cosmic Posted February 25 Posted February 25 Instantly noticing that the castle has the design and color scheme of the Disney Parks Beauty and the Beast Castle and not the animated design. This would keep it in line with Cinderella's Castle and the Train Station being accurate to their park versions as well. This kind of feeds into my theory that the Mickey and Minnie figures are accurate to real humans in Mickey and Minnie costumes, and the figures in the set feel more akin to humans dressed as these characters in a theme park-actor context, rather than being figures of the actual characters themselves. It's ridiculous and I wouldn't be surprised if no one has any idea what I'm rambling about but its all quite meta to me lol. But its like saying that's not a figure based off of Belle from the movie, that's a theme park actress in her Belle costume in Lego form, lol because these are not sets based off of the movie these are based off of the theme park. I'm not complaining, this is smart for long term viability. If this theme is assumed to be evergreen, within a decade or so some of the concepts we saw her its inception will be revisited or reproduced. If they needed to release a new Belle's castle in the distant future, I guess its neat to still be able to release the cinematic or animated versions and still have that set feel fresh. Just pointing out that this does not seem to have the color scheme or shape of the cartoon version. 7 hours ago, JeanGreyForever said: What documentary is that? I'm a female viewer who loves Disney and I've never heard of anyone even talk about Fifi and Lumiere's little romp behind the curtains. This is the first I've heard of anyone finding that offensive. As pointed out, she's been included in other sets before as a featherduster. Her human form only has the one scene posted below, but she's the only other character depicted as a human besides the main four of Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, and Chip. Oh and Sultan the footstool in his dog form. The human versions of the objects are the ones that are unlikely to ever appear anywhere else, outside of the actual castle set. LeFou and Maurice could still show up in a set for Belle's cottage or a village set in general. I think if they're including a transformation for the Beast into the prince, it would be nice to have the same option for all the enchanted objects, for anyone who wants to play out the happily ever after scenario. And personally I always found LeFou annoying. And Maurice is nice but so far Disney hasn't really made minifigs for any of the father characters or villain sidekicks. The previous BATB sets tend to feature most of the objects including Wardrobe, Sultan the footstool, Fifi the featherduster, and also Chef Bouche the kitchen stove. I'd expect to see Chef Bouche because he's brickbuilt in the new Disney castle so it would be weird to have him there but not in the actual castle themed to BATB. Hopefully we can also see Chapeau the coat rack. I don't think he's been in any of the BATB sets so far but he'd be an easy make. I'm in this camp, the human versions of the objects are unlikely to be released together in one set anywhere other than this one right here. A village set with a tavern, library, and maybe Belle's cottage all in one would be a great way to get Maurice and Lefou. Should they ever choose to release the carriage Maurice is taken away in, that could be a more affordable way to get him as well. I'm personally hoping for human versions of the prince and the objects, Belle, Gaston, and Maurice in the castle. We shall see. Quote
hikouki Posted February 25 Posted February 25 2 hours ago, OttoRiver said: ... As for other figures, I think it depends on if Lego will count the enchanted objects as singular figures or as separate from the minifigure lineup. Belle, Beast, and the 4 main servants in human form would give us 6 and I think that's the best number we would hope for in a set like this. If the objects count, I don't see any more aside from Gaston as a reuse. Personally, I'd love to see Belle in her blue dress and Beast in his cape look included but I could also see those 2 variations being prime picks for a CMF series 4 when it comes to fruition in the future. 49 minutes ago, cosmic said: .... I'm in this camp, the human versions of the objects are unlikely to be released together in one set anywhere other than this one right here. A village set with a tavern, library, and maybe Belle's cottage all in one would be a great way to get Maurice and Lefou. Should they ever choose to release the carriage Maurice is taken away in, that could be a more affordable way to get him as well. I'm personally hoping for human versions of the prince and the objects, Belle, Gaston, and Maurice in the castle. We shall see. Hmmm... what if Lego did a CMF series with only human-form or commoner outfits of the princesses and other characters across the different fairy tales? Belle, Aurora, etc, Unlikely though! Better yet, some small sets depicting village vignettes. Quote
