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LostInTranslation
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Basically, this is a general thread for discussing anything Disney related, but I didn't want to call it that because "General" threads don't seem to be very well received :-)
We do already have threads for the Disney CMFs and The Disney Castle 71040, but I envisage this thread as a place to discuss Disney themed sets (past, present and future), share Disney MOCs and custom made characters, and just generally talk about the relationship between Disney and LEGO. Not really intending to include Marvel or Star Wars here as those themes already have their own threads.
I've had this draft saved for ages but today seems like a good day to post it following the Disney discussion in the leaks thread @shib ;-)
@CapnRex101 is there any chance of merging some of the Disney comments there into this thread?
Anyway, I'm still holding out hope for Snow White, Tiana, Pocahontas or Mulan to appear in the second summer Disney set that we don't have info on as yet.
We do already have threads for the Disney CMFs and The Disney Castle 71040, but I envisage this thread as a place to discuss Disney themed sets (past, present and future), share Disney MOCs and custom made characters, and just generally talk about the relationship between Disney and LEGO. Not really intending to include Marvel or Star Wars here as those themes already have their own threads.
I've had this draft saved for ages but today seems like a good day to post it following the Disney discussion in the leaks thread @shib ;-)
@CapnRex101 is there any chance of merging some of the Disney comments there into this thread?
Anyway, I'm still holding out hope for Snow White, Tiana, Pocahontas or Mulan to appear in the second summer Disney set that we don't have info on as yet.
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Having seen Moana (which has a very clear "I am not a princess" statement - even if she basically is) I suspect it's probably more to do with Disney's plans than LEGO's, but it's nice to consider the possibilities.
I would love for there to be Disney minifig-based sets. I just can't get fully behind the mini-dolls, no matter how well received they might be by their target market.
Is it just me, or does Pixar seem to be an untapped source of material? I know we've had Toy Story and Cars (and the one Brave set), but they have had so many great movies - sets based on The Incredibles, Up, Wall-e, even Finding Nemo (a brick built reef would be so cool with all the various shapes and colors).
Finding Nemo/Dory I was think would be restricted by the fact that a reef or an aquarium isn't very distinct to the film. Something like a brick built Mr Ray could be cool if done well, but would have limited appeal, especially with the film being less relevant than the current films.
I'm pretty sure Brave only got a set because it was part of the Princess merchandise line, and allowed for something a bit different to the other princess characters - part of me actually thinks there could have been a slot allocated for either Brave or Mulan (which my phone is determined to correct to Milan!) and the Brave one was chosen for design/marketing reasons.
Also on Pixar don't forget there was Wall-e, even if that was only because of Ideas.
I think I'd be happy to learn of future Disney CMF series more than anything else, scene can be created easier than some of the distinctive figures :-)
I think Incredibles, more than Cars, has the biggest opportunity for amazing sets, especially considering how Incredibles would actually have minifigures, and there is only so much you can do with car characters.
I've loved Pixar since they introduced Toy Story 1 and have followed them closely ever since. I would LOVE to see sets or minifigs from their movies. I doubt their new 2017 film Coco would be the tipping point for a Pixar-Lego set, but I think some Day of the Dead Lego sets would be outrageous and would likely connect with the market well.
Is it only speculation that there will be a second Disney CMF line, or has that been confirmed anywhere?
I would really love to see the continuation of a large themed Disney set every year or two, and think they would sell.
I have seen in other doll brands, that sadly dolls of color too often have fewer sales. I think that is part of the delay for characters like Mulan, Pocohantas, Tiana. In general Elsa/Anna, Ariel, Cinderella are going to be huge sellers, so they are going to focus on those first and foremost. The fact that Disney/Lego put out another ice castle just shows how much power Frozen has still. My 12 year old saw it today, and wants it, despite having the first castle, and the spring castle, and every other Frozen Lego set. I would enjoy seeing Snow White, but honestly, only if it include the dwarves, which they really could not do before now.
Hopefully with all the pro-strong women movies Disney is making (I'm glad they are...Rey is example #1) LEGO can take advantage of it and appeal to the biggest demographic of them all, women (well, girls) and not just with 'girly' themes such as Friends and Elves (not that I would complain since I only consume them when they're on sale and clearance).
The Carbuncle is Disney's mascot. He's a good guy though. Even chose the form of a certain mouse as not to scare people. What a guy!
#teamhades
How is Disney...Evil?
The messages are always so positive. They're weird like Lego was with their movie.
Maybe not...
To Be Continued...
I was really surprised to see a bigfig in the Disney (or for that matter girls') range.
