40521 Mini Disney The Haunted Mansion unveiled! (2024)

Clearly LEGO can still make new cloth pieces, so why is it impossible for them to put one on Scarlet Witch?

The build here looks great but I'd love to see a review because I can't imagine where those 680 pieces went. Maybe this is hinting at our next Disney D2C? Then again, our last haunted house set was barely two years ago, so it seems a little soon to me. Hope they continue with these miniatures though!

"Welcome, foolish mortals...
to the (mini) HAUNTED MANSION!"

When hinges creak in doorless chambers
And strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls
Whenever candlelights flicker where the air is deathly still
That is the time when ghosts are present
Practicing their terror with ghoulish delight

(Sung)
When the crypt doors creak, and the tombstones quake
Spooks come out for a swinging wake
Happy haunts materialize
And begin to vocalize
Grim Grinning Ghosts come out to socialize

Now don't close your eyes and don't try to hide
Or a silly spook may sit by your side
Shrouded in a daft disguise
They pretend to terrorize
Grim Grinning Ghosts come out to socialize

As the moon climbs high o'er the dead oak tree
Spooks arrive for the midnight spree
Creepy creeps with eerie eyes
Start to shriek and harmonize
Grim Grinning Ghosts come out to socialize

When you hear the knell of a requiem bell
Weird glows gleam where spirits dwell
Restless bones etherialize
Rise as spooks of every size
Grim Grinning Ghosts come out to socialize
Mwahahahahahahahaha!
(repeat three times)

If you would like to join our jamboree
There's a simple rule that's compulsory
Mortals pay a token fee
Rest in peace, the haunting's free
So hurry back, we would like your company

Hurry back...hurry back...
Be sure to bring your death certificate
If you decide to join us
Make final arrangements now
We've been...dying...to have you

@PDelahanty said:
"The back photo shows what appears to be white ghosts in the dining room (part of the Pepper's Ghost illusion in the ride), but the inset photo shows no ghosts. I'm not sure what they're trying to convey with that inset photo. I don't see how there could be any function to make the ghosts "disappear" and don't think they're re-creating any miniature Pepper's Ghost illusion."

They are probably just trying to give a better view on the stickers, conveying what appears to be (?) paintings (sorry, I'm not familiar with the source material).

@NatureBricks said:
"That has 700 pieces?"

I think it might have more interior. The depth is 14 studs. What we see as interior from the back only takes up 4-5 studs. On the other hand, you'd expect them to demonstrate that feature on the back of the box.

I’m still trying to get the excellent mini Disney Castle…it hasn’t been in stock for months. I have the notifications…when I get it? I go to site…gone again. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Any chance this will have a pre-order option?

@B_Space_Man said:
"So… big one announced soon? Just speculating. "

I hope so. I personally want the movie version instead of the ride version.

@MainBricker said:
"Does look like a crucifix on the top of the building, but I know it's not, it's a ski pole."

It's an approximation of the sailing ship weather vane on the actual Mansion

@jedisquidwardagain said:
"Who is the minifigure? Hatbox Ghost would have been amazing. I have no clue who this is. Then again I've also never been to Disneyland"

The Minifigure represents one of the costumed 'butlers' who work in the attraction. Unlike the rest of Disneyland staff, Haunted Mansion cast are encouraged to conduct themselves in an aloof, solemn manner- ironically making them some of the most entertaining people in the park!

@Trigger_ said:
"I feel like I'm the only one who can tell that there are 680 pieces just by looking at the build lol, yes they're small pieces but it's a very intricate build nonetheless. Who is the Minifigure, though? Nobody has a flesh tone in the ride aside from the paintings at the start of the queue and maybe a few later on."

Someone already answered, but he represents a cast members. Cast members for Haunted Mansion have unique outfits and act in specific ways that are fitting of the ride itself, unlike some other rides. They’re rather iconic as far as the park goes.

Based on the inset photo and high piece-count, I suspect this will have some sort of trick wall mechanism where the interior scene on the back is duplicated, somehow spinning around to reveal the “ghosts” on the other side.

Just a hunch, but it feels like a good one.

@Lego_lord said:
"I was wondering about the price, then I saw the piece count. 40 bucks for a miniature, I cannot justify that. Excellent minifigure though."

