Cover Lego’s 2,025-piece Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory set is based off the 1971 film rather than subsequent remakes (Photo: Lego)
Lego’s 2,025-piece Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory set is based off the 1971 film rather than subsequent remakes (Photo: Lego)
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We traded our weekend for 7 hours of Lego building, and here are our takeaways
The LEGO Group recently released a 2,025-piece Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory set, which at first glance seemed like a quick Saturday morning challenge. An online search projected five to 10 hours of building time, and I confidently assumed I’d score on the low end. While I only clicked on the last brick on Sunday evening after 7 hours of building, much of my time spent crawling on my living room floor searching for pieces I was missing, I still felt it was an experience as rewarding as a Golden Ticket. Here are five reasons why this isn’t your typical Lego set.
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The original Golden Ticket
Above The original 1971 film starring Gene Wilder
The original 1971 film starring Gene Wilder
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The set is based on the 1971 film starring Gene Wilder, rather than the more recent sequels, focusing on the original vision of the whimsical chocolate factory.
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It’s all in the details
Above 9 Lego minifigures appear in the set, including the Golden Tickets and Oompa Loompas
9 Lego minifigures appear in the set, including the Golden Tickets and Oompa Loompas
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From candy canes on bushes and miniature Golden Tickets clutched by all nine minifigures to Wonka’s hidden office, Easter eggs are left for the builder to find along the way.
The chocolate river flows
Above The Oompa Loompas placed beside the kinetic chocolate river
The Oompa Loompas placed beside the kinetic chocolate river
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A double cog system allows the kinetic chocolate-bricked river to flow with the turn of a dial.
Embrace your inner child
Above The boat, which sails down the chocolate river
The boat, which sails down the chocolate river
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The 2,025 piece model is aimed at adults, becoming a nostalgic collector's piece rather than a toy.
Get lost in Pure Imagination
Above The set is the ideal weekend activity
The set is the ideal weekend activity
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With all the hidden Easter eggs and cinematic nods, the complex build flies by and is the ideal mental break, captivating enough to force you off your screen for a weekend of immersive building.
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Katelyn is the dining and travel editor of Malaysia and Indonesia. Based in Kuala Lumpur, she offers readers an inside look at the movers and shakers in Asia’s growing food and beverage industry.
