Wizarding World 2025 - Rumors & Discussion

[BrickMatit]

I would take info from that site with a very very very big pinch of salt - it has some very wrong info about East Wing.

However, if you are not easily impressed or upset, you can read description of all other summer sets. For example, Forbidden Forest: Expecto Patronus is said to have only 2 minifigures (and in this case it's easy to understand there won't be Sirius).

Knockturn Alley Shops with 5 minifigures is said to let you recreate Harry's accidental Floo powder journey or Lucius Malfoy’s secret dealings (if this would be the case, character would be Harry, Lucius, Borgin and, I assume, Hagrid and the Witch in the alley). So a CoS set, even with references to HBP (cursed necklace and vanishing cabinet).

[BrickBob Studpants]

1 hour ago, BrickMatit said:

I would take info from that site with a very very very big pinch of salt - it has some very wrong info about East Wing.

It‘s kinda hilarious how each description tries desperately to somehow tie the set to the context of the UAE  

And yeah, this isn‘t exactly trustworthy when they claim the East Wing only includes 4 minifigs  The piece count could still be correct, but I wouldn‘t trust anything else here.

[BrickMatit]

8 minutes ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

It‘s kinda hilarious how each description tries desperately to somehow tie the set to the context of the UAE

  that was the funny part. But agree on waiting for info from some reliable source.

[akaseim]

Hi everybody :-) Here we are saving for our two missing sets (Main Tower and Hospital Wing) and of course the summer wave, and I would like to know when you think it's the best moment to buy whatever set. I know in September it's the Back to Hogwarts and you get a polybag and a GWP set if you buy a big set, but I've read there's also a third gift for the purchase of the collector set or something like that, and I'm not sure if this set is one of the sets we already know or it's a different set with no leaks yet. If there will be another +200€ set in September I can jump and cry at the same time :-D 

On the other side, is there any double points or gift with the summer wave? Do you think the Main Tower can get a disccount or something this year?

Thanks :-)

[Accio Lego]

3 hours ago, akaseim said:

Hi everybody :-) Here we are saving for our two missing sets (Main Tower and Hospital Wing) and of course the summer wave, and I would like to know when you think it's the best moment to buy whatever set. I know in September it's the Back to Hogwarts and you get a polybag and a GWP set if you buy a big set, but I've read there's also a third gift for the purchase of the collector set or something like that, and I'm not sure if this set is one of the sets we already know or it's a different set with no leaks yet. If there will be another +200€ set in September I can jump and cry at the same time :-D 

On the other side, is there any double points or gift with the summer wave? Do you think the Main Tower can get a disccount or something this year?

Thanks :-)

The past two years we’ve gotten metal collectors items with the Burrow and Hogsmeade (a Weasley Clock magnet and a hanging Hogsmeade signs metal standee respectively), but it’s only been those two times for set specific GWPs for Harry Potter. 
 

The fact of the matter is there currently isn’t any info at all on a potential large direct to consumer (D2C) set or a gift with purchase. Which is concerning given the current rumors also say we’re not getting an advent calendar this year. 

[BrickMatit]

@akaseim Main suggestions, based on my experience and purchasing habits: 1) don't buy directly by LEGO, never , unless you can't avoid it; 2) don't rush, but don't even wait the last moment .

In general, the only two reasons I can see to buy directly from LEGO are: a set is exclusive, so you can't buy it in any other place or there's a GWP you're interested in. No other reason, for me, to pay full price at LEGO. I don't know in Spain, but even in Italy, that for what I know it's not a place with so various discount occasion on LEGO, you can simply wait a bit and look for interesting discounts. LEGO double points give you nearly a 10% value in Insider Points, but it's not properly a discount, because you have to use them on the next direct purchase on LEGO. Of course, you have also to consider shipping costs, but for example Amazon - in Italy - has a threshold of 35€,  that can easily be overcome with a medium-sized LEGO set. Just as an example, I bought the Great Hall from an italian seller, paying 149€ - so 25% of discount. It's pretty rare for LEGO to have similar discounts: I see it for set that are going to be retired, but waiting for the last moment can be risky.

