LEGO welcomed the festive season early this year with the launch of the Nightmare Before Christmas set. The festive-themed set is inspired by the Disney fantasy film of the same name and was released officially on September 6, 2024.
Nightmare Before Christmas sold out within hours of the launch. As of writing, the set is out of stock and can only be availed through backorders (pre-orders). Interested individuals can place a pre-order by visiting either lego.com or disneystore.com.
While the orders placed on the toy brand's website are expected to ship by October 3, 2024, those from the Disney website may ship by October 25. The Nightmare Before Christmas set can be purchased for over $199.99 (£169.99), excluding taxes.
All you need to know about the LEGO Nightmare Before Christmas set
The Nightmare Before Christmas set offers fans a nostalgic ride down memory lane. It features intricate details and storytelling potential, allowing fans to recreate and experience iconic scenes and moments from the movie.
The playset has been released under the toy brand's Ideas range which mostly features sets based upon fan ideas and creations. Released as item #21351, the Nightmare Before Christmas set is meant for people aged 18 years or above and comes with 2193 bricks and pieces.
The classic display set offers eight unique minifigures of crucial characters from the Disney film, including - Jack, Santa, Shock, Lock, and more. The LEGO set also includes a walking bathtub, fountain, trees, and a bright yellow sun.
The features of the Nightmare Before Christmas set include:
- What's in the box — Minifigures of Jack Skellington, Santa Claus, Sally, Shock, Lock, Zero the Dog, The Mayor, and Barrel from The Nightmare Before Christmas movie. LEGO bricks and components for building Jack’s house, Halloween Town Hall, Spiral Hill, graveyard, and more.
- Engaging festive activity — Revisit your childhood days as you recreate the world of Nightmare Before Christmas either on your own or with your family.
- Majestic Display set — Connect components from Halloween Town, Christmas Town, and Spiral Hill to create an iconic scene from the movie. Perfect for setting up on a center table or putting up in display cases.
- Holiday gifting — Ideal gift for fans of The Nightmare Before Christmas movie, or movie memorabilia collectors.
- Dimensions — When fully built, the display set measures 32 cm (10.5 inches) in height, 51 cm (20 inches) in width, and 27 cm (10.5 inches) in depth.
How did the LEGO Nightmare Before Christmas set come into existence
The Nightmare Before Christmas set first came into existence as a fan design in July 2022 when Tvrulesmylife posted it on the LEGO Ideas website. The idea proposed a set featuring over 2000 pieces and mini-figures of Jack Skellington, Sally, Dr Finkelstein, Lock, Shock, Barrel, Santa, and Jack as Sandy Claws
Tvrulesmylife's fan idea was a big hit among fans and reached the 10,000 supporter milestone by September of the same year. The milestone pushed the project toward the official Review phase, which is meant to determine if a fan idea can be turned into a safe and profitable playset.
LEGO confirmed the selection of Tvrulesmylife's Nightmare Before Christmas set for production in February 2023. While the toy brand kept the essence of the fan idea at the core, they seemingly had to scale things down for safety and pricing purposes.
The final version of the Nightmare Before Christmas set officially dropped on the LEGO and Disney web stores on September 6, 2024.
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The Nightmare Before Christmas is a Disney stop-motion film that came out in October 1993. It was inspired by a poem written by the film's producer, Tim Burton, in 1982. The fantasy film revolves around the king of Halloween Town, Jack Skellington.
Known as the Pumpkin King, Jack is tired of the recurring Halloween celebrations every year. He then comes across Christmas Town, a place with an unfamiliar festival, and attempts to take over it along with the townsmen.
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