Name: Ariel's Royal Celebration Boat
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 41153-1
Rating: 72 (5 reviews)

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Recommendations

Avoid 80%

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Price Per Part (PPP)

better

Average PPP for System in 2018 is 0.15. PPP for this set is 0.13, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPP is a guide, not a rule, and affected by the type of parts included. A set containing small generic parts generally have better PPP than one containing larger specialized parts.

Price Per Minifig (PPM)

worse

Average PPM for System in 2018 is 14.16. PPM for this set is 25.45, which is worse.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPM only takes the number of minifigs into account and discards everything else. It's a guide, not a rule.

Review breakdown

Scored reviews

amazon.com Recommendation: meh 4.3 / 5 → 86 / 100

LEGO Recommendation: no 4.25 / 5 → 85 / 100

ttpm Recommendation: no 4 / 5 → 80 / 100

Blocks Magazine Recommendation: no 65 / 100 → 65 / 100

Brick Fanatics Recommendation: no 2.2 / 5 → 44 / 100

Set information

Set ID: 41153-1
Name: Ariel's Royal Celebration Boat
Parts: 380
Minifigs: 2

Retail price (USD):
Original: 49.99
Inflation adjusted: 50.9

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.13
Inflation adjusted: 0.13

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 25.00
Inflation adjusted: 25.45

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amazon.com

Recommendation: meh 4.3 / 5 from 18 reviews

Great lego set! My daughter complained it didn't include "mermaid ariel" only, ariel with legs. Otherwise perfect!

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 18 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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LEGO

Recommendation: no 4.25 / 5 from 4 reviews

Overall a nice, quick build. Looks good in my Disney LEGO display. Don't think it's worth the price for what you ultimately get. However as a display piece it was worth getting to add to my Little Mermaid LEGO sets. Would recommend to children for playability. Great to see more interactivity between Disney Princess themed sets.

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 4 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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ttpm

Recommendation: no 4 / 5

Disney Princess fans will have fun building out Ariel's happy ending scene with this LEGO set. The modular design of the boat allows for customization, and kids will like easily redesigning the boat to suit their creative storytelling needs.

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Blocks Magazine

Recommendation: no 65 / 100

41153 Ariel's Royal Celebration Boat was reviewed in issue 46 of Blocks Magazine.

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Brick Fanatics

Recommendation: no 2.2 / 5 by Daniel

This set feels like a lost opportunity. The LEGO Group has logged some amazing vessels through the years in Pirates, NINJAGO and even Friends. The lessons learned and techniques perfected in those other themes did not get a chance to translate to this set, seemingly due to the requirement for the modular sections to be certain a size so they can be connected to the other sets. That requirement undermined the ability of 41153 Ariel's Royal Celebration Boat to focus on being a satisfying ship, making it the most poorly executed set in the Disney theme this year.

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