While there are not a whole lot of promotions this month, a very large number of long-awaited LEGO sets are getting released. Below we will discuss all the new LEGO sets and promotions of the month to make sure you don’t miss out on anything. 🙂
➡ FREE LEGO CREATOR MINI LONDON BUS: From August 1st to the 15th, the free exclusive #40220 LEGO Creator Mini London Bus is available with purchases of $75 or more, while supplies last. This is a nice little extra for a month that is undoubtedly going to be expensive for LEGO fans with all the new sets out. Once your order meets the minimum threshold, the set will be automatically added to your shopping cart at the Online LEGO Shop.
➡ FREE LEGO DISNEY PRINCESS SET: During the entire month of August you can get a free #30397 LEGO Disney Princess Olaf’s Summertime Fun polybag with any LEGO Disney Princess purchase. August is going to be big for LEGO Disney with the release of the #71040 LEGO Disney Castle, a couple of other new sets, and the re-release of the very popular LEGO Disney Collectible Minifigures. You can find all the sets under the LEGO Disney Princess section of the Online LEGO Shop.
➡ LEGO DISNEY CASTLE & MORE: Speaking of the #71040 LEGO Disney Castle, it will be available for LEGO VIP members on August 17th, with general release on September 1st. This is one of the most anticipated sets of the year, and I heard from a number of people that it is going to be a day one purchase for them. I expect this set to be backordered and hard-to-find shortly after release (especially with the holiday season coming up), so if you really want one, I would suggest to get it as soon as possible. You can read more about the set here: LEGO Disney Castle Designer-Video. Two other new LEGO Disney Castle sets include the #41065 LEGO Disney Castle Rapunzel’s Best Day Ever, and the #41067 LEGO Disney Castle Belle’s Enchanted Castle. You can find them all under the LEGO Disney Princess section of the Online LEGO Shop. 
➡ LEGO CREATOR VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE: The #10252 LEGO Creator Volkswagen Beetle is now available for everyone, not just LEGO VIP members. This is definitely one of the best sets of the year. It provides a very interesting building experience, comes with great colors and parts-selection, and looks gorgeous on display. The price is also very reasonable. You can find it under the LEGO Creator section of the Online LEGO Shop.
➡ NEW 2016 LEGO NINJAGO SETS: There are nine very unique new sets in the LEGO Ninjago line. The #70588 LEGO Ninjago Titanium Ninja Tumbler would be envied even by Batman! The #70589 LEGO Ninjago Rock Raider, the #70590 LEGO Ninjago Airjitzu Battle Grounds, the #70591 LEGO Ninjago Kryptarium Prison Breakout, and the #70592 LEGO Ninjago Salvage M.E.C. are some of the small to mid-size sets, but they all have interesting features. The #70593 LEGO Ninjago Green NRG Dragon comes with an awesome dragon, and the #70594 LEGO Ninjago Lighthouse Siege got a nice Asian-style building. The two largest sets are the #70595 LEGO Ninjago Ultra Stealth Raider, and the #70596 LEGO Ninjago Samurai X Cave Chaos. This last set would also be an envy of Batman! You can find them all under the LEGO Ninjago section of the Online LEGO Shop.
➡ NEW 2016 LEGO NEXO KNIGHTS SETS: LEGO Nexo Knights is getting another wave with eleven great sets. There are a number of smaller sets in the LEGO Nexo Knights Ultimate series, and the large sets include the #70321 LEGO Nexo Knights General Magamar’s Siege Machine of Doom, the #70322 LEGO Nexo Knights Axl’s Tower Carrier, the #70323 LEGO Nexo Knights Jestro’s Volcano Lair, and the #70326 LEGO Nexo Knights The Black Knight Mech. I have to say I quite like all the badguy sets. The Volcano Lair in particular is a gorgeously big and evil. And we get more Hover Horses! You can find all the new sets under the LEGO Nexo Knights section of the Online LEGO Shop.
