In 2004 LEGO released 10 World City sets across 4 subthemes. The largest World City set from 2004 was
65801 Trains Value Pack with a piece count of 741 and a retail price of $149.95. The current estimated value of all these World City sets from this year is about $1,645.49 which represents a 465% growth.
The LEGO World City theme was released in 2003 until 2004 and was a continuation of LEGO City Center. After it was discontinued it was later replaced by the City theme. World City contained sets that focused on trains, airplanes, coast guard, police and firefighters.
2004 LEGO Sets
2004 was a shakeup year at LEGO, coming off of 2003 with record losses. Some significant events include the release of the QUATRO System for very young children, and most notably the replacement of many long-standing LEGO colors including gray, dark gray, brown and violet and the introduction of some new colors like light nougat which ultimately became the skin tone for many minifigures. In 2004, The LEGO Group created a partnership with Ferrari and a number of LEGO Ferrari sets were released that year based on Ferrari’s Formula 1 racing cars. New themes released in 2004 included Maersk, Knight's Kingdom II and Ferrari under the Racers theme. LEGO discontinued the Adventurers Orient Expedition, the original Spider-Man theme, LEGO World City and Gravity Games.