OttoRiver Posted February 25 Posted February 25 6 hours ago, hikouki said: Hmmm... what if Lego did a CMF series with only human-form or commoner outfits of the princesses and other characters across the different fairy tales? Belle, Aurora, etc, Unlikely though! Better yet, some small sets depicting village vignettes. I would unironically LOVE a CMF focused only on Disney Princess or Disney Villains. It would knock out so many variations and characters that are requested but not likely to be seen and leave room for other characters in a regular CMF lineup. Also, never realized but Lego has never made Cinderella in her maid outfit in a minidoll form. Kind of shocked the big part of her story of "rags to riches" hasn't been implemented in the minidoll line yet. Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted February 25 Posted February 25 9 minutes ago, OttoRiver said: I would unironically LOVE a CMF focused only on Disney Princess or Disney Villains. Nahhhh, not in my eyes What made the three CMF series so special to me was the wide range of characters we got, which would be lost if they focussed only on princesses or villains. Not that I‘m totally opposed to the idea, but given the choice, I‘d want them to continue as before with a colourful mix of characters Quote
cosmic Posted February 25 Posted February 25 11 hours ago, hikouki said: Hmmm... what if Lego did a CMF series with only human-form or commoner outfits of the princesses and other characters across the different fairy tales? Belle, Aurora, etc, Unlikely though! Better yet, some small sets depicting village vignettes. I hear you but respectfully disagree. The human versions of the objects would make boring cmf figures for me as I've come to expect CMF designs to have lots of details and fun exclusive accessories. I just don't see them having that strong of an appeal to carry a CMF series, so a set would make the most sense. And while there are plenty of princess figures that would make appealing cmf choices, the common villagers and "everyday" fits of the main cast are among the more boring choices to build a cmf list with, imo. Sorry to be harsh but a princess series with no princess dresses or villains, just supporting cast members, and Belle and Aurora in their cottage clothes would be kind of bland to me, would rather see those designs show up in sets. 5 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said: Nahhhh, not in my eyes What made the three CMF series so special to me was the wide range of characters we got, which would be lost if they focussed only on princesses or villains. Not that I‘m totally opposed to the idea, but given the choice, I‘d want them to continue as before with a colourful mix of characters There's also this. Love Pixar and all it has brought to the Disney market, I appreciate the current mix of classic animation, Pixar, princess's and Mickey + friends we have gotten so far. Disney has a diverse portfolio, so it only feels natural for the cmf series to have a wide range of inspirations. Quote
Aramar Posted February 25 Posted February 25 To be honest, I don't care about the human version of the objects. I would rather get the villagers to play recreating the kill the beast song. I always enjoyed the scene where all the objects fight defending the castle! Talking about CMF I wouldn't mind if they came with some repeated characters in alternative costumes (like human Ariel or Prince Ali) as long as the series is still a nice mix of diverse characters and brings new ones. Quote
JeanGreyForever Posted February 25 Posted February 25 3 hours ago, Aramar said: To be honest, I don't care about the human version of the objects. I would rather get the villagers to play recreating the kill the beast song. I always enjoyed the scene where all the objects fight defending the castle! Another reason I'd like to see a village set because we could get some of the random villagers included like LeFou, the Bimbettes, the baker, the bookseller, etc. Also Monsieur D'Arque. 