In 1999 LEGO released 14 Adventurers sets across 2 subthemes. The largest Adventurers set from 1999 was
5986 Amazon Ancient Ruins with a piece count of 458 and a retail price of $79.99. The current estimated value of all these Adventurers sets from this year is about $2,652.87 which represents a 1361.4% growth.
The Adventurers theme is based on an early 20th century exploration where the characters explore new areas, and go on adventures. All of the Adventurers sets, except for the Dino Island subtheme, take place in real-world locations, such as Egypt, the Himalayas, India, the Amazon rainforest, and China. Subthemes include Egypt/Desert from 1998 to 1999, Jungle in 1999, Dino Island in 2000 and the Orient Expedition in 2003. The Adventurers theme was discontinued in 2003 and replaced by the Pharaoh's Quest theme in 2011.
1999 LEGO Sets
1999 was a hallmark year for The LEGO Group, it was the year LEGO produced its first Star Wars theme with Lucasfilm, beginning a trend of licensed LEGO products. This event came alongside the year that Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace was released reviving the Star Wars franchise. Along with the successful Star Wars theme being introduced, LEGO released Rock Raiders, Slizer/Throwbot and Winnie the Pooh. In addition, Ice Planet 2002 and the Spyrius theme was re-released. A number of themes were discontinued in 1999 which included Cyberslam, TechPlay, UFO, Insectoids, Znap and Model Team.