My daughter recently declared that two of her favourite superheroes are Batman and Robin. As luck would have it, a few days later this was delivered.
We set to building it right away!
The first thing we noticed about this set is that it is almost like a series of LEGO play sets, which made it great fun to build and to play with.
The story behind ‘Jokerland’ appears to be an ordinary theme park has been taken over by the clown prince of crime and some of his villainous allies. Each of them has their own twisted theme park ride to torment our heroes.
The set has eight minifigs in total – Batman, Robin, Starfire, and Beast Boy are the heroes, while the villains are The Joker, plus his accomplices Harley Quinn, The Penguin, and Poison Ivy.
There are also a couple of bonus figures – a freaky clown robot and a penguin with some dynamite!
The Joker’s theme park is made up of these four main ‘attractions’:
My daughter and I construct these big sets in a few sessions, each one usually just one numbered of the bags these sets are divided into. That usually means we end a building session with only a part of the vehicle/set constructed.
While this set has over a thousand bricks, four of the six numbered bags contain one attraction each. We built a bag a session initially, so what was nice about this set was that each one ended with a finished attraction.
My daughter’s singing “I want to build the Batmobile! I want to build the Batmobile!” Oh, alright then 😊 #jokerland pic.twitter.com/sPE63Kah5b
— Man vs Pink (@ManVsPink) August 29, 2015
The exception is the Batmobile, which is two bags. We saved this one until the end as it was the most complex build.
A rainy bank holiday Monday morning – perfect LEGO building time 😊 pic.twitter.com/Y0Qfg1Hwri
— Man vs Pink (@ManVsPink) August 31, 2015
She’s only 3-years-old, and this set is recommended for 8-14, so it is pretty advanced for her age. But with a bit of guidance and encouragement (as well as patience!) from me, she eventually put together her very own Batmobile.
Overall, this set was a really fun build that was a great joint activity for us – especially on a rainy bank holiday Monday.
It has great playability when completed. Each attraction has interactive elements – The Jokerland slide into the Toxic Tank, as well as revolving eyes and tilting hat; Harley’s motorcycle launches down towards the flaming barrels; the Penguin’s Deadly Duckies turn; Poison Ivy’s ride falls suddenly to the ground when triggered; and there’s a cannon that fires cannonballs – or the Joker’s custard pie! Oh, and the Batmobile had spring loaded missiles too.
Jokerland’s also a playset – so it’s a great environment for children to create stories with the characters. We’ve had everything from Batman arriving to rescue Robin, to everyone enjoying a day trip to the theme park. Another big attraction for us was the number of female character minifigs included – even just one in a superhero set is a bonus, so getting three is fantastic. My daughter loves having more female characters to us with her LEGO.
“Everyone’s happy in Jokerland” stated my daughter. Not sure that was the Joker’s intention, but we’re very happy to have added this set to our LEGO collection.
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Disclaimer: While I was not paid to write this review, we did receive this LEGO set free of charge.
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I think it’s important for boys and girls that female characters are included in merchandise like this superhero LEGO set. What do you think?
Man vs. Pink 
If the merchandise is based on a film/comic etc that has a female character then they should be included without a doubt. They should also include female characters in non film/comic based items as well. There should cowgirls and female baddies too
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I love it!! And 100% agree girls can love it just as much! 😀 Wahooo
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It’s such great fun working with your kids to build LEGO sets. Their sense of achievement in constructing a model is a joy to behold. My son then enjoys taking ours all apart again and designing and building his own hot rods! Love the ‘Why so serious?’ caption at the end! 🙂
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Yes, I agree. It’s important to make Lego accessible to children of both sexes and adding in more female minifigures is key to this.
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Yes I agree girls and boys both enjoy playing with lego and making creations and acting out stories
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I think theres a case to be made for having sets with only female characters – there are some supergirl or batgirl stories which only have female Heros and villains, so making sets of those would be a bonus.
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I would LOVE a set with only female characters.
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I totally agree that Lego should represent the girls as well as the boys although it never stopped me playing with it as a child! #triedtested
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Yes, I think they should have both to show a good balance. Thinking about it, most of the Lego minifigures we have are boys but this set looks like it has a great mix – my kids would love it
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I agree – it’s great for encouraging girls to play with construction toys.
