LEGO Reviews Seasonal80111

Lunar New Year Parade

Name: LEGO Lunar New Year Parade 80111
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 80111
Rating: 4.59 (63 reviews)

86 · HIGHLY RECOMMENDEDINVESTMENT GRADE: AA20221,653 pcsHigh agreement · 94%

Expert reviews

2analyzed

Owner ratings

Consensus

BUY

BrickScore

Highly Recommended

Owners

Synthesized Verdict

"Lunar New Year Parade earns its Highly Recommended BrickScore of 85.7 as a landmark entry in the Chinese Traditional Festival line, delivering more minifigures than any previous Lunar New Year set, innovative push-along floats, and rare purple Classic Space parts that make it a standout for collectors and fans alike."

80111 Lunar New Year Parade earns a BrickScore of 85.7 in the Highly Recommended tier, with both Brickset and Jay's Brick Blog delivering enthusiastic verdicts. The set offers three mechanically functional parade floats, an industry-leading 18 minifigures for a Lunar New Year release, and a parade-float format that is genuinely new territory for LEGO. Owners rate it 4.59 out of 5 across 63 ratings. The one honest caveat: at $129.99 in the US, the value proposition is strong but not the bargain it is at the European price point, and stickers (a surprise return for the Chinese Traditional Festival line) drew some criticism.

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LOVED (9)

0118 minifigures, the most of any LEGO Lunar New Year set
02Three parade floats each with push-along mechanical functions
03Exceptional value per piece at $0.079, particularly in Europe
04Purple Classic Space helmet and air tanks as rare collector draws
05New Rabbit mascot minifigure head design
06Printed dragon scales on Ollie rather than stickers
07Historical nods to Classic Space, Castle, Pirates, and Ninjago themes
08New lute/pipa accessory with new print
09Beautiful red, gold, and teal color coordination

CRITICIZED (5)

01Sticker sheet included, a return after earlier CTF sets had avoided them
02Oversized big-head parade mask minifigures described as grotesque by one reviewer
03LEGO-branded float looks drab compared to the traditional-themed floats
04Floats connected together look unrealistic
05Some curved-tile stickers are awkward to apply

What reviewers are saying

"Exquisite, extravogant, beautiful: I could run out of superlatives to describe it..."

Brickset Reviews

"This set is a certified banger, and a great addition to LEGO's Chinese Traditional Festival/Lunar New Year collection!"

Jay's Brick Blog

Ecosystem

80104 Lion Dance — Looks more interesting and offers better value compared to what 80104 offered for €75 at the time, at least in terms of European pricing.

80108 (previous CTF set with fewer stickers) — The previous year's 80108 had 23 stickers; 80111 introduces stickers again where earlier CTF sets had none or few, marking a slight return to sticker use.

80036 City of Lanterns — Dragon scales are now printed on this set (80111) whereas they were stickers on City of Lanterns, showing improvement in production technique.

80103 Dragon Boat Race — 80111 has more minifigures (18 vs 15), making it 'the Lunar New Year set with the most minifigures, beating out 80103 Dragon Boat Race's 15 minifigures'

SeasonalTier 2Investment Grade

By Reviewer · 2

Avg score

Consensus

BUY

Brickset Reviews

Editorial Source

BUY

"Exquisite, extravogant, beautiful: I could run out of superlatives to describe it..."

Key Pros

✓Exquisite design with layer upon layer of decoration
✓Exceptional value for money, especially at European price point
✓Generous minifigure selection (18 total)

Key Cons

✕Transparent sticker sheet included; CTF sets have typically been devoid of stickers
✕Lack of 3x3 round tile with centre stud for stable flag-waving figure placement

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Jay's Brick Blog

Editorial Source

BUY

"This set is a certified banger, and a great addition to LEGO's Chinese Traditional Festival/Lunar New Year collection!"

Key Pros

✓Huge number of incredibly well-designed minifigures brings the set to life
✓Incredibly fun and unique build experience with novel mechanical functions
✓Mechanical functions work really well and are not overly technical

Key Cons

✕Quite a lot of stickers, some of which are hard to apply (curved tiles)
✕Found it awkward to connect the floats together

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Value drivers

Brickset Reviews: Purple helmet and air tanks enabling construction of all-purple Classic Space figure; rabbit mascot minifigure with new head design; 18 minifigures total with varied prints and exclusive accessories.

Jay's Brick Blog: Purple Classic Space helmet and air tanks - never before released elements that enable completion of a full Purple Classic Space minifigure

Exclusivity

Brickset Reviews: LEGO seasonal exclusive; available at LEGO.com from 25 December in Europe and 10 January in North America.

Jay's Brick Blog: Wide retail release; not exclusive

Resale

Brickset Reviews: Expected to maintain value well; the purple Classic Space parts (helmet, air tanks) will drive secondary market demand from collectors seeking to build rare color variants.

Jay's Brick Blog: The purple helmet and air tanks are expected to have strong aftermarket value; reviewer notes 'The purple helmet and airtanks are going to be very sought-after and a huge draw for Classic Space fans to pick this set up!' One commenter mentions AUD$42 for secondary market pricing.

Minifigures & Standout Parts

In this set (18)

Year of the Rabbit Girl

$11

Lunar New Year Parade Participant

$10

Lunar New Year Parade Spectator

Lunar New Year Parade Participant

Lunar New Year Parade Spectator

Standout parts (per reviewers)

New rabbit head design with snoutValue
New design specifically for this CNY set, first of its kind with snout detail
Purple helmet and air tanks (Classic Space)Value
Purple color previously unused for Classic Space; enables construction of rare all-purple spaceman when combined with existing torsos
Printed Ollie dragon scales (green)
Printed rather than stickers; new treatment compared to earlier similar dragon from City of Lanterns set
New lute design with new printValue
Variation on lute introduced with series 22 Troubadour; features different print
Red/orange jacket torso
New torso variant for the set
Flexible plastic sheet printed with flags and ribbons
Decorative element used instead of stickers in some CTF sets