LEGO confirmed this week that more than 300 sets are being discontinued in at least some markets, one of the largest single waves of retirements this year. The list is headlined by the Millennium Falcon and the X-Men Mansion, alongside a run of other Icons and Star Wars sets that have quietly become harder to find over the past few months.
The scale here is what makes it sting. Retirements usually trickle out a handful at a time, but this update reads more like a shelf-clearing exercise ahead of new 2027 lines.
Our take: if anything on that list has been sitting in your cart, this is the week to commit. Once official stock dries up, secondary market prices on sets like the Falcon tend to climb fast, and there’s rarely a second warning before a set vanishes for good. For a refresher on sourcing pieces after a set retires, our dark bluish grey parts guide is a good place to start.
| Story | Category | Key Detail | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retiring Soon wave | Market trends | 300+ sets confirmed retiring in some markets (21 Sept) | Last chance to buy the Millennium Falcon, X-Men Mansion and more before they disappear |
| Dragon Ball crossover confirmed | New release | LEGO Icons Shenron (11390) with Goku minifigure, 18+, November | First official Dragon Ball LEGO set, confirmed via social teaser |
| LEGO Ideas review closes | Ideas updates | 92 projects hit 10,000 supporters (20 Sept) | Decides which fan designs could become official sets; results due October |
| LEGOLAND Park Adventure revealed | New release | Set 50090, 1,578 pieces, $109.99, February 2027 | Next year’s parks-exclusive set for LEGOLAND visitors |
| Pick a Brick clearout | Market trends | 1,800+ elements permanently removed (21 Sept) | Last call to stock up on discontinued parts for your own builds |
Dragon Ball Crossover Confirmed: Shenron Arrives in November
LEGO all but confirmed its first official Dragon Ball set this week, with a social media teaser showing all seven Dragon Balls alongside what’s being called LEGO Icons Shenron (11390), bundled with a Goku minifigure. The set carries an 18+ Adults Welcome rating, putting it squarely in display-piece territory rather than a kids’ playset.
This is a genuinely new licence for LEGO, and the adult-collector framing suggests they’re treating it with the same seriousness as recent anime and pop-culture crossovers. Expect more details, including price and piece count, closer to the November release.
LEGO Ideas’ Second 2026 Review Closes With 92 Qualifying Projects
The second LEGO Ideas review period of 2026 wrapped this week with 92 fan projects reaching the required 10,000 supporters, all now waiting on the official review process. Results aren’t expected until spring 2027, but the qualifying pool includes some genuinely interesting entries, among them concepts based on Stardew Valley, Inuyasha, a dachshund, and Free Willy.
It’s a reminder that the Ideas pipeline is as much about patience as creativity. None of these projects are guaranteed to become sets, but a strong review field tends to produce at least one or two surprises when results land.
LEGOLAND Reveals Its 2027 Park Exclusive
Next year’s LEGOLAND park-exclusive set was revealed this week as 50090 LEGOLAND Park Adventure, a 1,578-piece model priced at $109.99 and launching at the parks in February 2027. As with previous park exclusives, it won’t be available through LEGO.com or retail, only on-site.
If you’re planning a parks trip next year and collect exclusives, it’s worth building into the itinerary early since these sets have a habit of selling through faster than general retail stock.
Pick a Brick Clears Out Another 1,800+ Elements
LEGO permanently removed more than 1,800 elements from the Pick a Brick catalogue this week, the second major clearout following one back in June. If you rely on Pick a Brick to source parts for original builds or to replace pieces from older sets, this is your final chance to grab anything on the outgoing list.
Also This Week
- Community events: the Fan Creator Summit is underway in Billund, with an AFOL Day at LEGO House alongside it, and Skærbæk Fan Weekend follows on 26-27 September.
- Super Mario Minifigures: the theme gets proper minifigures for the first time, including Yoshi and Mario Kart-themed sets, now available for pre-order.
- Wallace & Gromit reviews: the 80th official LEGO Ideas set, 21371, is generating detailed reviews and MOC ideas from the community this week.
- Winter Village 2026: the next Holiday House, set 11387 at 1,354 pieces, opens to LEGO Insiders on 1 October ahead of general release.
- September’s new wave, including the SpongeBob Bikini Bottom set and the Star Trek Enterprise bridge, is still the main topic on collector forums.
It’s been a week of endings and beginnings in equal measure: old favourites heading for the door just as a genuinely new licence arrives to replace the gap in the news cycle. Which of this week’s stories has you reaching for your wallet? Let us know in the comments, and catch up on last week’s roundup if you missed the Executor Super Star Destroyer news, plus more detail on this month’s early retirements, before next week’s update.