16 hours ago, hikouki said: Hmmm... what if Lego did a CMF series with only human-form or commoner outfits of the princesses and other characters across the different fairy tales? Belle, Aurora, etc, Unlikely though! Better yet, some small sets depicting village vignettes. I think making a CMF series based on only the princesses or their movies could be rather limiting because it would more or less turn away little boys, half the demographic. The Friends/DP minidoll themes exist to cater strictly to little girls, which is why all the female-oriented franchises like Wednesday and Wicked have gone the minidoll route. I think a better idea would be something similar to the Disney Villains 90s nostalgia set, but using their hero counterparts. Aladdin as Prince Ali, Aurora as Briar Rose, Snow White in her rags or a more movie accurate version of her princess dress, and either Belle in her village dress or Beast in his red cape outfit. Presumably the Beast to keep it gender-balanced with two male characters and two female characters, like the original villains set. Maybe Snow White could be replaced with Ariel in her blue dress or Cinderella in her rags. 17 hours ago, cosmic said: Instantly noticing that the castle has the design and color scheme of the Disney Parks Beauty and the Beast Castle and not the animated design. This would keep it in line with Cinderella's Castle and the Train Station being accurate to their park versions as well. This kind of feeds into my theory that the Mickey and Minnie figures are accurate to real humans in Mickey and Minnie costumes, and the figures in the set feel more akin to humans dressed as these characters in a theme park-actor context, rather than being figures of the actual characters themselves. It's ridiculous and I wouldn't be surprised if no one has any idea what I'm rambling about but its all quite meta to me lol. But its like saying that's not a figure based off of Belle from the movie, that's a theme park actress in her Belle costume in Lego form, lol because these are not sets based off of the movie these are based off of the theme park. I'm not complaining, this is smart for long term viability. If this theme is assumed to be evergreen, within a decade or so some of the concepts we saw her its inception will be revisited or reproduced. If they needed to release a new Belle's castle in the distant future, I guess its neat to still be able to release the cinematic or animated versions and still have that set feel fresh. Just pointing out that this does not seem to have the color scheme or shape of the cartoon version. I'm in this camp, the human versions of the objects are unlikely to be released together in one set anywhere other than this one right here. A village set with a tavern, library, and maybe Belle's cottage all in one would be a great way to get Maurice and Lefou. Should they ever choose to release the carriage Maurice is taken away in, that could be a more affordable way to get him as well. I'm personally hoping for human versions of the prince and the objects, Belle, Gaston, and Maurice in the castle. We shall see. I get what you mean. It makes sense considering Chip and Dale. Both are human-scaled minifigures, the same size as Mickey, Alice, Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh, etc. like in the parks. Same with Tinker Bell. Those three characters were specifically included in the park sets like that. The only exception is Pluto since we don't have a human-scaled minifigure for him, even though he walks around the parks like that. But he came in the Mickey sets rather than the park ones. I would like a version in the future closer to the how the castle looks in the movie. Completely agree. 9 hours ago, OttoRiver said: Also, never realized but Lego has never made Cinderella in her maid outfit in a minidoll form. Kind of shocked the big part of her story of "rags to riches" hasn't been implemented in the minidoll line yet. I guess it's not marketable enough. Only Belle and Ariel got their peasant dresses as minidolls probably because they're blue rather than brown or gray. Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, and Jasmine have less marketable colors for their peasant dresses. Quote
Jarreth2 Posted February 26 Posted February 26 The alternate dresses in that one submission to the 100 years of Disney magic were great. Where someone designed Snow White in her scullery maid rags, Cinderella in her maid wear and Aurora as Briar Rose. I'm not sure Disney would allow it .. we only ever seem to see them in their Princess wear. Quote
BacktoBricks Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Set 43258 is Disney Moana Kakamora Barge. Said to be $99.99. Comes with Moana minidoll, Hei-Hei, Maui bigfig and 6 x Kakamora. The Kakamoras have various prints on what looks like a new piece to me, but I could be wrong. Either way they haven't gone with the printed minifig head. Quote
JohnTPT17 Posted February 27 Posted February 27 7 minutes ago, BacktoBricks said: n what looks like a new piece to me, but I could be wrong Looks like the new plush piece that came with the CMF. Quote
OttoRiver Posted February 27 Posted February 27 And I just picked up a couple of the old Kakamora as well :/ That's my luck. These new versions look so much better. I was shocked we hadn't seen Maui pop up in any of the Moana 2 sets yet so happy to see him but disappointed he doesn't have an updated mold. He really would have benefited from the newer big fig design ala Thanos and Hulk. Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted February 27 Posted February 27 5 minutes ago, OttoRiver said: He really would have benefited from the newer big fig design ala Thanos and Hulk. That would’ve required two new pieces though, one for the head (since a printed nose would’ve been inconsistent with the minidoll characters) and the other for the hair, so I can see why they went for the established piece Quote
