40521-1 Disney Disney Parks 2022
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40521 Mini Disney The Haunted Mansion has been revealed on LEGO.com, joining the excellent 40478 Mini Disney Castle released last year.
The set includes 680 pieces and will be released on the 1st of August, also containing a morose butler minifigure!
View images and pricing information below...
40521 Mini Disney The Haunted Mansion
- 680 pieces
- £34.99, $39.99, €34.99
Are you impressed with this addition to the growing miniature Disneyland? Let us know in the comments.
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By PDelahanty in United States,
The back photo shows what appears to be white ghosts in the dining room (part of the Pepper's Ghost illusion in the ride), but the inset photo shows no ghosts. I'm not sure what they're trying to convey with that inset photo. I don't see how there could be any function to make the ghosts "disappear" and don't think they're re-creating any miniature Pepper's Ghost illusion.
By DabbingVidiyoRobot in United States,
But Wanda can't have a skirt piece in a $250.00 D2C Set?
By Warbird_fan1989 in United States,
Hmm I think we can see where this is trending. Big Thunder Mountain will be rad!
By GoldenNinja3000 in United States,
Clearly LEGO can still make new cloth pieces, so why is it impossible for them to put one on Scarlet Witch?
The build here looks great but I'd love to see a review because I can't imagine where those 680 pieces went. Maybe this is hinting at our next Disney D2C? Then again, our last haunted house set was barely two years ago, so it seems a little soon to me. Hope they continue with these miniatures though!
By Murdoch17 in United States,
"Welcome, foolish mortals...
to the (mini) HAUNTED MANSION!"
When hinges creak in doorless chambers
And strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls
Whenever candlelights flicker where the air is deathly still
That is the time when ghosts are present
Practicing their terror with ghoulish delight
(Sung)
When the crypt doors creak, and the tombstones quake
Spooks come out for a swinging wake
Happy haunts materialize
And begin to vocalize
Grim Grinning Ghosts come out to socialize
Now don't close your eyes and don't try to hide
Or a silly spook may sit by your side
Shrouded in a daft disguise
They pretend to terrorize
Grim Grinning Ghosts come out to socialize
As the moon climbs high o'er the dead oak tree
Spooks arrive for the midnight spree
Creepy creeps with eerie eyes
Start to shriek and harmonize
Grim Grinning Ghosts come out to socialize
When you hear the knell of a requiem bell
Weird glows gleam where spirits dwell
Restless bones etherialize
Rise as spooks of every size
Grim Grinning Ghosts come out to socialize
Mwahahahahahahahaha!
(repeat three times)
If you would like to join our jamboree
There's a simple rule that's compulsory
Mortals pay a token fee
Rest in peace, the haunting's free
So hurry back, we would like your company
Hurry back...hurry back...
Be sure to bring your death certificate
If you decide to join us
Make final arrangements now
We've been...dying...to have you
By Elcascador in Belgium,
@PDelahanty said:
"The back photo shows what appears to be white ghosts in the dining room (part of the Pepper's Ghost illusion in the ride), but the inset photo shows no ghosts. I'm not sure what they're trying to convey with that inset photo. I don't see how there could be any function to make the ghosts "disappear" and don't think they're re-creating any miniature Pepper's Ghost illusion."
They are probably just trying to give a better view on the stickers, conveying what appears to be (?) paintings (sorry, I'm not familiar with the source material).
By Muncher in United States,
That piece count is ridic how did they even manage to get that many in that small a building
By itsnotme in United States,
Agree, that piece count can't possibly be right...
By Elcascador in Belgium,
@NatureBricks said:
"That has 700 pieces?"
I think it might have more interior. The depth is 14 studs. What we see as interior from the back only takes up 4-5 studs. On the other hand, you'd expect them to demonstrate that feature on the back of the box.
By B_Space_Man in United States,
So… big one announced soon? Just speculating.
By Capybara554321 in United States,
No Eddie Murphy minifig. I'm out.
By jedisquidwardagain in United States,
Who is the minifigure? Hatbox Ghost would have been amazing. I have no clue who this is. Then again I've also never been to Disneyland
By sjr60 in United Kingdom,
Nice building but, like the mini Disney Castle, the out of scale minifigure seems a bit weird. A throwback to 1970s Legoland sets, where the minifigures didn't fit the vehicles.
By Watsonite in Belgium,
Not convinced by its looks.
And the Paris one is more atmospheric anyway.
By GBP_Chris in United States,
Can't say I'm interested, I'm afraid. With all the money I'm saving on new Lego releases that just don't feel worthwhile, soon enough I'll be able to buy my own mansion!
By blogzilly in United States,
I’m still trying to get the excellent mini Disney Castle…it hasn’t been in stock for months. I have the notifications…when I get it? I go to site…gone again. Lather, rinse, repeat.
Any chance this will have a pre-order option?
