Friends

Skate Park

A skate park that actually thought about who gets to skate.

Brick Rated Score

3.9/5

Set 41751 · 2023

Pieces431

Minifigs3

Year2023

Set number41751

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The verdict

What sold me on this set wasn't a clever building technique, it was Luna's wheelchair.

LEGO gave it a genuinely new mold in dark purple that rolls straight through a standard door frame, and she gets to do tricks right alongside Liann and Zac instead of sitting on the sidelines. That one choice turns a fairly ordinary ramp set into something with real heart. I'll be straight with you though, the building itself is basic, you're mostly clicking together big pre-molded ramp pieces rather than solving anything clever. If you want a set that gives a kid a colorful, playable skate park with a message about inclusion baked right in, this delivers. If you're after satisfying construction, look elsewhere in the Friends line.

Best for: kids age 6 to 10 who want a colorful skate park to act out tricks with, and parents who care about representation on the shelf

The full review

What it is

This is a set that leads with heart rather than engineering. The park itself is a jumble of ramps, a staircase, raised mounds, and rails in bright, clashing colors that scream skate culture at a kid's eye level, and the little elevator with its twist mechanism is a nice touch of play value tucked into an otherwise simple structure. But the piece that actually got me was Luna. LEGO didn't just hand a wheelchair user a generic chair, they engineered a new dark purple mold sized to roll through the set's own door frame, so she's not stuck on the sidelines while Liann skateboards and Zac scoots around on his ride. That's the kind of detail that makes a set feel considered rather than assembled from a parts bin.

The catch

Where I have to be honest with you is the build itself. Brickset's review said it plainly, don't buy this for the building experience, and they're right. A good chunk of the 431 pieces are oversized ramp and railing pieces that just click together, so there's not much of a puzzle to solve here. At $49.99 that also means the part-count value skews lower than you'd want if you're comparing cost per piece against other Friends sets. This one is priced for the play value and the message, not the parts bag.

Who it's for

Get this one for a kid who wants a hangout scene to act out skate tricks and daily life with three friends, especially if representation matters to your family, Luna's wheelchair is a standout in LEGO's catalog for exactly that reason. Skip it if you or your kid are shopping for a genuinely engaging build, there are plenty of other 400-plus piece sets that will scratch that itch better.

The parts story

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

Building this one goes quickly. Most of the structure comes from big pre-shaped ramp, mound, and railing pieces that snap into a base plate, so there's very little of the fiddly stud-by-stud work you get in a lot of Friends sets. The elevator with its twist mechanism is really the only moment that asks for any thought, everything else is straightforward stacking and clicking.

The standout here isn't a rare brick, it's Luna's wheelchair, a new mold in dark purple sized specifically to roll through the set's 1x4x6 door frame piece, a small but deliberate engineering choice. The three mini-dolls also debut new hair molds, including a long style with a bun and a curly short cut, plus their individual gear (camera, tablet and pen, and a smartphone) gives each figure its own personality even before you build anything around them.

Fun facts

01Luna's wheelchair is a brand new LEGO mold introduced with this set, built to fit through a standard 1x4x6 door frame piece so she can roll in and out of the park building.
02The set includes three new mini-doll hair molds: a long style with a bun, a curly short cut, and a long style designed to fit under a helmet.
03Brickset's reviewer summed the set up as having plenty of play value in a basic but very colorful package, explicitly warning not to buy it for the build experience.
04The set retired at the end of 2023 after only a single year of release, carrying an RRP of $49.99 / £44.99 / €49.99.