30661 Asha's Welcome Booth revealed!
Posted by TheBrickPal,
The first of many 2024 polybags has been revealed by JB Spielwaren!
Disney's Wish was recently released and 30661 Asha's Welcome Booth, based on the film, will be available sometime early next year. It contains 46 pieces and includes Asha, the adorable Star, and a bit of scenery from the city of Rosas.
What do you think? Are you looking forward to acquiring this set? Let us know in the comments!
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Luma from Mario Galaxy.
The render of the packaging looks a little....different? I wonder if this might be our first paper bag polybag? And if so, interesting that they've gone with bags rather than very small boxes.
What an odd looking ice cream
Good way to get that cute Star for cheap.
No interest in the movie but this looks like a solid polybag purchase. I'll pick it up for sure.
@BaconKing said:
"Luma from Mario Galaxy."
LUMALEE: Time, like hope, is an illusion.
PENGUIN KING: Please! We are depressed enough!
LUIGI: There's gotta be a way outta here.
LUMALEE: There is no escape. The only hope is the sweet relief of death.
[The prisoners moan in agony]
PENGUIN KING: Oh, you've got to be kidding me.
@DB_Bricks said:
"The render of the packaging looks a little....different? I wonder if this might be our first paper bag polybag? And if so, interesting that they've gone with bags rather than very small boxes."
The graphic looks weird enough that I'm assuming it's a digital render that's "crumpled" to resemble a polybag. I can't fathom polybags switching to paper and not risking being torn open in stores by overanxious children or greedy scalpers.
Can't see this set being in demand given the extremely lackluster response the movies gotten. Partners daughter took the grandkid to see it, and she was bored throughout.
@GrizBe said:
"Can't see this set being in demand given the extremely lackluster response the movies gotten. Partners daughter took the grandkid to see it, and she was bored throughout."
I admit to being moderately intrigued by Wish now that I understand it to be a prequel of sorts to every classic Disney cartoon. Asha maaaaaaay be a young version of the Fairy Godmother from Cinderella. I'll see if my kid wants to stream it when it moves to D+.
Adults complaining about kid movies.....
Like adults complaining about toys.
I have yet to talk to a kid that didn't enjoy rhis movie. You know they are the target audience not adults. Since when did all movies need to have wide spread general appeal for them to be successful?
I hope to be able to obtain a number of these locally to build my Luma army!
@shedjed said:
"Adults complaining about kid movies.....
Like adults complaining about toys.
I have yet to talk to a kid that didn't enjoy rhis movie. You know they are the target audience not adults. Since when did all movies need to have wide spread general appeal for them to be successful? "
Again with this "Adults talking about X"... It's an adult oriented website, so it's mostly adults that are talking here. What's the reason you made a user here if it's just a "toy"? :)
To your point, as a plain fact "Wish" bombed hard, and is one of the worst performing animated Disney movies. It made only 1/4 of its budget so far, worldwide. This has nothing to do with adults or kids, it's just the numbers coming in. It's not popular and not getting much attention. If kids were all over it, it would've been the next Frozen/Moana/Encanto/Mario
Expect "Wish" sets to get big discounts.
Not really interested in seeing Wish, not really interested in getting this set
@shedjed said:
"Adults complaining about kid movies.....
Like adults complaining about toys.
I have yet to talk to a kid that didn't enjoy rhis movie. You know they are the target audience not adults. Since when did all movies need to have wide spread general appeal for them to be successful? "
If adults can't complain about kid's media, what about praising? People have absolutely no problem with adults being positive about stuff oriented a kids, so why should they have a problem with the opposite?
@Ridgeheart said:
" @shedjed said:
"Adults complaining about kid movies.....
Like adults complaining about toys.
I have yet to talk to a kid that didn't enjoy rhis movie. You know they are the target audience not adults. Since when did all movies need to have wide spread general appeal for them to be successful? "
The next time you strike up a conversation with a random child about the movies they like to watch, be sure to ask them where they stand on movies about gladiators."
Then ask if they've ever been in a Turkish prison.
I haven't seen the movie (and probably won't unless I renew my Disney+ subscription), but will probably get this if I see it. Like @chrisaw said, good cheap way to get the star.
@ozbrickcreator said:
"LUMALEE: Time, like hope, is an illusion."
Lunchtime doubly so.
@Ridgeheart, @ResIpsaLoquitur: Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit amphetamines.
@shedjed said:
"Adults complaining about kid movies.....
Like adults complaining about toys.
I have yet to talk to a kid that didn't enjoy rhis movie. You know they are the target audience not adults. Since when did all movies need to have wide spread general appeal for them to be successful? "
A few reasons:
1. Increasing costs of movie production mean increased need for bigger audiences to justify said costs. The fact that Wish has yet to make a fourth of its box office speaks to the fact that not enough people cared to see it, and declining returns from opening weekend suggest the word of mouth is far from enthusiastic.
2. Parents pay for their childrens' movie tickets, most often, so if a movie can't engage adults in any meaningful way, those same adults will not take their kids and wait for streaming - so they don't have to pay for theater tickets or watch the film themselves.
3. Parents and kids engage well with movies they can enjoy together and talk about/imagine through together. A good story for kids resonates with adults and will impact a kid long into adulthood. A lackluster story may interest kids now but will not stick long after the showing has ended.
4. Back to LEGO, parents buy merch for kids, generally not kids themselves. If the movie doesn't turn heads, the merch has a lower chance of turning heads and therefore lower chance of selling.
5. We're a LEGO site of adult fans commenting in an adult context. Kids don't care what we say, some adults do, and so we adults discuss. Let the children ask for whatever sets they want, but remember they'll have to convince the adults that it's worth the allowance money/Santa funds.
Overall, cute little set, more visually appealing than the movie, Emo Mario Star is 14/10 and can panic at the disco anytime.