History MythologyGag / LegoDimensions

** The title cutscene on Foundation Prime has bricks combining to form, among other things, [[Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy the number 42]]. One of the other things they form is the Tower Bridge LEGO set.

** The Elemental Phase keystone introduced in this level utilizes three elements used by the ''Ninjago'' protagonists: Fire, Lightning, and Earth, with Water (confusingly) swapped in for Ice.

** Gandalf interacts with the TARDIS console and ends up electrocuting himself, turning into Gandalf the White before electrocuting himself again.

** The minikits in this area are the same ones used in the ''VideoGame/LegoBatman'' games, which are in turn recolors of the ''LEGO'' ''Franchise/StarWars'' minikits.
** In the opening scene, the Lexcorp Building from ''[[VideoGame/LegoBatman Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes]]'' is prominently visible.
** An Arcade Dock near the gate to Barad-Dur allows you to play ''VideoGame/{{Paperboy}}''.

** One of the townsfolk you help in the first section is [[Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII Seamus McFly]], who's stuck in a pile of manure - a fate normally reserved for the Tannen family.

** When Gandalf identifies that they are in Middle-Earth, Wyldstyle asks if he meant Middle-Zealand. Middle-Zealand is one of the realms in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie'', as a joke on how ''Lord of the Rings'' was filmed in New Zealand.
** The minikits are boxes with treasure sticking out, taken directly from ''VideoGame/LEGOTheLordOfTheRings''.

** Climbing to the bow of the Titanic reveals two skeletons in the [[Film/Titanic1997 famous pose of Jack and Rose.]]

** The title refers to "''All your base are belong to us''," a [[MemeticMutation rather memetic]] quote from ''VideoGame/ZeroWing''.[[note]]Which is odd, considering Zero Wing wasn't made by Midway[[/note]]

** The Level starts [[GravityScrew on the side of]] [[WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie The Octan Tower]], then moves through [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Isengard]] and the rooftops of [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Gotham City]]. These three locations come from the homeworlds of the Starter Pack characters.

** The bonus area for this area takes place during a party celebrating Bilbo Baggins' birthday, as seen in ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheFellowshipOfTheRing The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.

*** A secret [[Series/DoctorWho TARDIS]] access point takes you to [[spoiler: the halls of the ''Series/RedDwarf'']].

*** During the level's end cutscene, [[Film/TheWizardOfOz The Wicked Witch]] turns Langdon into a frog, with one of her flying monkeys close by. She's later seen in ''The Blind Pig'' during the opening cutscene for "Demiguise Double-Cross."

*** Some of the patrons in ''The Blind Pig'' include [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Saruman the White]] and [[Series/DoctorWho an oddly-animate Weeping Angel]].
*** [[Film/{{Gremlins}} Greta Gremlin]] gets summoned using the Locate keystone to distract Gnarlack during his boss fight.
*** A hidden TARDIS pad takes the player to S.T.A.R. Labs from Series/TheFlash2014, able to access both the main cortex and [[spoiler: Reverse Flash's]] secret room. In place of the 2024 newspaper, the [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E13TheOldManAndTheKey "Old Man Yells at Cloud"]] paper appears instead.

*** Using the Phase Keystone during the fight with Franchise/KingKong lets you summon [[Series/TheATeam B.A. Baracus alongside his van and some TNT]], the ''VideoGame/{{Defender}}'' Spaceship, and [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} a bunch of Weighted Storage Cubes and a single Turret]].

* Parseltongue gates use the glowing interaction dot from the ''LEGO Harry Potter'' games, rather than the white circle used everywhere else.

* ''DC Comics'' World

* ''Legends of Chima'' world

* ''Wizard of Oz'' world
** The Kansas section of the adventure world is presented in sepia-tone, as it was in the original film.
* ''Portal 2'' world

* ''The Simpsons'' world
** The gateway to the Simpsons world is based on the Simpsons family living room, with Lisa's saxophone at the base.

* ''Doctor Who'' world

* ''Midway Arcade'' world

* ''Ghostbusters 2016'' world

* ''Adventure Time'' world

* ''Mission: Impossible'' world

* ''Harry Potter'' world

* ''A-Team'' world:

* ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' world
** The portal to the Sonic the Hedgehog world is modeled after the iconic loop-de-loop from [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 Green Hill Zone]].