➡ NEW 2016 LEGO SUPER HEROES SETS: There are three new sets for LEGO Marvel fans and two new sets for LEGO DC Super Heroes fans. The most anticipated is the #76057 LEGO Spider-Man: Web Warriors Ultimate Bridge Battle with a very large and detailed bridge. Two other Spider-Man sets are the #76058 LEGO Spider-Man: Ghost Rider Team-up, and the #76059 LEGO Spider-Man: Doc Ock’s Tentacle Trap. And Batman fans get the #76054 LEGO Batman Scarecrow Harvest of Fear, and the #76055 LEGO Batman Killer Croc Sewer Smash. You can find them all under the LEGO Marver Super Heroes and LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes sections of the Online LEGO Shop.
➡ NEW 2016 LEGO CITY SETS: The two largest LEGO City Volcano sets are also now available. In my opinion these two are the best in the entire series, and include lots of vehicles and some pretty large volcanoes. The two sets are the #60124 LEGO City Volcano Exploration Base, and the #60125 LEGO Volcano Heavy-lift Helicopter. Just one of these would provide plenty of fun! Another large LEGO City set that just became available is the #60104 LEGO City Airport Passenger Terminal. It comes with a really nice large airplane. You can find all the new sets under the LEGO City section of the Online LEGO Shop.
➡ NEW 2016 LEGO TECHNIC SETS: The #42055 LEGO Technic Bucket Wheel Excavator is now available! With almost four thousand pieces, this is the largest LEGO Technic set ever released. LEGO Technic fans have been eagerly awaiting it since it was first revealed at the toy fairs at the beginning of the year. It is massive and motorized! There are some other really excellent new LEGO Technic sets, including the #42054 LEGO Technic CLAAS XERION 5000 TRAC VC, and the #42053 LEGO Technic Volvo EW160E. You can find them at the LEGO Technic section of the Online LEGO Shop.
➡ NEW 2016 LEGO FRIENDS SETS: The LEGO Friends Amusement Park sets are now available! This includes the #41127 LEGO Friends Amusement Park Arcade, the #41128 LEGO Friends Amusement Park Space Ride, the #41129 LEGO Friends Amusement Park Hot Dog Van, the #41130 LEGO Friends Amusement Park Roller Coaster, and the #41133 LEGO Friends Amusement Park Bumper Cars. There are some other noteworthy new LEGO Friends sets, including the #41126 LEGO Friends Heartlake Riding Club, the #41132 LEGO Friends Heartlake Party Shop, the #41134 LEGO Friends Heartlake Performance School, and more. This is a very strong month for LEGO Friends with some excellent sets. You can find them all under the LEGO Friends section of the Online LEGO Shop.
➡ NEW 2016 LEGO ELVES SETS: LEGO Elves continues with the dragons theme with some beautiful large sets. This is also the first time darker elements are introduced into the theme. The new sets include the #41177 LEGO Elves Precious Crystal Mine, the #41178 LEGO Elves Dragon Sanctuary, the #41179 LEGO Elves Queen Dragon’s Rescue, the #41180 LEGO Elves Ragana’s Magic Shadow Castle. You can find them all under the LEGO Elves section of the Online LEGO Shop.
As you can see, this month is filled with new LEGO sets, so there is plenty to choose from. And this might also be a good time to start planning for the holidays and make a wish-list for Santa. If you have any of the large exclusive sets on your list like the #10252 LEGO Creator Volkswagen Beetle, the #71040 LEGO Disney Castle, the #10253 LEGO Creator Big Ben, the #42056 LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS, and some of the earlier large sets, I would suggest that you get those as soon as possible, as they will likely be backordered by the time the holiday shopping season comes around. The smaller and wider release sets should be readily available at most LEGO retailers and the Online LEGO Shop. Also, remember that LEGO lowered the minimum threshold for free shipping from $75 to $35. So if you just want to make a smaller purchase now it is easier to qualify for free shipping.
And as I always mention, it is a good idea to take a look at the Sales & Deals section of the Online LEGO Shop before you check out. You can often find some great deals there on interesting older sets that are being retired. For example last time I checked there was a large LEGO BIONICLE and LEGO Dimensions clearance. You can find them all under the Sales & Deals section of the Online LEGO Shop.