But it's not $40 for a figure.. it's a whole build with a minifigure ?????

@CPerks said:
" @jedisquidwardagain said:
"Who is the minifigure? Hatbox Ghost would have been amazing. I have no clue who this is. Then again I've also never been to Disneyland"

The Minifigure represents one of the costumed 'butlers' who work in the attraction. Unlike the rest of Disneyland staff, Haunted Mansion cast are encouraged to conduct themselves in an aloof, solemn manner- ironically making them some of the most entertaining people in the park!"

Thank you

@daniellesa said:
"it doesn't really give off a haunted atmosphere for me. From the front it looks a grand country house. Aside from the colour I don't see the resemblance to the other haunted houses. Is this a sign a new one is coming?"

This set is not a LEGO original IP- it's based on the famous Disney Parks ride first built in Disneyland, and its innocent appearance was entirely the point-- Walt didn't want his innocent, happy park to have a scary-looking house turning the mood, so the original Mansion is a pretty normal-looking old Southern estate house on the outside. This even plays into the story of the ride where the interior gradually decays as the ghosts trapped inside the house are set feee to celebrate, so the house starts off looking clean. The Walt Disney World and Tokyo versions of the Mansion got a pristine but more menacing Gothic facade after the Disneyland facade was criticized for not reflecting the tone of the ride well enough, and the Paris ride features a different narrrative and an aged, decayed exterior that broadcasts the story clearly.

The price is 39,99€.
Not 34,99€.

It's a great set but the 40€ aren't warranted.

@djcbs said:
"The price is 39,99€.
Not 34,99€.

It's a great set but the 40€ aren't warranted."

The price is €34.99 on LEGO.com in Germany, where the Euro prices are drawn from. Maybe that will be updated though, given the intended consistent pricing across the Eurozone.

Did they include anything to represent the cremains that visitors smuggle in to deposit? When they catch this happening, they have to shut the ride down while they clean up the mess.

To the many people commenting on the piece count, I built a 6-wide Mater that uses 378, and is maybe half the size of this.

@PDelahanty:
Look closer. The photo of the back shows all three ghosts on the first floor, so maybe the idea is you’re supposed to move them around periodically.

@Elcascador:
If you remove the front pillars, and the sand-green curtain, what remains looks to be eight studs deep. Two of those are taken up by the front and center walls, with another three occupied by the room in the back. That leaves a 3-stud chamber at most, assuming it’s not being used to enable SNOT construction on the white inner wall around the front and sides.

@SpaceCadet:
Not enough space.

@TomKazutara:
In some shots, the three trophy figs almost look GitD, and in others they look plain white.

@VaultDweller_197:
Miniature, not minifig. As in “miniature building”.

@MainBricker said:
"Does look like a crucifix on the top of the building, but I know it's not, it's a ski pole."

Cross maybe. Crucifix is a cross that includes the body of Jesus.

Several have commented how they wish they could get the "Phantom Manor" version instead (which is the "haunted mansion" at Disneyland Paris).

I've been there, and would concur that it is definitely more atmospheric. Additionally, I always felt like 10228 ("Haunted House"), from the Monster Fighters line, somewhat resembled the "Phantom Manor." Or, at least, a cross between "Phantom Manor" and Hitchco*ck's "Psycho" house, behind the Bates Motel.

@cflyg said:
"Several have commented how they wish they could get the "Phantom Manor" version instead (which is the "haunted mansion" at Disneyland Paris).

I've been there, and would concur that it is definitely more atmospheric. Additionally, I always felt like 10228 ("Haunted House"), from the Monster Fighters line, somewhat resembled the "Phantom Manor." Or, at least, a cross between "Phantom Manor" and Hitchco*ck's "Psycho" house, behind the Bates Motel."

I get that, and I understand that each region of the world will identify more with their nearest Haunted Mansion ride, but as a company, Disney's pushed the Anaheim Mansion the most because it's the first one built, the longest-running, and the one that provides the structure for the other copies and derivatives. The Haunted Mansion brand at large is carried by the first attraction in the sphere, so for LEGO to make anything but the Anaheim Mansion first would be surprising.