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LEGO Ideas 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory: Candy is dandy but plastic’s fantastic [Review]

Brennen (Brickbot_Studio) here again, and today we’re taking a trip back to 1971 with one of the strangest, most whimsical LEGO Icons sets yet. 21360 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is based directly on Mel Stuart’s classic film and brings one of cinema’s most surreal settings to brick form. With a full cast of kids, a couple of Oompa Loompas, the eccentric chocolatier himself, and a gorgeous recreation of the Chocolate Room, this set is packed with nostalgia, clever features, and just enough weirdness to feel true to the movie. Let’s unwrap this baby and see if it contains a Golden Ticket.

LEGO Ideas 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | 2025 Pieces | Available September 15 |US $219.99 | CAN $279.99 | UK £199.99

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Adapting a sweet idea into LEGO 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory took more than pure imagination [News]

The LEGO Ideas program lets the community vote on which concepts might become official sets. Adapting fan designs into an official set always involves changes – both compromises and upgrades. The next fan-designed set, LEGO Ideas 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, announced today, introduced many unique challenges for the design team. You can read our review here or keep reading to see more official pics of this sweet set and learn some behind-the-scenes stories of how the design team arrived at the finished model.

LEGO Ideas 21360 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | 2025 Pieces | Available September 15 |US $219.99 | CAN $279.99 | UK £199.99

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Ciao! LEGO Ideas travels to the Mediterranean with 21359 Italian Riviera [News]

The Ligurian coast of Italy is a popular tourist destination on account of its sunshine and picturesque seaside views. You may know it as the Italian Riviera. LEGO certainly does, thanks to fan designer Alex Sahli, whose LEGO Ideas submission is today unveiled as the next set to be released in the line of fan-designed sets. The original concept reached the 10,000 supporters milestone in December 2023, and has now morphed into 21359 Italian Riviera. Now consisting of 3,215 pieces, this one will retail for US $299.99 | CAN $349.99 | UK £249.99. LEGO Insiders will get first dibs on it from this August 7th, while general release starts on August 10th. There’s also a gift with purchase coming between the 7th and 13th for Insiders purchasing this set, although at the time of writing we don’t have any more information on that. More as we get it!

Take a closer look at this bellissimo LEGO set after the jump!

Paradisa pastels for a poolside gashapon party

While the new Castle factions and Space colors captured the most attention with the release of LEGO Ideas 21358 Minifigure Vending Machine, those aren’t the only themes to get fresh figs. Paradisa, the pastel-infused beach-heavy theme from the ’90s, also shows up in capsule prizes. Builder lego_m.art, whose models fuse nostalgia with a light touch of modern parts and techniques, reimagines the set as a full-on Paradisa tribute. Cherry red is replaced with pink accents on white stucco, with the machine’s top becoming a chill beach and capsule’s sliding out into a refreshing swimming pool. All the classic Paradisa crew turned out to party poolside with ice cream and definitely-not-pina-coladas served in mugs. It’s a chill-wave masterpiece that leaves you wondering what a modern Paradisa Icons set might look like if it got the royal treatment like Classic Space and Castle have in recent years.

Friendly Snails are sliding your way as the next LEGO Gift with Purchase [News]

Today LEGO revealed a new Gift With Purchase (GWP) arriving on July 1, 2025:
LEGO Ideas 40788 Friendly Snails. GWPs are always a welcome bonus when buying new bricks, but occasionally a free set comes along that’s so special it has you looking for things to add to your shopping cart just for the bonus set. As a fan of the outdoors, Friendly Snails is that kind of set for me – a fun little nature build that’s perfect for display with unique printed parts. Kudos to fan designer Maxime for this winning display.

Here’s what the LEGO Ideas team has to say about this cute set.

We’re so excited to reveal the LEGO® Ideas 40788 Friendly Snails, which was dreamed up in our ‘Build the Gift of Purchase Set of your Dreams‘ Challenge in 2024. The original submission was uploaded as ‘The Autumn Snails‘ in the challenge by LEGO Ideas Fan Designer Jagamax, also known as Maxime!

This GWP set is a garden creatures display-model gift designed with adult fans of nature and animals in mind. The build-and-display set features 2 snails with decorated shells, a bee, log, rock, puddle and greenery. The scene is assembled on a single sturdy base that allows the whole set to be safely picked up and moved. To increase options for display, the snails can be detached and placed beyond the set’s base.

This LEGO Gift With Purchase set will be available on July 1st, and added to your cart on LEGO.com with a minimum purchase of €160 / $160 USD. The set availability and full details of the promotion are available at LEGO.com.

Coincidentally, the eligibility threshold matches perfectly with the Minifigure Vending Machine, should you need a recommendation.

June 2025 LEGO sets now available, from Lord of the Rings and Pixar to book nooks, Ideas and Technic [News]

June is often a bumper month for new LEGO releases, with the halfway point of the year coming up. And June 2025 is no different! There are loads of new LEGO sets coming out within the next few weeks – almost too many for us to cover. It does mean there’ll surely be something to take your fancy, though. There are book nooks, Technic diggers, Disney mascots… And a great big dragon. Check out some of our favourites below, or see all of the new releases (and more) on LEGO’s website: LEGO US | LEGO CAN | LEGO UK.