Aramar Posted February 27 Posted February 27 I find that new Vaiana/Moana set too expensive. I'll try to get some Kakamora, and maybe Maui if he's not too expensive on its own. I still don't like that HeiHei model.. Quote
cosmic Posted February 28 Posted February 28 On 2/25/2025 at 5:05 PM, JeanGreyForever said: I get what you mean. It makes sense considering Chip and Dale. Both are human-scaled minifigures, the same size as Mickey, Alice, Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh, etc. like in the parks. Same with Tinker Bell. Those three characters were specifically included in the park sets like that. The only exception is Pluto since we don't have a human-scaled minifigure for him, even though he walks around the parks like that. But he came in the Mickey sets rather than the park ones. I would like a version in the future closer to the how the castle looks in the movie. Completely agree. I figure eventually we'll get designs more akin to the movie. I actually won't shut up about how I think the next CMF series should have a Mickey with mid sized legs and more compact/smaller head mould to make him canonically shorter to Goofy and more in line with his animated scale. This may be a wild take but I'd love to get a micro figure of Tinker Bell, Ala Emperor Palpatine's micro figure, or Ant-Mans. Except hers would of course have wings and a ponytail moulded on. Wouldn't mind if she's slightly larger than a traditional micro figure if it means we get those details. As for the Beauty and the Beast movie, I can' t be the only one who was hoping Belle would have used the Series 15 Queen dress mould, as I was always under the impression that her dress had more volume and dimension to it, than say, Aurora or Snow White. While the latter two make good use of the sloped dress piece, I sort of wanted both Cinderella and Belle to use the larger puffier dress mould for their mini figure debuts. Quote
DisneyLego Posted March 1 Posted March 1 (edited) 5 hours ago, cosmic said: I figure eventually we'll get designs more akin to the movie. I actually won't shut up about how I think the next CMF series should have a Mickey with mid sized legs and more compact/smaller head mould to make him canonically shorter to Goofy and more in line with his animated scale. This may be a wild take but I'd love to get a micro figure of Tinker Bell, Ala Emperor Palpatine's micro figure, or Ant-Mans. Except hers would of course have wings and a ponytail moulded on. Wouldn't mind if she's slightly larger than a traditional micro figure if it means we get those details. As for the Beauty and the Beast movie, I can' t be the only one who was hoping Belle would have used the Series 15 Queen dress mould, as I was always under the impression that her dress had more volume and dimension to it, than say, Aurora or Snow White. While the latter two make good use of the sloped dress piece, I sort of wanted both Cinderella and Belle to use the larger puffier dress mould for their mini figure debuts. I’m with you on getting a micro tinker bell. I actually thought we might get one when the Peter Pan set came out last year. As for the dresses, I was bummed when I saw the first ones since I assumed they were going to keep them the same across all princesses just for consistency. It’s a shame but I doubt they ever switch them up at this point until there’s an opportunity to refresh them all. side note…that steamboat set is really tempting me to get a little Fantasmic steamboat display going. It instantly made me think of the Fantasmic show at DisneyWorld. Great way to display the characters other than just placing them throughout the castle. Edited March 1 by DisneyLego Quote
JeanGreyForever Posted March 1 Posted March 1 33 minutes ago, DisneyLego said: side note…that steamboat set is really tempting me to get a little Fantasmic steamboat display going. It instantly made me think of the Fantasmic show at DisneyWorld. Great way to display the characters other than just placing them throughout the castle. I thought the same thing. I always wanted a Fantasmic set with a riverboat featuring a bunch of characters plus dragon Maleficent. We already have Maleficent now and when I first saw that the riverboat was confirmed, I knew it would be a perfect fit. 6 hours ago, cosmic said: As for the Beauty and the Beast movie, I can' t be the only one who was hoping Belle would have used the Series 15 Queen dress mould, as I was always under the impression that her dress had more volume and