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I'll buy the Daily Bugle if it's Raimi inspired, otherwise it's a pass. What I would like to see is a corner building (i doubt they'd be able to replicate the angle of the Flatiron building, so I think a corner building is a good compromise). I would like to see Jameson, Betty Brant and the Green Goblin included. It would be great to be able to replicate the scene where Goblin attacks Jameson, maybe a play feature where Peter Parker can change into Spiderman. Considering the Raimi versions of Spidey and Jameson already exist, it feels like a no trainer to have a Raimi Daily Bugle.

That would be amazing. That's really what I want out of this theme, locations that I can populate with pokemon and trainers, to create my pokemon journey. I want my favorite gyms where I can recreate my favorite battles. I want minifigure scale pokemon moulds, not gigantic statues (which would be impressive, sure, but fundamentally no different then what's already been available before). I want a minifigure series of trainers, each with a different pokemon. But there's pretty much no way we'll get any of that. These video game sets almost never end up being what they should. I think the Horizon sets are the only ones they've made that are exactly what I wanted, to bad there's only 2 sets...

I would be excited for this theme, but I feel like it's just going to be giant pokemon statues and not much else.

The official box photos have leaked. It looks amazing!

I'm so impressed with this one. The build is wonderful, a really well down display piece. The moving waterfall is included and it looks like the chocolate pipe that sucks up Augustus is included on the left side. I also spot the canopy of the Wonkatania, so that's a welcome surprise. The minifigures are great too. I'm glad to see a new hat/hair combo for Willy Wonka. I'm excited for the reveal. I'm hoping they also include the blueberry version of Violet. It would be cool to get some references to the other rooms too.

The Oompa Loompas are based on the 71 version. Wonka is a hybrid, he has Gene Wilders hair color, but the green pants worn by book/broadway Wonka. And the build is more Burton inspired. I agree we weren't going to get mixed versions, but it definitely wasn't a guarantee it would be the 71 version. It does make me wonder how much the build will change since it's primarily based on the Burton version. It would be cool to see them take out the bridge and add in the boat.

It wasn't a foregone conclusion. The design of the minifigures and build in the ideas pitch took inspiration from both movies as well as the broadway show.

The first minifigure just leaked from this set, Augustus Gloop. Interestingly, the design matches the 1971 version of the character, so I think it's safe to say the set will be based around that movie.

It makes me think there might be another minifigure set.

One of the sets leaked. Minifigures yall!

I feel conflicted about this set. At 60cm I just have no interest in the ship, it's too much space and I hate when there are minifigures but no way for them to inhabit the build or interact with it. At the same time, I really want the minifigures. I'm tempted to just wait and see if they do other sets down the line. I think the deciding factor for me will be the GWP. If it's a minifigure compatible shuttle (and actually looks good) then I'll buy the set to get the minifigures and GWP and then sell the main ship secondhand. Really I would prefer they do a line of midi scale ships and then minifigure playsets for the interiors and planets. I really don't like that they went UCS, but I guess it makes sense if this ends up being a one and done sort of franchise for Lego.

The new broom handle is used in Privet Drive for the downspout too, recolored to black.

Looking at Peter's apartment more, I'm noticing there's a black element on the roof that appears to be the balcony that can be attached over the front door for if you attach the apartment to the bodega.

I'm thinking there's an attachment that goes on the studs on either side to make it a balcony. I really like the builds for the Spider-man sets, but the minifigures are a bit of a mixed bag. The Goblins and Doc Ock are pretty amazing, I love how they turned out. MJ is pretty good, I'm wondering if her look is inspired by her appearance in the Spider Man 2 video game. Jameson and May are okay, but the torsos aren't great. I'm disappointed by the reuses for Spider-Gwen/Woman, Miles.

I love the Wario build. I really would like them to make brickbuilt versions of Mario, Luigi and Peach (I hate the digifigs).

I like the set overall, but it's a shame that the Fantasticar didn't make it in. My main criticism is Mr. Fantastic. Why not just use the Avatar legs, why go brickbuilt?

Fluffy just leaked, the new molds are surprising, i really expected them to at least reuse the head from the 2021 version, it's shocking to see a new head mold and a new body mould. And despite the new molds, there's still a brick built portion. It's like a weird combo of the first two versions. I definitely like this one the best of the three, they even managed to include a collar. This makes me really excited to see the rest of the tower. Edit: someone on reddit mentioned the mouths opening. Looking at the image closer, it does seem possible, but I can't tell for certain.

New Elementary dropped their review for the BATB castle and it included a designer interview. Belle's blue dress was cut for budget reasons, the wardrobe was originally designed to reveal her yellow dress.

It's so utterly bizarre for them to include a feature to store Belles dress, but not include a change of clothes. Side note, my new head canon is that the real reason the townies think Belle is so peculiar is because she's been caught hiding in random wardrobes lol. I'm holding out some hope that the blue dress will appear elsewhere. The new dress piece in the Shire set would be perfect for Belle's blue dress. Speaking of that new dress piece, I hope Lego gives us a new version of Alice using that piece (and in general just give us Alice in Wonderland sets), as well as Cinderella's peasant outfit. Come on Lego, make it happen.

There appears to be a new skirt piece in the Shire set, it's similar to the Disney skirt piece but a bit longer and falls down straighter. It would be great to see this recolored and used for the female Hogwarts uniform.

If you look at the side there's a window piece, so there's a hollow space at least 2 studs deep behind her.

I really like these sets. The new velociraptor mold is excellent and I can't wait to get more recolors of it so I can replace my JP raptors. The minifigure pieces are nice, a lot of variety in clothing and faces and a lot of printed shorts. I think i might be able to use the tan shorts to upgrade Muldoon. The builds are pretty good too. I'm glad that this lineup isn't just vehicles and not much else. They seem to have balanced out the theme better this go around.

The wardrobe is connected to a hinge so it can swing out the entire thing like a door. It's hiding something, it's just a matter of what.

When they released the Diagon Alley set a few years back they included a Harry variant that wasn't advertised on the box, so it's definitely something they've done before. Admittedly, it's a longshot, but I like to dream.

Yup, day one purchase. I really love this model. I do wish it was a little more spacious, but I'm glad they didn't go completely overboard either, I feel like this is more affordable than I expected it would be. I'm happy to see that they include pieces to create a sitting version of Belle (using the method from the Lord of the Rings set). Im excited to see what's hidden behind the wardrobe (if it could turn out to be Belles blue dress, that would be perfect!). Also interested to see what's behind the doors on the first floor. Cogsworth is a little too big, but i also feel like they could have just sized Lumiere up a little to match. I would have liked to see a proper kitchen and bedroom. Overall, I'm very impressed with this set. I would love to see them do more sets based on the classic Disney films.