By windjammer in United Kingdom,
I reckon I could build one of those with 200 pieces :)
By TransNeonOrangeSpaceman in Finland,
Let's hope we get a full-sized version eventually.
By harder2204 in Germany,
35 Euro for mini micropieces!?!? Is it a mosaic or a dots set, I ask myself just looking at the piece count. It looks like a GWP. I think 15 to 20 Euro would be a reasonable price for this.
By ra226 in United States,
Fun. So these are a thing? Mini-Space Mountain would be pretty cool. Or mini Rocket Ride--but preferably the old retro-future Apollo-inspired one, not the funky steam punk update.
By banzaipinball in United Kingdom,
Poor model of a bland Haunted house. Not a patch on the mini castle.
By Iguanaboy in United States,
@B_Space_Man said:
"So… big one announced soon? Just speculating. "
I hope so. I personally want the movie version instead of the ride version.
By kalexicon in United States,
Sand green window battle pack?
By CPerks in United Kingdom,
@MainBricker said:
"Does look like a crucifix on the top of the building, but I know it's not, it's a ski pole."
It's an approximation of the sailing ship weather vane on the actual Mansion
By PixelTheDragon in United States,
That butler's face looks like mine most of the time.
By CPerks in United Kingdom,
@jedisquidwardagain said:
"Who is the minifigure? Hatbox Ghost would have been amazing. I have no clue who this is. Then again I've also never been to Disneyland"
The Minifigure represents one of the costumed 'butlers' who work in the attraction. Unlike the rest of Disneyland staff, Haunted Mansion cast are encouraged to conduct themselves in an aloof, solemn manner- ironically making them some of the most entertaining people in the park!
By Ephseb in Austria,
neat but €10 too high
By monkyby87 in United States,
Obligatory far too expensive post. $20 or maybe $25 would feel better.
By Indy24LA in United States,
I would buy the hell out of a mini-figure sized Haunted Mansion. This is a soft maybe.
By RaiderOfTheLostBrick in Australia,
That’s a lot of pieces for that price! Looks pretty good if you ask me.
By Lordmoral in Puerto Rico,
Cute set.
By yellowcastle in United States,
If it doesn't open up or have little moving carts or a stretchy room, then it's just a bland microbuild of 1x1 pieces to me. :)
By crammus in United Kingdom,
Wish it was the Disneyland Paris version instead.
By MisterBrickster in United Kingdom,
I think it looks excellent and I'm happy with the price. Was kinda hoping for the three hitchhiking ghosts as figs but the butler is good too.
By quixotequest in United States,
Would be several exponentials more exciting were it to have the Hitchhiking Ghosts — or even the Hatbox Ghost.
By Grammaticul in United States,
between this and 75338 lego pieces are getting smaller and that's pretty wild. glad this is like $30 even if it's very dense
By karrit in United States,
Not impressed but I want the minifig. I was hoping it would be better than this.
By jonwil in Australia,
I want one.
By Trigger_ in United States,
I feel like I'm the only one who can tell that there are 680 pieces just by looking at the build lol, yes they're small pieces but it's a very intricate build nonetheless. Who is the Minifigure, though? Nobody has a flesh tone in the ride aside from the paintings at the start of the queue and maybe a few later on.
By monkyby87 in United States,
@Trigger_ said:
"I feel like I'm the only one who can tell that there are 680 pieces just by looking at the build lol, yes they're small pieces but it's a very intricate build nonetheless. Who is the Minifigure, though? Nobody has a flesh tone in the ride aside from the paintings at the start of the queue and maybe a few later on."
Someone already answered, but he represents a cast members. Cast members for Haunted Mansion have unique outfits and act in specific ways that are fitting of the ride itself, unlike some other rides. They’re rather iconic as far as the park goes.
By SpaceCadet in United States,
Based on the inset photo and high piece-count, I suspect this will have some sort of trick wall mechanism where the interior scene on the back is duplicated, somehow spinning around to reveal the “ghosts” on the other side.
Just a hunch, but it feels like a good one.
By Lego_lord in Turkey,
I was wondering about the price, then I saw the piece count. 40 bucks for a miniature, I cannot justify that. Excellent minifigure though.
By 8BrickMario in United States,
The details are cute but it's not my thing. However, I'm really hoping this is a sign that The Haunted Mansion will get a proper minifig-scale set with figures of the characters inside the attraction. I've loved the ride for many years now and it would be fantastic to see it get its due in LEGO.
By Rowia in United States,
Is this one also going to be impossible to get 9 months after release?
By Montyh7 in Australia,
I have no idea what this is, but the sand green windows are great for parts.
By daniellesa in United Kingdom,
it doesn't really give off a haunted atmosphere for me. From the front it looks a grand country house. Aside from the colour I don't see the resemblance to the other haunted houses. Is this a sign a new one is coming?
By VaultDweller_197 in Denmark,
@Lego_lord said:
"I was wondering about the price, then I saw the piece count. 40 bucks for a miniature, I cannot justify that. Excellent minifigure though."