* ''Gremlins'' World

* ''E.T.'' world

* ''The LEGO Batman Movie'' World

* ''The Powerpuff Girls'' World

* ''Beetlejuice'' World

** A minikit in Victorian London requires you to create a miniature replica of [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E14TheNextDoctor the Cyberking]].

** Among the foes fought in Victorian London are [[Recap/DoctorWho2012CSTheSnowmen the Great Intelligence's snowmen]].

* Ghostbusters Level Pack

* Adventure Time Level Pack

* Mission: Impossible Level Pack

* Sonic the Hedgehog Level Pack

*** This is followed by a Lego variation of the first ''Sonic'' title screen, but since Sonic doesn't have a finger, he wags a ring instead.

* Goonies Level Pack
** The Level Pack is based on [[Film/TheGoonies the original film]], starting from the point where Chunk is kidnapped and meets Sloth.

* ''DC Comics'' world

* ''The LEGO Movie'' world

** The Level Pack is a retelling of [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E9ElViajeMisteriosoDeNuestroJomer The Mysterious Voyage of Homer]], using a majority of Homer's original audio.

* Back to the Future Level Pack
** The Level Pack is a retelling of the first ''Back to the Future'' film, skipping over the subplot of making sure Marty's parents get married.

* Portal 2 Level Pack

* Doctor Who Level Pack

** Upon touching down in Victorian London, the Doctor mentions encountering [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E3TheUnquietDead the Gelth]], [[Recap/DoctorWhoS14E6TheTalonsOfWengChiang Weng-Chiang]], and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E1DeepBreath a giant dinosaur in the Thames]].
** In one of the shops that the Autons burst out of in 2015 London, some televisions are showing picutres of the Scarecrow and Green Lantern, who are otherwise absent from LEGO Dimensions.

* The LEGO Batman Movie

*** Using the Phase Keystone during the fight with King Kong lets you summon [[Series/TheATeam B.A. Baracus alongside his van and some TNT]], the ''VideoGame/{{Defender}}'' Spaceship, and [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} a bunch of Weighted Storage Cubes and a single Turret]].

*** Using the Phase Keystone during the battle with Lord Voldemort lets you summon [[WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}} the Titan Mech]], [[Film/Ghostbusters2016 the Ecto-1]], and [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime a candy crossbow]].

* Simpsons Level Pack

* Ghostbusters 2016

*** A movie theater marquee advertises ''Ghost Smashers III'', a nod to a working title of the original ''Ghostbusters'' and the fact this is technically the third ''Ghostbusters'' movie, and ''Groomsmen'', apparently a GenderFlip of one of Paul Feig's, Kristen Wiig's, and Melissa [=McCarthy=]'s ''own'' movies, ''Film/{{Bridesmaids}}''.

*** One minikit requires you to summon a smaller version of E.T's mothership.

* Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

*** Aquaman can be seen during the opening cutscene, briefly surfacing from the water as people get off the boat.
*** A secret area in the vault section is [[Franchise/HarryPotter the Lovegood House]], almost identical to its appearance in ''LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7''.

*** When Newt Scamander attaches wings to a car to make it fly out of the way, he hopes the idea won't catch on. Of course, 70 years later [[Franchise/HarryPotter Arthur Weasley]] has a flying Ford Anglia[[labelnote:*]]Which incidentally appears in the game as Harry Potter's vehicle[[/labelnote]].
*** In addition, when Jacob says the word Abracadabra, Newt warns him to be careful how he says it, referencing the killing curse ''Avada Kedavra''.
*** A secret TARDIS access point takes you to [[spoiler: the halls of the ''Series/RedDwarf'']].

** The Joker-Bot, Balrog and the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man attempt to take a swipe against the heroes.

** Besides the Octan Logo pasted on them, this level's minikits are the same ones from the first LEGO Adaptation Game, ''LEGO'' ''Franchise/StarWars''.
** The bonus area for this area takes place during a party celebrating Bilbo Baggins' birthday, as seen in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''.

** The minikits in this level have CHI symbols on them, indicating that they come from the ''Legends of Chima'' World.

* The music used in the caves and inside the HauntedCastle are both taken from the Howling Peaks cave and chalet music from ''VideoGame/ScoobyDooAndTheSpookySwamp''.

