Review: 71038 Disney 100 Collectable Minifigures (Part 1)
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71038 Disney 100 Collectable Minifigures marks the 100th anniversary of Disney and contains an incredible range of characters, taking inspiration from numerous popular films. In addition, these minifigures provide fantastic coverage of Disney animation across the decades.
Eighteen minifigures are included, so we have decided to divide our review. Part one features classic characters like Oswald and Pinocchio, alongside three Disney princesses, making their long-awaited minifigure debuts!
Box Distribution
Like the two previous series of Disney Collectable Minifigures, eighteen characters are supplied. Each box still contains 36 minifigures though, which has been consistent since the beginning of 2021, so there are only two complete series available from a box, rather than the normal three.
Minifigures
Four years after Walt Disney Animation Studios was founded, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was introduced. The character has already appeared in BrickHeadz form this year, in 40622 Disney 100th Celebration, but is arguably better suited to a minifigure. The near-spherical head certainly looks good and I like the asymmetrical ears, which convey some personality.
Of course, the printed smile and large eyes are also helpful in that respect, above and below a moulded nose. Similar to the onscreen characters, there are obvious similarities between the eyes on Oswald's minifigure and those on LEGO depictions of Mickey Mouse, which is great. The relatively plain torso also recalls Mickey's minifigures, featuring a simple tail with a pair of blue shorts.
Oswald comes with a traditional film clapperboard, printed on a 1x2 tile. The black and white colours seem appropriate and I like the font chosen for Oswald's name. I wonder whether act two, take one alludes to Oswald's first appearance actually being in the second cartoon created with the character, named Trolley Troubles. Universal rejected Poor Papa, the initial animation featuring Oswald, based on quality issues.
Although the series does not follow chronological order, Pinocchio was another early addition to the pantheon of Disney animation. This minifigure has attracted particular attention because of its moulded nose, departing from the conventional features of a minifigure, while maintaining the familiar shape otherwise.
The nose certainly appears odd initially, but is essential to Pinocchio's character, so I think it required representation in some form. The combined hat and hair piece is closer to standard minifigures and captures impressive detail, while the puppet's iconic costume translates nicely as well. I like the dual-moulded arms and I think medium legs are an ideal size, with stripes printed down either side.
Viewing this minifigure from the side shows the prominence of the nose, which will undoubtedly divide opinion. Personally, I think it was necessary, although it does take some getting used to! Pinocchio comes with a printed minifigure head, depicting Cleo inside her fishbowl, which has become a relatively common element use recently and looks superb.
Jiminy Cricket advises Pinocchio throughout the film, serving as the puppet's conscience when the situation demands. Unsurprisingly, translating an anthropomorphic cricket to minifigure form is not easy, but a standard minifigure head suits Jiminy quite well, particularly with his hat worn on top. This hat is new and appears twice in the series.
Including a fabric collar draws more attention to Jiminy's head, exaggerating its size somewhat, in relation to the torso. The torso is accurately decorated though, with a single button on the front of his waistcoat and two on the back of the jacket. Additionally, the feet feature printed shoes, perhaps attempting to exaggerate their size, similar to the collar around Jiminy's head.
The minifigure comes equipped with a lovely magenta umbrella, again corresponding with the onscreen character. This is a new colour for the umbrella element and is the nearest available match to the burgundy accessory featured in the movie, but its shade is inescapably imperfect.
Mickey Mouse first appeared as a minifigure in 71012 Disney Collectable Minifigures, seven years ago. Fourteen versions of Disney's most famous character have been produced since, finally including Sorcerer Mickey from Fantasia! Other than his classic shorts, this is probably Mickey's most recognisable costume and he looks marvellous here.
The dual-moulded hat and head component is brilliantly detailed, with metallic silver stars and a crescent moon on the hat, reflecting the original character. Silver stars also adorn his red robe, which is interesting because these were not present in Fantasia. Nevertheless, they provide a welcome contrast and dual-moulded legs are integrated to excellent effect too, leaving space for printed shoes.
Naturally, Sorcerer Mickey is accompanied by a bucket and a broom, ready to launch into action once Mickey's spell takes effect. Sadly, the broom lacks arms to lift the bucket, but I think adding clips to the provided 6L bar would look inevitably clunky. These accessories are both fine in their current form, in my opinion.
