Manse1001 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Having called my local Lego store in the UK at lunch to confirm that the VIP release of Cindas castle (which is the 17th) I also asked if they had any of the Disney Minifigs back in stock and her exact words were "I'm afraid they have now been discontinued, they may be releasing a new series but the current one has now been discontinued and therefore we will not be getting any new stock" !! Take that as you wish, I'm merely reporting back what she told me guys but kinda makes sense as these disappeared from SAH UK a few weeks back ! Apologies for the repeat re-posts, I just figured some users have notifications for various threads. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sykrilth Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 hi guys... would anyone seen the catalog lego 2016 ?? in France the series would return in September or not ? http://www.lego.com/fr-fr/products/brandcatalog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdfan Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Sykrilth said: hi guys... would anyone seen the catalog lego 2016 ?? in France the series would return in September or not ? http://www.lego.com/fr-fr/products/brandcatalog This was just an ad that states that series 16 would be out in September but then Lego pushed series 16 out earlier and claims Disney will be back in the fall, whether or not that happens is up for debate. There's a theory that series 16 will have a shorter run if Disney gets the minifigure slot instead of what normally would've been series 16 slot. Edited August 10, 2016 by dcdfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgarama Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 They will be back...and I will be stuck. Fairly sure I'm sitting on 400+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdfan Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 1 minute ago, Edgarama said: They will be back...and I will be stuck. Fairly sure I'm sitting on 400+ 400 minifigures or 400 cases? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilrock Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Thanks.... I'm glad I made the decision to blow out what I have this week then, even if I was just getting about 7.00 in profit per set. I don't want any if these are going to be released again in mass. I've seen this happen before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ichiroll Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 On August 1, 2016 at 5:11 PM, dcdfan said: with this logic, everything that goes "temporarily out of stock" on Lego LEGO Shop at Home must always go back in stock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdfan Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 (edited) 8 minutes ago, ichiroll said: with this logic, everything that goes "temporarily out of stock" on Lego LEGO Shop at Home must always go back in stock? My thinking is everything that says "...please check back in the..." Edited August 10, 2016 by dcdfan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilrock Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 It seems that 99% of the time, what does go temporarily out of stock does come back. Sometimes it might only come back for a short blip. Pet Shop is a recent example, as that set was knocked out around the april 2xVIP, came back in late July, and was knocked out again. Other times, like last year I can remember Tower of Orthanc, Red5, Simpsons House and Death Star having that message and they all came back. The only time I think that the message didn't pull through was with Raptor Escape, but it was retired in Europe about 6 months before it retired in the states, so the signs were obvious on that one. So far, I dont think the Disney line retired on any site in europe, or elsewhere, so it's coming back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manse1001 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 We've been here guys and it didn't happen with Raptor Escape when that said 'check back' so personally I take everything I read and hear with a pinch of salt until I see that magical 'Retired' word appear!! I'm merely passing on what I was told, as I said earlier, read in to it what you will. I've always questioned what factual knowledge the store employees have anyway, they may just have been told its been discontinued because they aren't getting any replacement stock at present, until one day Lego ship over a new boat load to their store and he next day its business as usual. Who knows, its all just speculation I guess. I've got a personal set framed on my wall and a few sets tucked away just in case they do go, so for now I'll just sit back, watch and enjoy show!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdfan Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 RE was a Walmart exclusive. Disney minifigures are not. Buy em or don't buy em. Choices is hard to do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold-Arrow Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 saw tons of those at Meijer today. 3.99 ea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loghamel Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 +1 for LEGO employee saying they would be getting them back in September to coincide with the release of the castle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharmjod Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I can't believe anyone doesn't think with a high level of confidence that these will be back in force. The irregular release of series 16 is all I needed to confirm the reports of a restock. There is no way LEGO will not capitalize on the release of the castle with an abundance of these again. This is not raptor escape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted August 14, 2016 Author Share Posted August 14, 2016 1 minute ago, pharmjod said: I can't believe anyone doesn't think with a high level of confidence that these will be back in force. The irregular release of series 16 is all I needed to confirm the reports of a restock. There is no way LEGO will not capitalize on the release of the castle with an abundance of these again. This is not raptor escape. Does it mean they won't be scarce? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Assume nothing, lego can be unpredictable, what may make sense to us on brickpicker may not be what lego think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharmjod Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Personally, I think we may see these figures every where on into Christmas and beyond. Of course I could be wrong, but this whole series and the unexpected release of series 16 points to a potential massive restock of the Disney figures. I have a couple extra sets and dupes of quite a few of the characters, but I'm fully expecting to see a ton of these. Time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylay Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I can't believe anyone doesn't think with a high level of confidence that these will be back in force. The irregular release of series 16 is all I needed to confirm the reports of a restock. There is no way LEGO will not capitalize on the release of the castle with an abundance of these again. This is not raptor escape.Haha, don't forget that Disney castle is not a mere $45 play set that kids and their parents can stock full with Disney minifigs. It's a collectors $450 set that I'm sure will be hard for the average Timmy family to buy. And then go buy the $4 figs to put inside it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilrock Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 3 minutes ago, jaylay said: Haha, don't forget that Disney castle is not a mere $45 play set that kids and their parents can stock full with Disney minifigs. It's a collectors $450 set that I'm sure will be hard for the average Timmy family to buy. And then go buy the $4 figs to put inside it. 350.00 set! If you buy all the minifigures to put in it, then you're over 450 when one factors in tax, and I doubt these go at a discount anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 (edited) Anybody notice any restocks in their local shops now disney castle has been released? My local shops and lego store still sold out Edited August 22, 2016 by Mhd747 More info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdfan Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Anybody notice any restocks in their local shops now disney castle has been released? My local shops and lego store still sold outI thought it was to be September on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcandre Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I saw a full display hanging on the end of the lego isle at target yesterday. It was untouched, must have just been placed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylay Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I saw a full display hanging on the end of the lego isle at target yesterday. It was untouched, must have just been placed. Still waiting for my Targets to stock these. Never seen them in store. They still have series 14 still on the end caps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabslayerT Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 4 hours ago, Mhd747 said: Anybody notice any restocks in their local shops now disney castle has been released? My local shops and lego store still sold out Local TRU has 5 minifigs left. Large Tesco nearby have none left and I just got the last 4 from my local tesco. Smyths may be looked at tomorrow. Think it might be worthwhile throwing them up on ebay this week. Should make a few bucks while they´re OOS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blocp13 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 smyths saying no longer available online, and they were restocking for a few weeks in my local store when all other stores, tesco tru were oos. I visited 2 smyths 60 miles from home and picked up what they had left last week. From the way smyths had kept restocking tumbler, I would think once there out everywhere will be. 2 off my local independant lego stockists only managed to get 1 or 2 boxes in total as they thought they would be able to order more but couldn't, they also said the lego rep stated that they are not doing any more.Lego shop staff said the same thing last week If this is true or not, only time will tell. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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