LEGO Harry Potter 75978 DIAGON ALLEY Review! (2020)

The 2020 LEGO Harry Potter Diagon Alley set is HUGE! (And has a REALLY COOL mystery!) At $400 with 5,544 pieces, 15 Minifigures, 4 separate sections, & more this set has almost everything a Harry Potter fan could want from a LEGO Diagon Alley set! This in-depth review will hopefully help you make a more informed purcsading decision or just get a better look at the Diagon Alley buildings! My favorite is Weasley's Wizard Wheezes! My biggest gripe is I wish Gringots had been included...
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[@MandRproductions]

This Diagon Alley lowkey destroys 2011 Diagon Alley. Comparison soon...

[@billygray6776]

no, compare all the lukes landspeeders!

[@photosbyjosh7695]

It does not

[@martyrhodes]

It wins by far

[@a.l.d.a.16]

Can't wait but first... Lukes landspeeder

[@a.l.d.a.16]

Ryan, make lukes landspeeder a new sticker

[@MelhorarProductions]

This set existing Dust: It's free real estate

[@kyrilossgad3935]

Any Star Wars ucs set existing Dust: It’s free real estate

[@joemullarkey5719]

Any LEGO set existing Dust: It’s free real estate

[@okhatun123]

Omg😭😭

[@insertclevernamehere1186]

Existence Dust: "You know the drill..."

[@bruhgamer316]

I know, my LEGOs pick up so much dust and my friends always bring it up but it’s just that I don’t play with them I just put them up for display.

[@patrickdurso9746]

I love how LEGO Harry Potter has more base type sets. The thing that does annoy me about LEGO Star Wars is we mostly get ships and vehicles and I wish we got more base type sets

[@fanddbricks8645]

Patrick D'Urso same

[@robocapy6045]

Hear me out: Mortal Engines theme. It's both a vehicle and a playset.

[@Th3WindFish_]

Jakob Smith wish they would have found a way to just add this small minifig size module inside the UCS Star Destroyer. It would have made sense size wise but would have been cool to see

[@bbcraz1226]

Facts

[@legisnuntius]

Truth, I tend to get Batman playsets because they are both cheaper and more fun to play with. My sons prefer to play in playsets with minifigs, but do love to run around destroying things with a ship in hand. I get the sense that the Batman designers have kids whereas the other theme designers do not.

[@kneza3411]

Imagine they did this kind of set with coruscant

[@andrew-os5wp]

Kneza 34 Dang, you’re right. That would look insane.

[@tomis1960]

That's a good idea

[@Diego-ys9hg]

Maybe a Coruscant Skyline...?

[@callumpears1523]

Would be awesome. Maybe not a specific scene but a few notable buildings like the Senate, Padmé's apartment, Dex's Diner and so on.

[@joemullarkey5719]

Callum Pears then they could have a secret Dex plaque. “Well whadda ya know?”

[@easypaws5615]

Me: "How dare you claim London is gloomy in January! " Also me: Looks out the window in August. "Yeah It's gloomy."

[@ryansbricks]

Let's not forget how sunny it was a few weeks ago!!! ... who am I kidding, it's beautifully gloomy here for 11 months of the year 😅

[@yuspliff9654]

Honestly, it's hotter than the Middle East for a week and then there's a monsoon for a couple days

[@markbrown6232]

Ya I live near London and it is miserable quite a lot

[@ct-707wolftrooper7]

Sadness

[@piipoo147]

You live in London? Wow

[@TheBrickBuildingEnthusiast]

I love The dusted up Harry fig with his glasses broken when he uses the floo powder incorrectly in Chamber of Secrets.

[@error404_namenotfound]

DIAGONELLEY

[@Jack-dl5rw]

@@error404_namenotfound hes talking about the film...

[@masterbuilderethan5243]

Chewjacka he says DIAGONALLY in the movie

[@matttheRPG]

It doesn’t really make sense chronologically though, since Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes exists here- 3 years after the events in Chamber of Secrets.

[@TheBrickBuildingEnthusiast]

@@matttheRPG I think this takes place during multiple different movies. Or books, depending on how you want to set it.

[@jacklee3952]

Im hoping the ucs mos esley cantina does the exclusive mini figure thing

[@MHilstrom]

@Mr. BeagleBum where'd you read that?

[@legobuilderfrom2000]

Yeah I can't wait for set pictures

[@Eric-hi3pe]

I hope they make a Garindan minifig for the Cantina.

