Today LEGO is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the LEGO Star Wars theme. It started off in 1999 coinciding with the release of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace in theaters and it spawned one of the most popular LEGO themes in the company’s history. Check out the press release that LEGO sent over to commemorate the event along with some facts and trivia about the theme. Also, there are some behind the scenes things for LEGO Star Wars that we would like to showcase in the next few days so stay tuned for that as well.
The greatest battles built since 1999
– celebrating 20 years of LEGO® Star Wars™ fandom
The LEGO Group raises its lightsabers to toast the fans instrumental to the success of the
LEGO® Star Wars™20-year legacy and launches five new special edition sets to mark the anniversary.
Billund, April 9: Twenty years ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the LEGO® Star Wars™ collaboration entered the lives of millions of children and fans around the world. Today, the LEGO Group is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the much-loved range that continues to unite fans of all ages and has inspired some of the greatest battles ever built.
LEGO Star Wars was the LEGO Group’s first IP franchise and has since remained one of the most popular, allowing fans across generations and geographiesto come together in fun and challenging building exercises. Around 700 different sets (including 1,000 LEGO Star Wars minifigures), five video games, several television and web series, and
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