Disney

Antonio's Animal Sanctuary

A little jungle corner that gets Antonio exactly right.

Brick Rated Score

3.9/5

Set 43251 · 2024

Pieces310

Minifigs1

Year2024

Set number43251

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The verdict

I love that this set picks the smallest, gentlest character in the Madrigal family and gives him a whole tree to himself, animals and all.

It is a quiet, colorful build rather than a showpiece, and I mean that as a compliment, not a knock. If you or your kid has a soft spot for Antonio and his menagerie, this is 310 pieces well spent. If you are chasing minifig count or a dramatic centerpiece for a Disney shelf, look elsewhere in the line first.

Best for: Encanto fans and younger builders who want a gentle, animal-filled scene rather than a big showpiece

The full review

What it is

This one is built around a single, simple idea: Antonio Madrigal talks to animals, so give him a sanctuary full of them. The set leans into that with a tree structure, greenery in a few different leaf pieces, and his animal companions tucked into the build rather than just standing next to it. It is the kind of set that rewards you for knowing the character. If you have watched Encanto enough times to know Antonio's gift by heart, seeing his capybara, toucan, and jaguar cub built into their own little habitat lands with real warmth.

The catch

I will be honest about where this set sits in the lineup. It is not a showpiece. There is one minifigure, the footprint is modest, and next to the bigger Encanto sets built around the Casita itself, this can look like the quieter, smaller cousin. The build is also fairly straightforward, which is exactly right for a younger builder but means an experienced adult fan will finish it quickly and without many surprises along the way.

Who it's for

I would put this in the hands of a kid who loves animals and loves Encanto specifically, more than a general LEGO collector hunting for a display centerpiece. It works nicely as a companion build alongside a bigger Encanto set, or as a first Disney-licensed build for someone who is not ready for a 500-plus piece project yet. If you want scale and drama, save your money for one of the larger Encanto sets instead.

What works

Antonio's animal sanctuary theme translates well into a leafy, colorful tree build with real personality
Includes his signature animal friends, so the set feels tied to a specific character moment rather than generic jungle scenery
Approachable piece count and difficulty makes it a genuinely good build for a younger or newer builder

Worth knowing

Only one minifigure, so the piece count leans heavily on foliage and structure rather than figures
Smaller and lower-drama than the bigger Casita-style Encanto sets, which can feel like less on a shelf next to them
As a licensed tie-in set it will not stay in stores forever, and secondhand prices on Encanto sets have crept up once they leave shelves

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The parts story

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

Building this one feels more like assembling a little diorama than a house. You spend a good chunk of the instructions shaping the tree itself, layering leaf elements and branch pieces to get that lush, overgrown look, then working outward into the small habitat pockets where the animals sit. It is gentle, sequential building with a clear sense of progress at every stage, which is part of why it works so well for younger hands.

The pieces that do the most work here are the greenery elements and the animal figures themselves, since they carry the whole emotional point of the set. There is nothing rare or hunt-worthy in the way a big printed minifigure torso might be in other licensed sets, but the color palette, warm woods, greens, and the bright accent colors from the movie, is used efficiently. For 310 pieces you get a build that reads clearly as Antonio's world the moment it is finished, which is the real measure of a small licensed set like this.

Fun facts

01Antonio Madrigal's magical gift in Encanto is the ability to talk to animals, and this set builds that gift directly into the play pattern by giving him a habitat full of his animal friends rather than a house.
02The set is part of LEGO's Disney theme rather than a standalone Encanto sub-line, placing it alongside other licensed Disney character sets rather than the bigger Casa Madrigal-style builds.
03At 310 pieces, it sits firmly in LEGO's smaller licensed-character range, built more for an accessible, character-driven build than for size or display impact.