

A great gift idea for ages 8 and up, it features an instantly recognizable brick-built version of the lounge area and sleeping quarters inside the iconic Millennium Falcon. “Let young fans relive the Christmas party from the LEGO® Star Wars: Holiday Special with this Millennium Falcon Holiday Diorama. LEGO’s official product description indicated that the Millennium Falcon Holiday Diorama will only be available for a limited window. The model also features a lightsaber storage compartment and the sacred Jedi texts as seen in The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker.įor reference, the 2021 Resistance X-Wing set can be seen below, it features Poe Dameron and BB-8: LEGO This diorama of the Falcon’s main hold includes Minifigures of Chewie, a Porg, BB-8, Rey, and Finn (the latter two complete with ugly Life Day sweaters), some winter-themed decorations, and even a hearty holiday meal. Given that it’s the first Sequel-based set in more than two years, this could be seen as something of surprising inclusion, but when one takes into account that it’s themed around the upcoming Holiday season, it does make a bit more sense. The set in question is titled 40658 Millennium Falcon Holiday Diorama. The model, which is now up for preorder for a Fall 2023 release, marks the first Star Wars Sequel Tilogy-era product to be made by LEGO since the Resistance X-Wing from March of 2021. More specifically, the offering takes cues from The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, which was added to Disney+ in 2020. Recently, LEGO showed off a new Star Wars set based on the characters and setting of the Sequel Trilogy. A New Sequel-Era LEGO To Ring in the Holidays Of course, when Disney and Lucasfilm got around to making the Sequel Trilogy, merchandise based on those films (and particularly The Force Awakens) got a sizable push in toy departments, and LEGO became no exception to making a Death Star-sized marketing effort. Over the past decades, LEGO produced many Star Wars sets, ranging from gigantic to tiny, and covering all sorts of eras for the beloved spacefaring franchise. In fact, Star Wars was one of the first licensed brands explored by the Denmark-based toy company.

The Galaxy Far, Far Away has long held an association with LEGO. A surprising new LEGO Star Wars-themed set has been revealed, one that ties into an unexpected project from the era of the Sequel Trilogy.