So what do you think? Are you interested in any of the news sets and promotions this month? What are you planning to get? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below! 😉
And you might also like to check out the following related posts:
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- LEGO Creator Big Ben Pictures & Details
- LEGO Creator Volkswagen Beetle Coming!
- LEGO Technic Porsche 911 GT3 RS Review
- LEGO Minecraft The Village Review
- 2016 LEGO City Summer Sets Review
- 2016 LEGO Star Wars Summer Sets Review
- 2016 LEGO Creator Summer Sets Review
- 2016 LEGO BIONICLE Summer Sets Reviews
- LEGO Star Wars Assault on Hoth Review
- LEGO Creator Brick Bank Full Review
- LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse HQ Review
- LEGO Batman Classic TV Series – Batcave
- LEGO Nexo Knights Sets Video-Reviews
Finally! 2 months of waiting are over. Now I have to decide which one set I will get out of all of these. 😕 My favorite releases are the BWE 42055 and the Beetle, as well as the Ninjago sets. Nexo Knights and 76054 Scarecrow Harvest of Fear are also interesting. And Elves… I’m still debating whether I’m going to get 41176 or not. Plus there are all the previously released sets I want as well. And it doesn’t help that both space and resources are extremely limited for me. 😕
I will probably get the Titanium Ninja Tumbler, though, and I can hear Batman now, looking at it: “Does it come in black?” 😀
BTW, you didn’t mention the #75158 Star Wars Rebel Combat Frigate, which was also released today. 😉
Some of the sets were not yet uploaded yesterday when I wrote this post, so I wasn’t sure if they were going to be available. I did add Technic this morning, because it got some seriously impressive new sets. The bottom line is that there are plenty to choose from. It is going to be a headache coming up with a shopping list that won’t kill the budget! I do very much recommend the VW Beetle. It is a great set! 🙂
There are some seriously great sets here!! My favorite is the Harvest of Fear, because of Blue Beetle! I also like the Tanker Truck Take down and the Doctor Strange one, which I think you forgot to mention…
The Doctor Strange set was not yet uploaded when I put together this post yesterday, so I wasn’t 100% sure if it will be available. But yeah, that’s a great one too! 😀
I did not know they were doing a castle for Belle!! I just stopped reading right there. My daughter will be THRILLED. .. and yes, this month is going to make us broke. There are at least 20 new sets on the family shopping list. I’m hoping they don’t sell out too soon and we can still buy a few in December for xmas.
Yeah, and it is not just any castle! It is a really nice one with some very unique minifigs! 😀
If you are planning to get some of the sets for Christmas, I don’t recommend waiting until December. It might be too late to get some of the sets. October and November should be great though, and LEGO often offers Double VIP Points at that time. We will of course alert our readers when that happens. 🙂
The promotional London Bus is not on offer in the UK. Instead we get the Lego City Police Chase Race and there is also a Lego Friends promo available. I was hoping that we would get the bus. Hopefully we will get it at some point in the future.
I wish Lego would offer the same monthly promos to all!!
Judith, I was told that you guys will be getting the London Bus later. I think I read September. But yeah, it would make it a lot easier if they offered the same promos everywhere at the same time!
Need that bus given 200+ go past me every day.
I’m jealous! 😀
I work in the “city” part of london on the corner of a majot junction where maybe 20 different bus routes converge. As such I essily see 20-30 sn hout minimum… 🙂
Still jealous. 😀
Wow how many typos from my phone?
LOL! Spelling is overrated anyway. There were studies done that only the first and last letters matter, and the middle can be mixed up. Or something like that. I perfectly understood what you wrote. 🙄
Yaeh, it’s all uesodntrod form cxneott, or msloty, aynawy…
I LOVE the Beetle. So much better than the previous attempt with set 10187.
I agree. Also, it is a great pleasure to build. No boring parts at all, and it is nice to see it all come together. I particularly liked the construction of the seats. 🙂