LEGO Disney 100 Celebration (40600) GWP Review

The year-long Disney 100 celebrations have seen a load of new LEGO sets released under that name, including The Little Mermaid Clamshell (43225) set and the vest recent updated Disney Castle (43222).

Joining that lineup is a set we’re reviewing for you today and is currently still available (at time of writing) as a GWP (gift with purchase). The threshold isn’t as bad as previous GWPs coming in at £95 ($/€100). Continue reading to find out how we got on and our thoughts on the set.

The Box & Contents:

The box looks great and stays true to the current fad of Disney 100 designs, gradient grey/blue background, monochrome LEGO pieces along the bottom edge, the Disney 100 logo and of course the set itself front & centre.

On the front you’ll see the set clipped together in its final state align with the exclusive Mickey Mouse Minifigure. More on that later in the review.

Inside you’ll find 3 numbered bags and 3 instruction manuals, each one containing a section of the build. It reminds me of how the recent LEGO Disney 100 Celebration Train (43212) was built in terms of one bag one section. You won’t find any stickers in this set as all the parts that contain images are printed, that’s right. Being a celebration of Disney, LEGO have decided that stickers are a big no no here, which is the way it should always be. It may have something to do with one of the parts being a small window element, it would be tricky to get this spot on, especially for by big AFOL (adult fan of LEGO) hands!

The Build:

As I mentioned above it’s each section has its own bag, so technically you could be a rebel and build this in any order you wanted or alternatively dish them out to the family, sit back and relax whist they build it all for you.

Bag 1 is the ‘100‘ sign a couple of balloons and it’s own section of display stand. The sections aren’t particularly demanding as most of the build is the same, the plinths they sit on are identical, it’s just the subject matter that changes. Here the ‘100‘ sign is recreated with LEGO elements which I always find arwally cool, making letters out of random parts has always facinated me, simple things right?!

Bag 2 is slightly more involved as you piece together a rather cute little desk at which Walt Disney sat and sketches the iconic character of Mickey Mouse. This section includea the printed 2×2 tile of Mickey Mouse in a very familiar pose, this is the first instance of printing in the set and it is stunning.

LEGO‘s high stanls and attention to detail certainly paid off here as the printing looks sharp, even down to the lighter brown sketch marks. Also in this section you’ll find a few cool accessories such as the white cup, small lamp made from a golden sausage and a pen taken from LEGO Friends sets.

The final bag, 3, makes the central section, this includes the light-brick and second printed element, the window in which the light shines through and projects an image into the white tile.

The build itself is again similar to the previous two but with the odd changes due to the screen, Minnie Mouse’ headbamd & ears and the old fashioned film camera/projector.

As you can see the light-brick is situated inside the camera itself with the button exposed at the back. This part attaches to the plinth by just 2 studs and does fill rsther flimsy, but it seems to hold for the most part.

As before the print quality on the transparent window is stunning, I can’t get over how crisp the image is at that size. The effect it gives when the light passes through it is surprisingly good although at times hard to make out. When you press the button Mickey Mouse appears, steering the Steamboat Willie, we all know that classic cartoon scene of him at the helm and steering wheel in hand!

Overall the build is quite enjoyable despite each section being similar in construction. The parts represent keys moments in Disney’s history, from the first sketch, animation and 100 years celebration.

The inclusion of the light-brick is great and works extremely well. Passing the light through a printed window piece isn’t anything new from LEGO but it’s nice to seen they can still pull it off. The only thing missing is the Minifigure!

The Minifigure:

The Mickey Mouse Minifigure is exclusive to the set and features a very cool & sparkly torso design. The moulded head is used in many previous sets and isn’t any different so not exclusive in anyway unfortunately. The real catch here is the torso and boy it’s a good one complete with Mickey’s red bowtie, there is also a waistcoat and blazer design to finish it off.

This Minifigure is great and another reason why to pickup this GWP set. There’s not really much to say about it other than the excel torso so I’ll leave you with a couple of photos of Mickey Mouse enjoying the different sections. Thank you for reading this review, we really appreciate your time and support.