Disney

Asha's Cottage

A soft, curvy little cottage in the loveliest yellow LEGO has made in years.

Brick Rated Score

3.9/5

Set 43231 · 2023

Pieces509

Minifigs4

Year2023

Set number43231

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The verdict

The colour is what got me here, that warm bright yellow across the roofs, before I'd even placed a single brick.

Asha's Cottage is a small, charming two-floor build with a wishing well on the side and a real sense of storybook depth once the hinged walls open up. The build is simple and the price stings for what you get, so this is one for people who love the look and the film rather than folks chasing an engineering challenge. If a cottage that actually feels warm on a shelf sounds like your thing, you'll be happy.

Best for: Wish fans and mini-doll collectors who want a cozy display piece

The full review

What it is

The first thing I did with Asha's Cottage was hold up one of those curved roof panels and just look at it, because the yellow is honestly some of the prettiest LEGO has produced lately. This is the 509-piece tie-in to Disney's Wish, and it gives you a two-storey cottage with a soft, rounded facade, a small wishing well as a side build, and a warm colour scheme that reminds me a little of the old LEGO Elves sets. It opens up on hinges so you can reach the interior, where there's a table with a smiley-face cake, cabinets holding a tiny notebook and cutlery, and an upstairs bedroom with a bed and a fireplace. For a set this size it packs in a surprising amount of storytelling detail, and it looks genuinely lovely tucked into a forest display or on a shelf.

The catch

I'll be straight with you about the two things that hold it back. First, the price. At 49.99 dollars for 509 pieces, this is one of the more expensive small sets you'll come across, and nearly every reviewer I read landed on that same complaint. You're paying for the specialty curved parts and the mini-dolls more than raw brick count. Second, the build is quick and easy. It's designed for ages 7 and up and it plays that way, so if you sit down expecting clever techniques to chew on, you'll be finished before you've really settled in. There's a bit of nice part usage in the curvature, but nobody's going to call this a demanding build.

Who it's for

So who should get it? If you love Wish, if you collect Disney mini-dolls, or if you just want a warm, characterful little house that photographs beautifully, this is an easy yes and you'll forgive the price the moment it's built. It's also a lovely set to build alongside a younger kid. Who should skip it? If you measure sets by pieces per dollar or you build mainly for the engineering puzzle, this one won't satisfy you, and you'd be happier putting the money toward something bigger. For me the charm wins, but I understand exactly why the value crowd hesitates.

The parts story

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

Building Asha's Cottage is a gentle, relaxing evening rather than a marathon. The structure comes together fast, and most of the interest sits in how the curved facade is assembled, using rounded bricks and arch pieces to get that soft, non-boxy silhouette that sets it apart from the usual medieval cottage. It's the kind of build where you keep pausing to appreciate a colour combination rather than to untangle a tricky technique.

The parts are the real reward. A lot of the bright light yellow elements here are exclusive recolors, including a round half 4x8 plate and a wheel arch mudguard in that sunny shade, plus lavender flat-front windows and quarter-dome round bricks in white. There's a brand new Star mold, made specifically for the Wish sets, and a handful of prints unique to this box, including a printed tile showing Star and Valentino the goat. Even the mini-dolls carry useful parts, with Sakina's hair appearing in black for only the second time ever. For a parts hunter chasing that yellow, this box is a small treasure chest.

Fun facts

01The Star figure uses a brand new mold created just for the Disney Wish sets, appearing across all three tie-in releases in yellow.
02Valentino the goat, Asha's companion in the film, never appears as a physical figure here, only as an illustration on a printed 1x2 tile.
03Several of the bright light yellow curved pieces are exclusive recolors made for this set, and Sakina's hair element appears in black for just the second time in LEGO history.
04The cottage was released in October 2023 to coincide with Disney's Wish, and it holds its value well, sitting right around its original 49.99 dollar price.