Wizarding World 2025 - Rumors & Discussion

[BrickMatit]

1 hour ago, Chocolate Frog said:

The thing I want most from the Great Tower is that it’s ROUND.

Well, having it at least half-circle tower it's the minimum to expect from the most detailed Hogwarts castle  a square tower would really not fit in it.

[BrickBob Studpants]

JBSpielwaren already have a video of the Knight Bus in their IG story! …what exactly was the point of delaying the set then?  Whatever the issue was, can‘t have been that big if review copies are already around!

Edited January 9 by BrickBob Studpants

[Virginia_Bricks]

2 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

JBSpielwaren already have a video of the Knight Bus in their IG story! …what exactly was the point of delaying the set then?  Whatever the issue was, can‘t have been that big if review copies are already around!

It was a month delayed then because of when they reviewed the rest of the Jan 1 wave. Maybe Lego just didn't want to release it in February.

[BacktoBricks]

If we do get an advent this year, then I'm thinking they might circle back around to the Yule Ball again as this would be something they could market as interchangeable with The Great Hall. Or if The Main Tower does have the Gryffindor Common Room in, then maybe they might do some figures relevant to a Christmas scene there. 

[Virginia_Bricks]

I didn't pace myself well and all three new Castle sets were built in 3 days. But here are my short thoughts:

• Dueling Club: Compact build and good minifigures. Looks very good in the Great Hall. But probably my least favorite of the 3
• Charms Class: Comparing to Potions, feels less crowded and more refined. My favorite set of the wave and I really hope we get at least 2 more classrooms in that style.
• Flying Lesson: Solid exterior build and I like the modules. Personally I don't think Transfiguration could be done much better (granted the same could be said for Charms) so I'm happy to see it included. Nice volume to the silhouette also.

[Accio Lego]

6 hours ago, BacktoBricks said:

If we do get an advent this year, then I'm thinking they might circle back around to the Yule Ball again as this would be something they could market as interchangeable with The Great Hall. Or if The Main Tower does have the Gryffindor Common Room in, then maybe they might do some figures relevant to a Christmas scene there. 

I do think there’s a high chance of that. The first Harry Potter calendar was based off the first movie like the most recent one, while the one after was based on the Yule Ball. Plus, the Triwizard Arrival set will still be on shelves then. It’s also worth noting that we don’t know what year the Main Tower set will be based on, but with Dumbledore’s office a high probability to be included, GoF is a strong candidate. The first Dumbledore’s Office of the reboot came as part of the Yule Ball Clocktower set after all. 

Edited January 10 by Accio Lego

[karrit]

I'd much rather they focus on Christmas at the Burrow or Grimmauld Place.  The figures for a Yule Ball themed Advent Calendar would most likely be repeats of the ones we already got.  Any side builds would pale in comparison to what we got the first time around as they keep cutting back on piece counts.

[BacktoBricks]

2 hours ago, karrit said:

I'd much rather they focus on Christmas at the Burrow or Grimmauld Place.  The figures for a Yule Ball themed Advent Calendar would most likely be repeats of the ones we already got.  Any side builds would pale in comparison to what we got the first time around as they keep cutting back on piece counts.

Yes so would I to be honest, but I'm guessing they will go for something that expands, and therefore promotes, the new flagship castle line.

Edited January 10 by BacktoBricks

[brickbride]

On 1/9/2025 at 2:32 PM, BrickMatit said:

Well, having it at least half-circle tower it's the minimum to expect from the most detailed Hogwarts castle  a square tower would really not fit in it.

Yeah, I certainly wouldn't expect an entire round tower. More something like the Owlery (two walls in a round-ish shape).

[BacktoBricks]

 

On 1/9/2025 at 4:54 PM, BrickBob Studpants said:

JBSpielwaren already have a video of the Knight Bus in their IG story! …what exactly was the point of delaying the set then?  Whatever the issue was, can‘t have been that big if review copies are already around!

Maybe it was simply a production issue in terms of quantity, so Lego decided to delay release. 

Annoying to see that Stan doesn't have his ticket machine printed on his torso so the minifigure seems like another downgrade from the previous version. I don't get why they'd do that when it would cost no more than accurately representing his torso.

[Gorilla94]

On 1/11/2025 at 9:10 AM, BacktoBricks said:

Annoying to see that Stan doesn't have his ticket machine printed on his torso so the minifigure seems like another downgrade from the previous version. I don't get why they'd do that when it would cost no more than accurately representing his torso.

I guess they want him to be desirable for minifigure collectors, who want "every variant eber released"... I prefer to have the best version of each character and am happy with it... only exception are Thorin with crown and Gandalf the white I own next to the classic outfit.

[Gorilla94]

What do you think? Willnwe see the Pack with different wand moulds from the Olivanders store set again? 

Do we know which mould belongs to which wizard? I guess the snake head is for Lucius Malfoy, just useless in that colour.

[Bugbot20082]

On 1/10/2025 at 7:25 PM, Accio Lego said:

I do think there’s a high chance of that. The first Harry Potter calendar was based off the first movie like the most recent one, while the one after was based on the Yule Ball. Plus, the Triwizard Arrival set will still be on shelves then. It’s also worth noting that we don’t know what year the Main Tower set will be based on, but with Dumbledore’s office a high probability to be included, GoF is a strong candidate. The first Dumbledore’s Office of the reboot came as part of the Yule Ball Clocktower set after all. 

I would love this if nothing else for another iteration of much needed MG Dumbledore!

On 1/14/2025 at 6:56 PM, Gorilla94 said:

What do you think? Willnwe see the Pack with different wand moulds from the Olivanders store set again? 

