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Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Mar 29, 2016 3:46 PM UTC  Disney  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Mar 29, 2016 3:46 PM UTC [When you wish upon a star,](http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/When%5FYou%5FWish%5FUpon%5Fa%5FStar) you get a new line LEGO Disney characters that will be sold in stores for $3.99 each, beginning May 1. Many of the 18 “Minifigures” are familiar faces, such as Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Daisy Duck. Fairy tale fans will recognize Alice and the Cheshire Cat from _Alice in Wonderland_ series and Peter Pan and Captain Hook from the _Peter Pan_ franchise. Also represented are characters from hit films, such as _The Little Mermaid_‘s Ariel and Ursula, _Aladdin’s_ the Genie and Aladdin himself, and Stitch, the blue, mischievous pet dog in _Lilo & Stitch._ The line also features two Disney characters “never-before-seen in the LEGO world”: Mr.Incredible from _The Incredibles_ and Syndrome, the movie’s villain. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4274998/disney-lego-minifigures-2016/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4274998/disney-lego-minifigures-2016/"},"headline":"Your Favorite Disney Characters Are Now LEGOs","datePublished":"2016-03-29T15:46:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:31:12.928Z","description":"Time for a playdate","url":"https://time.com/4274998/disney-lego-minifigures-2016/","keywords":["Newsfeed","society"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb2681321c86dc877/69888cd9a988ca4f7b6b72ea/lego-disney-minifigures.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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