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Lion Dance

Two brick built lion costumes you can actually stuff a minifig into, and that's the whole charm of it.

Brick Rated Score

4.1/5

Set 40915 · 2026

Pieces480

Minifigs4

Year2026

Set number40915

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The verdict

The trick this set pulls off is a genuine one.

LEGO figured out how to build a lion dance costume big enough to tuck a minifigure inside, front and back, the way real performers do it during Lunar New Year. I love that they didn't settle for a static display piece this time. The red lion and the yellow lion each get their own posable head and body, and once you've got a minifig in the front end working the mouth and eyes, this stops feeling like a model and starts feeling like a toy again. It's a lovely little gift set for anyone with a soft spot for Spring Festival traditions, and I'd hand it to a kid who wants to actually play with what they built, not just shelve it.

Best for: Lunar New Year fans and anyone who wants a display piece that's also a real toy to play with

The full review

What it is

This is LEGO's second swing at a Lion Dance set, following 80104 back in 2019, and the improvement is obvious the moment you see how the costumes are built. Instead of a solid brick sculpture, you get a red lion and a yellow lion each rigged so a minifig can climb inside and become part of the performance, which is exactly how real lion dance troupes work in pairs. Watching the mouth open and the head tilt once there's actually someone driving it made me grin more than I expected from 480 pieces.

The catch

I'll be honest about the catch. This was a gift-with-purchase set, given free with a $150+ LEGO.com order during a ten day window in January 2026, so it was never meant to be a standalone retail product. That means if you missed the window you're now hunting it on the secondary market, where it's already trading above its effective $29.99 value. A few builders also found the lion heads a step down in personality from the 2019 version, more simplified, less snarl and character in the face sculpt.

Who it's for

If you celebrate Lunar New Year, collect Spring Festival sets, or just want a display piece with actual play value baked in, this is worth chasing down. If you're picky about show quality faces or you're not going to pay a premium for something that was originally free, I'd let this one pass and wait to see what LEGO does with the theme next year.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

Building the lions is straightforward and quick, which fits its role as a bonus gift rather than a flagship set. Most of the piece count goes into the layered brick shell of each costume, built around a frame that leaves room for a minifig to sit inside and operate the head. It's a satisfying little engineering puzzle watching how the mechanism comes together from what looks like a pile of ordinary bricks.

The real standouts are the four minifigures and their torso prints, done up in performer outfits with the kind of detail that makes them worth keeping even outside the costumes. There aren't rare new element molds here the way you'd get in a big licensed set, this is more about clever construction than fancy parts, but the fabric like curved pieces used for the lion manes and the two color scheme across the red and yellow builds give it a nice visual pop for a set this size.

Fun facts

01This is LEGO's second Lion Dance set after 80104 from 2019, and it's a significant redesign rather than a reissue
02It was distributed only as a gift with a qualifying purchase of $150 USD (or local equivalent) on LEGO.com and in stores, available January 19 to 28, 2026 while supplies lasted
03The costumes are built so a minifigure can sit inside each one, letting builders pose the lions mid performance rather than as static props
04BrickEconomy already tracks it trading above its original value on the secondary market now that the promotion has ended