Suddenly moving forward in time to Disney's more modern animations, Tiana originates from The Princess and the Frog. Mini-dolls and micro-dolls have been released previously, but this represents her minifigure debut and depicts her most memorable attire. Spring yellowish green is the perfect colour for Tiana's gown, although I think adding some bright green would have improved the design further.
The flower affixed to the gown would have been ideal for a darker shade of green, although the minifigures looks splendid without it. I love the ornamental stars and Tiana's bright light yellow gloves, while her unique hair element captures wonderful detail. There is a noticeable colour difference between the medium brown of Tiana's head or arms and the torso printing though, sadly.
Otherwise, the minifigure is near-flawless and the accessories chosen for Tiana are superb too, including a lime green frog and a printed poster for her eventual restaurant. The patrons being portrayed as minifigures is clever and I think lime green was a good colour choice for Naveen after his transformation into a frog, especially since the piece has never appeared in lime green before, surprisingly.
Dr. Facilier is responsible for Naveen's transformation and seems suitably sinister in minifigure form. I love the witch doctor's cunning smile and his hat looks tremendous, shared with Jiminy Cricket. Depending on the direction of this piece, the hat tilts towards the front or back, which yields different silhouettes. Moreover, the lavender plume and menacing skull and crossbones icon are accurate additions.
The minifigure is otherwise fairly simple, but is accurately dressed. The dark brown jacket and lavender waistcoat correspond with the onscreen character, with a red belt balancing the band around Facilier's headgear. Admittedly, standard minifigure proportions are not ideal for this tall character, so I wonder whether printing a narrower waist would have been effective, as on some female minifigures.
Facilier's cane and a printed 1x2 tile are provided, the latter representing a tarot card. Similar to the minifigure patrons on Tiana's poster, the hands on the card are actually those of minifigures, which looks great. Unfortunately, the villain's magical talisman is omitted, which is odd because a printed 1x1 round tile would have sufficed.
Alice appeared in 71012 Disney Collectable Minifigures in 2016 and the evil Queen of Hearts arrives this year. Lavishly dressed in red and black quarters, this minifigure looks amazing and captures an accurate heart motif on the torso, appropriately. The enormous dress element looks outstanding as well, originally designed for the Queen Collectable Minifigure.
Another new hair piece has been produced for the Queen of Hearts, incorporating her golden crown and red ribbons. The queen also wears a fabric collar around her neck, completing the character nicely. However, my favourite feature is the double-sided head, which recreates the queen's bizarre grin!
The other side is perfect for shouting "off with their heads!" and both expressions also convey the Queen of Hearts' portly figure. The minifigure carries a heart-shaped sceptre, comprising a 1x1 heart tile and a pearl gold 1x1 round plate with bar. Perhaps the flamingo piece could have reappeared here too, following its introduction with the Gardener in 2019.
The twelve Disney Princesses have all been portrayed as mini-dolls, but several have yet to appear in minifigure form. Aurora, also known as Sleeping Beauty, is therefore an appealing addition to this series of Collectable Minifigures and looks fantastic. The new hair element suits Aurora brilliantly and presents impressive texture, most notably across the back.
Furthermore, the pink dress is exceptionally detailed. Aurora's gown features two shades of pink and metallic silver highlights, with a white band across the neckline and sleeves. These printed arms look excellent and the double-sided head is suitably decorated too, displaying a smile on one side and closed eyes on the other, ready for the heroine's enchanted sleep.
Like many Disney Princesses, Aurora is friendly with a number of forest animals. These include an owl, who accompanies the princess' minifigure here. While the same element has appeared several times, the predominant dark tan colour and printed details are unique. Ideally, the owl's head would be slightly darker, but that would probably entail dual-moulding.
Mulan has not appeared in minifigure form either, until now! The rubbery hair piece developed for her mini-doll is re-used and works well, although tends to ride up slightly on the head. The element feels secure, but can press down further on a mini-doll's head. Regardless, Mulan's hairstyle reflects the original character and her double-sided head is great, including an angry expression for battle.
The colour combination of dark blue, dark red and medium azure is attractive, with a pink sash providing another shade around Mulan's waist. Despite lacking the complexity of other figures' attires, this minifigure is completely faithful to the film and wears a golden pendant, displaying Mushu's distinctive silhouette.
