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Minidolls VS Minifigures - How to Resolve the War

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  Something very interesting has been happening with the Disney microscale sets. And by interesting, I mean something that has been making minifigure-lovers flip tables over. If you're at all involved in the LEGO Disney community, you know what I'm talking about. If you don't, well, just know we may be witnessing the turning of the tide. Or just Disney picking and choosing which movies are 'for boys' and 'for girls.' The first of these microscale sets was the Disney Castle, based on the iconic castle at Disneyland. The set included a fairly standard Mickey Mouse minifigure. Nothing unexpected or out of the ordinary. Then came the next one - a miniature replica of the Haunted Mansion. Again, it featured a minifigure, to absolutely no-one's surprise. But then came something that was surprising. The third set was based around the Palace of Agrabah, from 1992's Aladdin . Not only being the first set to be a model of a location from one of Disney's fi
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The Minidoll Problem

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 The Minidoll Problem    Everywhere I look in the LEGO community, I see AFOLS going on and on and on about how much they despise minidolls, with little to nothing to base their argument on. People who hate minidolls hardly ever give a reason as to why. All these forty-year-olds ranting on their blogs and throwing tantrums when a set has the audacity to include minidolls. Here is the problem with minidolls, and why I think the tides will turn.     Firstly, part of the dislike comes from the lack of articulation in comparison to minifigures. While yes, it is a valid criticism, I can't say it has ever bothered me much. Perhaps it's because I'm quite young and grew up with minidolls instead of minifigs (and if it seems I'm wearing rose-coloured glasses when talking about this, feel free to let me know!), that I never cared.       Maybe because I never knew what I was missing by the oh-so-great legs that move independently, and hands that twist around. Well, actually, even w
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