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Lego’s adorable new building set based on Disney Pixar’s beloved 2008 animated movie WALL-E is now available at major retailers, including Walmart and Amazon, and the Lego Store. The 811-piece model features buildable WALL-E, EVE, and M-O figures as well as Hal, the last plant on Earth, and a Garbage Cube. It’s perhaps a coincidence, but the launch of the new set coincides with a limited-time deal on WALL-E’s wonderful Criterion Collection 4K Blu-ray edition.

Pixar fans who don’t already own Lego’s 598-piece recreation of the Up House should check out Walmart’s Lego Pixar bundle deal before purchasing the new WALL-E set. Walmart has WALL-E and EVE bundled with the Up House for $95, which means you’re only spending $25 on the Up House. The Disney Pixar 2-in-1 Bundle is just one of over a dozen Lego bundle deals you’ll find exclusively at Walmart as part of the retailer’s Bricktember Sale. We wouldn’t expect this particular bundle to remain in stock for long.

WALL-E and EVE 43279 (Lego Disney Pixar)

The surprise return of WALL-E is welcome news for Pixar fans who love Lego–and paying retail prices for Lego sets. Back in 2015, WALL-E the robot made its brick-set debut in the Lego Ideas line. The 677-piece set retailed for $60 and was officially retired about a year later. Since then, the value of Lego Ideas WALL-E (21303) has skyrocketed. Today, a brand-new set is valued at just shy of $350. Even preowned sets that are already assembled can pull in $200, according to Brick Economy, a great resource that tracks online marketplace sales. And it’s not just one sale every couple of months; there are dozens of completed over the past few weeks.

So, if you’ve ever considered paying hundreds of dollars for Lego WALL-E, now you can get WALL-E, EVE, M-O, and more for $70 instead. Ironically, the value of the old WALL-E Lego set has only increased in recent weeks. The WALL-E robot in the old set is a bit larger than the new one, but the new model looks more realistic, which isn’t surprising since Lego continues to refine its engineering and design processes as time goes on.

Let’s take a closer look at the adorable upcoming WALL-E Lego set.

$70 | 811 Pieces

Lego’s store page for WALL-E and EVE doesn’t list dimensions for each buildable figure, but we know that WALL-E is over five inches tall. The EVE figure looks to be about an inch or two taller. WALL-E’s yellow body has a rusted, grimy look–the original looked freshly cleaned–which means the buildable M-O figure will probably try to clean the adorable little garbage collector with his spinning brush.

All three robots have movable arms and heads. WALL-E has functional wheels, so he can perform his duties collecting and compacting trash. The openable hatch on his chest has a compartment for a brick-built Garbage Cube. WALL-E’s pet cockroach Hal is built from a handful of bricks and can rest on the robot’s shoulder.

You can also recreate the scene where WALL-E shows EVE the plant he found. The set comes with a small buildable boot holding the tiny plant EVE protects and nurtures by storing it in her chest cavity.

WALL-E and EVE each have storage compartments

$95 (was $130) | Walmart Bricktember Exclusive Bundle

The Walmart-exclusive Bricktember bundle saves you $35 compared to the combined retail prices of WALL-E and EVE and the 598-piece Up House. That said, Walmart is currently selling the Up House for $38.49 (was $60), which means the discount shrinks to $13.49 based on today’s prices.

The Up House has been discounted to slightly below $30 before, but it usually sells out fast. Walmart’s bundle deal lets Pixar fans get the Up House for only $25.

Lego says the 811-piece build employs “advanced construction techniques,” which explains why this set is part of Lego’s adult lineup. These techniques are likely related to WALL-E’s gear and wheel systems. Plus, WALL-E has always been one of the most “for adults” Pixar films due to its filmmaking stylistic choices and heavy themes. With few spoken lines of dialogue, the 2008 animated movie pays homage to the era of silent films. WALL-E uses expressive characters, striking set pieces, and clever camera techniques to deliver a cautionary tale about the destruction of our environment, technology dependence, consumerism, loneliness, and other prescient themes.

Save on WALL-E’s Criterion Collection 4K Blu-ray Edition

WALL-E: The Criterion Collection (4K Blu-ray)

If you want to revisit the film while building the new Lego set, WALL-E has two different 4K Blu-ray editions. Notably, WALL-E is the only Pixar movie in The Criterion Collection. Fans can get WALL-E’s Criterion Collection 4K Blu-ray edition for only $31.46 (was $50) at Walmart and Amazon. This is a limited-time deal, but it’s unclear when it ends. Released in 2022, the three-disc set has nearly four hours of special features and is packaged in a display-worthy case with original art and a booklet with sketches, commentary, script notes, and more cool behind-the-scenes content. The Criterion Collection version was approved by director Andrew Stanton and supports Dolby Vision and HDR10+. The original Disney 4K Blu-ray edition also comes with three discs, but it doesn’t have as many special features and is limited to HDR10. It’s still a great way to watch WALL-E, but the Criterion version is the definitive physical edition.

WALL-E and EVE are also featured in Lego’s BrickHeadz figure series. Released in 2023, the 155-piece WALL-E and EVE BrickHeadz bundle is $15 and exclusive to the Lego Store.

Lego brick-built M-O, Hal, the boot plant, and Garbage Cube

More Disney Pixar Lego Sets

Adult Pixar fans should also check out the recently released Luxo Jr. Lego set. This 613-piece model lets nostalgic Pixar enthusiasts build the iconic studio mascot and the colorful ball he hops on to form the production logo you see before each movie. Part of the Lego Ideas series, Luxo Jr. launched in June for $70. Lego also launched a cute Toy Story Celebration Train & RC Car set for younger Pixar fans in June.

Neither of those two newer Pixar Lego sets have received discounts yet, but along with the aforementioned Up House, Walmart has Lego’s Inside Out 2 Mood Cubes for an all-time low price of $24.48. Check out Walmart’s Bricktember Sale for discounts on more Disney Lego sets.

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