But it's not $40 for a figure.. it's a whole build with a minifigure ?????
By jedisquidwardagain in United States,
@CPerks said:
" @jedisquidwardagain said:
"Who is the minifigure? Hatbox Ghost would have been amazing. I have no clue who this is. Then again I've also never been to Disneyland"
The Minifigure represents one of the costumed 'butlers' who work in the attraction. Unlike the rest of Disneyland staff, Haunted Mansion cast are encouraged to conduct themselves in an aloof, solemn manner- ironically making them some of the most entertaining people in the park!"
Thank you
By kwickbrick in United States,
I wonder if the nano figs are glow in the dark versus white.
By 8BrickMario in United States,
@daniellesa said:
"it doesn't really give off a haunted atmosphere for me. From the front it looks a grand country house. Aside from the colour I don't see the resemblance to the other haunted houses. Is this a sign a new one is coming?"
This set is not a LEGO original IP- it's based on the famous Disney Parks ride first built in Disneyland, and its innocent appearance was entirely the point-- Walt didn't want his innocent, happy park to have a scary-looking house turning the mood, so the original Mansion is a pretty normal-looking old Southern estate house on the outside. This even plays into the story of the ride where the interior gradually decays as the ghosts trapped inside the house are set feee to celebrate, so the house starts off looking clean. The Walt Disney World and Tokyo versions of the Mansion got a pristine but more menacing Gothic facade after the Disneyland facade was criticized for not reflecting the tone of the ride well enough, and the Paris ride features a different narrrative and an aged, decayed exterior that broadcasts the story clearly.
By Rednaxela in United Kingdom,
Should be 999 pieces ??
I shan’t be getting this set as my mansion is the Florida version, this is the California original.
By djcbs in Germany,
The price is 39,99€.
Not 34,99€.
It's a great set but the 40€ aren't warranted.
By CapnRex101 in United Kingdom,
@djcbs said:
"The price is 39,99€.
Not 34,99€.
It's a great set but the 40€ aren't warranted."
The price is €34.99 on LEGO.com in Germany, where the Euro prices are drawn from. Maybe that will be updated though, given the intended consistent pricing across the Eurozone.
By PurpleDave in United States,
Did they include anything to represent the cremains that visitors smuggle in to deposit? When they catch this happening, they have to shut the ride down while they clean up the mess.
To the many people commenting on the piece count, I built a 6-wide Mater that uses 378, and is maybe half the size of this.
@PDelahanty:
Look closer. The photo of the back shows all three ghosts on the first floor, so maybe the idea is you’re supposed to move them around periodically.
@Elcascador:
If you remove the front pillars, and the sand-green curtain, what remains looks to be eight studs deep. Two of those are taken up by the front and center walls, with another three occupied by the room in the back. That leaves a 3-stud chamber at most, assuming it’s not being used to enable SNOT construction on the white inner wall around the front and sides.
@SpaceCadet:
Not enough space.
@TomKazutara:
In some shots, the three trophy figs almost look GitD, and in others they look plain white.
@VaultDweller_197:
Miniature, not minifig. As in “miniature building”.
By picopirate in United States,
@MainBricker said:
"Does look like a crucifix on the top of the building, but I know it's not, it's a ski pole."
Cross maybe. Crucifix is a cross that includes the body of Jesus.
By cflyg in United States,
Several have commented how they wish they could get the "Phantom Manor" version instead (which is the "haunted mansion" at Disneyland Paris).
I've been there, and would concur that it is definitely more atmospheric. Additionally, I always felt like 10228 ("Haunted House"), from the Monster Fighters line, somewhat resembled the "Phantom Manor." Or, at least, a cross between "Phantom Manor" and Hitchco*ck's "Psycho" house, behind the Bates Motel.
By eth6113 in United States,
I'll be picking this up. Well I'll try to. The Mini Castle seems to never have been in stock.
By 8BrickMario in United States,
@cflyg said:
"Several have commented how they wish they could get the "Phantom Manor" version instead (which is the "haunted mansion" at Disneyland Paris).
I've been there, and would concur that it is definitely more atmospheric. Additionally, I always felt like 10228 ("Haunted House"), from the Monster Fighters line, somewhat resembled the "Phantom Manor." Or, at least, a cross between "Phantom Manor" and Hitchco*ck's "Psycho" house, behind the Bates Motel."
I get that, and I understand that each region of the world will identify more with their nearest Haunted Mansion ride, but as a company, Disney's pushed the Anaheim Mansion the most because it's the first one built, the longest-running, and the one that provides the structure for the other copies and derivatives. The Haunted Mansion brand at large is carried by the first attraction in the sphere, so for LEGO to make anything but the Anaheim Mansion first would be surprising.
By Andrusi in United States,
Gotta say, I really like the decorative use of clips.
By LadyBrick in Russian Federation,
Very interesting! I need it!)