Disney

Alien with Pizza Planet Rocket Ride

One little green alien, one gloriously silly rocket ride, and a crank you will not be able to leave alone.

Brick Rated Score

4.0/5

Set 43307 · 2026

Pieces714

Minifigsn/a

Year2026

Set number43307

Check price on Amazon

Affiliate link. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

The verdict

This is the kind of set that makes me grin the whole way through, because it takes one perfect Toy Story moment (that claw-worshipping alien in his coin-op rocket) and turns it into a proper display piece.

The crank on the side that rocks the rocket up and down is the star, honestly, it is so satisfying that I kept spinning it long after the build was done. It is a single character on a single ride, so it lives or dies on how much you love the movies, but at this price it is an easy yes for Toy Story fans and a lovely shelf piece for anyone who wants a bit of playful motion.

Best for: Toy Story fans who want a characterful display piece with a hands-on mechanism

The full review

What it is

I have a real soft spot for the little green aliens from Toy Story, so a set built entirely around one of them perched in a Pizza Planet rocket ride was always going to get my attention. What I did not expect was how much personality LEGO packed into 714 pieces. You get a buildable Alien with a movable head, arms, hands and feet, sat on top of a coin-operated rocket machine, complete with a working coin dispenser that opens and holds two little coins. It is faithful, it is charming, and the moment I finished it I understood exactly what it is for: it is a display piece with just enough hands-on fun to keep you fiddling.

The catch

I will be straight with you about the limits, because there are some. This is a single character on a single ride, and once you have built it and turned the crank a dozen times, the play value tops out fairly quickly. The Alien's body, built studless to get that smooth squeaky-toy surface, looks a little cubic and boxy when you get right up close, and because he is not fixed to the ride he can tip over if you get carried away with the crank. And at 59.99 for 714 pieces it is fair value rather than a bargain, so this is a heart purchase, not a parts-count one.

Who it's for

If you love Toy Story, or you just want a bit of characterful motion on your shelf, I think you will adore this one. It photographs beautifully, the claw pose is instantly recognisable, and the crank is the sort of thing you will show off to anyone who walks past. If you are chasing complex engineering or a set with lots of minifigures and play scenarios, though, this is not the set for that, and I would point you somewhere bigger. But as a joyful, self-contained little tribute to one perfect movie gag, it absolutely lands.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

The build splits neatly into two halves and both are more interesting than you would guess from the box. The Alien comes first, and he is put together studless from the outside in, so you are constantly wrapping curved and angled pieces around a core to get that rounded, toy-like body. The clever bit is his neck: the head lifts and tilts so you can lock him into the arms-raised 'praise the claw' pose. Then you move on to the rocket ride itself, and the mechanism is the payoff. A crank on the side of the support drives the rocking motion, it is easy to power even with the weight of the Alien on top, and reviewers noted the crank is accessible enough to motorise later if you fancy it.

There is no shortage of nice parts here for a set this size. LEGO leaned on newer curved elements and some fresh recolors to sculpt the Alien's bulbous head and spacesuit, which is where a lot of the piece budget quietly goes. The details are the fun part though: hidden references include Sid, Andy's toy-torturing neighbour from the first film, and the classic Pixar A113 gag (that old classroom number that turns up across their movies), plus a second Toy Story character tucked into the machine for you to spot. For roughly eight and a half cents a piece it is fair rather than generous, but you are paying for the character sculpting and the mechanism, not raw brick count.

Fun facts

01The rocket ride includes a working coin dispenser that opens and holds two small coins, echoing the coin-op arcade ride the aliens live in at Pizza Planet.
02The crank was designed to be easy to reach, so builders can add a motor without much tinkering if they want the ride to rock on its own.
03The set hides the classic Pixar A113 reference (a nod to a CalArts classroom number) along with a cheeky callback to Sid, Andy's toy-destroying neighbour from the first film.
04The Alien is built with a fully studless surface to capture that smooth, squeaky-toy look rather than a traditional bricky finish.