While the second season of the hit Netflix show “Wednesday” may have been delayed, LEGO has announced a few sets to hold fans over until then. We already covered LEGO Wednesday 76780 Wednesday Addams Figure in a previous review, so now it is time to look at the playset for the theme, Wednesday & Enid’s dorm room at Nevermore Academy. The scene includes both an interior and exterior section, and shows off the personalities of both characters and the school itself. The set includes 2 versions of each character, as well as Thing. LEGO Wednesday 76781 Wednesday & Enid’s Dorm Room comes with 750 pieces and will be available on October 1st for US $89.99 | CAN $119.99 | UK £79.99. It may also be available from 3rd party resellers on Amazon and eBay.
The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.
Unboxing the parts, instructions, and stickers
The rectangular box features an image showing the exterior side of the finished model against an illustrated background of Nevermore Academy’s American Gothic architecture. The Wednesday show branding and a picture of Jenna Ortega in the titular role holding an umbrella are included. A small inset image showing the new Thing element and the 2 versions of Wednesday Addams and Enid Sinclair appears in the lower right corner
On the back of the box, the interior view of the dorm room is featured prominently with smaller images showing close-ups of the room, and the two removable drawers for storing the alternate mini-dolls and their accessories from the Rave’N dance.
Inside the box are 7 paper parts bags of various sizes, an instruction booklet, and 2 small sticker sheets.
The build
The build begins with a standard base which includes a simple mechanism to pop the drawers off of their single attachment point. Technic beams support the floor and provide half pins for the façade (Sharp observers will notice that I placed one of the rail bricks for the drawers backward – which I fix eventually). The top layer of plates divides the space into three colors, dark sand for Wednesday’s side, light lavender for Enid’s side, and dark gray for the balcony.
Next, we begin filling in the details for the interior, with Enid getting a dresser with colored knobs, a lamp, and a pair of cat ears for the Poe Cup challenge, while Wednesday gets a dark brown desk and typewriter. Each side gets a small arch which includes the attachment points for the angled walls. Moving to the exterior side, pedestals for gargoyles, more arches, and the base for the large circular window are added.
Back inside, we build Enid’s bed, rug, and side table with more bright and pastel colors. Wednesday’s side of the room is much more somber, with a black chair, a bookshelf, a stand for her cello, and a small table with a gramophone. Oddly there is no bed. Further research confirms that there is a bed in Wednesday’s room set but it is often not shown to emphasize her writing desk.
Two sections of walls are attached to the base of each side, and along the balcony side, black roof slopes and the rest of the large circular window are added. Flanking the window there are more angled roof sections with purple and sand-green shingles.
Returning to the interior, Enid’s side is adorned with more color in the form of large streamers, posters, and a hanging lamp. Wednesday also gets a hanging lamp with four white tassels.
Next, we add angled supports for the main roof sections above the circular window. The window itself is a printed dish with a handle that allows the window to open, although once the finished balcony railing is added this blocks the window from opening fully. A large angled roof section with a stickered window and more shingles topped with spikes is added, along with two smaller sections attached to either side. Finally, the murder mystery evidence board referred to by Enid as Ted Bundy’s Pinterest is added above the window interior.
Moving back to the exterior, the railings and the gargoyle pedestals are added along with two pillars made from a large worm gear element commonly used to move elevators and similar structures up and down.
The last part of the base is two shallow drawers which include stickered tiles showing the four groups of monsters who attend the school for misfits from left to right, Vampires, Sirens, Werewolves, and Gorgons. These drawers are designed to store whichever alternate mini-dolls are left over in your display along with their accessories.
The Minifigs
The set includes two versions of both Wednesday Addams and Enid Sinclair. Everyday Wednesday wears her black & white version of the striped Nevermore Academy uniform and black boots. She also sports her iconic black braids. Everyday Enid has blond hair (minus her colorful tips), a striped sweater, a skirt with flowers and circles printed on it, knee-high lavender socks, and brown shoes.
The alternate versions wear their hair and outfits from the Rave’N school dance. Wednesday wears her hair up, and a long vintage black sleeveless dress. Enid wears a short white dress with silver printing, high white boots, and short pink hair.
All minidolls have back-printed torsos. Due to the design of the minidoll heads, they do not include alternate expressions, but the Rave’N dance heads have more make-up.
I was lucky enough to get a second pair of cat ears so both Enid and Wednesday can wear them for the Poe Cup (even though the characters wore special outfits for that event).
The finished model
While the finished model may not include any specific play features aside from the location which lets builders recreate their favorite scenes from the iconic 2-sided room, the details and accessories do a fantastic job of representing the personalities of these two polar opposites. The drawers for storing the alternate figures are a nice feature for folks to store all the parts while the set is on display. My only complaint is that the balcony is too close to the large printed window preventing it from opening more than a crack too small even for a mimidoll to fit through.
The interior details are fun and well suited to each character, although I feel like the exposed back of the scene using large arches instead of bricks feels a bit odd.
Conclusions and recommendations
Overall I think this is a pretty good display set, having two sides to choose from. The building techniques are not too challenging and the attention to details are very faithful to the source material. I know that many fans may be disappointed by the decision to make this a Friends style set as opposed to standard minifigures, but I think it makes sense, as the proportions are more accurate and fits more closely with the other Wednesday set including a buildable figure. That said, if you are a fan of the show, and of the character of Wednesday Addams, then this set would make a great addition to your collection. As a parts pack there are some great parts like the new gargoyle mold and long worm gear element, as well as many parts in sand blue, however, the higher price makes this hard to recommend for that purpose alone.
LEGO Wednesday 76781 Wednesday & Enid’s Dorm Room comes with 750 pieces and will be available on October 1st for US $89.99 | CAN $119.99 | UK £79.99. It may also be available from 3rd party resellers on Amazon and eBay.
The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.
