Creator · set 31389 · 2026 release
LEGO Iconic Ferris Wheel (31389)
The 3-in-1 Ferris Wheel Is a Better Display Piece Than It Has Any Right to Be
- Set
- 31389
- Theme
- Creator 3-in-1
- Released
- 2026
- Pieces
- 916
Where to get it: Iconic Ferris Wheel (set 31389)
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Worth it
Worth it- Genuine shelf presence and clean silhouette
- Smooth, gear-driven rotation that stays fun
- All three models are real builds, not filler
Weighing on it
Weighing on it- Swing-ride alternate is clearly the weakest
- Only one model displayable at a time
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Our verdict.
Rotating builds are hard to get right, too often the wheel is fiddly, unbalanced, or visually thin. This one lands. The primary model has a clean geometric silhouette, it turns smoothly on a hand crank, and it holds a lot of presence on a shelf for a set in this range. The fact that it is also a 3-in-1 with two respectable alternates is almost a bonus.
Who it’s for: Anyone who wants an eye-catching motion display piece in a reasonable footprint, and who likes the flexibility of a 3-in-1 that actually respects its alternates.
The object on the shelf
As a display piece the Ferris wheel works because the designers cared about the negative space. The spokes are thin enough to read as a real wheel rather than a solid disc, the cars hang and gently level as it turns, and the whole thing sits on a base compact enough not to eat your whole shelf. It photographs well and it catches the eye from across a room, which is the entire job of a set like this.
The turn
The rotation is the make-or-break, and it is smooth. The hand crank drives the wheel through a simple gear-down so it turns at a believable pace rather than spinning like a fan, and the cars are weighted to stay upright. It is the kind of satisfying-to-fidget mechanism that keeps a display build from becoming wallpaper, you will spin it every time you walk past for the first week, and probably long after.
Two-and-a-half other builds
The 3-in-1 alternates are a carousel and a swing-ride, and both are honest builds rather than token filler. The carousel reuses the rotation mechanism cleverly; the swing-ride is the weakest of the three but still stands on its own. As always with 3-in-1, the value calculus assumes you will only display one at a time, but having genuine alternates raises the parts' usefulness considerably.