2012

== Events ==
* A LEGO Batman Short was shown on Cartoon Network. 
* LEGO City Undercover was to be released on Nintendo Wii U and Nintendo 3DS in late 2012. The game was split into two stories and pushed to a 2013 release. A trailer was shown at E3 2012.
* LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City opened in spring.
* LEGOLAND Discovery Center Atlanta opened.
* LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes was released on June 19.
* LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game was released in November.
* LEGOLAND Windsor Resort Hotel will open in LEGOLAND Windsor.
* LEGOLAND Malaysia opened in September 2012.
* LEGO Universe ended on January 30.
* LEGO Design byME stopped shipping orders on January 16.
* Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu: Rise of the Snakes and Rise of the Green Ninja premiered on Cartoon Network. Ninjago season 1 and 2 aired.
* LEGO's Contract with Lucasfilm was renewed on February 13 and will expire in 2022. 
* Batman was reintroduced under the DC Comics theme.
* The Hero Factory movie called “Breakout” aired on Nicktoons on Easter Sunday.
* The LEGO Store was opened in Mayfair Mall in Milwaukee, WI.
* The LEGO Store was opened in Eastview Mall in Rochester, NY on April 6th.
* The LEGO Store was opened in Oakridge Mall in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
* The LEGO Store was opened in Oak Park Mall in Overland Park, KS.
* The LEGO Store was opened in Northshore Mall Peobody, MA.
* The first Costa Rican LEGO Store was opened.
* The May the 4th promotion was the chrome protocol droid 6005192 TC-14, from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
* Another promotional minifigure was 5000022 The Hulk. He was available between the 16th and 31st of May, then again in the UK between the 1st and 10th of August.
* On May 26, a LEGOLAND water park opened in Florida.
* Universal Studios attempts to get the rights to make a live-action Hero Factory movie. 
* The LEGO Group celebrated its 80th anniversary on August 10. The short movie The LEGO® Story was uploaded on YouTube.
* On August 13, ROBLOX released a Hero Factory game.
* LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out premiered on September 26 on Cartoon Network.
* LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game was released on November 13 in the USA, and on November 23 in Europe.
* On a TV show in the UK called “The Top 100 Greatest Toys,” LEGO building toys were voted the number 1 toy.
* LEGO reopens the abandoned Kløvermarken production factory in October in order to handle increasing demand.
==Themes introduced or discontinued==
===Introduced===
* Build and Rebuild
* Dino
* Disney Princess
* Forest
* Friends
* Minecraft
* Mining (City)
* Monster Fighters
* Pickable Models
* Super Heroes
* DC Super Heroes
* Marvel Super Heroes
* Ultrabuild
* The Lord of the Rings
* The Hobbit
=== Discontinued ===
* Alien Conquest (a second wave was planned for 2012 release but was later cancelled in favor of LEGO introducing several new LEGO set themes.)
* Atlantis
* Design byME stopped receiving orders on January 16.
* Hero Recon Team
* LEGO Universe MMOG ended on January 30. 
* Pharaoh's Quest
* Harry Potter
* Kingdoms
* Racers
== Sets Introduced ==
===Architecture===
===Bricks and More===
===City===
===Creator===
==== Modular Buildings Collection ====
==== Sculptures ====
==== Winter Village Collection ====
===CUUSOO===
===Dino===
=== Disney ===
==== Cars ====
===== DUPLO =====
==== Disney Princess ====
===DUPLO===
===Friends===
===Games===
===Hero Factory===
===Kingdoms===
===Life of George===
===Master Builder Academy===
===Middle-earth===
====The Hobbit====
====The Lord of the Rings====
=====The Fellowship of the Ring=====
=====The Two Towers=====
=====The Return of the King=====
===Minifigures===
===Monster Fighters===
=== Ninjago ===
=== Booster Pack ===
==== Spinners ====
===== Wave 1 =====
===== Wave 2 =====
===== Wave 3 =====
===== Wave 4 =====
==== Polybag ====
===Racers===
===Seasonal===
===SpongeBob SquarePants=== 
===Star Wars===
====The Old Republic====
====The Phantom Menace====
====The Clone Wars====
====Revenge of the Sith====
====Classic Star Wars====
====Buildable Galaxy====
====Mini====
====Promotional====
====Ultimate Collector's Series====
====Seasonal====
===Super Heroes===
====DC Comics====
=====Ultrabuild=====
=====Batman=====
=====Superman=====
====Marvel====
=====Ultrabuild=====
=====X-Men=====
=====MCU=====
=====Ultimate Spider-Man=====
===TECHNIC===
== Other 2012 releases ==
Name 	Theme 	Pieces 	Price 	Released 	
Books 	Books 	Books 	Books 	Books 	Books
Brickmaster Friends 	Friends 	 	$29.99 	2012 	
Catch 'em and Cuff 'em 	Hero Factory 	 	 	2012 	
Hanging Out in Heartlake City 	Friends 	 	 	2012 	
LEGO Batman: The Visual Dictionary 	Super Heroes 	 	£16.98 	September 3 2012	
LEGO City 2012 Summer Reader 	City 	 	 	July 2012 	
LEGO Harry Potter: The Characters of the Magical World 	Harry Potter 	 	$18.99 	June 18 2012 	
LEGO Minifigures Series 1-7 Ultimate Sticker Collection	 	 	 	2012 	
LEGO Ninjago: Fight the Powers of the Snake Brickmaster	Ninjago 	 	$29.99 	2012 	
LEGO Ninjago: Official Guide 	Ninjago 	 	$7.99 	2012 	
LEGO Ninjago: Character Encyclopedia 	Ninjago 	 	$18.99 	2012 	
LEGO Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 	Star Wars 	 	 	2012 	
Perfect Pet Show 	Friends 	 	 	2012 	
Key Chains 	Key Chains 	Key Chains 	Key Chains 	Key Chains 	Key Chains
853433 Wonder Woman Key Chain 	Super Heroes 	 	$4.99 	2012 	
853430 Superman Key Chain 	Super Heroes 	 	$4.99 	2012 	
853429 Batman Key Chain 	Super Heroes 	 	$4.99 	2012 	
Video Games 	Video Games 	Video Games	Video Games 	Video Games 	Video Games
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes 	Super Heroes 	 	$39.99 	June 19 2012 	
LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game 	The Lord of the Rings	 	 	November 2012 	
Calendars 	Calendars 	Calendars 	Calendars 	Calendars 	Calendars
2013 LEGO: The Calendar 	 	 	$12.99 / $11.69	July 15 2012 	
Watches 	Watches 	Watches 	Watches 	Watches 	Watches
Lasha Watch 	Ninjago 	 	 	2012 	
Snappa Watch 	Ninjago 	 	 	2012