LEGO Ideas 21317 Disney Steamboat Willie Building Kit (751 Pieces)

As expected from LEGO, was a good product. As most legos it was overpriced but the wife likes Disney and my boys like legos so was a good gift for the wife to do as a project with the kids.

Its Lego, need I say more.

Nice model for memorabilia

My two boys and I are huge LEGO fans and they also happen to be fans of Mickey Mouse having watched Mickey Mouse Club House when they were younger. Unsurprisingly, the Disney Steamboat Willie kit has been a hit in our home. This set features LEGOs renowned quality and attention to detail, a cool monochrome (exterior) color scheme, and plenty of fun extras to keep kids attention! ► Thoughts on Build Process & Difficulty: My kids, ages 4 and 6, are quite a bit younger than the recommended age of 10+ but weve tackled more difficult builds. We take the building process slowly in our home and its not unusual for more complicated builds to take us a few weeks to build. This build was completed in about a week of working. There arent any super tricky parts to this build, just some small bits and gears that might be difficult for children. There are four small wheels at the base of the steamboat that connect to the two smokestacks through gears and levers in the hull. As the steamboat is pushed forward the smokestacks move up and down just like in the cartoon! I should mention that there are a few small components too - the paddlewheels in particular feature a lot of small pieces that all fit together but can be a bit delicate. With some patience and the help of an adult, this build isnt too bad at all. ► Fun Features: I like to point out some fun features that might not be apparent to the shopper through pictures and the product page alone. The biggest surprise I already mentioned - the smokestacks that move up and down as the boat chugs (pushed) along. Its a neat throwback to the cartoon, at least if my memory serves correctly. The steamboat also features a working pulley system for loading crates of potatoes (a crate marked potatoes is included) or whatever. The pulley uses string and a real pulley wheel and lever to move cargo up, down, and around in 360°! I also think the monochromatic finish is really neat, particularly since Steamboat Willie is a black and white cartoon. Interestingly, though not surprising for longtime LEGO fans, the interior of the boat features plenty of colorful bricks. Theyre just all tucked down in the bowels of the steamboat and hidden from view. Lastly, the instruction booklet is one large booklet format and the first few pages contain some neat history of the Steamboat Willie cartoon and also the folks who helped design the building kit... neat! ► Minifigures: You get two minifigures with this kit - Mickey and Minnie. Theres plenty of extras for each minifigure too including hats, a guitar and a skirt for Minnie. A small bird is also included! Sadly theres no sign of Pete, which I think is an odd omission. ► Closing: This is a fantastic set for kids or adults. Any LEGO, Disney, or Mickey Mouse fan is sure to love this kit. The attention to detail and build quality is superb, in typical LEGO fashion! Recommended!

We love legos in our house - we have many sets on display (mostly Star Wars). My sons room is nautical themed and this set is going to go perfectly in there. The end result is really adorable and there arent many sets that are black and white like this. We also love Disney and so this was really perfect for us. The build itself was quite fun. It was neat seeing the ship come together with the smoke stacks working at the end. I cringed when I saw the instructions for the paddles (lots of repetition) but it went faster than I thought. In the inside of the boat, the legos are actually a variety of colors, but then this all gets topped with the black & white. The little details that come together at the end like the potato bin and the pots and pans are really cute. My son has fun pushing the boat along and watching the paddles & smoke stacks move. Its fairly delicate so he occasionally breaks a piece off (especially the adjustable crane) but weve been able to get it back together no problem. Overall we all really love it because it was fun to build, is fun to play with, and looks really great on display.

Looks great!

Box was damaged

My son loved it, though it was very easy for him put it together in less than an hour.

Loved it!

This set looks just like the boat in the original Disney classic cartoon Steamboat Willie. Besides the Boat, this set includes 2 minifigures (Micky and Minnie Mouse), a bird, a minifigure display stand and lots of accessories. This boat doesnt much of an interior, but it does include what is probably the most iconic room in the history of Disney, which is the room with Micky and the big steering wheel. Inside the lower part of the build there is an amazing built in mechanism that makes the steam pipes move up and down and the paddles rotate when you push the boat foreword or backward. This set is a very easy build for experienced Lego collectors, but some Lego fans might find building this a little difficult. This set is a great display set and I would definitively recommend getting this if you are a big Disney fan!