The majority of LEGO sets for 2024 have already been revealed and released but the second half of this year is still reportedly bringing three brand-new themes to the LEGO universe. One of these, LEGO Fortnite, has already been revealed whilst another, LEGO Wicked has already been teased by LEGO with an expected official reveal any day now.
That's right, the iconic Westend musical Wicked will have its own LEGO theme starting on the 1st of October 2024. The musical was first performed over 20 years ago on the 10th of June 2003 but has continued to grow in popularity year on year. Wicked will become the first LEGO theme to be based on Broadway talent yet it will also tie into the upcoming Wicked movie.
The highly anticipated film comes out later this year on the 27th of November 2024 - just under two months before four LEGO-branded Wicked sets hit shelves. The film adaptation will be split into two parts due to the story's complexity and length. Part 1 is releasing this November with part 2 expected to release as early as 2025. This first wave of LEGO sets will be based on Wicked Part 1 but we expect LEGO to also cover the second part of the adaptation.
As we've already mentioned, the LEGO Wicked theme will kick off with a total of four sets ranging from $30 to $100. But as both a previous LEGO press release states and the LEGO shop@home site teases, the LEGO Wicked theme will include minidolls rather than Minifigures. We already have our first images of the two main characters Elphaba and Glinda with side characters such as Madame Morrible also expected to appear in the brick-built models.
Thanks to the reliable YouTuber Brick Clicker, we now have set names for the four LEGO Wicked sets which are all between the age ranges 7-9. Our first set is the smallest of the wave with 75681 The Palace Boat Trip retailing for a respectable price of $29.99 for 304 pieces. The name suggests a brick-built boat is the set's main build and it'll probably be quite a recognizable and colourful boat in the upcoming film.
LEGO seems to be loving brick-built characters and figures and sadly the LEGO Wicked theme hasn't escaped this recent trend as 75682 Buildable Elphaba And Galinda will be releasing on the 1st of October 2024. The $55 set is expected to be slightly smaller than the LEGO Harry Potter model of 76393 Harry Potter & Hermione Granger with a piece count just shy of 600.
Finally, we have our two biggest sets of the wave of 75683 Hidden Bedroom Box for $69.99 and 75684 Emerald City for $99.99. Both will be minidoll scale and likely to include plenty of exclusive characters along with the main two of Elphaba and Glinda. The builds themselves look to be based on iconic locations in the late 2024 film and will therefore include plenty of scenes and play features that tie into the film.
75681 The Palace Boat Trip
Set Name - The Palace Boat Trip
Set Number - 75681
Age Range - 7+
Piece Count - 304
Price - $29.99 / €29.99 / £TBC
Release Date - 1st October 2024
75682 Buildable Elphaba And Galinda
Set Name - Buildable Elphaba And Galinda
Set Number - 75682
Age Range - 9+
Piece Count - 558
Price - $54.99 / €54.99 / £TBC
Release Date - 1st October 2024
75683 Hidden Bedroom Box
Set Name - Hidden Bedroom Box
Set Number - 75683
Age Range - 9+
Piece Count - 740
Price - $69.99 / €69.99 / £TBC
Release Date - 1st October 2024
75684 Emerald City
Set Name - Emerald City
Set Number - 75684
Age Range - 8+
Piece Count - 945
Price - $99.99 / €99.99 / £TBC
Release Date - 1st October 2024
Another year and plenty more brand-new themes from LEGO with LEGO Wicked releasing on the 1st of October 2024. But what do you think of the LEGO Wicked theme? Will it be one of LEGO's most successful themes in 2024? Are you happy with LEGO's decision to use minidolls rather than Minifigures in the brand-new theme? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.
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