@tara727: Thank you for that link! It goes on for pages and pages, too. I'm excited about the aquarium in the wall, which I've been trying to do before now. Oh, and the new building tools seem fantastic! Some of the girl hair is really nice, but the boy hair not so much. The long beard looks ridiculous. The special effects machines will be fun to play with. I'm already trying to imagine how to incorporate a lot of that stuff in a regular neighborhood. I expect some amazing mansions made by members here to show up in the Construction thread! And now I know German (Baby Machen), haha.
It does look like a ton of fun. I think the building tools and objects alone are worth the price.