As 2024 comes to an end for the LEGO company, the focus is now on 2025 as two brand new Chinese New Year sets will be coming in New Year to celebrate the occasion. 2025 is the year of the Snake so we are unsurprisingly getting a GWP for this special celebration of a brick-built Snake just like 2024s was a brick-built Dragon. The promotional item in particular is 40707 Year Of The Snake which has been previously covered here at Bricks Up.
But today our focus is on the other two sets for the new year of 80116 Trotting Lantern and 80117 Good Fortune. Compared to last year's selection both sets are somewhat smaller yet are still over that 1,00 piece count with 80116 being the larger of the two with 1,295 pieces and 80117 containing 1,021 pieces. Both will likely retail for over $100 but we currently don't have a confirmed rumoured retail price.
80116 Trotting Lantern
The larger of the two sets 80116 Trotting Lantern likely features a large, ornate lantern as the centrepiece, adorned with symbols of the Year of the Snake and other Chinese New Year elements. We expect plenty of vibrant colours, festival Minifigures, and possibly a mechanism that makes the lantern sway or “trot,” evoking the energy of a New Year parade.
Set Name - Trotting Lantern
Set Number - 80116
Age Range - 9+
Piece Count - 1,295
Price - $TBC / €TBC / £TBC
Release Date - 26th December 2024/10th January 2025
80117 Good Fortune
Centred around symbols of prosperity, 80117 Good Fortune may include a decorative shrine or gate with lucky red and gold accents. The set might feature traditional offerings like oranges and gold ingots, along with minifigures holding red envelopes and small Year of the Snake elements for added festivity. Plenty of new prints, festive Minifigures and more are likely to be included in both 2025 models.
Set Name - Good Fortune
Set Number - 80117
Age Range - 9+
Piece Count - 1,021
Price - $TBC / €TBC / £TBC
Release Date - 26th December 2024/10th January 2025
Both sets will be available from 26th December 2024 in China and parts of Europe but will become more widely for places like North America from 10th January 2025. But what do you think? Will you be purchasing both 80116 Trotting Lantern and 80117 Good Fortune in the new year? What's been your favourite Lunar New Year models in recent years? Let us know your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.