Although the troublesome Mushu is not included as an accessory, Cri-Kee does appear inside a brick-built lantern. The cricket looks splendid, printed on a trans-clear 1x1 round brick. Mulan is also armed with a sword, which resembles her ancestral blade from the film closely enough for me, despite lacking gold around the guard.
Overall
Collectable Minifigures have always been incredibly detailed, but their standard has increased over the last couple of years. 71038 Disney 100 Collectable Minifigures definitely achieves the expected level of quality thus far and the character selection is exceptional, encompassing over eighty years of Disney's history between the first nine minifigures alone!
The second part of our review is available here.
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The Lego Store in Den Haag, NL had them all on Display and allowed customers to choose the ones they wanted. Picked up Stitch and Baymax myself, I wonder if other stores do this too?
A cloth element for Facilier’s tailcoat would have made the minifig more desirable. Other than that, this series holds up among other licensed ones in terms of attention to detail.
Nice alliteration with “inescapably imperfect”. Well done.
Damn these ones were skips but now I'm drawn to buying some.
@Tuzi gratz lucky guy my intertoys still has to receive them.
Why does Mulan have the same skin tone as Aurora? Is there really not a better one?
@johleth said:
"Why does Mulan have the same skin tone as Aurora? Is there really not a better one?"
As a Chinese, I'm perfectly fine with Mulan's skin tone. Our skin tones are lighter than you think. The minifig could've been so much worse like 71022-7 Cho Chang from 2018. If anything, I wish Lego made a new sword part instead of the Roman gladius. Also I'm pretty sure she wore a skirt with that outfit.
I feel like, given the scene that her outfit here is from, Mulan's weapon ought to be the sword of Shan Yu, that she acquires at the end of the battle, rather than a standard sword - especially since she's depicted wearing the crest of the Emperor that she receives at the same time. Still, I grant that would have required a new mould, since Shan Yu's blade has a very distinctive shape, so I understand why the choice was made. On that note, really like the choice of outfit for her here; it's definitely my favourite of the ones she wears in the movie.
Of the minifigures featured in this half of the review, she, Tiana and Facilier are the ones who I'd like to get; the two Princess and the Frog ones in particular look fantastic, and it's one of my girlfriend's favourite movies too which makes them of even higher interest to me.
Next half has less that I'm interested in getting; but I still look forward to seeing them reviewed, regardless ^^
Arms would be pretty easy to add to Mickey's broom: just use https://brickset.com/parts/design-26158. Optionally, use one of those and one of https://brickset.com/parts/design-33449, to have the hands oriented in two directions like a battle droid. Also, the skirt piece already made a return, in 71037-10.
"The enormous dress element looks outstanding as well, finally returning from the Queen Collectable Minifigure."
This dress piece was also recently used for this minifig:
https://brickset.com/sets/71037-10/Rococo-Aristocrat
I still have yet to find these in stores. They are either sold out or haven't received the stock. Hopefully this week I'll find them. I like the three Disney princesses in this review, but I have no personal connection to any but Mulan. Mulan looks good, but she's not really reusable except for her swords so I'll skip. The other half has the three I want.
@Jacopyright said:
""The enormous dress element looks outstanding as well, finally returning from the Queen Collectable Minifigure."
This dress piece was also recently used for this minifig:
https://brickset.com/sets/71037-10/Rococo-Aristocrat "
I knew I had encountered it somewhere else, but was looking at Collectable Minifigures from last year back. Thank you.
Shame Facilier’s attire means the back of his head is exposed; a double-sided head that gives him the skull make-up he wears in his villain song finale would have been neat
Maybe it's me, but I don't think the Disney characters in this series really capture either the Disney OR Lego aesthetic very well. I think they are merely okay, but many of the unique characteristics aren't my flavor as a Lego fan.
I want the black / red top hat (but without any other printing) for a certain Adventurers villain...
@TheOtherMike said:
"Arms would be pretty easy to add to Mickey's broom: just use https://brickset.com/parts/design-26158. Optionally, use one of those and one of https://brickset.com/parts/design-33449, to have the hands oriented in two directions like a battle droid. Also, the skirt piece already made a return, in 71037-10."
I was thinking they could also have used a recoloured version of the blade from Kylo Ren's crossguard lightsaber as a base so there are two symmetrical appendages to add to.
Still, have a full set of these on order and this review is making me impatient for the delivery now!