When for some reason you have to buy directly from LEGO, of course try to maximize your expenditures, waiting for GWPs or double points. As you say, LEGO Back to Hogwarts on 1st of September is the best occasion. There are GWPs tied to a purchase threshold - for example it was 130€ for Gringotts Vault, Borgin and Burkes: Floo Network and also Room of Requirement - so I tend to keep some sets for my September purchases and deciding wheter or not to buy them looking at the GWP. That's why I haven't bought any Winter Wave sets yet. Let's just say I'm almost always behind on LEGO releases .

Other GWPs are tied to a specific set. I admit that I was not interested in those, so I was not on a rush when buying Hogsmeade or The Burrow - and in the end I bought only Hogsmeade the next double points occasion. But if you interested in them, of course you have to buy them in that occasion.

We don't really know, at the moment, if there will be a Collectors' set this year. There's an unknown set, said to be 129,99$, but with no other info. In my opinion it's too cheap for being a Collectors' set, so maybe there's another unknown set, even if it's strange to not know its existance now.

CONCLUDING If I were you, I would likely look for interesting discount for Main Tower from seller outside from LEGO. I don't think LEGO will discount it - I don't really know if LEGO has ever discounted Great Hall - surely not this year, considering the Main Tower is said to be retired in summer 2027. And I would keep Hospital Wing for Return to Hogwarts event, so to have surely something to buy in order to reach the threshold for the GWP - if there will be one - with some of the summer sets (if you buy only playsets, there won't be a so hard choice, however, considering we know about Knockturn Alley, Expecto Patronum and East Wing). If there will be a Collectors' set you'll interested in with an interesting GWP you can buy only this set and very likely have every GWPs available that day.

Sorry for the length of the comment 

Edited 15 hours ago by BrickMatit

[akaseim]

26 minutes ago, Accio Lego said:

The past two years we’ve gotten metal collectors items with the Burrow and Hogsmeade (a Weasley Clock magnet and a hanging Hogsmeade signs metal standee respectively), but it’s only been those two times for set specific GWPs for Harry Potter. 

 

10 minutes ago, BrickMatit said:

@akaseim Main suggestions, based on my experience and purchasing habits: 1) don't buy directly by LEGO, never , unless you can't avoid it; 2) don't rush, but don't even wait the last moment .

Thanks for the info :-) I don't used to buy from Lego but last year I missed the Room of Requirememts because I bought all the set I wanted already I don't want to plan my shopping and then miss a GWP like last year :-( 

So, I think I'm gonna buy Main Tower and Hospital Wing in another place when I get a good price and wait for the East Wing until September to see if Lego gifts something I like. I would love a class or an office form a proffesor so... maybe we are lucky :-) 

[BrickBob Studpants]

I might misremember it, but didn’t we learn about Hogsmeade pretty late last year? I do remember arguing that there likely wouldn’t be a D2C, only for the set number to pop up later and prove me wrong

Edit: Just looked it up, we first heard about last year’s D2C set on Feb 20th, so exactly one year ago! So technically,  it’s still possible we might get one this year

Edited 14 hours ago by BrickBob Studpants

[Virginia_Bricks]

2 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

I might misremember it, but didn’t we learn about Hogsmeade pretty late last year? I do remember arguing that there likely wouldn’t be a D2C, only for the set number to pop up later and prove me wrong

Edit: Just looked it up, we first heard about last year’s D2C set on Feb 20th, so exactly one year ago! So technically,  it’s still possible we might get one this year

Only that it existed last February, took another month for it being Hogsmeade to leak.

I was one who didn't doubt it even though it seemed quiet and I feel the same this year. Lego is putting out more HP sets this year and the AC being discontinued doesn't indicate a D2C wouldn't come. Especially with DA, Gringotts (in the US at least), and Icons all now retired they have room for more D2Cs in the inventory.

[BrickBob Studpants]

26 minutes ago, Virginia_Bricks said:

[…] the AC being discontinued doesn't indicate a D2C wouldn't come.

