1996

== Events ==
* March 29: LEGOLAND Windsor opened in the United Kingdom.
* LEGOLAND Billund admits its 25 millionth visitor.
* LEGO.com is launched.
* The Polish artist Zbigniew Libera creates a controversial series of sets for an exhibition, based on Nazi concentration camps.
* The LEGO Watch System is launched.
* It is estimated that 180 billion LEGO elements have been made, and over 300 million people worldwide play with them.
== Themes introduced or discontinued ==
* Western is introduced.
* Time Cruisers is introduced.
* Dark Forest, a sub-theme of Castle, is introduced.
* Exploriens, a sub-theme of Space, is introduced.
* Imperial Armada, a sub-theme of Pirates, is introduced, then discontinued.
* Boats is discontinued.
* Spyrius is discontinued.
* Aquanauts is discontinued.
== Sets introduced ==
=== Aquazone ===
=== Basic ===
=== Boats ===
=== Creator ===
=== Dark Forest ===
=== DUPLO ===
=== Exploriens ===
=== Pirates ===
=== TECHNIC ===
=== Time Cruisers ===
=== Town ===
=== Trains ===
=== Western ===
=== Rereleased ===
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