Lego releases new minifigures based on favourite Disney and Pixar characters

Lego has teamed up with Disney and Pixar to create 18 minifigures based on characters from classic Disney cartoons and Pixar films.

The Disney Animated Classics Characters series is led, of course, by Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Joining them are Donald and Daisy Duck, as well as Alice and the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan and Captain Hook from Peter Pan, and the evil witch Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty.

The Pixar characters recreated as Lego minifigures are Ariel and Ursula from The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and the Genie featured in Aladdin, Toy Story's Buzz Lightyear and the alien squeak toy, plus the alien Stitch from Lilo & Stitch.

Two Disney-Pixar characters make their first ever appearance in the Lego world: Mr Incredible and arch-enemy Syndrome from The Incredibles.

This collectible series of Lego minifigures will be widely available for purchase in all major toy retailers, as well as at shop.LEGO.com, with a suggested retail price of $3.99 each in the US. UK pricing has not yet been revealed.