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I agree completely! My two girls love Lego and I loved it as a child too – and still do!
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Yes Definatly!!I loved Lego as a little girl and still enjoy building it now eih my son!Lego crazy we are 😂
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Definately agree – but not the sickening Lego Friends type girls – so upset with that range
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I think the sets should contain all the characters regardless of gender, I wouldn’t want to miss out of any of them!
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Totally agree!
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i 100 % agree that lego sets should not be made for one set gender. who says girls cant play with batman and boys can’t play with princesses. young children need to realise that we are all the same and all equal regardless of there gender.
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If the movie contains a female chaeacter, then yes.
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My son loves all these Superheroes and after finding old repeats of Wonder Woman on TV he insisted he needed a Wonder Woman figure. I know for him gender does not come into it. I hope it stays this way!
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so important! Woman should be, and are, strong heroes and role models too! This set looks great #triedtested
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I agree! I have a son and a daughter who are starting to believe that girls can only be princesses and boys get to do all the fun stuff. I spend alot of time trying to get them to see the reality! It’s also really hard to find female minifigures in most sets which is a bit crazy
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I really agree, LEGO Super Heroes are for both boys and girls after all where would batman be without cat woman :)?
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I think it’s very important for girls and boys as lego is all about using the mind and being creative.x
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Absolutely! My girl loves all the Superheros and would rather pick them over Disney Princesses. Toys shouldn’t be gender specific.
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I agree , more females would be better in these playsets
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I agree, female characters are so important to have
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What a great feature, and these days it’s important that toys be open to any gender …
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Definitely! It teaches children that Lego isn’t just a ‘boys toy’.
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Of course, male and females should be represented fairly in play items, even mythical or fictional characters. Maybe this could actually infiltrate into real life, and we could stop having to ask this.
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It is better to included female and male characters in sets like lego so that they are not specifically geared to either gender.
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I agree very important
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i agree
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Yes definitely they should be included, both my son and daughter equally enjoy playing these types of sets
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I totally agree it is great to have a bit of ‘girl power’ thrown into the mix 🙂
My little dude would love this, to add to his ever growing collection.
Awesome review #TriedTested
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I agree.
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Yes it’s good to see some female characters here. Similarly I like to see male characters among the ‘Disney Princess’ ranges. I think it adds to the imaginative play.
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If they are part of the series then of course the females should be there too. A really random female just for the sake of it is a bit silly though.
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i think it’s good that they have included harley quinn and poison ivy (i so wanted to be poison ivy after seeing uma thurman playing her) .
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Yes I agree. Our son plays with lego all the time and most sets have boy and girl characters (Lego Movie, Ninjago) and it creates a good mix. When he plays with his cousin she will have a mix of both characters as will he, they never seem to go with boys for him and girls for her.
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My daughter loves playing with lego and also loves playing super hero games. she views Elsa from frozen being a super hero just like batman! She loves playing with lego aimed at boys and also girls. there isnt really a gender when it comes to lego.
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I completely agree.
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Yes I agree!
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Absolutely agree. My niece loves lego but doesn’t want the stuff specifically aimed at girls.
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Yes I agree! There isn’t enough female Lego mini figures, it’s based on the film there is no reason why these mini figures shouldn’t be included! I know my son would love this set and wouldn’t bat an eyelid to it having girl figures in it.
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I agree.Both girls and boys need to feel that they are equally able
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We need more female baddies! Looks like a great Lego set! Jokerland sounds a bit like…Dismaland 😉 hehe. Would love to win one of these! Think of the hours of enjoyment! Great review #TriedTested
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Yes I agree girls and boys both enjoy playing with lego
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Yes i believe woman figures should be included in these type of sets, after all who says boys should only play with this, my sons love playing with *girly* toys
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Yes I agree – plus his sister can freely join in too
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yes, completely agree. our 3 grand-kids share all the toys, 2 boys and 1 girl
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I have to agree, However the female baddies and superhero’s that we do have I love but there is always room for more 🙂
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i agree i have 2 of each and they all share each others toys my boys will have bobbles in my girls dress up as policemen and play with cars x
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