** When Gandalf identifies that they are in Middle-Earth, Wyldstyle asks if he meant Middle-Zealand. Middle-Zealand is one of the realms in ''The LEGO Movie'', as a joke on how ''Lord of the Rings'' was filmed in New Zealand.
** The minikits are boxes with treasure sticking out, taken directly from ''LEGO Lord of the Rings''.
** To break apart the debris blocking the entrance to Minas Tirith, you have to summon the Animal King turret from the ending sequence of ''Portal 2''.

** [=GLaDOS=] outfits some orcs with personality core helmets, based on the simpler design from the first ''Portal'' game.

* The Phantom Zone

** While tangentially related to the amount of ghosts (i.e. "phantoms") that appear in the ''Ghostbusters'' world, the title refers to the prison dimension used on Krypton for criminals such as General Zod, who is the boss of the level.

** The bonus area for this level involves the RMS ''Titanic'', as it appeared in ''Ghostbusters II''.

* Mystery Mansion Mash-up
** The way Shaggy and Scooby leave in the Mystery Machine during the intro cutscene is reminiscent of the original Hanna-Barbera cartoon, with the van only seen from the front, back, or profile.
** One of the first minikits in the level requires you to dig up and rebuild Charlie the Funland Robot.

** The ''Film/LordOfTheRings'' portion of the opening cutscene is structured almost exactly as it was in [[VideoGame/LEGOTheLordOfTheRings its own]] VideoGame/LEGOAdaptationGame, with the only real difference being that Gandalf keeps his hat.

* [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} GLaD to See You]]

** The doors and behind-the scenes areas are based on those of the original ''Portal'', while everything else follows the ''Portal 2'' aesthetics. The High Energy Pellets from the original Portal also appear in a few rooms.

* Riddle-Earth

* [[Creator/DCComics Painting the Town Black]]

** In the opening scene, the Lexcorp Building from ''Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes'' is prominently visible.

* Once Upon a Time Machine in the West
** In the very first seconds of the level, you can very faintly hear the "old west" version of "Everything is Awesome" from ''The LEGO Movie'' that Vitruvius was playing on his piano.
** One of the townsfolk you help in the first section is Seamus [=McFly=], who's stuck in a pile of manure - a fate normally reserved for the Tannen family.

** A [=DeLorean=] Treadmill during the boss battle against Vortech takes you to Hill Valley 2015.

* [=GLaD=] to See You

** The minikits in this area are the same ones used in the ''[[VideoGame/LegoBatman]]'' games, which are in turn recolors of the ''LEGO'' ''Franchise/StarWars'' minikits.

** Somehow, you can take the TARDIS from Mr. Burns’ office to [[spoiler: ''[[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Bedrock]]'', of all places]].

* Elements of Surprise

* A Dalektable Adventure

* Painting the Town Black
** The minikits in this area are the same ones used in the ''LEGO Batman'' games, which are in turn recolors of the ''LEGO'' ''Franchise/StarWars'' minikits.

* Follow the LEGO Brick Road
** A cart blocking the trio's path is mentioned to belong to the [[Film/WizardOfOz Horse of a Different Color]], who is seen to the left of the road.

* Meltdown at Sector 7-G

** In the power plant, Mr. Burns puts up a sign saying "323 days without otherworldly invasion" before changing it to 0 days. ''LEGO Dimensions'' was released on September 27, 2015; 322 days prior to the game's release, on November 9, 2014, was the airing of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''[=/=]''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' crossover "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS26E6Simpsorama Simpsorama]]", the most recent canon ''Simpsons'' crossover episode at the time[[note]]A. While the later episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS26E22MathletesFeat Mathlete's Feat]]" did feature a ''Franchise/RickAndMorty'' crossover short as its CouchGag, it being a couch gag in the first place immediately renders that crossover non-canon and B. not long after the release of ''LEGO Dimensions'', "Cue Detective" firmly cemented the canonicity of "Simpsorama" with a single scene of Marge's revisiting Bender's inert body in the Simpson family basement.[[/note]].
** Using the Chroma keystone, the Joker revives the large Joker-Bot from ''LEGO Batman 2: DC Superheroes''.

** Wyldstyle recognizes both Batman and Gandalf when they drop into the ''LEGO Movie'' world, as both exist there as Master Builders.

** A cart blocking the trio's path is mentioned to belong to the Horse of a Different Color, who is seen to the left of the road.

