the pull back function it's not what I would call a play set ( and the clipped pieces might pose problems to children).

And it's not just Harry Potter that's going more display orientated. Marvel and Star wars have been doing a lot more buildable figures, helmets,  and  what would have used to have been play sets as display pieces. Same thing has been happening to Ninjago with the likes of the new legend sets.  Not sure if it's because kids are playing with less toys but there has been a marketing shift and demographic ship in who lego is targeting sets to.

[Virginia_Bricks]

  On 5/5/2025 at 4:55 PM, Legofan04 said:

My two cents is that the Lego going more expensive with  this version with the castle is a result of them moving away from kids both with the harry potter theme and in general.  Looking at this wave, over half of the sets aren't exactly kid friendly. The Main tower has been discussed in regards of budget but the others should be mentioned. The Book nook and thestle are made for display and functionality aimed at collectors. The phonix set while seemingly aimed at younger audience feels like a bunch of knick knacks to be put on  a shelf.  While the Monster Book of Monsters has the pull back function it's not what I would call a play set ( and the clipped pieces might pose problems to children).

And it's not just Harry Potter that's going more display orientated. Marvel and Star wars have been doing a lot more buildable figures, helmets,  and  what would have used to have been play sets as display pieces. Same thing has been happening to Ninjago with the likes of the new legend sets.  Not sure if it's because kids are playing with less toys but there has been a marketing shift and demographic ship in who lego is targeting sets to.

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I don't think it is demographic shift, but demographic expansion.

I got my first Lego themed set in 2005 (don't know when I first got Duplo or Lego bricks). They had 397 sets that year in total. Last year they had 938 sets. In 20 years they have increased the number of sets by 2.35x. A lot of growth has been in the adult market with 18+ sets, but a lot has also been in sets for kids.

[RODDY]

Idk if it’s me but I actually prefer the look of the Astronomy Tower being shorter than the Main Tower even if it’s not accurate to the movie or lore, so I’d be cool with a shorter Astronomy Tower. Still tall enough to recreate a particular scene tho…

[BrickMatit]

At the moment the Great Hall is said to be retired between july 2026 (Brik Tap) and dicember 2026 (Brick Fanatics). LEGO would likely give some overlapping time between the Great Hall and the third big section of the castle - likely the Viaduct Entrance with or without the Astronomy Tower in june 2026.

Retirement dates can be changed, but for now I wouldn't expect to see this castle having more then 3 big section and lasting more than summer 2026.

[Black Falcon]

The date was changed from December to June two months ago - still can be changed back ofc. 

[brickbride]

  On 5/5/2025 at 6:58 PM, RODDY said:

Idk if it’s me but I actually prefer the look of the Astronomy Tower being shorter than the Main Tower even if it’s not accurate to the movie or lore, so I’d be cool with a shorter Astronomy Tower.

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I also think casual fans would expect a "main" tower to be the tallest building of a castle. If LEGO planned on this one not being the tallest, they probably would have called it Dumbledore's Tower or Gryffindor Tower or Staircase Tower just to avoid confusion down the line.

[MaxHeadroom]

  On 5/5/2025 at 6:54 AM, Clone OPatra said:

And yeah, the pricetag says D2C, but on the other hand the plus of them not being D2C is that they're available at all stores and thus will be on good sale.

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It’s been a year and so far in the US and I have NEVER seen the Great Hall on sale. It’s only that stores online have even been consistently stocking it and it can be easily bought at the retail price. 

[Gorilla94]

  On 5/6/2025 at 4:06 PM, MaxHeadroom said:

It’s been a year and so far in the US and I have NEVER seen the Great Hall on sale. It’s only that stores online have even been consistently stocking it and it can be easily bought at the retail price. 

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I bought it day 1 for 140€... otherwise I would not have startet with the new system.

