LEGO Prepares to Unleash Its Biggest LEGO Movie 2 Building Set

This month, LEGO Group brought to retail the first building sets from The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part. On Feb. 1, the collection expands with the largest LEGO Movie set to-date, Welcome to Apocalypseburg! (70840). An advanced building set recommended for ages 16 and up, it offers a 360-degree play experience when completed. The set features a section of the Statue of Liberty with a chill-out room in the head, a café, Scribble Cop’s office with a chair-kicking function, an armory, a barber’s/tattoo parlor, Lucy’s hideout, Fuse’s workshop, a rooftop diner, a gym, a spa, lookout platforms, a host of character-specific accessories, and more.

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This set also includes 12 new-for-2019 LEGO Minifigures, including Emmet, Lucy, Batman, Scribble Cop, Harley Quinn, Green Lantern, ’Where are my pants?’ Guy, Larry the Barista, Chainsaw Dave, Mo-Hawk, Roxxi, and Fuse, plus a rat figure.

The LEGO Movie 2 hits theaters on Feb. 8 from Warner Bros. Animation.

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James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book, a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.