Holiday Express Train

"A BrickScore of 68.4 and a 3.43-star average across 467 owners make this one of the more clearly mixed sets in the Winter Village lineup: the festive aesthetic and gear-driven bear mechanic are genuinely charming, but unreliable moving parts, a steep price, and a motor sold separately leave a meaningful portion of buyers feeling the set does not deliver on its promise."

The 10361 Holiday Express Train earns a BrickScore of 68.4 (Mixed Reviews) and that score is well supported by owner data: a 3.43-star average across 467 ratings is by far the lowest in this batch, and only 43% of owners say they would recommend it. LEGO's own owner signals rate value_for_money at 2.84 and play_experience at 2.98 out of 5, both well below midpoint. Reviewers writing on LEGO.com are mostly positive in tone, focused on the festive aesthetics, family build experience, and integration with the Winter Village lineup, but the aggregate owner signal paints a clearly mixed picture. A recurring practical complaint is that the motorized moving parts (polar bear bell ringer and bobbing smokestack) are unreliable on the track, and the motor, hub, and remote control are sold separately, a notable omission that frustrates buyers at a $129.99 price point.

Where they split: The gap between the enthusiastic individual LEGO.com review texts and the aggregate owner data is notable. Most individual reviewers focus on the festive charm and family experience, producing positive write-ups, but the aggregate owner metrics (3.43 stars, 43% recommend, 2.84 value score) tell a clearly different story, suggesting a large segment of buyers left disappointed, likely by the mechanical reliability issues and the separately-sold motor cost.