25 years of LEGO® Star Wars

14 February 2024

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the LEGO® Star Wars™ collaboration between the LEGO Group and Lucasfilm. As a tribute to LEGO® Star Wars fans across the galaxy, the LEGO Group will celebrate this one-year anniversary with several new building sets and special events. As you would expect from ToyPro, we will also join in celebrating this anniversary.

The LEGO Group kicked off the anniversary celebrations at the Spielwarenmesse, also known as the Nuremberg Toy Fair, in Germany, with new anniversary products now available for pre-order. In addition, the LEGO Group announced the LEGO Star Wars 25-Second Film Festival, which started in March as part of the festivities.

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First unveiled at the International Toy Fair in New York in 1999, the LEGO Star Wars collaboration is celebrating its 25-year milestone at the Spielwarenmesse with a selection of 25-year LEGO Star Wars building sets, launching on 1 March. These include a new Starship Collection line with brand-new building sets inspired by the Millennium Falcon™ and the Invisible Hand™ starships; not one but, two building sets inspired by the Tantive IV™ ship; and a special 25th anniversary building set celebrating R2-D2™. Some sets include collectible minifigures never before seen in LEGO form or anniversary tiles to mark the special occasion.

The LEGO stand at the Spielwarenmesse featured a brand new LEGO Star Wars 25th anniversary logo with a LEGO recreation of the adorable droid R2-D2. Visitors could also find a 1:1 R2-D2 made from 27,797 LEGO elements here. The life-size R2-D2 structure will travel across Europe and the US in 2024.

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"The LEGO® Star Wars partnership has had an impressive 25 years with products, video games, animated content, major builds, merchandise and much more! We want to celebrate all these years and milestones with everyone who has helped us get here, but especially with the fan community, because we would never be where we are today without their creativity and passion," said Mike Ilacqua, Head of Product at LEGO Group.

"For 25 years, it has been a true pleasure to combine Lucasfilm's extensive Star Wars star system with the LEGO Group's ingenuity, giving fans exciting ways to recreate their favourite scenes, vehicles and characters from our stories," said Paul Southern, Senior Vice President, Lucasfilm Franchise and Licensing, Disney Experiences. "With the enthusiasm of our fans to engage with the Star Wars galaxy and express creativity through building, we look forward to continuing the legacy of fun for decades to come."

Additional product releases to mark the 25th anniversary of the LEGO Star Wars collaboration include an updated edition of DK's LEGO Star Wars Visual Dictionary, which comes with an exclusive new minifigure.It is currently available for pre-order and will be released in April 2024.

There will be further opportunities to celebrate throughout the year as the LEGO Group joins forces with their fan community to highlight their creativity and passion for LEGO Star Wars.

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