Disney Advent Calendar - Day 3
Posted by MeganL,
I've started the last two days with a snippet from a song, but with yesterday's gingerbread house....I've got nothing. The gingerbread house was very charming with a lovely printed piece. As this calendar is supposed to be a board game, I wonder if we'll get another character, or perhaps something to fill in the scene.
Today we get Olaf, everyone's favourite snowman. I love the printing on this body, and it looks like he's decked out for the season wearing a cute bow-tie with a berry in the centre. He's also at a microdoll scale, so has a regular sized head (with a carrot nose), and a smaller body.
Olaf is not arriving empty-handed – he's equipped with a few sweet treats, including a candy cane, a mug of hot chocolate, and candy bar with some fancy wrapping.
With two characters on the board, it won't be long before the game can start.
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I will never ever warm up to this character in any form =(. But the execution is good and so are the accesories.
I could give up Olaf, but I love those food pieces.
I mean, he's made of snow, right? With the right amount of flavoured syrup, you've got an extra dessert! Just in case you get one more dinner guest than anticipated.
@Zordboy said:
"I could give up Olaf, but I love those food pieces.
I mean, he's made of snow, right? With the right amount of flavoured syrup, you've got an extra dessert! Just in case you get one more dinner guest than anticipated."
Sven’s already tried to eat his nose several times.
Raymond Briggs' Snowman is my favourite snowman.
But not a bad amount of stuff behind this window.
@PurpleDave said: "Sven’s already tried to eat his nose several times."
Oh yeah. Carrot nose. That's another food group, right there!
@MeganL:
Olaf’s Frozen Adventure is the only time I was able to identify him wearing a bow tie, and the puffin originates from that holiday short as well. But none of the human outfits match what they’re wearing in that piece, or any other as far as I was able to tell.
Oh sure, you're smiling now. But, behind that goofy facade is a nervous chilling fear that all these sweet treats will not be enough to sway the sadistic inpulses of the small, dark bird from Day 1 staring you down with his murderous monocle.
@Zordboy said:
" @PurpleDave said: "Sven’s already tried to eat his nose several times."
Oh yeah. Carrot nose. That's another food group, right there! "
Which does mean Olaf technically counts as one of your five a day
"Today we get Olaf, everyone's favourite snowman." Frosty will not stand for this slander.
@TheOtherMike said:
""Today we get Olaf, everyone's favourite snowman." Frosty will not stand for this slander."
Bobby Drake puts up a brave face and attempts to laugh it off, but deep down inside he has never felt colder.
"Really? I'm guessing you don't have much experience with heat?"
"Nope! But sometimes, I like to close my eyes,
and imagine what it'd be like when summer does come. (huh)"
Bees'll buzz, kids'll blow dandelion fuzz
And I'll be doing whatever snow does in summer
A drink in my hand, my snow up against the burning sand
Probably getting gorgeously tanned in summer
I'll finally see a summer breeze blow away a winter storm
And find out what happens to solid water when it gets warm
And I can't wait to see what my buddies all think of me
Just imagine how much cooler I'll be in summer
The hot and the cold are both so intense
Put 'em together, it just makes sense
Winter's a good time to stay in and cuddle
But put me in summer and I'll be a .... happy snowman!
When life gets rough, I like to hold on to my dream
Relaxing in the summer sun, just lettin' off steam
Oh, the sky will be blue, and you guys'll be there too
When I finally do what frozen things do in summer
"I'm gonna tell him."
"Don't you dare!"
In summer!
Contrary to all of the other comments above, Olaf is indeed my favorite snowman, @MeganL. :)
@Brickalili said:
" @Zordboy said:
" @PurpleDave said: "Sven’s already tried to eat his nose several times."
Oh yeah. Carrot nose. That's another food group, right there! "
Which does mean Olaf technically counts as one of your five a day"
He does have the beginnings of a good soup.
@Brickalili said:
" @Zordboy said:
" @PurpleDave said: "Sven’s already tried to eat his nose several times."
Oh yeah. Carrot nose. That's another food group, right there! "
Which does mean Olaf technically counts as one of your five a day"
And, again, he's primarily frozen water, so he'd keep you hydrated. And cool, on a hot day.
Looks like the brown bar is supposed to be a Fruitcake. (not a candy bar with some fancy wrapping).
Olaf has an affinity for them in 'Olaf's Frozen Adventure', which his bowtie seems to be based off of.
I like that new candy cane piece! According to BL it looks like the piece was introduced this year.
@LuvsLEGO_Cool_J said:
"I like that new candy cane piece! According to BL it looks like the piece was introduced this year."
The candy cane mold was introduced in 2022 with 71034-2, but because this is a dual-molded element, the pink version got a different catalog listing than the red version. Oddly, the pink version seems to be exclusive to Frozen, first appearing in 43256, and now in this AC. It's also set to retire from OPAB at the end of the year.
Its a good day to build a snowman.
@Lordmoral said:
"Its a good day to build a snowman."
"Do you want to build a SPACESHIP?!" Sorry, don't know how Benny got stuck in my throat.