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LEGO Systems, Inc. today at the American International Toy Fair held in New York (February 17-19, 2014) announced new LEGO® Star Wars™ products based on the new Star Wars Rebels™ animated television series scheduled to premiere on Disney Channel this fall before it appears regularly on Disney XD. The action-filled series will introduce a cast of exciting new characters in the Star Wars universe. The new building sets were unveiled at a Disney Consumer Products event Monday, February 17 by Freddie Prinze, Jr., who stars as “Kanan Jarrus” in the new Star Wars Rebels series. The company presented him with a custom 2-foot tall replica of his minifigure made completely out of LEGO bricks by Master Builders.
Interesting Facts about LEGO Star Wars
- More than 200 million LEGO Star Wars products have been sold in 15 years; last year, nearly 16 million sets were sold worldwide, equaling an average of 43,397 boxes per day, 1,808 boxes per hour and 30 boxes per minute.
- 323 LEGO Star Wars sets have been created to date
- 600 LEGO Star Wars minifigures have been introduced to enhance creative fun and collectability