[@TK-2855]

@@MHilstrom the was a minifigure leak for them a couple of months ago

[@legobuilderfrom2000]

@@Eric-hi3pe oh yeah that would be cool

[@MemeMan99]

I think that they will release a Gringotts bank complete with the dragon breaking out and maybe Harry, Ron, and Hermione in their disguises.

[@Gecko_builds]

Pig Y Bakon maybe also a knockturn alley style set

[@jmaster2855]

I'll eat my Wizard hat if they don't release a $200-300 Gringott's next year.

[@tofurkey5613]

I don’t think it’ll be super expensive, but I believe it’ll fit the scale of these shops. The reason it wasn’t included in this set was because gringotts was at the end of the alley, so it would look weird.

[@MemeMan99]

Tofurkey When did they say that?

[@tofurkey5613]

Pig Y Bakon oh I thought it was just fairly obvious. I don’t know if LEGO actually said anything like this, I just think it’d make sense, seeing as this set is striving for accuracy to the Universal Diagonal Alley, they wouldn’t put Gringotts in.

[@eythan93]

I really wish the bonus display with Harry and Hagrid would have been the brick wall entrance into Diagon Alley, since that's when Hagrid actually says that quote.

[@tylerfrench1299]

I need a bigger apartment.

[@jugstery]

Same but I need a bigger Er HOUSE

[@ryansbricks]

I love the bonus minifigure they threw in - it really makes me love LEGO as a company even more! They didn't advertise it or anything, they just included it as a special treat for us 🤩❤

[@nickerickson6183]

Ginny’s hair and face were from a LEGO Jurassic world set

[@familyfun6995]

It was also Susan Bones' face in the LEGO Great Hall.

[@Lush_Produce]

From attack at lockwood mansion when you said that I realized.

[@joelslegojourney6239]

Molly’s face is from helga hufflepuff in microscale hogwarts

[@vspjac3366]

Its Macy from Jurassic world battle at lockwood estate

[@fadysoliman6075]

Joel’s Lego Journey oh yea! Just noticed. I think it still fits her though

[@po398studios]

*Me on deployment* My dad: Why so many large packages? Me: yes

[@bigegamingandmore1947]

thank you for your service

[@patrickdurso9746]

6:35 In the books she is described as being overweight, but they actually dropped that in the movies, which is why a lot of people don't know that

[@bigegamingandmore1947]

atta boy details details details

[@Infamous_man]

Are they going to have the other half of diagon alley? This set feels incomplete without Gringotts, magical menageries, leaky cauldron, the robe store and borgin and burkes etc. Hopefully, they do a part 2 of this set and add the other buildings. Also if they make hogsmeade in the future, that would be cool.

[@teddydarkey6881]

Agreed I think a gringotts solo set could come

[@reiswoodard6630]

The 2011 set already has all the other buildings, really if you think about it, LEGO did it deliberately so you could combine the two.

[@avainautumn]

i can''t believe they forgot the leaky cauldron!!

[@noampitlik2332]

Well, I'm all for more. But, Gringotts is on Horizont Alley at the end and The Leaky Cauldron more-or-less on the other end. Borgin and Burkes is on Knockturn Alley. Still, this set, however great it surely is, has the various stores quite jumbled around, so as long as we get more, who cares?

[@fro_e]

You hear that, Ernie. The Leaky Cauldron, that's in London.

[@DalekBricks]

The only thing I don't like is how boxy the pink part of the building is, it just doesn't fit in with everything else. Otherwise, I love it.

[@legisnuntius]

Modifying the chimney or putting up a clothes line would take care of that I think.

[@mabelhuang]

I feel the same.

[@Th3WindFish_]

Me: Should I get this or Mos Eisley? Any Lego fan: Yes Existing sets taking up shelf space: Nooooooooooooooooo!

[@mikaelta1911]

Anyone else notice how perfectly the photographers face print would fit an Igor karkaroff custom?

[@justthereed5593]

Definitely gonna be used in future I’m sure.

[@MemeMan99]

MikaelTA It’s definitely similar, but nowhere near perfect. You do know know what Karkaroff looks like right?

[@francis7181]

Your so right

[@wizewunz]

Omg yes

[@AveryJohnsonjr]

There already is a karkaroff figure though. Outfit i grant is a bit outdated but I think the face still holds up.

[@jesserainey4249]

I can assure you the box art is 100% accurate to London

[@methanolslurper]

Nope, they missed someone getting stabbed in a dark alleyway

[@mrtek8095]

Yes totally in London we have wizards walking around everywhere

[@claretbricks1954]

What an incredible set! I’m speechless, so many brilliant building techniques! And those wand boxes!😱

[@seeithappen4712]

"Diagonally!"

