In 2012 LEGO released 7 Dino sets. The largest Dino set from 2012 was
5887 Dino Defense HQ with a piece count of 793 and a retail price of $99.99. The current estimated value of all these Dino sets from this year is about $976.73 which represents a 308.2% growth.
LEGO Dino was a dinosaur based System theme released in 2012 with a total of 7 sets and was discontinued the same year. It features realistically designed dinosaur models. The underlying plot of the Dino theme was similar to Jurassic Park where humans encountered resurrected dinosaurs in their natural habitat.
2012 LEGO Sets
2012 was a very important year for LEGO license themes, namely, the contract with Lucasfilm was renewed to extend Star Wars sets until at least 2022. The LEGO Group also celebrated its 80th anniversary in August of that year. 2012 also marked the year for one of the largest number of new and important themes being released which included The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Marvel Super Heroes, DC Super Heroes, Monster Fighters, Friends and LEGO Friends. With the introduction of all these new themes LEGO did discontinue a number of beloved themes in 2012 which included Alien Conquest, Atlantis, Pharaoh's Quest, Kingdoms and Harry Potter which did make a return six-years later, thankfully.