5134 Pirates' Treasure Island & 4865 Knights Lion Castle soon discontinued ?!

[Hadoque]

I've noticed on the official Belgian and Dutch websites that the big sets 5134 Pirates Adventure Island and 4865 Knights Lion Castle aren't mentioned anymore in the themes Pirates and Knights respectively...
I also couldn't find theme anywhere else on the site, only by typing the setnumbers in the searchfunction I could still get to see them.

From experience, I'm convinced it means these 2 large (and very nice imho) sets will soon be discontinued. 
Geobra normally starts the discontinuation-process with the Benelux-countries, then follows Germany and last the exportmarket-countries.
I'll ask later today on the PCC if they want to confirm or deny my suspicion...

On the German website there is a reasonable discount on both sets.
Maybe these sets are too big & expensive in this economical climate and are therefore due for discontinuation... 

[Pynedor]

I wonder if that means a new castle is being prepared.

[Rhalius]

Really hoping on a new batch of medieval myself. Hopefully with civilian sets. 

[tahra]

Really hoping on a new batch of medieval myself. Hopefully with civilian sets. 

One can dream...

[PlaymoMan]

I wonder if that means a new castle is being prepared.

I really do hope you're right!

[Hadoque]

A new castle and a new island, maybe, but it would be rather soon;
the knights' castle was introduced in 2010 ( 2011 for exportmarkets) and the Treasure Island only in 2011 (this year for exportmarkets)... 
If themes would now get renewed every 2 years, who could keep up   
Trend usually is that after a year or 2, sets that don't sell too well get deleted from a theme. I suspect this will be the case here...

[Pynedor]

The Lion and Falcon castles didn't fit well with the older System X castles though. The stonework was a cool change, but the rock parts and angled pieces look like they would hard to merge with other castle designs.

[Jrodmobil]

Just picked up a catalog from a little toy shop yesterday and in it they show the 5134 Pirate Adventure Island listed as NEW 08/2012, and also the 4865 Lion Knight's Castle. Not sure if that helps or not.

Jarred

[Hadoque]

Playmobil answered on the PCC that they cannot confirm discontinuation of both sets, and that the sets disappeared due to a technical glitch and will be put back on the belgian/dutch official webstores soon...
 

[Wolf Knight]

I have a feeling that form now on, playmobil will begin discontinuing their sets much more often than they used to... I mean, some themes are vanishing within a couple of years...