Arstotle

If this does turn out to be a gingerbread house, instead of simply being a house where gingerbread people live, I hope it's more of a sweet shop with a gingerbread facade. The gingerbread figures we've seen could be thought to be employees in costume, or even some sort of mannequins, as opposed to being real gingerbread people. I still think that, with 1400+ pieces, we could very well get a second, smaller build that will add to the village nicely.

These leaks are interesting. I know that Series 19 has already been revealed, but I've often thought that a CMF series (particularly one released later in the year) dedicated toward winter would be a really good seller, and 2-3 gingerbread people would have been good choices for such a series. I will say that the baby is pretty weak if it's just a printed tile. They've got a nice baby mold now. 1400+ pieces is still an awfully big set. I know the cottage was that big, but I've always felt that building is out of scale with the rest of the line. It's just a bit too big compared to the rest of the Winter Village buildings. Perhaps the set will include a couple moderately sized buildings - maybe a gingerbread house and a candy store? Those would kinda go together.

I've often thought that a large gingerbread house or carousel would make for a good employee holiday gift. Similar to the elaborate nutcracker they did a couple years ago.