Retirement years
Department 56 Retired Pieces by Year
Browse Department 56 pieces by recorded retirement year, from 1979 to 2026. Find piece names, item numbers, lines, introduction years and eBay searches.
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Department 56RetiredLafayette's Bakery
- Introduced
- 1999
- Item no.
- 56.58953
- Line
- Christmas In The City
- Retired
- 2002
- Department 56Retired
Last Minute Delivery
- Introduced
- 1994
- Item no.
- 56.56367
- Line
- North Pole Series
- Retired
- 1998
Department 56RetiredLEGO Building Creation Station
- Introduced
- 2001
- Item no.
- 56.56735
- Line
- North Pole Series
- Retired
- 2003
- Department 56Retired
Let's Go Shopping In The City Set of 3
- Introduced
- 1997
- Item no.
- 56.58899
- Line
- Christmas In The City
- Retired
- 1999
- Department 56Retired
Letters For Santa Set of 3
- Introduced
- 1992
- Item no.
- 56.56049
- Line
- North Pole Series
- Retired
- 1994
Department 56RetiredLil' Boy Blue Petting Farm Set of 3
- Introduced
- 1999
- Item no.
- 56.13172
- Line
- Story Book Village
- Retired
- 2001
- Department 56Retired
Lily's Nursery & Gifts Set of 3 Gifts For Easter Accessory
- Introduced
- 2002
- Item no.
- 56.55095
- Line
- Original Snow Village
- Retired
- 2004
Department 56RetiredLinderbrau Beer Hall □
- Introduced
- 2019
- Item no.
- 6003048
- Line
- Alpine Village
- Retired
- 2020
Department 56RetiredLit Spooky Tree
- Introduced
- 2000
- Item no.
- 56.52896
- Line
- Village Halloween Accessories
- Retired
- 2007
- Department 56Retired
Lowry Hill Apartments
- Introduced
- 2004
- Item no.
- 56.59236
- Line
- Christmas In The City
- Retired
- 2007
Department 56RetiredLucky Dragon Restaurant
- Introduced
- 1999
- Item no.
- 56.55011
- Line
- Original Snow Village
- Retired
- 2000
Department 56RetiredMain Street Office Building
- Introduced
- 2004
- Item no.
- 56.55363
- Line
- Original Snow Village
- Retired
- 2006
Department 56RetiredMaking Christmas Brite
- Introduced
- 2019
- Item no.
- 6003141
- Line
- Original Snow Village
- Retired
- 2022
Department 56RetiredMarvel's Beauty Salon
- Introduced
- 1994
- Item no.
- 56.54704
- Line
- Original Snow Village
- Retired
- 1997
Department 56RetiredMelancholy Tavern A Christmas Carol
- Introduced
- 2003
- Item no.
- 56.58703
- Line
- Dickens Village
- Retired
- 2005
Department 56RetiredMemory Lanes Bowl
- Introduced
- 2014
- Item no.
- 4036567
- Line
- Original Snow Village
- Retired
- 2015
- Department 56Retired
Mickey's Cinema
- Introduced
- 2015
- Item no.
- 4038630
- Line
- Disney Mickey's Christmas Village
- Retired
- 2016
Department 56RetiredMidtown Barbershop
- Introduced
- 2002
- Item no.
- 56.58944
- Line
- Christmas In The City
- Retired
- 2004
Department 56RetiredMidtown News Stand
- Introduced
- 2001
- Item no.
- 56.58974
- Line
- Christmas in the City
- Retired
- 2006
Department 56RetiredMilano Of Italy
- Introduced
- 2004
- Item no.
- 56.59238
- Line
- Christmas In The City
- Retired
- 2007
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Retirement years
Counts are dated VillageDex records. A year with zero records has none on file yet, which is not a statement about what was retired.
- 20260 pieces
- 202550 pieces
- 202454 pieces
- 2023145 pieces
- 202249 pieces
- 2021113 pieces
- 2020119 pieces
- 2019256 pieces
- 2018313 pieces
- 2017337 pieces
- 2016390 pieces
- 2015365 pieces
- 2014319 pieces
- 2013240 pieces
- 2012224 pieces
- 2011175 pieces
- 2010180 pieces
- 2009252 pieces
- 2008197 pieces
- 2007218 pieces
- 2006370 pieces
- 2005426 pieces
- 2004332 pieces
- 2003339 pieces
- 2002371 pieces
- 2001394 pieces
- 2000267 pieces
- 1999202 pieces
- 1998196 pieces
- 1997127 pieces
- 199687 pieces
- 199557 pieces
- 199457 pieces
- 199358 pieces
- 199261 pieces
- 199136 pieces
- 199047 pieces
- 198935 pieces
- 198842 pieces
- 198713 pieces
- 198618 pieces
- 198510 pieces
- 198419 pieces
- 19835 pieces
- 19828 pieces
- 19815 pieces
- 198010 pieces
- 197910 pieces
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How retirement years are used here
Retirement years are the dates recorded in VillageDex catalog entries. A piece with no recorded retirement date is not placed in any year, and an introduction year is a different date.
These pages cover dated VillageDex records across Department 56 lines. They are not a complete manufacturer retirement archive.
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