True. It’s still possible they have something up their sleeve, but I feel we’re also running out of options unless they start remaking D2C sets. Hogsmeade was the last obvious set idea I’d say, all the other ideas people have brought up are pretty niche, like Grimmauld Place or a Quidditch Pitch

[Virginia_Bricks]

1 hour ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

True. It’s still possible they have something up their sleeve, but I feel we’re also running out of options unless they start remaking D2C sets. Hogsmeade was the last obvious set idea I’d say, all the other ideas people have brought up are pretty niche, like Grimmauld Place or a Quidditch Pitch

The Burrow is plenty niche if Grimmauld Place is niche. I would expect a play set to be remade into a D2C this year similar to the last two. Something they know sold well in the smaller format.

Edited 10 hours ago by Virginia_Bricks

[BrickBob Studpants]

7 minutes ago, Virginia_Bricks said:

The Burrow is plenty niche if Grimmauld Place is niche. I would expect a play set to be remade into a D2C this year similar to the last two. Something they know sold well in the smaller format.

The Burrow is much less niche I’d say. It has a lot more screentime, appears in more movies, is connected to multiple main characters, serves as Harry’s second home, and is visually iconic too. Grimmauld place is important to the plot, sure, but it lacks screentime and is only really connected to Sirius. After OotP, it has one brief appearance and that’s it.

I don’t see what a D2C version could offer that the playset didn’t already  I love the playset, but really don’t need a bigger version of it

[hunnybunny]

12 hours ago, akaseim said:

Hi everybody :-) Here we are saving for our two missing sets (Main Tower and Hospital Wing) and of course the summer wave, and I would like to know when you think it's the best moment to buy whatever set. I know in September it's the Back to Hogwarts and you get a polybag and a GWP set if you buy a big set, but I've read there's also a third gift for the purchase of the collector set or something like that, and I'm not sure if this set is one of the sets we already know or it's a different set with no leaks yet. If there will be another +200€ set in September I can jump and cry at the same time :-D 

On the other side, is there any double points or gift with the summer wave? Do you think the Main Tower can get a disccount or something this year?

Thanks :-)

I usually have an alert set on a website that aggregates all local eshops so that as soon as someone discounts an item I can grab it. In the past I was able to get some sets smaller sets 50%off and bigger sets 40% off. However that is a bit of a gamble as you may also pass a window of 25-30% discount and some sets never get discounted more than that. 

I decided to collect this Hogwarts castle system as I plan it to be the end for me with the theme (not going to continue buying sets based on tv show) so in this case I'm grabbing sets as soon as I see a good enough deal. 

Interestingly I was missing both Main Tower and Hospital Wing as well but managed to get them both on German Amazon for 221 eur just two weeks ago. They had extra promotion to their regular one and I think  154 eur for Main Tower to be a good enough deal all things consider (even though personally still think it is overpriced and even big castle sets should limited to 120 eur). I still think I overpaid 67 eur for Hospital wing and eventually could have gotten a better deal but I just want to be done with it...

[RODDY]

I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if they skipped the D2C altogether this year, there’s nothing really left for them to do that is well known enough to the masses that would sell well. Ministry of Magic was constantly on sale at the $100 price tag, Quidditch was shelf warming at $40, Hogwarts Icons got replaced with the movie Collector’s Edition. Even the Hogwarts Express was 5x VIP points within a year of release. I could maybe see a Diagon Alley remake with some new shops like the Leaky Cauldron or Madam Malkin’s but even then idk.

[Virginia_Bricks]

25 minutes ago, RODDY said:

I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if they skipped the D2C altogether this year, there’s nothing really left for them to do that is well known enough to the masses that would sell well. Ministry of Magic was constantly on sale at the $100 price tag, Quidditch was shelf warming at $40, Hogwarts Icons got replaced with the movie Collector’s Edition. Even the Hogwarts Express was 5x VIP points within a year of release. I could maybe see a Diagon Alley remake with some new shops like the Leaky Cauldron or Madam Malkin’s but even then idk.

