LEGO Ideas’ Mickey Mouse Steamboat Willie Sets Sail

LEGO has gone black and white. The brickmaker celebrates Mickey Mouse‘s 90th anniversary with the LEGO Ideas Steamboat Willie building set.

Paying tribute to the 1928 animated short film in which Mickey Mouse made his debut (also the first Disney film to feature synchronized sound), the LEGO brick version of the S.S. Willie features paddle wheels that rotate while the boat is pushed along and steam pipes that move up and down. A minifigure can take the wheel in the boat’s bridge, while additional nautical details include a life buoy and bell. A working crane can lift figures or cargo onto the boat.

LEGO Ideas Steamboat Willie

The included black-and-white Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse minifigures are new for 2019, each with special silver accents. The set also features a buildable mouse ears placard that can also be used as a minifigure base and additional accessories, including Minnie’s guitar and sheet music.

LEGO Ideas Steamboat Willie will be available on April 1 at LEGO stores and online.

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James Zahn

James Zahn

James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book, a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.

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