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.

Thankfully the 1st landed on a day I had off work so I nipped to my local LEGO store in Southampton, UK, to grab some goodies. I knew I wanted to pickup the LEGO Minecraft BrickHeadz, LEGO Indiana Jones Plane Chase (77012) and of course the brand new LEGO Disney 4+ Celebration Train (43212), the latter is up for review here.

The Box & Contents:

The box features the set in question, being 4+ the graphics have plenty of space to breathe to give the young LEGO fan something to focus on without being to over-crowding. Along with the bright colours and recognisable characters the box is nice to look at, the back of the box is features slightly more with all the Minifigures, builds and accessories laid out in an eye pleasing way, I wish older aged sets had this feature, would make choosing a set that much easier knowing exactly what’s inside.

Inside the box are 5 numbered bags plus an extra filled with train bases and the Pirate sail. Each bag comprises of a single section of the Train, this is a fabulous idea and splits up the set nicely, there are even separate instruction manuals too. You and some friends could build their own section, joining them together at the end once everyone is done.

The Build & Minifigures:

As mentioned above each bag constructs a different section of the Train, so here we’ll run through the individual carriages.

The first one is obviously the Train engine itself, this features Mickey Mouse. Being a 4+ set the build isn’t taxing at all, with larger parts to handle and no stickers you’ll complete each section rather quickly, granted AFOLs (adult fan of LEGO) aren’t the intended consumer here so don’t expect anything highly detailed and fiddly.

That being said the Train engine does look good, with it’s basic curves, funnels, Disney logo at the front and the printed 2×4 brick slap-bang in the centre. Pop Mickey Mouse onboard and you have a solid start to the build.

The Minifigure is done extremely well, with his Train driver outfit complex with pocket watch. He is also exclusive to the set, which is great news for collectors, in fact checking Bricklink and confirming to confirm my findings, all Minifigures in this set are exclusive!

Peter Pan & Tinkerbell are next in line with their Pirate ship themed carriage. The Skull & Crossbones sail is the key feature here and one to get the LEGO Pirate fans months watering. The sail simply pops over the top of the mast and secured in place by the red flag. This element comes safely stored in a smaller box just like capes do, thanks LEGO for looking matter these fabric pieces.

The Minifigures look great, finally appearing in a set together. We’ve had both characters before in LEGO form, Peter Pan was part of the first Disney CMF (Collectable Minifigures) and Tinkerbell was exclusive to the large Disney Castle set. Both look stunning but Tinkerbell definitely steals the show here, here transparent wings are stunning.

Woody next and his Cowboy themed carriage, complete with Cactus, Barrel and printed Sheriff sign. He is standing on a round brick that rotates yet no other cogs or gears are present to make it spin when the Train moves, rendering it pointless.

The Minifigure however is great and again exclusive to the set, yet we have had a plethora of Woodys over the last couple of years thanks to the LEGO Toy Story sets, making this particular Minifigure over done and unneeded, perhaps a different character would have suited better?

This is perhaps the most anticipated Minifigure of the set, Moana, her first appearance as a LEGO Minifigure!

The printing and overall look of her is great, capturing the essence of the character. Complete with an oar, Moana is ready to set on her Ocean themed carriage, half is covered with rock pieces whilst the foreground is the Sea.

Last but not least is Minnie Mouse and her small Cake stand build. Different to the carriages Minnie Mouse is in charge of the celebrations when the Train arrives, or at least that’s what I got from it. The Minifigure is done well and even comes with a new polkadot skirt piece, which is a little fiddly to put on and arrange, getting the creases right is easy enough but doesn’t take a couple of attempts to get perfect.

Overall the set is good and perfect for it’s intended audienceof 4+.

The real draw of the set for AFOLs are the Minifigures, with a great selection of characters on offer the £34.99 price tag is rather good. Finally getting a Moana Minifigure is the icing on the cake, not just for Disney fans but LEGO fans too.

As an AFOL I will pop the Minifigures on display and most likely partout the carriages into my spares, ready for building MOCs (my own creation). Although this would make an awesome.shelf sitter.

I highly recommend picking up this set when you can as it tends to sell out quickly, when writing this review the set is currently out of stock at LEGO.com.

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