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LEGO Reveals Their New Steamboat Willie Mickey Mouse Lego Ideas Set!
LEGO this morning have revealed their latest LEGO Ideas set, and it is a doozy. Disney fans will be all over the Mickey Mouse Steamboat Willie set. Clocking in at 751 pieces, this set pays tribute to the iconic short that introduced the world to Mickey Mouse. Both Mickey and Minnie Mouse are included as minifigs in this set, both with a special silver-coating paint ap, as is Mickey's parrot. The ship itself features steam pipes and paddle wheels that move when the ship is pushed. The drop hook works, the ship's wheel is here. This thing is perfect. There are all kinds of little easter eggs all over the place.
The set will retail for $89.99, and will be available online in the LEGO Shop on Monday, April 1st. Check out the full details and tons of pictures of the set below!
21317 Steamboat Willie
Ages 10+. 751 pieces
US $89.99 – CA $119.99 – DE €89.99 – UK £79.99 – FR €89.99 – DK 749DKK
*Euro pricing varies by country. Please visit shop.LEGO.com for regional pricing.
All aboard Steamboat Willie to celebrate Mickey Mouse's birthday!
Disney Mickey Mouse fans will love this LEGO® Ideas 21317 Steamboat Willie building toy marking the 90th anniversary of the most famous cartoon character ever. Mickey Mouse made his screen debut in a 1928 black-and-white animated short film called 'Steamboat Willie', which was also the first Disney film to have synchronized sound. This LEGO brick version of the S.S. Willie features steam pipes that move up and down and paddle wheels that rotate when the boat is pushed along. The boat's bridge has room for a minifigure and play-inspiring nautical details such as the ship's wheel, life buoy and buildable bell. On deck there is a working crane to lift the 'potato bin' cargo aboard and this unique toy building set comes with new-for-April-2019 Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse minifigures, each with special silver-colored decoration, plus a parrot figure. An ideal LEGO set for kids and adults to recreate scenes from the original Mickey Mouse cartoon or simply build and display this striking monochrome model.
- Build and display this collectible LEGO® set or recreate your favorite scenes from the classic Disney Mickey Mouse cartoon, 'Steamboat Willie'.
- This unique toy building set includes 2 new-for-April-2019 minifigures: Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, each with silver-colored decoration, plus Mickey Mouse's parrot figure.
- The iconic Steamboat Willie boat features a black-and-white color scheme, hidden wheels, moving steam pipes, rotating paddle wheels, adjustable crane and assorted elements including the 'S.S. Willie' boat name sign, '1928' year sign and a 'potato bin'.
- The boat's bridge has space for a minifigure, a brick-built bell and assorted elements including the ship's wheel and life buoy.
- The 2 steam pipes move up and down and the 2 paddle wheels rotate when the boat is pushed along.
- Accessory elements include Minnie Mouse's guitar and music sheet.
- This LEGO® Ideas creative toy building set comes with a booklet with building instructions, fun
facts about the historic 1928 animated Disney short film 'Steamboat Willie', and information
about this awesome retro set's fan creator and LEGO designers.
- Steamboat Willie toy boat measures over 5" (15cm) high, 10" (26cm) long and 5" (14cm) wide.
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