Revealing The 2025 LEGO® House Exclusive Set:
LEGO® Fabuland® Tribute (40506)
This sixth LEGO House exclusive set honours LEGO Fabuland, a theme in the LEGO Group portfolio that ran from 1979 to 1989 and made history for combining the creativity of the LEGO brick with elements of creative storytelling for the very first time.
20th February 2025: Today, LEGO House, the ultimate LEGO experience in Billund, Denmark, announces the latest edition of its series of annual exclusive products, a LEGO Fabuland Tribute.
The set (40506), which is exclusive to LEGO House, is designed by LEGO House Master Builder Stuart Harris, and LEGO Senior Designer, Markus Rollbühler. Collaborating with the team of historians at LEGO Idea House, the new set pays homage to the beloved characters Edward Elephant, Joe Crow, Dr Lucy Lamb and Clive Crocodile from the original 1980’s product line, re-imagined in line with modern LEGO design principles.
“It’s truly one of the highlights of my year, seeing what Stuart and the team of historians bring forward as the annual LEGO House Exclusive product” says Kathrine Kirk Muff, Managing Director at LEGO House.
“This year, we’re paying tribute to the history of storytelling with the Fabuland exclusive product. Creating stories is at the core of LEGO House, and celebrating the most iconic moments in time throughout the LEGO Group’s history is key to the concept of our exclusive products. On a personal note, I played a lot with the original Fabuland sets, and I am filled with nostalgia and excitement to see my childhood memories being brought back to life”.
She continues, “Creating that unique keepsake for our guests that travel from across the globe to be here, in the form of an exclusive product, is a crucial part of the full LEGO House offering for fans and something they can continue to build at home, keeping the memories alive”.
The LEGO® Fabuland® Tribute is the sixth in the series of LEGO House Special Edition sets. The inaugural set was The Wooden Duck followed by The Brick Moulding Machine, Dagny Holm – Master Builder, A Minifigure Tribute and lastly the LEGO Building Systems in 2024.
These LEGO House Exclusive sets can only be purchased in the LEGO Store in LEGO House, Billund.
The history of LEGO Fabuland:
Introduced in 1979, LEGO® Fabuland® was a completely new type of LEGO play theme. Set in a charming animal world, Fabuland was the first LEGO theme to combine the creativity of the LEGO System in Play with elements of creative storytelling.
A unique part of the Fabuland universe was the building instructions. Like all other LEGO sets, many Fabuland sets came with specialized building instructions – but the instructions for the sets included a short story in which the characters were shown building the set – and of course having fun doing it.
The instructions from this sixth set in the LEGO House Exclusive series is no different and comes with illustrations as part of the building instructions, created using original drawings by LEGO House Associate Master Builder, Didac Perez. These instructions are separated by character, so that the set can be built character-by-character, alone or with friends and family.
After a decade the Fabuland theme was discontinued in 1989, until now when it has been revived in the form of 2025’s Exclusive LEGO House product, paying tribute to the art of storytelling through the much-loved team of characters from Fabuland.
“Each year, I find great joy in creating the LEGO House Exclusive set together with Markus and everyone at the Idea House and LEGO House” says Master Builder, Stuart Harris. "Fabuland holds a very sentimental place in my heart, having spent so much time with our history collection and product archive, I was always captivated by the series. You can really see the influence it had on the storytelling themes of future series from the LEGO Group, including LEGO® NINJAGO®, LEGO® Friends, LEGO® Bionicle® and more. From re-imagining each character to designing the storybook that comes alongside the product, it is an absolute honour to bring them to life once more in the form of this sixth edition of our LEGO House series.”
The latest LEGO House Exclusive set, LEGO Fabuland Tribute (40506), is exclusively available from the 1st March 2025 at the LEGO Store in LEGO House, Billund, Denmark.
For more information, please contact media@legohouse.com
Facts about LEGO House Exclusive #6 LEGO Fabuland Tribute:
- LEGO Fabuland Tribute is the sixth product in the LEGO House exclusive series.
- The set will retail for 649 DKK.
- The characters are Edward Elephant, Joe Crow, Dr Lucy Lamb and Clive Crocodile.
- The set will be available to buy from 1 March 2025.
- This set is exclusively available in the LEGO House retail store.
- There are 1026 elements in the set.
- The set is suitable for ages 10 and above.
The set celebrates the magic of storytelling, for which Fabuland was the first LEGO theme to do so. The infamous characters have backstories in entire universes with action that unfolds across various media such as animated TV series, books, comics, etc.
More facts about LEGO Fabuland:
- LEGO Fabuland was introduced in 1979 and discontinued after a decade, in 1989.
- A total of 99 LEGO Fabuland retail sets were launched from 1979 to 1989.
- From 1979 to 1987 there was no lead-character in the Fabuland universe. However, when “Edward and Friends” – an animated TV series based on the characters and stories – was released in 1987, Edward Elephant became the main character. Every episode was released under the name “Edward and Friends”, whereas the LEGO sets still launched under the name LEGO Fabuland.
- The theme was the first LEGO play theme to directly encourage storytelling, as well as the first theme to be extended into licensed products such as books, clothing, accessories, etc.
- Fabuland invited LEGO lovers to join the charming inhabitants on their adventures in their quaint, idyllic village. Whether exploring the bustling town square, embarking on a daring rescue mission, or simply enjoying a cup of tea at the cozy café, the stories and possibilities were endless.
- During the 1980s, the Fabuland houses changed; the roofs on the early models were made of 2x4 bricks. In 1982, roof elements became larger and easier to handle.
- The Mayor of Fabuland was Lionel Lion.
- The citizens of Fabuland all had their own names, unique personalities, accessories, and some had apparel which related to their jobs in the whimsical world.
- The characters’ names would sometimes vary in different countries. For instance, in some countries, Edward Elephant was known as Fanfan, Ollie or Eduardo.