Do we know which mould belongs to which wizard? I guess the snake head is for Lucius Malfoy, just useless in that colour.

They missed a trick not having a black recolour of the wand pack with the Malfoy Manor set, it would have suited very well with almost half the wands being used for characters. That and also forgetting the important mirror shard Harry carries, otherwise a very well done location set. 

[BrickBob Studpants]

6 minutes ago, Bugbot20082 said:

I would love this if nothing else for another iteration of much needed MG Dumbledore!

Indeed. Gambledore appeared in 6/8 movies, yet has only had 2 minifigs in the reboot! Harris did a great job, but when I think Dumbledore, I think of Gambon‘s portrayal. 

The tower being based on GoF or PoA would also be acceptable, if purely for that reason

[Bugbot20082]

I can’t understand how the Duelling club is more expensive than the charms class, looking at them that makes no sense, there must be something disproportionate about the cost of the rubber cape and the printed tiles vs sticker sheet etc 

[Virginia_Bricks]

2 hours ago, Bugbot20082 said:

I can’t understand how the Duelling club is more expensive than the charms class, looking at them that makes no sense, there must be something disproportionate about the cost of the rubber cape and the printed tiles vs sticker sheet etc 

4 vs 3 minifigures and especially 1 professor minifigure vs 2 professor minifgures. Common interpretation is a minifigure reflects $5 in value for Lego pricing

[brickbride]

German YouTuber Held der Steine has a review up of the Hagrid motorbike. The bike itself is definitely the best part of the set and that's not saying much. The figures are even more hideous up close, the back of Hagrid’s coat makes him look like he's got a dinosaur tail, and Harry has too-long hair and ugly arms in addition to the weird mirrored glasses. I really have no idea what they were thinking with this one.

[Gorilla94]

I build the geat hall yesterday. I am not impressed. The gateway is ridiculously small... the 2018 one had so much more lovely details like the inverted slopes to give the highest windows some shape... the Sky looks so bad... it desperately needs a bunch of blue inverted tiles printed with golden stars or something... Professor vector should have used the cmf 12 Princess hat. I will have to change the complete thing as soon the other sets came out, so I can plan.

Edited January 19 by Gorilla94

[Virginia_Bricks]

Finally saw a comparison of the 2024 Great Hall to the Great Hall portion of the D2C Hogwarts. Roughly the same length, but 2 studs wider and ~6 studs taller.

If these expanded dimensions hold for the Main Tower, we should be able to expect 14-16 studs wide and 70-76 studs tall. Given the interior modules height of 12 studs, I am predicting two swappable modules (12 studs high each), 30 studs high for the staircase, and whatever remains for Dumbledore's Office.

If you use approximate brick volume the Great Hall is 9,088 bricks, so the Main Tower should be roughly 11,360 given a roughly 25% higher price and piece count. That makes the dimensions of 13 (depth) x 14 (width) x 70 (height) somewhat reasonable as 12,740 bricks of volume.

That gives me hope the tower next to the Main Tower will be excluded and a standalone set. Otherwise they would need to seriously limit the size of the Main Tower itself.

[Accio Lego]

12 hours ago, brickbride said:

German YouTuber Held der Steine has a review up of the Hagrid motorbike. The bike itself is definitely the best part of the set and that's not saying much. The figures are even more hideous up close, the back of Hagrid’s coat makes him look like he's got a dinosaur tail, and Harry has too-long hair and ugly arms in addition to the weird mirrored glasses. I really have no idea what they were thinking with this one.

Honestly, the sad state of Harry’s arms will never not baffle me. They specifically created a specialty dual molded forearm and hand part for the Wicked and Wednesday buildable figures but then didn’t use it for Harry despite being roughly the right size. Instead Harry gets weird noodle arms and ugly stump-like hands. 

[BacktoBricks]

Does anybody else think that the Herbology Class set might use the Dreamzzz Dreamling root piece for Mandrakes or will they just stick to round bricks? 

[Gorilla94]

2 minutes ago, BacktoBricks said:

Does anybody else think that the Herbology Class set might use the Dreamzzz Dreamling root piece for Mandrakes or will they just stick to round bricks? 

I think they will make them fit in a pot, so I assume either the plant piece from the Neville cmf or a round brick.

How do you guys display your castle? Is it full with several versions of the trio as well as clones of Draco and so on? Right now I am planning on only using 1 iconic version of each character... on the other hand it would be tempting to let Hagrid in his suit be somewhere with Madame Maxime, too... maybe showing of some of his creatures.

[Legoman123]

Very intrigued to see how they are going to include an interior in the Great Tower set.  I

really hope we can get a detailed common room and dorm room with a fat lady portrait to go through in the great tower set.  I’d also like to see the same for Ravenclaw as I believe they are in the same tower along with an area to the third floor that’s forbidden.  

[Gorilla94]

Do you think we will see an improved version of the Quidditch outfits? With the hood body wear piece and cape I am quite happy, but they need printed legs...

[Felkin]

2 hours ago, Gorilla94 said:

Do you think we will see an improved version of the Quidditch outfits? With the hood body wear piece and cape I am quite happy, but they need printed legs...

Hopefully we'll get an updated design for Quidditch players sometime soon; I'd quite like to see the helmets & padding the players wore in Half-Blood Prince (which seemed fitting given how violent Quidditch is), since it's one of the few Hogwarts uniform variants we've yet to see in minifig form. The current Quidditch outfits feature in the Diagon Alley D2C, which is due to retire this year I believe, so once that's no longer on sale I guess we might see new Quidditch uniforms featured in sets in 2026.

My dream would be for a Quidditch pitch D2C as a colourful display piece, rather than the minigame versions with flick-fire studs we've had previously, but admittedly that's a long shot.