The Fury

Perhaps "know" was too strong of a word. But I still think the fact that a TLG customer service rep believes LotR is retired is not a good sign.

It is precisely because I received an unusual response that I decide to register and post it. If I had received an automated, non-committed, response then I would not have felt compelled to speak up. But I thought that everyone here would be interested in the email I received from TLG, so I thought I'd share. Now I know you don't have much reason to trust me, so take my post as you will. For me, it is just one more piece in a growing body of evidence that LotR is being retired. I'm not saying my customer service rep has any inside information, but I think it would be odd indeed for a rep to flatly claim the theme ending if she did not know this to be the case. On the other hand, it seems much more likely for reps to provide non-committal answers, even if they knew the theme was finished.

Long time lurker here. I finally decided to register after I sent Lego a message regarding the fate of the LotR line and received the following response. Unlike some of the other responses I've seen posted, this one actually says the LotR line is ending. I know that you are all skeptical of new members, so I uploaded a screenshot of the email on my long abandoned blog. Thanks for getting in touch with us. I’m sorry but unfortunately we do not have any current plans to expand the LEGO® The Lord of the Rings™ theme line. That line and The Hobbit™ theme were developed in cooperation with the theatrical release of those films and while we love them just as much as you, we will not be producing more of the sets at this time. Our Product Developers in Denmark invent new LEGO® toys every year. They spend their time trying to find new and fun toys that are better every time. The shelves in toy shops aren’t big enough to hold everything so sometimes we have to stop making a few of the older sets. I hope one of our many new LEGO toys will inspire you. To take a look through the hundreds of toys we offer, go to shop.LEGO.com and see what catches your eye. Other fans have told us about some websites where you might also be able to find older models: www.brickset.com www.bricklink.com www.amazon.com Keep in mind that these are not our websites so the LEGO Group isn’t responsible for their content, and the items they’re selling could be new or used. We appreciate your comments, so I'll be passing your interest in LEGO The Lord of the Rings on to the design team. You never know, some of the old treasures might make a comeback! Thanks again for getting in touch. We're always pleased to receive feedback! If you could take a moment to complete a four question survey by going to the link below, it will help us make sure we are providing the best customer service to you.