Disney

Walt Disney Tribute Camera

A vintage movie camera that hides a hundred years of Disney inside it.

Brick Rated Score

4.0/5

Set 43230 · 2023

Pieces811

Minifigs3

Year2023

Set number43230

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The verdict

I did not expect an old film camera to charm me the way this one did, but the little clicking crank handle got me the moment I turned it.

This is a Disney 100 love letter built for the display shelf, packed with a film strip of twenty movie stills, a tiny working multiplane camera, and the first ever Bambi and Dumbo figures. It is genuinely lovely, though the price never quite matches the piece count. If you grew up on these films, it will mean something to you.

Best for: Grown-up Disney fans who want a display piece with real history baked in

The full review

What it is

This one landed for Disney's 100th anniversary, and it takes an unusual shape: a chunky vintage movie camera on a stand, the kind you picture in a 1930s animation studio. The moment that won me over was the crank handle. You turn it and there is a small clicking mechanism inside that mimics the sound of old film winding through the body. It is a tiny thing, but it makes the whole model feel alive instead of static. Alongside the camera you build a director's clapperboard that doubles as a stage for the figures, and a small multiplane camera as a side build. The camera opens on a hinge to reveal a printed film strip carrying stills from twenty historic Disney movies, from Steamboat Willie and Snow White right through to Frozen and Encanto. As a compact history lesson you can hold in your hands, it is really well done.

The catch

I will be honest about the sticking point, and it is the same one nearly every reviewer raised: the price. At 99.99 dollars for 811 pieces, the value math does not flatter it, especially next to LEGO sets that give you far more brick for the same money. There is also no way to pose the camera. It sits on its base at a fixed angle, so what you see on the shelf is what you get. And while the exclusive minifigures are nice to have, a few builders felt LEGO could have done a little more with them for such a big anniversary. None of this ruins the set. It just means you are paying partly for the license and the printed details rather than sheer part count, and you should walk in knowing that.

Who it's for

So who is this actually for? If you have a genuine soft spot for classic Disney animation, the film strip and the first ever Bambi and Dumbo figures will hit you right in the heart, and the working camera features give you something to fiddle with rather than a pure statue. It makes a warm, meaningful display piece for a shelf or a desk. If you are chasing engineering thrills or the best bang for your buck, though, I would steer you elsewhere, because this is a sentimental set first and a technical one a distant second. Buy it for the feeling, not the spreadsheet.

The parts story

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

The build itself is a pleasant, unhurried few hours. It is not complicated, but there is enough going on to keep it interesting, particularly the mechanical bits. Assembling the crank so it clicks properly, getting the sliding matte box to run smoothly, and mounting the little rotating lens disc all give you those satisfying moments where a mechanism suddenly works as intended. The camera body comes together in that classic studbuild way where a shapeless cluster of bricks resolves into a recognisable object, and the multiplane side build is a neat palate cleanser near the end.

For parts people, the headline is the printing. There is not a single sticker in the box, which for a set this detailed feels like a real treat. The film strip is a custom printed element showing twenty movie frames redrawn in LEGO style, and the multiplane camera carries three printed screens illustrating how The Old Mill was shot. Walt's minifigure comes with an exclusive 2x2 tile printed with the Steamboat Willie Mickey sketch, a lovely touch. Best of all are the brand new Bambi and Dumbo figures, both printed and both appearing in LEGO form here for the first time. All three minifigures (Walt, vintage Mickey, and vintage Minnie) are exclusive to this set too, so collectors have real reason to keep it sealed or on show.

Fun facts

01The film strip inside the camera shows stills from twenty Disney movies spanning nearly a century, from Steamboat Willie and Snow White to Frozen and Encanto.
02The multiplane camera side build recreates the real device William Garity designed in 1937, first tested on the Silly Symphony short The Old Mill before it was used on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
03This set introduced the first ever LEGO versions of Bambi and Dumbo, both as printed animal figures rather than minifigures.
04Released for Disney's 100th anniversary, the camera retired in December 2025 after about two and a half years on shelves.