[@JumpStyle212]

What did he say? “Daaagonally”😂

[@WildStar2002]

Great review! I just finished putting the set together today - took me a whole week! What I really like best about this set is how much detail from the movies that the Lego designers put into it. It was so much fun to see things like Lockhart's book "Magical Me", the Weasleys' fireworks sets, all the wand boxes with different wands in Ollivander's (I think there are 10 of them!) I'm hoping that Lego will release Gringott's, The Leaky Cauldron, and Knockturn Alley sets also. It would be *very* cool if a Leaky Cauldron set would connect to the modular city building sets in front and Harry Potter sets in the back so you could slip it inside a Lego London! :-)

[@SlyCooperRN]

A week?? 😂

[@bentatham8272]

As a book fan, I love how much stuff from the book they included too, not just the films

[@legomania.8210]

Great review, really showed this well! I wasn’t liking it much from the pictures beforehand but seeing it here has changed my mine, it definitely seems like a pretty sweet set.

[@mittybricks5518]

Hi Ryan, thank you for your excellent review of the Diagon Alley set. Apart from slagging off the weather in London I found your review informative, fact filled and felt you genuinely loved the product. Keep up the great work 👍

[@seandylan4591]

Now im struggling to pick either this or mos eisley

[@cav6558]

Wait fot the visuals

[@ggj1987]

Why not both?

[@iiKolin]

Well I can’t get ether of them

[@cav6558]

@@ggj1987 well money I guess

[@bly2790]

Money you do realize that these are expensive things right

[@FatallyYours230]

This has gotta be one of the greatest Lego sets I’ve ever seen, wow just wow!!!

[@LB_the_Creator]

For the people that didn't know: Fred's and George's faces came in the CMF first and Molly's head was exclusive to the UCS hogwarts before the burrow came out.

[@MemeMan99]

LB07productions The Hogwarts Castle wasn’t a UCS....

[@Miloreo18]

Pig Y Bakon but the equivalent to, essentiLly

[@calebnoble3514]

I didn’t even realize they used Hufflepuff’s face print for molly! Why is lego so lazy with prints now

[@thebrickinator5812]

It’s not about being lazy, it’s about budget. Each theme has a certain budget that must go to all the sets that are released in a wave

[@_KaiTheGamer_]

It's really wild seeing pretty accurate Lego renditions of buildings that I've actually been in (save for the Daily Prophet closet). Florean Fortescue's Ice-Cream Parlour in particular threw me for a loop cuz I remember eating there at Universal Studios.

[@JamesLawner]

This set is absolutely amazing! There are no other words to describe how beautiful this set looks.

[@FireMonkey9]

This brings back lots of memories. They did a really good job capturing the essence of Harry Potter in this set.

[@bugsybricks8970]

This is probably one of the most amazing sets Lego has ever created, I am in love with this thing , great review Ryan 😁🔥👍😍😍

[@2railnation]

Ryan: The box art isn't super vibrant. Me: Then take your sunglasses off.

[@jake05]

I think the "heart fountain" is the display of love potions that Ginny looks at in the sixth movie and that desk in the book shop is where Gilderoy Lockheart signs his books for people in the second movie

[@MillenniumFalcon]

Hey Ryan - this looks so good, between this and the Gringott's bank, its such a tossup and they are both super wallet heavy. So awesome that you like the same Lego franchises as me and my family. Thank you for such a thorough review.

[@TheDailyBrick]

This set is gorgeous. I saw the leak of that secret HP figure, so I was confused when it wasn’t on the box. I now get it though. I’m broke at the moment - but I do plan on getting this soon.

[@llllllllllllllllllllll346]

When your in the premier and cant skip the 21 box nooooo

[@ethancaron268]

Notice the technic pin facing backwards on the Nockturn Alley part. Hints for what's to come. Also imagine they release a mirror build of this that has more shops and they all line up to complete both sides of the alley, and then the release a separate Gringott's build that can cap it off at the end. Perfection.

[@isaacdestura7495]

I need a job. Or four. I really hope what lego does is get these big 400 dollar sets and get smaller sets that we can add to them. That seems like an expensive, though, interesting way forward.

[@captainkenzie6873]

Yeah for that price i want full buildings not just half they could at least put just a flat back on them that opens

[@thebrickinator5812]

Do remember that it is not supposed to be a modular building and that it’s supposed to be in scale and style of the rest of the theme

[@legisnuntius]

This is 7 of the 33 buildings of Diagon Alley. At this price, the full alley would be 25k bricks and about $1900.