[karrit]

It is very rare in the US to ever see any set over $100 get put on sale unless it is end of life.  Even if they do offer any type of deal it's usually Target when they do a spend a certain amount of money on LEGO get a $10 gift card which only amounts to 10% off or less.  The rare times that my local Costco gets any LEGO in I grab it if I'm interested.  Just got the Flower Arrangement for $20 off which was only 18%.  Our regional Costco Buyers don't seem to order much LEGO for our area.  Surrounding states all seem to get lots more interesting stock that we never see.  I bought the Great Hall direct from LEGO with a GWP because I've never seen it anywhere else except online retailers at full price.  Anytime Amazon has a seemingly good deal on LEGO it's usually through a third party retailer which I'm not about to gamble on after reading the horror stories about set boxes that just have a shipping label slapped on.  If it's a direct from Amazon deal then it's usually also available for the same price from other retailers who I'd much rather deal with since my Target Redcard gets me an additional 5% off, my Walmart+ membership means I sometimes actually receive it within a couple of hours of ordering or other stores have a decent Rakuten cashback deal.

[Clone OPatra]

  On 5/6/2025 at 4:06 PM, MaxHeadroom said:

It’s been a year and so far in the US and I have NEVER seen the Great Hall on sale. It’s only that stores online have even been consistently stocking it and it can be easily bought at the retail price. 

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Yeah sorry I should've specified, I meant here in Australia where four of the five major retailers run 20% off sales on a regular basis, and the fifth sells things below full RRP from the start. Those patient in Australia can always do better than 20% off too, for non-LEGO exclusives.

[Stereo]

  On 5/4/2025 at 7:46 PM, BrickBob Studpants said:

Scary to think that it's not even the tallest part of Hogwarts! If they do the Astronomy Tower, I might need to drill a hole into my ceiling! 

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Yeah, I am using 76402 Dumbledore's Office as the main tower in my castle (which it barely resembles... got it for cheap though, can't complain) and that's already 10cm from the ceiling, the new Main Tower is unlikely to fit on my shelf.  Maybe I can redesign the elements of 76402 (plus a bunch of hinges and bricks) into a slightly more modest Main Tower.

[Jaromir]

Now I just realised that microscale D2C Hogwarts Castle is not a complete castle (putting aside the castle back walls). But going with the Lego pattern of releasing new iteration of a castle every 3 years, I think we will end up with castle layout same as D2C miscroscale one. If we are going end up with castle same or close to the set 75419 Hogwarts Castle and Grounds, it would have take minimum 5 years of releasing castle segments, what I would love to happen, especially when having sets like Herbology classrom, that does not go inside any big sets and it is said that this is a part of the castle, and quidditch lesson that also should connect somewhere, but no idea where. Anyway, I am waiting for early reviews of the summer sets to see how everything looks connected together.

[Legofan04]

  On 5/7/2025 at 9:37 AM, Jaromir said:

especially when having sets like Herbology classrom, that does not go inside any big sets and it is said that this is a part of the castle, and quidditch lesson that also should connect somewhere

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This is why I don't think this iteration is going to stop with 3 major sections in 2026.  The Flying Lesson is going to have to be eventually  attached and lego seems to care about the  look of this castle more than that of the 2021 or 2018 iterations. I don't see Lego going through all the work to give a fairly accurate version  at this price point just to stick a set on at the end  that feels out of place. This iteration is obviously aimed at a slightly older demographic  who likely wouldn't be happy if lego did something like that. What I hope happens is that Lego goes a similar route that it took with the death star and release a slightly updated version of the same Great Hall or one based off of different scene. Then they could keep this iteration around and continue to expand upon it.

Besides, at this point there's really nothing new that lego could do with the castle that warrants another iteration. Where do you go after making what's been advertised  as the most detailed version ever? 

[icm]

  On 5/7/2025 at 4:23 PM, Legofan04 said:

Besides, at this point there's really nothing new that lego could do with the castle that warrants another iteration. Where do you go after making what's been advertised  as the most detailed version ever? 

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You could do a 4+ version