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LEGO Ideas Minifigure Vending Machine brings a treasure trove of nostalgia and 16 minifigs

Minifigure fans are in for a treat when LEGO Ideas 21358 Minifigure Vending Machine arrives this June. LEGO pulled out all the stops in celebrating popular themes from the past, including Fabuland, Paradisa, Pirate, Classic Space, and of course, Castle. Even the set’s fan designer gets the minifig treatment! The set contains 16 minifigures in total, some of which are duplicates, but I doubt many will mind as they’re the ones fans could vote on and are likely to be the most popular figures: Classic spacemen in teal and gold, and perhaps most excitingly, two new Castle Factions – Kraken and Griffon factions. Of course you’re not just getting 16 figures with the set. Most of the 1,343 parts go towards the fully-functional retro vending machine in cherry red. It’s a very fancy Kraken Knight delivery device that no doubt many LEGO fans will have fun filling with custom gachapon prizes. LEGO Icons 21358 Minifigure Vending Machine will be available early to LEGO Insiders on June 1 and to everyone else from June 6 for US $179.99 | CAN $219.99 | UK £149.99.

Read on for the full gallery of pictures and details on this amazing retro set

LEGO Pixar lamp Luxo Jr. leaps in as the next Ideas set [News]

LEGO as not been shy about releasing significant iconography from major brands recently. We’ve had logos from Star Wars and Marvel within the last year, while the Disneyland castle has seen a few iterations at different scales. Now, thanks to the Ideas line of fan-designed models, Pixar’s de facto mascot Luxo Jr. gets in on the action! 21357 Pixar Luxo Jr. was designed by Pixar and LEGO fan Toby Bennett, passing the requisite 10,000 votes in August 2023 before being approved for full release last November. Its 613 pieces will be able to recreate Luxo’s signature bouncing and bending movements, alongside the ball that appeared in its 1986 short film debut. Full release happens this June 1st, but you can pre-order it now for US $69.99 | CAN $89.99 | UK £59.99.

Want to see more Pixar pics? Let’s bounce!

New LEGO sets for April 2025 coming soon! [News]

No fooling, April is set to bring us some huge new LEGO sets on store shelves. Disney fans have their eyes on LEGO Disney 43263 Beauty and the Beast Castle, which has Insiders access beginning today. Tolkien lovers will certainly be excited for LEGO Icons 10354 Lord of the Rings: The Shire, with access as early as April 2nd. And for those who are looking to take a trip down the mighty Mississippi, LEGO Ideas 21356 River Steamboat hits store shelves on April 7th, again for Insiders only. Check out all the new sets, and some of the other releases from this year, by heading over to the LEGO website: LEGO US | LEGO CAN | LEGO UK.

Check out the images and details for all these new sets below!

LEGO Ideas 21356 River Steamboat revealed as next fan-designed set and largest LEGO Ideas set ever at over 4,000 pieces [News]

Originally submitted to the LEGO Ideas program back in October of 2021, LEGO Ideas 21356 River Steamboat is set to finally hit store shelves in April. Clocking in at 4,090 pieces, the model is quite similar to the original design submitted by LEGO fan Aaron Hall. There’s plenty of play features, including a working paddle wheel and rudder. And the interior holds a stage, steamboat museum, kitchen, and crew cabin. If you’re looking to get your hands on it, LEGO Ideas 21356 River Steamboat will be available on April 7th for LEGO Insiders (April 10th for everyone else) and will retail for US $329.99 | CAN $429.99 | UK £289.99. After release, you may also be able to find it from third-party sources like Amazon and eBay.

Check more pictures of the steamboat below!

New LEGO sets for March 2025 now available for purchase [News]

March is here, and with it comes a brand new wave of LEGO sets. While there’s a ton of sets that just hit store shelves across the board, we’ve got some common threads with Formula 1 builds appearing in the Speed Champions, Technic, and LEGO Icons themes. And don’t forget the debut of LEGO Ninjago 71837 NINJAGO City Workshops, the latest in the multi-year Ninjago City collection. We touch on all our favorites below, but if you want to see everything in the new catalog, head on over to the LEGO website (US | CAN | UK).

Check out our favorite sets in the March wave below!

New LEGO sets for February 2025 now available for purchase [News]

While a lot of the news recently has been all about sets releasing in March, we’ve still got a few that just made it to the LEGO website for purchase with the start of February. The most notable of these is LEGO Ideas 21354 Twilight The Cullen House. Plus, there’s a pair of GWPs and more special bundle discounts available right that are now worth checking out – US | CAN | UK. But if you’re looking for the full catalogue of all sets available as of February 1st, you can find that here: LEGO US | LEGO CAN | LEGO UK. And remember, by using our affiliate links for your LEGO shopping, you can passively help us to fund our maintenance and bandwidth costs, allowing us to continue featuring the best work by LEGO fans across the globe, along with plenty of news, reviews, and features from this great hobby.

Check out our favorite sets in the February wave below!