@Tuzi said:
"The Lego Store in Den Haag, NL had them all on Display and allowed customers to choose the ones they wanted. Picked up Stitch and Baymax myself, I wonder if other stores do this too?"
My store used to mark them on the bags but not anymore
No labelled packaging, no sale.
Walmart here in South Dakota had them for sale a few days early, but there were only 3-4 left. I wish more places would sell a full box.
I think they are cool, but agree they are kind of hard to find.
@sjr60 said:
"No labelled packaging, no sale. "
It's about to get way, way worse. Blind bags are being replaced in the next series (August) with blind boxes. No, I'm not kidding. It's gonna be piles of discarded boxes, contents either stolen or strewn about in every store everywhere these are sold. I've seen it sort-of with blind bags, but if Vidiyo is anything to go by, boxes will be way worse because you can't at least guess-feel the contents like bags. Also, if you think the anti-gambling people are mad now, just wait...
@Nikolaevna said:
" @johleth said:
"Why does Mulan have the same skin tone as Aurora? Is there really not a better one?"
As a Chinese, I'm perfectly fine with Mulan's skin tone. Our skin tones are lighter than you think. The minifig could've been so much worse like 71022-7 Cho Chang from 2018. If anything, I wish Lego made a new sword part instead of the Roman gladius. Also I'm pretty sure she wore a skirt with that outfit."
https://brickset.com/parts/6331737/sword-no-23
This sword could work as a close approximation. The handle is too ornate, but it has the curving of the blade.
@Rimefang said:
"Maybe it's me, but I don't think the Disney characters in this series really capture either the Disney OR Lego aesthetic very well. I think they are merely okay, but many of the unique characteristics aren't my flavor as a Lego fan."
I agree, I’m just not as interested in this batch as opposed to the first for some reason, they just seem a bit… bland. I was really looking forward to the sorcerer’s apprentice for example, but seeing it here just leaves me lukewarm. Maybe when I see them in person I’ll appreciate them more.
Ariel got a minifig with the first Disney CMF release, and Jasmine got hers with the second (with honorable mention to not-actually-Disney-Princess-characters Anna & Elsa). Moana just got one with the new train. Four more appear in this set (comprising more than 50% of the female characters). This leaves Snow White, Cinderella, Belle, and Merida as the only four waiting in the wings. Still slowly trickling out Pixar characters. Over three waves and 54 minifigs, they've only produced eight Pixar characters. Three of those had already appeared in minifig form at least once before, and a fourth would appear again in a retail set, so really the CMFs have only provided four unique Pixar characters.
@Tuzi said:
"The Lego Store in Den Haag, NL had them all on Display and allowed customers to choose the ones they wanted. Picked up Stitch and Baymax myself, I wonder if other stores do this too?"
I think a lot of them used to do this early in the pandemic, as a way to satisfy the people chasing full sets without risking having asymptomatic people pawing through the bin, spreading Covid to all the customers who followed. My local store only did this early during the release, and anyone who came later would get shown an open case so they point to which ones they wanted to buy. And as things eased up, they finally just went back to dumping them in a bin. We'll see if they go back to opening a selection for people to pick from when they switch to boxes for Marvel 2 in September.
@johleth:
Maybe, I dunno, look up an image of Mulan from the animated film and compare it to the skin color of the minifig before asking that again?
@ThatBionicleGuy:
CMF is all about new elements. I don't have stats for each series, but I know they've appeared as often as one for every minifig in the Looney Tunes series. With five heads, four hats, five hairs, three arms, and an animal, they may well have maxed out the new mold budget for this series.
@PhantomBricks:
The local LEGO Store still had a few cases in the back when I arrived after work on Monday, but only because one of the employees thought they'd put out the last one and was misinforming anyone who asked. I also saw a literal handful on a peg at Barnes & Noble (which seems to be their new solution to prevent people from palping the entire case), and I saw a few more at a Walmart. That's it so far. If you live near a LEGO Store, they will probably be getting regular shipments.
@Brickalili:
Miguel got a normal head and hair, and a sugar skull head and hood.
@Murdoch17:
September, not August. Three waves per year means they come every four months (1, 5, 9).
i ordered a six-pack from shop Lego.com on May 1, from USA. Got Robin Hood, Prince John, Oswald, Cruella, Ernesto de la Cruz, and Miguel.
FYI - your Prince John figure seems to be missing the cloth collar part.
If I ordered a 36-box do I get 2 collections of 18 minifigs?