I like the new Frozen Ice Palace too, snowgies especially. I am glad I waited and didn't get the first one. Anna's hair is really nice too. I haven't picked this set up yet, as have spent too much already this year.
one thing that I've found odd about the Princesses line is that with the introduction of the Palace Pet Pals LEGO have done sets with pets that they haven't done the corresponding character for. E.g the raccoon in #41142 I think is meant to go with Pocahontas, who hasn't appeared in a set.
Ariel was in her land-guise so both could fight on equal footing (hihi).
So come one come all, and let the fight begin!
On the left, we have the daughter of king Triton, the girl with the voice of an Angel who was so in love with someone she only met once that she was willing to leave her world and voice behind to be with him. She enjoys singing with the fishes and collecting (maybe someone should introduce her to Lego).
On the right, the daughter of another king (some sources claim he was called Leopold), also a lovely voice but her most well-know trait is her skin white as snow (that in the pictures came out with a yellowish hue, sorry), her hair black as ebony and her lips red as the red red rose. She likes taking care of little men and whistling while she works.
They both brought some supporters, Ariel has got her father and cheerleader, Snow White brought one of the 7 dwarves.
Ding ding ding... Round 1 ..... Fight!
Ariel goes in for the attack, Snow White stops the blow and hits back.
Snow White jumps in the air and flies over Ariel (no picture, our photographer was distracted by Prince Charming walking by).
Snow White lands on the other side of the court but almost loses her balance. This gives Ariel the confidence to come in and push her over. The crowd holds their breath...
But oh, what a magnificent move by Miss White, she manages to hold her balance and takes the front of the shirt of Ariel and flips her over her shoulder. The crowd goes wild (except Batman, since he is Batman... although his outfit is quite wild... )
Snow White seems confident she has won, 10...9...8...7... Come on Ari you can do it, get up ... 5... 4... 3...2...1
The fight is over in one round and Snow White is the victor. Congratulations.
Next week she'll take on the winner of the fight between Belle and Mulan.
I hope this settles it :)
- I realise I put in lots of pictures, but I did make them pretty small so shouldn't influence the loading to much.
now Mulan vs Merida would be a fight worth watching :-P
She knew it was worth her time to work with him !
I would be gutted to lose my animals like that.
Mulan is on the run and authorities are also seeking @snowhitie for questioning in her involvement in both organising illegal, underground Disney fights and the coverup of a gruesome murder.
The evil queen is said to be offering a reward for information leading to the capture of the fugitive.
The body of a bounty hunter trailing Snow has also been found with an arrow in his chest...
Information available suggests that @snowhitie shot first ;-)
slightly more on topic (and connected to the silliness) - I've been rewatching a few Disney films lately mainly as a result of watching Once Upon a Time. Last night I was watching Brave and it got me thinking as to how the mover from Disney Princesses to just Disney could lead to different sets.
In all honesty I doubt there would be another Brave set, but I did think that it would be great if they did a minifig based set based on the stone circle with a black bear (for Queen Eleanor) and a King Fergus figure (probably something like Axl from Nexo)- potentially reuse the kiddie bear mounds and have a Merida minifig.
I'm thinking that future Disney sets will likely still focus on new releases and more Princesses/Frozen rehashes more than anything else from the Disney Classics.
PS my ears are slightly smaller!
I would love the Disney theme to branch out to non Princesses - Alice in Wonderland would be an obvious hit, I think Peter Pan would be good too (and these would reuse some of the existing CMF moulds) and some sets with animal characters like the Jungle Book or Zootopia would also be great.
My dream is for a Lego Kuzco (llama), Kronk and Yzma but that's probably too niche.
l'd say that a Jungle Book set would be way more likely than an Emperors New Groove set but even then I don't imagine a Jungle Book set happening any time soon.
I've found Once Upon a Time a very mixed bag. It seemed like something changed at season four and the Disney reference became a bit on the nose and I've not enjoyed it as much as some of the earlier seasons. The first half of season four was basically just a retelling of Frozen.
I really liked the OUAT take on Peter Pan though, that made me rewatch the Disney film. Incidentally damn that is one very un-PC film. I remembered it had stereotypical "Indian" characters in but I'd forgotten just how far they went with it!
I haven't watched OUP yet, is it really good for Disney fans?
Keep being on the fence since the 5 min I saw were very dark. Maybe I should watch out for the DVD box.
Totally agree about branching out @LostInTranslation - here's hoping!
Edit - again like Shib I think sometimes they go too deep into particular characters (Frozen) and make arcs last for too many episodes when shorter ones would be more satisfying. I agree that the Neverland arc was pretty good though.