LEGO have revealed four new Summer 2023 Monkie Kid sets to expand and explore more of the mythical theme inspired by Journey to the West.
The small wave of sets have all the LEGO Monkie Kid which will be released on 1 June 2023 contains staples such as 80047 Mei’s Guardian Dragon, a big baddie in the form of 80048 The Mighty Azure Lion and a stunning underwater palace in 80049 Dragon of the East Palace.
- 80049 Dragon of the East Palace – US$189.99 / AU$289.99 / £169.99 / €189.99 / CAD$249.99
- 80048 The Mighty Azure Lion – US$79.99 / AU$109.99 / £64.99 / €74.99 / CAD$99.99
- 80047 Mei’s Guardian Dragon – US$74.99 / AU$84.99 / £46.99 / €52.99 / CAD$99.99
- 80046 Monkie Kid’s Cloud Airship – US$49.99 / AU$72.99 / £42.99 / €47.99 / CAD$64.99
Check out all 4 of the new sets below!
80049 Dragon of the East Palace (2,364 pieces)
Out of all the sets, I’m most impressed by 80049 Dragon of the East Palace, which is very much on the pricier side of things, but showcases the Dragon of the East’s underwater palace, a really important location in Journey to the West.
In the historic epic, Sun Wukong, aka Monkey King travels underwater to the Dragon of the East Palace in search of a magical weapon that matches his strength and skill. Without much luck after trying all manner of weapons, the Dragon Queen suggests that they give Sun Wukong a useless iron pillar which has the words “The Compliant Golden-Hooped Rod” inscribed to it.
That explains the giant red staff in the ocean, featured in the set. I also really like the new underwater minifigures such as the Lobsters and Crabs! I need to army build the Lobsters if possible!
80048 The Mighty Azure Lion (789 pieces)
80047 Mei’s Guardian Dragon (605 pieces)
80046 Monkie Kid’s Cloud Airship (540 pieces)
In case you missed the deluge of news this week, check out more of the Summer 2023 and 2nd half of 2023 reveals to see all the newly announced LEGO sets!
LEGO Summer 2023 reveals
- New LEGO exclusives include minifigure-scale 40650 Land Rover Classic Defender, Lotus Flowers and Jade Rabbit
- 40649 Up-Scaled LEGO Minifigure coming in June 2023!
- LEGO Dreamzzz officially revealed, with all-new sets coming August 2023
- Here’s a look at the new LEGO Friends Summer 2023 sets!
- LEGO Technic 42158 NASA Mars Rover Perseverance, John Deere 948L-II Skidder and a blue Bugatti Bolide coming June 2023!
- LEGO City Summer 2023 sets revealed! The City renaissance is here!
- LEGO Batman, Wolverine and Captain America Construction figures revealed!
- LEGO Gabby’s Dollhouse sets revealed! It’s time to get tiny!
- LEGO 76422 Diagon Alley Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes revealed!
- LEGO Creator 31141 Main Street and 31142 Space Roller Coaster revealed!
- LEGO Disney Villains (43227) and Disney Duos (43226) revealed!
Does the box decoration imply the golden weapons are collectable and/or unique to these sets ? Similar to the collectable golden HP figs.
Nice to see some unique weapon designs for Pigsy and Sandy … time for a printed red rod for the monkey kid/king staff ?
The Palace is beautiful – looks a bit like a more fleshed out Temple of the Endless Sea which is no bad thing.
The minifigures are great too. As for the other sets they are all good but the figure selection is a bit disappointing as we’ve seen them all before.