@Tuzi said:
"The Lego Store in Den Haag, NL had them all on Display and allowed customers to choose the ones they wanted. Picked up Stitch and Baymax myself, I wonder if other stores do this too?"
Yeah my local store had the same on May 1st so picked up the whole collection!
@PurpleDave said:
"Ariel got a minifig with the first Disney CMF release, and Jasmine got hers with the second (with honorable mention to not-actually-Disney-Princess-characters Anna & Elsa). Moana just got one with the new train. Four more appear in this set (comprising more than 50% of the female characters). This leaves Snow White, Cinderella, Belle, and Merida as the only four waiting in the wings."
Unless I'm forgetting something, Rapunzel has yet to get a minifigure too, doesn't she?
@ThatBionicleGuy said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"Ariel got a minifig with the first Disney CMF release, and Jasmine got hers with the second (with honorable mention to not-actually-Disney-Princess-characters Anna & Elsa). Moana just got one with the new train. Four more appear in this set (comprising more than 50% of the female characters). This leaves Snow White, Cinderella, Belle, and Merida as the only four waiting in the wings."
Unless I'm forgetting something, Rapunzel has yet to get a minifigure too, doesn't she?"
Whoops, yeah, that should be five left to go. Technically, there are two former Disney Princesses, but Tink has two minifigs, and Esmeralda is unlikely to ever happen.
@PurpleDave aren't they doing a live action Hunchback movie? So maybe she will appear someday.
On another note, I found these at Walmart a week or so ago but they wouldn't let me buy them since they weren't uploaded into their system yet. So after all that time feeling them, I didn't get to have them. I haven't been back and hopefully will find them somewhere else then.
I personally think this is the best Disney CMF series yet!
I think they're going to be really popular too. I found a bunch at my local Walmart last Thursday; when I went back the next day, they had completely sold out.
Bought 9 (no feel method used, my hands were full) on Day 1 at my local LEGO store, got 6...hoping my three 6-packs get me closer to the rest. Really just wanting Robin Hood, Prince John, Baymax, Oswald and Apprentice Mickey....Don't really plan on going for any duplicates on this one, even though they all look pretty good.
@Sethro3:
Wow. Apparently. Unless the goal is to correct all of the offensive stuff, I’m kinda surprised they’d pick that for a remake. Esmeralda likely got booted from the lineup because she was either offensive to the Romani people, or because she just wasn’t selling merchandise the way the other original Princesses were. Now, IMDB has it expected July next year, but there aren’t even any cast members attached to it. Maybe it’s not locked in?
@Nikolaevna said:
" @johleth said:
"Why does Mulan have the same skin tone as Aurora? Is there really not a better one?"
As a Chinese, I'm perfectly fine with Mulan's skin tone. Our skin tones are lighter than you think. The minifig could've been so much worse like 71022-7 Cho Chang from 2018. If anything, I wish Lego made a new sword part instead of the Roman gladius. Also I'm pretty sure she wore a skirt with that outfit."
Hey, if it's ok to ask: What do you think of the Warm Tan colour (https://brickset.com/parts/colour-Warm-Tan) as a skin tone for asian characters like in this case Mulan?
@Crasha said:
" @Nikolaevna said:
" @johleth said:
"Why does Mulan have the same skin tone as Aurora? Is there really not a better one?"
As a Chinese, I'm perfectly fine with Mulan's skin tone. Our skin tones are lighter than you think. The minifig could've been so much worse like 71022-7 Cho Chang from 2018. If anything, I wish Lego made a new sword part instead of the Roman gladius. Also I'm pretty sure she wore a skirt with that outfit."
Hey, if it's ok to ask: What do you think of the Warm Tan colour ( https://brickset.com/parts/colour-Warm-Tan ) as a skin tone for asian characters like in this case Mulan?"
For Southeast Asian people like Filipinos, I think warm tan is fine. But Chinese? I live in a tropical climate and our skin tones look nothing like that. Don't take my word for it though. Ultimately, it's up to you.
@PurpleDave said:
" @Sethro3:
Wow. Apparently. Unless the goal is to correct all of the offensive stuff, I’m kinda surprised they’d pick that for a remake. Esmeralda likely got booted from the lineup because she was either offensive to the Romani people, or because she just wasn’t selling merchandise the way the other original Princesses were. Now, IMDB has it expected July next year, but there aren’t even any cast members attached to it. Maybe it’s not locked in?"
