In July 2024, approximately 15 products, including LEGO(R) Super Mario, LEGO(R) Avatar, LEGO(R) Disney, and LEGO(R) Friends sets, were added to the “Last Chance to Buy” page of the LEGO(R) Group’s official online shop, “LEGO(R) Shop Official Store”.
In this article, we’d like to highlight and explain some of the most recommended sets from those that will soon be discontinued.
For those who want to see a complete list of all the product names at once, we recommend checking the “Last Chance to Buy” page on the LEGO(R) Shop Official Store by clicking this button.
Donkey Kong
Some sets from the “Donkey Kong” series, introduced in August 2023 as a sub-theme of LEGO(R) Super Mario, are soon to be discontinued.
While Donkey Kong is one of Nintendo’s most popular characters, and the release of these LEGO(R) brick sets generated buzz, they don’t seem to have become an explosive hit.
LEGO(R) Super Mario™ Diddy Kong’s Mine Cart Ride Expansion Set 71425
Fun challenges
Ride the mine cart with LEGO® Mario™, LEGO® Luigi™ or LEGO® Peach™ (figures not included) around the track and ‘explode’ the rock to reveal a bunch of bananas to ‘eat’
LEGO(R) Super Mario™ Dixie Kong’s Jungle Jam Expansion Set 71421
Cue the music in the jungle
Place LEGO® Mario™, LEGO® Luigi™ or LEGO® Peach™ (figures not included) center stage and turn them to make the connected stage platforms rotate, activating musical sounds
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” released in April 2023, a few months before the launch of the LEGO(R) brick Donkey Kong series, features Donkey Kong as a main character.
The film “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” became a blockbuster hit, earning $1.36 billion in box office revenue, making it the third highest-grossing animated film of all time (as of July 2024)[1]. In retrospect, it might have been beneficial for LEGO(R) brick to release the Donkey Kong sets to coincide with the movie’s release.
LEGO(R) Avatar
All products in the LEGO(R) Avatar line, themed after James Cameron’s “Avatar” film series, are soon to be discontinued.
The first wave of LEGO(R) Avatar sets was released in October 2022, slightly ahead of the December 16, 2022 premiere of the second Avatar film, “Avatar: The Way of Water”.
LEGO(R) Avatar Payakan the Tulkun & Crabsuit 75579
Whale-like Creature
Pose the characters and use the display stand to recreate your favorite Avatar: The Way of Water scenes
It Was Also Popular on LEGO(R) Ideas
As a side note, before the official LEGO(R) Avatar sets were released, “Avatar” was a popular theme in LEGO(R) Ideas, a platform where user-created designs can become official products. Several Avatar-themed projects made it to the review stage. Currently, “Avatar” is listed as a restricted content for submissions on LEGO(R) Ideas.
The first wave of LEGO(R) Avatar sets was themed after the 2009 movie “Avatar,” but in January 2023, sets based on “Avatar: The Way of Water” were also released. Now, all of these sets have been added to the list of products that will soon be discontinued.
The LEGO(R) Avatar products gained attention for featuring minifigures with longer arms and legs, a design that hadn’t been used in LEGO sets for a long time. If you’re interested, it might be a good idea to purchase them now. However, do note that these minifigures have unique printed designs.
LEGO(R) Avatar Skimwing Adventure 75576
Pandoran seabed setting
Enjoy imaginative play or pose the characters and use the display stand to recreate scenes from the movie Avatar: The Way of Water
New LEGO(R) Avatar Sets Coming in Late 2025?
The “Avatar” film series is confirmed for five installments, with the third movie already finished filming and scheduled for release on December 19, 2025.
While there were predictions of new LEGO(R) Avatar sets launching around summer 2024, the anticipated product numbers were assigned to LEGO(R) sets for “Minions: The Rise of Gru”. This suggests that the next LEGO(R) Avatar release might not happen until autumn 2025, just before the third movie’s premiere.
The first “Avatar” movie holds the world record for box office earnings at approximately $2.92 billion, while the sequel “Avatar: The Way of Water” ranks third with about $2.3 billion. For reference, “Avengers: Endgame” sits in second place with around $2.8 billion. (As of July 2024, according to Wikipedia)
With the third movie almost certain to be another $2 billion+ blockbuster, new LEGO(R) Avatar product releases are virtually guaranteed.
Book Series
The LEGO(R) Disney book series, when first released in 2020, was quite popular, with the Frozen set in particular experiencing shortages. However, recent products in the series have been less popular, likely due to their somewhat higher price points compared to earlier releases.
The set being discontinued this time is The Little Mermaid. This theme is based on the recently released live-action film adaptation.
LEGO(R) Disney The Little Mermaid Story Book 43213
3 areas full of details
This play-filled set features a revolving statue, folding shell throne and bookcases with hiding spots for a book and map. It can be closed and locked with the key when play is done
In addition to these, several LEGO(R) Friends sets and LEGO(R) Disney book sets have been added to the list of products that will soon be discontinued.
If you’re interested, check out the complete list of soon-to-be-discontinued items on the official LEGO(R) Shop’s “Last Chance to Buy” page.
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