[@videogamenetwork6728]

@@legisnuntius whoa holy crap!!??

[@bbs32]

This set is massive. Wow. Thanks for the review. Nicely dove.

[@RyanSmith-xu2zf]

I just love the stacks upon stacks of 501st battle packs in the background

[@infernalcascade3593]

SINCE WHEN DID THIS EXIST? Thanks, Ryan for immediately posting! Love everything you do!

[@MandRproductions]

Since today! LOL no problem man

[@evo_is_confused]

Ahhhhh the Flourish and Blotts in this set does a book shop better than the Modular book shop.

[@originalhaggis]

First review of this mega set! Well done and thanks! 👍🏼

[@cocoemelie8541]

Amazing, but I need the money for Mos Eisley...

[@claudioconforti5608]

Right. Let's hope the set is good

[@Gecko_builds]

Yess

[@WhiskeyShred]

Coco Emelie same!

[@kaidevilleres1007]

I like how they put them together like the modular buildings

[@sup-ci6kg]

I hope they put that exclusive pack for all of the ucs sets Imagine getting a jedi council ucs set with the exclusive box including that long neck jedi we just saw in ep1

[@calebnoble3514]

Yarael Poof would be awesome to get in lego

[@joemullarkey5719]

Caleb Noble Yeah! But if he doesn’t include a stack of pizzas or a Death Star Chef disguise then we must boycott.

[@andreapalamara292]

or better mace windu on a seat and anakin with the panel saying ''yoou are on this council, but we do not grant you the rank of master

[@maxcorben5274]

That would be awesome but probally won’t happen

[@patrickdurso9746]

0:40 We'd be glad for a day like that here in London

[@davidmills1213]

I can't wait to see where Lego go with this now, they definitely will do the bank (hopefully 8th movie version) next year, but will they start doing more modular buildings to connect with this set! Still need a Borgan & Burke's, leaky cauldron would be cool for the iconic first film entrance

[@George_Bland]

Wow I like that two tone cape- I think they could make a really good dracula that way

[@rodeanmoradi2590]

Good review definitely a cop for Christmas for me.

[@jokids812]

Omg i love it! 400$ for this beauty! Instant buy my new favorite hp set! Lego has to make a lotr series in 2021 again with the same quality and heart as the hp series!

[@daisirbonfanti4873]

Amazing video man...congrats!!!

[@neo3n3]

Saw you at Disney springs earlier today, was gonna say hi but you were already chatting with someone, thanks for the review made me go out on launch day to pick one up.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Such a cool set, glad this is a thing. Perfect for those that want to recreate not only Harry’s world but also Universal Studios

[@TheBrickBuildingEnthusiast]

The photographers hair hat combo was used for Scarecrow in the Lego Batman movie sets.

[@vincentshelman2395]

This looks so good!!!

[@lbricks7631]

This is amazing!

[@general_e1392]

Wow this is a great, big, amazing set! Great review!

[@JackBrick]

Thanks for this review! Awesome stuff indeed!🤙

[@rogerhalt3991]

Knockturn alley was literally a dark and plain alley in the movie so the designer could have added some dark plates to give the illusion (like the prison hallway in the Death Star set. I love the Weasley shop.

[@callumthompson4026]

Great video I literally watched the whole entire thing

[@masterbuilderethan5243]

Everyone does

[@nimai_6771]

I watched this video about 4 times and im still not tired of watchong it

[@dazblue5515]

Haha, I really need to start Vlogging about Lego so they'll send me sets, as I won't be able to afford Diagon Alley otherwise!

[@ethanbradley1943]

To get to this level it will take you years so good luck

[@MandRproductions]

It's pretty damn incredible.

[@danielbadescu3064]

Good luck

[@ryangameryt8034]

@@MandRproductions hi my name Ryan too and I know the best insult that will offend lego fans I HATE THE 501ST BATTLE PACK

[@alem1655]

@@ryangameryt8034 You are know an enemy of the Republic.

[@geoff420]

No one Ryan: those chairs are epic

[@seoul08]

I think the broom on display is a Firebolt. I also think it would’ve been cool if they added a road piece that you could place in between the buildings if you wanted to make it an actual alley with buildings on both sides.

[@nathanrichey420]

It’s so awesome! I’m hoping they make another one that’s like $200 but has gringotts, madam malkins and the leaky cauldron with the brick wall.

[@goatguy4791]

Fan you for this review it is such a cool set

[@sehzadesultanmustafahanhaz3918]

SUCH BEATIFUL EXPLANATIONS

[@TailcoatGames]

9:06 hey you listened to Draco “It’s not a walking stick it’s a cane!”

