LEGO unveils massive 10261 Creator Expert Roller Coaster!

Take a ride with the ultimate Roller Coaster!

LEGO just unveiled the massive and heavily-rumored 10261 Creator Expert Roller Coaster. Clocking in at 4,124 pieces, the set includes 11 minifigures, new red track, and a functioning chain-lift. The huge set will retail for about R4800 with a hopeful availability on June 1 here in SA.

The Lowdown:

The roller coaster comes with 44 pieces of red track consisting of seven different rail pieces including a new steeper slope element. The long chain lift (with a total of 203 links, a number inflating the piece count considerably) and push wheels are operated by a hand crank, though the roller coaster is instantly compatible with LEGO Power Functions and is even “Boost-able” to incorporate a motion sensor and sound effects. The eleven minifigures include a plethora of pieces in new colours and prints, in addition to the ingenious use of an upside-down pink beehive and minifigure head to represent cotton candy. Eagle-eyed fans might also be able to spot a formerly BrickHeadz-exclusive piece used for an internal gate.

The ride operators interestingly have LEGO Store printed yellow uniforms, a subtle suggestion that this set could be meant to represent a LEGOLAND ride (which makes sense given this is the 50th anniversary year of the original park). Each minifigure adds to the overall charm of the set, though we are particularly delighted with the frightened grandpa who was brave enough to go on a coaster ride anyway. Other fantastic sets are the LEGO Apollo, Batmobile (app controlled)and  Star Wars Rebel Snowspeeder

For now, we will wait but in the meantime you can hop on over to our LEGO SHOP to get your brick fix to tide you over until this is available.