I cant believe they are still going with those ugly black background boxes for the +18 sets

I know its meant to look like a deluxe product or whatever but its just awful...

The bigger Simba is an exact copy of the one that leaked all this time ago (minus more tan bricks on his chest), so no surprises there.

It's a good set, but I feel like something is missing. Not a particularly thrilling set to get imo.

Looking back at the leak, I guess this does look near identical. Still, I can’t help but look at the official reveal and think, there’s a lot going on with the lower jaw. The images on the back of the box look fine, but the front image make his jaw look so ugly.

TandN Bricks on Instagram is saying there won't be another Maleficent set besides the minidoll one.

*sound of hope cracking* 

I guess we haven't heard anything about the buildable Donald Duck either so that's 2 sets from the survey not manifesting (or 1 was reworked into a minidoll set)

Would genuinely love to see what the results of the survey were; must not have been very promising results for the minifigure Dragon set.

28 minutes ago, OttoRiver said:

*sound of hope cracking* 

I guess we haven't heard anything about the buildable Donald Duck either so that's 2 sets from the survey not manifesting (or 1 was reworked into a minidoll set)

Would genuinely love to see what the results of the survey were; must not have been very promising results for the minifigure Dragon set.

Very strange. That set was amazing. Versus something like the Sorting Hat which was also in the survey.

I have zero basis for this, but I wouldn't be surprised if the larger Maleficent dragon just got delayed a bit--maybe a 2025 or even 2026 release.

I have to imagine if the buildable Donald is happening at all we'll hear about it in the next month or two. Donald Duck's 90th anniversary is in early June, feels like the perfect timing for that kind of set.

14 hours ago, WaitWhatJosh said:

I have to imagine if the buildable Donald is happening at all we'll hear about it in the next month or two. Donald Duck's 90th anniversary is in early June, feels like the perfect timing for that kind of set.

We’ve known for a while that neither the Maleficent diorama nor the Donald figure would be coming this year since there were no Disney set numbers that weren‘t already accounted for  Next year is always a possibility, but it‘s still a bit weird that only two of the survey leak sets don‘t get released this year (or at all, it we‘re unlucky), and both of them being Disney sets.

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The Lion King sets will drag me back into LEGO for a bit. The smaller set, his mouth area looks really odd. I think the plates under his "cheeks" need to be pink, to look like an open mouth? It just looks strange as it is, so will have to have a play. It may also look better in person, too. The big one looks amazing, and is a certain buy.

Like most, I was hoping for a Pride Rock set, but these are a good alternative.

Now we need Pumbaa. 

19 hours ago, Modeltrainman said:

Now we need Pumbaa. 

What happened to Timon? You can't have one without the other!

I would be they would make Timon a minidoll.

9 hours ago, sunhuntin said:

I would be they would make Timon a minidoll.

That would certainly be strange...

On 5/15/2024 at 8:01 AM, Murdoch17 said:

What happened to Timon? You can't have one without the other!

Well, yeah, but I always think of them as a duo. I hope they come eventually.

Call me crazy, but I would love to get mini fig scale moulds for Simba, Timon, and Pumba. Scar would be nice as well. 

And as unlikely as it is, I really want this new Ariel hair mould to be released on Pick a Brick. Love this hair piece.

On 5/17/2024 at 10:15 PM, cosmic said:

Call me crazy, but I would love to get mini fig scale moulds for Simba, Timon, and Pumba. Scar would be nice as well. 

no, you are no crazy  i always want Lion King characters coming into Minifigure Planet for years! 

On 5/17/2024 at 7:15 PM, cosmic said:

Call me crazy, but I would love to get mini fig scale moulds for Simba, Timon, and Pumba. Scar would be nice as well. 

And as unlikely as it is, I really want this new Ariel hair mould to be released on Pick a Brick. Love this hair piece.

 

7 hours ago, Lion King said:

no, you are no crazy  i always want Lion King characters coming into Minifigure Planet for years! 

They did Dumbo and Bambi, so why not the Lion King characters?

1 hour ago, hikouki said:

 

They did Dumbo and Bambi, so why not the Lion King characters?

That's what I was thinking. If we can get Eeyore, Dumbo, and Bambi, I can't see why we couldn't get Pumbaa as a similar mold. I think the main problem with the Lion King characters is that each character would more or less require a new mold.

Timon and Pumba minifigs would be so effing cool, can you imagine

 

Like yea we've got lion molds that could repurposed into Simba or whomever and maybe a warthog mould could happen but Timon? 

On 5/19/2024 at 4:34 PM, hikouki said:

 

They did Dumbo and Bambi, so why not the Lion King characters?

This. And let’s not forget they made mold for Eeyore too!

9 hours ago, thebricksbear said:

Timon and Pumba minifigs would be so effing cool, can you imagine

 

Like yea we've got lion molds that could repurposed into Simba or whomever and maybe a warthog mould could happen but Timon? 

Oh but the lion from City is missing tuff on tip of its tail. I’m sure some of us want Simba to be very accurate.

On 5/9/2024 at 5:15 AM, JeanGreyForever said:

TandN Bricks on Instagram is saying there won't be another Maleficent set besides the minidoll one.

Apparently, the Maleficent dragon was originally going to be a display set, but was downgraded to a playset; I am assuming that the display version was what we saw in the survey leak. 
 

2 hours ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Apparently, the Maleficent dragon was originally going to be a display set, but was downgraded to a playset
 

Interesting. What a shame especially because now we won't get a Prince Phillip minifigure or Aurora in a blue dress. Another reason why the Disney Castle should have featured them instead and that whole set is such a missed opportunity.

6 hours ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

Apparently, the Maleficent dragon was originally going to be a display set, but was downgraded to a playset; I am assuming that the display version was what we saw in the survey leak. 
 

So bummed out to hear this. While at first glance, two Maleficient dragon sets might sound impractical - however, kids will always want kids/minifoll sets. As for adults, depending on whether you like minidolls or not when it comes to Disney, kids/minidoll sets have a divisive appeal. An additional minfigure set would have really gotten the appeal of both lego adult fans alike; those who are solely into minifigs get a set suited to their liking, and also those who have an openess to minidolls and would probably buy both.

Such a missed opportunity...

Huge bummer to hear that, as I was stil looking forward to that one  The decision must‘ve been made after the survey leak, as it wouldn‘t have made much sense to feature a cancelled set in there