REVIEW: 43217 Up House

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Here is my review on Disney 43217 Up House:

THE GOOD:

• Looks great with a more complex building experience than your typical disney sets.
• Excellent minifigures and great to have a new moulded Dug.
• There are a lot of interior details and references than you would expect.

THE NOT SO GOOD:

• Extremely pricey.
• The door sticker is a pain to apply.

This is one of my most anticipated sets in 2023 and it does not disappoint.  The house itself looks great and the design provides you some very interesting and refreshing build.  Even inside the house, despite being quite shallow, it's packed with furnitures and references to the movie.  This results is a much more rich and complex building experience than your typical disney sets.  On top of that, the minifigures come with this set is excellent.  Both minifigures capture the vibe of the characters so well.  And this set also includes Dug the dog with a brand new mould rather than unique printing on existing dog moulds.  This sets does come with a few stickers but I didn't mind and the stickers make sense.  However, the door sticker is very difficult to apply if you have shaky hands like me.  In terms of the balloons, yes it's not as much as the one in the movie but I do believe it's just right because if there are more balloons, the house may fall due to balancing issue.  Also it may also make the build too repetitive if they incorporate more balloons.  It's a truly great set especially if you love the movie.  However, this sets does come with a hefty price, at $100NZD without discount, it does feel pricey.  Even I bought it with 10% off, it really stopped me buy another 2 of these to make a fully enclosed house.  Having said that, the end product did a good enough job which lead me recommending this set to everyone.