** In the power plant, Mr. Burns puts up a sign saying "323 days without otherworldly invasion" before changing it to 0 days. ''LEGO Dimensions'' was released on September 27, 2015; 322 days prior to the game's release, on November 9, 2014, was the airing of the ''Simpsons''[=/=]''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' crossover "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS26E6Simpsorama Simpsorama]]", the most recent canon ''Simpsons'' crossover episode at the time[[note]]A. While the later episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS26E22MathletesFeat Mathlete's Feat]]" did feature a ''Franchise/RickAndMorty'' crossover short as its CouchGag, it being a couch gag in the first place immediately renders that crossover non-canon and B. not long after the release of ''LEGO Dimensions'', "Cue Detective" firmly cemented the canonicity of "Simpsorama" with a single scene of Marge's revisiting Bender's inert body in the Simpson family basement.[[/note]].

** The ''Lord of the Rings'' portion of the opening cutscene is structured almost exactly as it was in [[VideoGame/LEGOTheLordOfTheRings its own]] VideoGame/LEGOAdaptationGame, with the only real difference being that Gandalf keeps his hat.

*** The parade float scene is altered to include both an [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Ice King]] and a [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Dr. Eggman]] float. The arrival of the Eggman float causes the music to change to his theme from ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure''.

** The Level Pack opens with the phrase "TT Games Sonic Team Presents" in the same neon blue writing seen in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog''.

** Similar to the Eggman and Ice King parade balloons from the story pack, Times Square has a parade balloon shaped like [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic.]] Unlike the Eggman and Ice King balloons, however, Sonic parade balloons do exist and have been featured in the real Macy's Thanksgiving Day parades (which the parade in ''Ghostbusters'' is based on).

** The portal to the Sonic the Hedgehog world is modeled after the iconic loop-de-loop from [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1991 Green Hill Zone]].

** If Blossom and Wonder Woman are together, Blossom will say "Looks like we're teaming up again, Wonder Woman!" Likewise, If Buttercup and Aquaman are partners, Buttercup will ask if he needs to be saved again. This is reference to an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUfET1HoSx0 old Cartoon Network bumper]] which the two were captured by the Legion of Evil and saved by the girls.

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** While tangentially related to the amount of ghosts (i.e. "phantoms") that appear in the ''Ghostbusters'' world, the title refers to the prison dimension used on Krypton for criminals such as General Zod.

** Somehow, you can take the TARDIS from Burns Manor to [[spoiler: ''[[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Bedrock]]'', of all places]].

** Connecting the Arcade Machine to an Arcade Dock in the hidden Munchkin Town area allows you to play ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toobin Toobin']]''.

*** A [[Music/{{Animals}} floating pig]] appears above the power plant.

** Betelgeuse calls DC Batman, "Film/{{Birdman}}", referencing a movie starring Betelgeuse's original actor, Creator/MichaelKeaton. He also recalls, "...I tried that gig a couple of times", referring to Keaton's stints as the Caped Crusader in ''Film/Batman1989'' and ''Film/BatmanReturns'' (directed, like ''Beetlejuice'', by Creator/TimBurton).

*** The Enchanted Car's swarm weapon is [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheSorcerersStone a flock of flying keys]].

*** When Newt Scamander attaches wings to a car to make it fly out of the way, he hopes the idea won't catch on. Of course, 70 years later [[Franchise/HarryPotter Arthur Weasley]] has a flying Ford Anglia.

** If Sonic and Cyborg are together, Sonic will ask if he was [[ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog roboti]][[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM cized]].

** There's [[Film/MissionImpossibleIII a broken-down yellow van]] on the outskirts of the 'Rome' area, with [[GoLookAtTheDistraction two Italian workers arguing over it]].

*** Using the Phase Keystone while heading towards the Phantom Zone Projector lets you summon [[WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie a crossbow from The Old West, a chunk of a Bricksburg construction site]], and [[Franchise/{{Portal}} a piece of a test chamber involving a conveyor belt]].

*** Using the Phase Keystone during the fight with King Kong lets you summon [[Series/TheATeam B.A. Baracus alongside his van and some TNT]], the ''VideoGame/{{Defender}}'' Spaceship, and [[Franchise/{{Portal}} a bunch of Weighted Storage Cubes and a single Turret]].

** One of the unlockable skins for [[Franchise/TheSimpsons Homer's Car]] changes its colour scheme to resemble [[TheSimpsonsS4E9MrPlow Mr. Plow]].