Since 2020, Belgium-based LEGO builder Amber Veyt has been trying to make her dream of a “Hocus Pocus” LEGO set a reality via LEGO’s LEGO Ideas program. Her Sanderson Sisters cottage from the 1993 film “Hocus Pocus” was a LEGO Ideas finalist in 2020, receiving the needed 10,000 supporters required to be considered for review. Unfortunately, Veyt’s creation was not selected to be turned into an official set, but that didn’t stop Veyt from trying again.
In 2021, she submitted an updated version of the Sanderson Sisters cottage that was better aligned with the scale of the house in the film and was made to look more realistic. Again, Veyt’s creation received the necessary 10,000 votes to progress to the next stage of the crowdsourcing process.
This week, LEGO announced the 36 product ideas that had qualified for the third 2021 LEGO Ideas Review, and again Veyt’s “Hocus Pocus” house is among the finalists. During this phase, LEGO Ideas interviews the creators who made it to this round and ultimately decide which sets, if any, will be turned into an actual LEGO product. When selecting a product, LEGO considers the quality of the set and the viability of the set based on licensing, sales projections, and the like.
It would seem that timing may be on Veyt’s side this time. After all, “Hocus Pocus 2” is set to premiere on Disney+ later this year, and in 2023 the original film will celebrate its 30th anniversary. The votes for the project alone show an interest in the set, and “Hocus Pocus” merchandising has been huge for Disney in recent years thanks to the film’s growing fanbase stemming from the film’s prominence on Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween. Disney and LEGO would be fools not to consider this opportunity seriously. You can see more images of Veyt’s creation and the various accessories and features on the Sanderson Sisters Cottage LEGO Ideas page.
Other projects to make the review that All Hallows Geek Readers may be interested in include a “Gremlins” set and this Baba Yaga set, inspired by the forest witch of European folklore. The results of the third review will be announced sometime this summer.