I wonder how they'll tackle the "Hellfire" song sequence. It is certainly an.... interesting song.
@Nikolaevna said:
" @Crasha said:
" @Nikolaevna said:
" @johleth said:
"Why does Mulan have the same skin tone as Aurora? Is there really not a better one?"
As a Chinese, I'm perfectly fine with Mulan's skin tone. Our skin tones are lighter than you think. The minifig could've been so much worse like 71022-7 Cho Chang from 2018. If anything, I wish Lego made a new sword part instead of the Roman gladius. Also I'm pretty sure she wore a skirt with that outfit."
Hey, if it's ok to ask: What do you think of the Warm Tan colour ( https://brickset.com/parts/colour-Warm-Tan ) as a skin tone for asian characters like in this case Mulan?"
For Southeast Asian people like Filipinos, I think warm tan is fine. But Chinese? I live in a tropical climate and our skin tones look nothing like that. Don't take my word for it though. Ultimately, it's up to you."
Thanks for your thoughts! I was just curious about your opinion, since you definetely see way more asian people than I do :-)
I purchased 3 of the 6-pack boxes from LEGO.com and got 11 of the 18 figures. For the first time ever, I received a 'same' fig in two different assortments (Prince John). Box three was a duplicate of the first box I opened. Thankfully, I got the figures I wanted most (Ernesto, Tiana, Dr. Facilier), but I think I now want to complete the series (wasn't initially planning to). Some really fantastic figs in this wave. My personal fave is Ernesto de la Cruz. Absolutely stunning!
Not all 36 minifig boxes have 2 complete collections. About 1/3 to 1/4 of them have 3 Tiana's and 1 Facilier., from my experience.
@Crasha said:
" @Nikolaevna said:
" @Crasha said:
" @Nikolaevna said:
" @johleth said:
"Why does Mulan have the same skin tone as Aurora? Is there really not a better one?"
As a Chinese, I'm perfectly fine with Mulan's skin tone. Our skin tones are lighter than you think. The minifig could've been so much worse like 71022-7 Cho Chang from 2018. If anything, I wish Lego made a new sword part instead of the Roman gladius. Also I'm pretty sure she wore a skirt with that outfit."
Hey, if it's ok to ask: What do you think of the Warm Tan colour ( https://brickset.com/parts/colour-Warm-Tan ) as a skin tone for asian characters like in this case Mulan?"
For Southeast Asian people like Filipinos, I think warm tan is fine. But Chinese? I live in a tropical climate and our skin tones look nothing like that. Don't take my word for it though. Ultimately, it's up to you."
Thanks for your thoughts! I was just curious about your opinion, since you definetely see way more asian people than I do :-)"
As a suggestion, I'd recommend Cho Chang's skin tone from 30651. I'd keep an eye out for fair-skinned though, not tan. Googling images of Katie Leung (the actress who played Cho Chang) will show that she has pretty fair skin. Of course, the choice is yours.
Pedantic correction (as it is my favourite sequence): Sorcerer's *apprentice* Mickey has a mop, not a broom!
@sgllama said:
"Pedantic correction (as it is my favourite sequence): Sorcerer's *apprentice* Mickey has a mop, not a broom!"
No, there's no mop, or mopping, involved. He's using two buckets to fill some sort of cistern (which is already nearly full at the start), and he ensorcells a broom that's standing in the corner. The set also uses the broom piece, rather than a similar mop head that preceded it, but that probably would have been the case even if it was supposed to be a mop. The HP broom head will attach to a stud so it's free-standing, where the mop head won't.
Couple things I just noticed for the first time, though, on rewatching the start of the SA sequence of Fantasia are that the Sorcerer casts a spell before exiting the room, which looks like the demon from the Night on Bald Mountain sequence turning into a butterfly, and when Mickey approaches the stairs to watch his master leave his shadow grows larger as he gets closer to the wall (in reality, it should shrink as he moves away from the light source that casts that shadow, which seems an unusually simple error for them to make at that point in the company's history).
I've been waiting all year so far for these but finding them hard to find near where i live. I suppose I'll have to go up to my closest Lego store until they are sold elsewhere, but i absolutely love Oswald, Sorceror Mickey, Tiana, Mulan, and Pocahontas!! In fact, there's very few of this collection which i wouldn't want!!