[@bratticuss]

Looks like a nice build. Might have to get it this fall for my Xmas present.

[@alexeissenstat1407]

Omg is nobody noticing the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff quidditch outfits in this set

[@justinbuilt6457]

Hargrid on 14:36 When you realize that the special box is only full of bricks to build a display stand

[@evanpirog2659]

While Gringotts is a clearly a point for consideration, I really hope we get a Leakey Cauldron in the next year. It's about as iconic as any other shop in Diagon Alley

[@jothki]

My dream build would be for it to connect cleanly to the city modulars in the front, and connect to the alley in the back.

[@evanpirog2659]

Absolutely, and it's more than possible if you've got the modulars to surround around Diagon Alley. That would look epic

[@Slothlover8501]

It’s SOO much more vibrant than the 2011 one! Love it!

[@exotikzpf1656]

When I went to universal studios, The "Weezely's Wizard Wheezes Looked almost identical to the one in lego. Of course it was larger though xD

[@adowns98]

Woke up at 6 specifically to see this. Thank you Ryan you are a legend.

[@azuraskye88]

Amazing. I think the door on top of the Quidditch Supply Shop is for the customers to go out and test fly their brooms!

[@wexbrix5245]

Love this! What a good set! I am really happy it is not microscale

[@boundfm]

5:05 thanks for my recurring Hagrid with no hair nightmare

[@ryanhorowitz6881]

That’s insane. That is any Harry Potter fan’s dream right there

[@thatsruffdog]

I loved the reaction to the box.

[@samjmavds96]

Just ordered it I’m really excited ! Since March I also own the big castle and it was worth it 🙌🏻

[@StopMotionMan-cm3fl]

I thought Ryan was skeptical, now he loves it lol 😂

[@clintgolub1751]

This set is seriously so incredible. I just wish they added like another $150 and put in an elaborate Gringotts or whatever. However I’d also be willing to shell out quite a bit more for an extremely detailed version with the caverns underneath and mini-figs

[@raymondbenjamins5884]

Well, you got your wish. The upcoming Gringotts set looks amazing and should fit well with this set.

[@Band0fs1nz]

Would probably have to buy this set next year. xD Lego is really slaughtering our wallets with sets such as these. Just bought the 21322 about a week ago, haven't even gotten the Astronomy Tower and the other harry potter sets. Not forgetting the awesome AT-AT plus the upcoming Bespin Duel which is just impossible to not get! Thanks for the review man!

[@FireMonkey9]

It would be cool if they mad a knocturn alley set to go along with this as well as a large hogsmeade to fit with the shop theme as well as completing the hogwarts portion of Harry Potter. They should also make a ministry of magic large set.

[@frogtaco6253]

So that’s where the other Harry mini figure is.

[@cav6558]

The like is for the profile pic lmao

[@nathant7813]

@@cav6558 same for you lol

[@tenmrchicken2719]

Olivander died after he fell off the balcony XD

[@gbricker9353]

Really nice review

[@younglingslayer9157]

Are you kidding me lego, this mans gets it for free but I have to buy it for 400 lol

[@AlecSievern]

Ahh, this is why you had to stay quiet with my questions. ;) looks great!

[@harperluthi898]

The surprise harry potter figure was leaked a while back and I was confused why it wasn't on the box art, now it all makes sense!

[@ethanrowell917]

My wife and I were looking at your Lego reviews and came across this one because it caught my wife’s eye. Loved the video, made us decide what big Lego purchase we’re going with for the 1st time

[@GenshinImpactLoverEdits]

Hey, did you buy it? If you did do you think €450 is worth it? I got money to spend on something fun and i'm thinking of this set but i've never spend anything close to 450 on a Lego set

[@legoclonetrooper2027]

We need this type of set but with me and my brothers!

[@masterbuilderethan5243]

Hahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaaha

[@bricksandclones7110]

We need a battle on kamino style mbs playset (like cloud city and mos eisley will be)

[@chrisdaniel1998]

So it's a bit of a mix-match between films/books

[@KaiBrix]

18:29 there is a ninjago legacy skulkin skull. I think that is the skull of hazadure explaining how it has magic And then the original keeper of skull whose portrait is in the skull sorcerer's dungeon set would leave the skull of hazadure in the caves of shintaro. lol

[@liananutu1102]

Oh, it's beautiful!

[@dylanromay4534]

Keep up the good work, big fan

[@erinhammer7548]

Awesome set great job