Hans Christian Anderson rolled in his grave hearing that his name was associated with that image.

Is that the pea in that jar there?

The CGI Princess looks like she's from a Barbie movie... wait a minute is she?

Now this is the set to show your friend who thinks they know everything about Lego.

What's interesting is that Lego made a few Belville sets based on Andersen's fairy tales, one of which (5961) for some reason seems very similar to a recent Disney movie...

*hans christian andersen rolls over in grave*

@Mr__Thrawn said:
"Why does she have a ladder out her window"

Pretty sure in the story it was to get to the top of the mattresses, because she had so many stacked.

"Help me come to life!"

No.

@chrisaw:
I see one mattress, one box spring, and one green hockey puck. If she's unable to climb into that bed without a ladder, likely it's just that she picked the wrong firmness level and will never be able to get a good night's sleep, puck or no puck.

I love comment section in this random sets.

@PurpleDave said:
" @chrisaw:
I see one mattress, one box spring, and one green hockey puck. If she's unable to climb into that bed without a ladder, likely it's just that she picked the wrong firmness level and will never be able to get a good night's sleep, puck or no puck."

It comes with two mattresses!

@Romans122 said:
"Now this is the set to show your friend who thinks they know everything about Lego.

What's interesting is that Lego made a few Belville sets based on Andersen's fairy tales, one of which (5961) for some reason seems very similar to a recent Disney movie..."

You need to let it go.
Also, it’s not that recent anymore.

Ah yes… the beautiful (and totally not creepy) princess and.. the pea

I am one of the 152 Brickset members that own this set. I bought this set for my daughter back in the day. She loved her Belville sets. This was one of her favorites. When LEGO changed to the Friends sets, she never liked them.
Recently she asked to have her pretty LEGO sets back, aka her Belville sets. For her Belville sets are like Castle, Classic Space & Town sets, are to others, a part of her childhood that she has fond memories of & now wants them back. She also had Harry Potter sets and wants them back now too.

Doesn’t get more cursed than 5962

And just the other day I was reading reviews for something else here on BrickSet where people were complaining about how, to their dismay, LEGO has changed in the last 20 years. (I think it was in relation to the new Seinfeld set.)

Well, be dismayed no longer. Change is good.

So, is there a stud under those mattresses?

@Reinier said:
"Is she sitting on a toilet?"
In the bootleg version, yes: titled ‘The Princess and the Pee’ from their ‘Smellville’ range.

@kwickbrick said:
"I am one of the 152 Brickset members that own this set. I bought this set for my daughter back in the day. She loved her Belville sets. This was one of her favorites. When LEGO changed to the Friends sets, she never liked them.
Recently she asked to have her pretty LEGO sets back, aka her Belville sets. For her Belville sets are like Castle, Classic Space & Town sets, are to others, a part of her childhood that she has fond memories of & now wants them back. She also had Harry Potter sets and wants them back now too."

Well, here is your proof that this theme appealed to its target demographic quite well.
And given how this theme lasted for a surprising 14 years (1994-2008) there is no denying that it was quite successful with its target demografic.
So people in here should stop making so much fun of it just because they weren't part of that demografic. Not everything LEGO does is aimed at you, and that is totally fine.

@Romans122 said:
"Now this is the set to show your friend who thinks they know everything about Lego.

What's interesting is that Lego made a few Belville sets based on Andersen's fairy tales, one of which (5961) for some reason seems very similar to a recent Disney movie..."

Set loosely based on The Snow Queen has a few similarities to a film loosely based on The Snow Queen. Quelle surprise!

Petition to label all Hans Christian Andersen story-based Lego sets 18+.

This Belville subtheme should have gotten a space subtheme. Just imagine: The little Starmaid. Snow Whie and the 7 Aliens. Hänsel & Gretel IN SPACE!

@chrisaw said:
" @Mr__Thrawn said:
"Why does she have a ladder out her window"

Pretty sure in the story it was to get to the top of the mattresses, because she had so many stacked. "

Sad that such a spoilt princess should be struggling to climb a ladder, maybe even in that dress. If I were her I'd demand an elevator, or personnel to carry me up there the least.

So many of the comments here are rude, and a number are just downright appalling.

There is a sad history of snarky, belittling comments when female-oriented sets are posted as RSotD, and these need to end. It’s as if there is a contest happening and the goal is to outdo each other in who can be the most degrading.

The tone of the comments above are not at all in line with what I read when a somewhat inferior car design is posted; they don’t make fun of how boys play at a young age. But a lot of the comments here are really the sort of things one would hear from eight year-old boys on a playground. There’s just no need to make fun of how girls play. One can read from above how much kwickbrick’s daughter loved these sets. Can one not see how stinging comments must come across when a loved one treasured one of these sets? I’d be surprised if a number of set owners, current or previous, are not hesitant to speak up on this environment, which verges on harassment.

Can we not be kinder?

@MissJaneJetson said:
"So many of the comments here are rude, and a number are just downright appalling.

There is a sad history of snarky, belittling comments when female-oriented sets are posted as RSotD, and these need to end. It’s as if there is a contest happening and the goal is to outdo each other in who can be the most degrading.

The tone of the comments above are not at all in line with what I read when a somewhat inferior car design is posted; they don’t make fun of how boys play at a young age. But a lot of the comments here are really the sort of things one would hear from eight year-old boys on a playground. There’s just no need to make fun of how girls play. One can read from above how much kwickbrick’s daughter loved these sets. Can one not see how stinging comments must come across when a loved one treasured one of these sets? I’d be surprised if a number of set owners, current or previous, are not hesitant to speak up on this environment, which verges on harassment.

Can we not be kinder?"

Please be more specific, I hardly see any unkindness here, only making some fun. Which I believe we should all be doing more. Being overly woke and politically correct will kill all spontaneity.
I actually like this set, as I do the diversity of people. Also respect for each other, life and the planet are very important. Sarcasm and kidding around should be allowed. It may be more common with men to be joking about this kind of thing. That does not mean that there is no respect.

@MissJaneJetson said:
"So many of the comments here are rude, and a number are just downright appalling.
...
Can we not be kinder?"
I'm not really seeing this. I see mostly light jabs, which if you follow RSoTD, is pretty much what happens here. We make fun of everything from Town to Bionicle to Pirates.

Personally, I always liked the look of Belville sets, including the color schemes and unique pieces too. However, because of the high price per piece I never saw enough value in them to warrant a purchase.

@MissJaneJetson, I haven't and won't be conducting a formal analysis, but suspect that whether a set, its name, its image background etc would be judged good or bad by impartial adults is a better predictor of the tone of comments than whether the target market is male or female. Galidor, for example, was male-orientated yet has been mostly negatively commented on. Paradisa, in contrast, was female-orientated but generally well received in comments. The problem is not that the commenters are sexist, but that LEGO wasn't great at producing sets aimed at girls until Paradisa, Friends and Elves (I believe the last two are currently ineligible for RSotD as they are too recent).

@MissJaneJetson:
I feel like someone needs to point out that you chose to make this comment about a set that represents one of the most sexist, and classist, fairy tales to come out of Europe.

I understand this isn't everyone's cup of tea, but for my daughter who was a Barbie fan, Belville brought her into LEGO. She had no interest in her brothers "ugly" LEGO sets, but because of Belville's dolls and small builds she could enjoy LEGO. If it weren't for Belville she wouldn't have even played with LEGO. That would have been a real shame.