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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

The 1971 chocolate room in brick form, complete with a hand-cranked waterfall.

Set 21360 · 2025

Pieces2,025

Minifigs9

Year2025

Set number21360

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The verdict

If you grew up on the Gene Wilder film, this one is a really easy yes.

You get the whole Chocolate Room as two little islands split by a river, a cracking lineup of nine minifigs, and a waterfall mechanism that genuinely works. It is not cheap and the river itself is a bit flat, but the character and the play features carry it. Tell your mate to go for it if the nostalgia hits.

Best for: Fans of the 1971 Gene Wilder film who want the Chocolate Room on a shelf

The full review

What it is

This is the LEGO® set a lot of people have been quietly hoping for since the Ideas platform started. It recreates the Chocolate Room from the 1971 film as two brick-built islands separated by a chocolate river, joined by a little arched bridge, and it leans hard into the whimsy of that world. The candy foliage, the oversized mushrooms with printed spot caps, the buttercup teacups in yellow that Wonka famously bites into, it all reads as that film the second you finish it. And the cast is the real draw. You get nine minifigs: Willy Wonka in his purple coat and new hair-and-hat mould, Charlie, Grandpa Joe, Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, Mike Teavee and two Oompa Loompas. That is a genuinely generous roster and nearly all of them are exclusive to this set.

The catch

Now the honest bit. At around $220 in the US and £200 in the UK, it sits at the pricier end for 2,025 pieces, and the footprint is not huge once it is built. The chocolate river, which should be the showpiece, ends up being one of the flatter and plainer parts of the model, and a few reviewers wished it had more going on. Charlie himself is a touch plain next to the more colourful kids. The strangest gap is the total lack of printed Wonka Bars, which for a set built entirely around a chocolate factory feels like a genuine oversight. None of this is a dealbreaker, but if you are expecting every square inch to sparkle, go in knowing the river is the weak link.

Who it's for

So who is this for? If you love the 1971 movie, or you are an Ideas collector who values character-packed licensed sets, this is a clear buy and you will grin the whole way through. It is also a lovely display piece for anyone who wants something playful rather than another grey building. Who should skip it? If the film means nothing to you, or you are chasing pure part-count value per dollar, there are cheaper ways to get your brick fix. But for the target audience this nails the brief, and the waterfall alone will have you cranking that handle far longer than you would admit to anyone.

The parts story

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

The build splits neatly into the two islands, which keeps things moving and means you are never stuck on one repetitive section for too long. You start with the landscaping and the river base, then work up into the candy scenery and the structures on each side. The standout engineering moment is the waterfall: it is a large Technic tank tread looped around three gear wheels, and when you turn the hand crank the whole thing rolls to fake flowing chocolate. There is also a hidden door into Wonka's office, which is packed with sight gags like a single-tap sink, a rotating chair and half a contract, all deliberately cut in half to match the film. The Wonkatania riverboat is a fun sub-build in blue and white with pearl gold trim, seating six plus a driver.

For parts nerds there is a fair bit to like. There is one brand new mould here, Wonka's top hat with attached hair in a new ochre yellow to match Gene Wilder. Recolours include those yellow buttercup teacups, eight medium nougat 1x12x3 raised arches and a couple of blue curved-top arches. On the print front you get five new prints: red 3x3 dishes with white mushroom spots, trans-clear 4x4 swirl dishes and trans-clear round fruit-segment plates, plus five pearl gold golden ticket tiles so every child can hold one. It is not a set you buy purely to strip for parts, but the colourful candy elements and those exclusive figs make the part-count feel reasonable enough.

Fun facts

01The set began as a LEGO Ideas fan submission from Roberto Ceruti and Jody Padulano, the duo known as 2PPL, based on the 1971 Gene Wilder film.
02Wonka's office is built with items deliberately cut in half, a half sink, half painting, half chair and half desk lamp, faithfully recreating the bizarre single-tap office from the movie.
03Willy Wonka's top hat with attached blonde hair is a brand new mould, produced in a new ochre yellow colour to match Gene Wilder's look.
04Every one of the naughty children comes with a pearl gold printed golden ticket tile, so all five kids in the set can hold their own ticket.