dimension to it, than say, Aurora or Snow White. While the latter two make good use of the sloped dress piece, I sort of wanted both Cinderella and Belle to use the larger puffier dress mould for their mini figure debuts. The present dress mold really only works for Aurora. Snow White and Wendy have skirts that end around their ankles so their shoes are visible. But the dress mold doesn't reflect that. It wouldn't work for Ariel in her blue dress either which is the same length as Snow White and Wendy's dresses. And her pink dress or wedding gown should also be wider like Cinderella and Belle's gowns. I think the current dress mold would only work for Jasmine in her purple dress. Dresses that are long and slimmer fits. Quote
Jarreth2 Posted March 1 Posted March 1 (edited) I almost wish they would create a new dress piece for the ball gowns, we currently have the skirt slope with a base of 2x2, Queen dress with a base of 2x4 perhaps one in between with a base of 2x3 ? Danny Breton's ( my favourite Lego minifig artist over on Instagram ) depictions of Belle, Cinderella, and Tiana and Bo Peep too all use the Queen dress and they look fantastic. Edited March 2 by Jarreth2 Quote
hikouki Posted March 2 Posted March 2 3 hours ago, Jarreth2 said: I almost wish they would create a new dress piece for the ball gowns, we currently have the skirt slope with a base of 2x2, Queen dress with a base of 2x4 perhaps one in between with a base of 2x3 ? Danny Breton's ( my favourite Lego minifig artist over on Instagram ) depictions of Belle, Cinderella, and Tiana and Bo Peep too all use the Queen dress and they look fantastic. Been wondering about that, too! They already make those distinctions in the Friends/ minidolls line. Quote
cosmic Posted March 2 Posted March 2 On 2/28/2025 at 10:08 PM, JeanGreyForever said: I thought the same thing. I always wanted a Fantasmic set with a riverboat featuring a bunch of characters plus dragon Maleficent. We already have Maleficent now and when I first saw that the riverboat was confirmed, I knew it would be a perfect fit. The present dress mold really only works for Aurora. Snow White and Wendy have skirts that end around their ankles so their shoes are visible. But the dress mold doesn't reflect that. It wouldn't work for Ariel in her blue dress either which is the same length as Snow White and Wendy's dresses. And her pink dress or wedding gown should also be wider like Cinderella and Belle's gowns. I think the current dress mold would only work for Jasmine in her purple dress. Dresses that are long and slimmer fits. You're right, maybe we need more new moulds than I initially believed. Maybe that means we may see some of these designs revisited in a future cmf series? Or maybe they'll just never get it right, lol. 17 hours ago, hikouki said: Been wondering about that, too! They already make those distinctions in the Friends/ minidolls line. Even better point! Lego friends even has pants which show volume, which I adore. I believe they have a bell bottom piece if I am not mistaken. It's all quite neat. Unpopular opinion but even aside from dresses and pants, it'd be nice to get a new arm piece to represent sleeves with volume or ruffles. Quote
Jarreth2 Posted March 2 Posted March 2 (edited) So 43258 the Moana 2 set is officially on the Lego website and thats not due out unti June 1st !!! Yet still no reveals of Beauty and the Beast ?? C'mon Lego !! Edited March 2 by Jarreth2 Quote
hikouki Posted March 3 Posted March 3 So we got the Lilo and Stitch house, then the BATB castle. Are we expecting any other minifig sets this year? Quote
Aramar Posted March 3 Posted March 3 4 hours ago, hikouki said: So we got the Lilo and Stitch house, then the BATB castle. Are we expecting any other minifig sets this year? I'm really hoping for some Zootopia sets at the end of the year with the new movie. Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted March 3 Posted March 3 10 hours ago, Jarreth2 said: So 43258 the Moana 2 set is officially on the Lego website and thats not due out unti June 1st !!! Yet still no reveals of Beauty and the Beast ?? C'mon Lego !! One is a retail set, the other a D2C. Their reveal schedules work differently Quote
BrickBob Studpants Posted March 4 Posted March 4 Pictures of the castle are out!! Amazing build in my opinion! And I got my wish, we have LeFou and Maurice! Love the interior as well! Quote
JohnTPT17 Posted March 4 Posted March 4 I like it... But I can't say I'm convinced to do a $300 purchase for it. I really wish this set could have gotten a Simba treatment and have a smaller set to go with it - basically, just the ballroom stairs, Belle, and the Beast. Also, I can see at least one sticker on the edge of the mirror, so hopefully they aren't all stickers... Maurice and LeFou both look great, though. Quote
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