The LEGO Ninjago City Gardens set is now available to all LEGO VIP members starting 14th January, a full 2 weeks ahead of the retail availability on 1st February. Celebrating the 10 year anniversary of the Ninjago theme with the largest Ninjago set ever produced to date with 5685 pieces and retailing at US $299.99 | CAN $399.99 | UK £274.99.
At the time of publication, the set is available in the UK and hours away from the US and CAN release (if not, already available)
With 19 minifigures including a special golden statue of Sensei Wu, in celebration of the anniversary. Golden minifigures of various characters will be included in 7 Ninjago sets throughout 2021, such as the golden Kai minifigure in 71736 Boulder Blaster we recently reviewed.
It also makes a perfect fit to display side by side with the previous sets from the theme. 
VIP membership is free and available online to register. Sign-up if you’ve not already done so to enjoy other benefits including points collection upon orders and redemption to offset future purchases.
It’s not available now after midnight est
Yep still waiting, any luck for anybody?
Alex & Nick, we’re still waiting too… :-D (Refresh, refresh, refresh)
Anyone still waiting or is it working because it still says coming soon for me and i am a VIP?
It’s 3:34am EST and it’s still not working for me. This is only the second time I’ve gone for early access (the other one was the roller coaster in 2018), so I don’t know what time the sets typically show up, and I don’t know if prior experience would be relevant here anyway given their recent supply problems. I asked about this set at the local Lego store a couple days ago and they said they weren’t allowed to tell us anything.
Still unavailable, 40 minutes past midnight PST. I figured that it would be released at midnight EST given that the US headquarters in CT – guess I was wrong. I’m considering making a trip to the LEGO store in the morning, but if it’s not in stock there, what’re the chances it’s out of stock online by noonish later today?
I ordered at exactly 4am EST.
Will Brothers Brick be doing a review, and if so when?
Still in stock as of noon EST. I was up at 4 AM EST and made my order. It looks like I could have slept more instead, but so it goes. I hope everyone gets their chance to place an order before it goes temporarily out of stock!