This is why 12 Grimmauld Place is my guess. Well above retail for a copy now that is new, even used are selling $20 USD above retail. Clearly there is demand.

I know some will say what can they include that wasn't in the play set, but honestly it might just be fleshing it out a little more. Adjusting for inflation it sold for roughly 12.5 cents per piece and being conservative the D2C could be 14 cents per piece. At $300 (which I think is a fair price for a D2C and avoids price conflict with the East Wing or Main Tower), that is 2,150 pieces or a little more than 1,000 extra pieces.

Expand it by 3 bricks in width which would better match the proportions of the actual street used so instead of 24 bricks its 27. Adjust the other dimensions to line up and the volume goes from 4,608 bricks to 6,561 bricks (though a lot of that is air). You keep the core scenes from OOP, but can add things from the books and DH (clearly Lego has the license to the books and Hogwarts legacy based on other inclusions not from the movies). Go up to 11/12 mini-figures and you can have some mix of Harry, Ron (maybe even a DH Ron), Hermione, Kreacher, Molly, Arthur, Sirius, the Twins, Kingsley, Tonks, Lupin, Snape, Ginny, Mundungus Fletcher, or maybe a few Death Eaters from DH.

Could add the Christmas at 12 Grimmauld Place scene too so its not the extendable ear scene in the kitchen.

Edited 4 hours ago by Virginia_Bricks

[RODDY]

51 minutes ago, Virginia_Bricks said:

This is why 12 Grimmauld Place is my guess. Well above retail for a copy now that is new, even used are selling $20 USD above retail. Clearly there is demand.

I know some will say what can they include that wasn't in the play set, but honestly it might just be fleshing it out a little more. Adjusting for inflation it sold for roughly 12.5 cents per piece and being conservative the D2C could be 14 cents per piece. At $300 (which I think is a fair price for a D2C and avoids price conflict with the East Wing or Main Tower), that is 2,150 pieces or a little more than 1,000 extra pieces.

12 Grimmauld Place is an interesting pick, it’s a bit niche but the demand is definitely there in the aftermarket pricing. Crazy seeing the pricing one sealed goes for after only a couple years being retired. But I think price wise $300 is excessive especially when it’s a rung below The Burrow which is $260 in terms for being well known. If I’m pricing it maybe $200- $230?I think the one advantage that Grimmauld Place has over The Burrow has is the cross over for Modular fans, it’s way easier to integrate this into a city rather than The Burrow so maybe there’s some appeal there. And while I don’t think there’s much more to add to the playset version besides finally getting Mundungus, I do think the same of the playset version of The Burrow in comparison to its Collector’s Edition counterpart. The Burrow was more than fine without a Collector’s Edition version besides getting the entire Weasley Family which was neat. So while I personally wouldn’t be too thrilled at a prospect of a Collector’s Edition 12 Grimmauld Place, I wasn’t too thrilled of The Burrow Collector’s Edition and we still got it. So viable and likely pick, just not my favorite pick.

[Accio Lego]

To put in my own 2¢ on the D2C (and GWP):

This is an anniversary year. Lego didn’t get in on all the special logos and promotional pushes just to do one $170 set and some bonus patronuses in a few sets — they’ll want to have a fancy D2C as appealing to non-AFOLs as the Icons set was designed to be and at least one special GWP to commemorate the occasion. 
 

In that sense, we could see something entirely unexpected like the Icons set was at the time. Grimmauld Place isn’t entirely impossible either – it’s not as central to the story as you’d expect of an anniversary set, but a modular Grimmauld would let Lego include some Order of the Phoenix members’ patronuses as part of a continuation of that established anniversary extra. 
 

It’s also worth remembering that the 2021 20th anniversary gwp heavily featured the collectible chocolate frog card tiles that were introduced for that anniversary, so it’s to be expected that this year’s gwp will likely feature the 25 Years of Magic branding and might include anniversary tie ins. An unprinted recolor of an existing smaller animal sounds like it would be within the limits of a gwp, so it’s not impossible we could see something like that, in which case character choice would greatly influence the build.