Is Moana's Adventure Canoe based on a specific scene in the film?

It recreates the outrigger canoe Moana sails during her voyages, one of the most recognisable vehicles in the film, rather than a single fixed scene.

How many parts does set 43270 include?

The set contains 529 pieces across 164 unique parts, plus three minifigures.

Does the set include scenery beyond the boat?

The build is centred on the canoe itself; most of the piece count goes into the vessel and its details rather than a separate island backdrop.

Disney

Moana's Adventure Canoe

Set 43270 Moana's Adventure Canoe is part of the LEGO® Disney range, recreating the outrigger canoe from the film Moana with 529 pieces and three minifigures. It's a compact build centred on the boat itself rather than a wider film scene.

Set number: 43270
Year: 2025
Pieces: 529
Minifigures: 3
Theme: Disney
Different parts: 164

What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 164

As BrickLink list (XML)

Import on BrickLink: Wanted → Upload, upload the file (or paste its content), pick a Wanted List and add the parts.

Minifigures 3

Loto fig-0158244 pieces × 1
Moana, Sienna Brown, Red Skirt fig-0158264 pieces × 1
Moni fig-0158274 pieces × 1

Description

A compact ocean-going build

At 529 pieces, Moana's Adventure Canoe sits comfortably in LEGO® Disney's mid-size bracket, offering a proper build without sprawling across a weekend. The set focuses on a single, detailed vessel rather than a wider scene, so most of the piece count goes into the canoe itself – hull, outrigger and sail details – rather than background scenery. Across 164 unique parts there's a fair amount of variety for a set this size, which shows up most in the small connector and rigging pieces that give the boat its shape.

The story behind the boat

The canoe is the vessel Moana sails on her voyages across the ocean in the Disney film, so building it piece by piece follows the shape of a boat that's central to several of the story's key scenes. Fans of the film will recognise the outrigger design immediately, and the set works equally well as a standalone build or alongside other Disney-themed sets on a shelf. That makes it a natural pairing with other LEGO® Disney sets from the same film, if you want to build out a wider scene rather than display the boat alone.

Warm tones instead of blue

Rather than leaning on ocean blues, the set uses tan, red, dark red and dark orange – a warm, wood-and-sand palette that suits the island setting more than the sea itself. Sorting pieces by colour before starting makes it easy to separate hull elements from the smaller decorative and cargo details. The colour list on this page tracks exactly which shades appear, handy for matching a replacement part later. It's a deliberate departure from the blues used in many other LEGO® boat sets.

Using the full parts breakdown

Three minifigures crew the canoe, giving it a play element beyond static display, and the complete list of 164 parts on this page catalogues every one of them individually. That's useful if you're after a specific piece – for a repair, an expansion, or just to check exactly what a particular red or tan element looks like before buying a substitute elsewhere. It's also a quick way to confirm which pieces are unique to this set before combining it with other builds.

FAQ

Is Moana's Adventure Canoe based on a specific scene in the film?: It recreates the outrigger canoe Moana sails during her voyages, one of the most recognisable vehicles in the film, rather than a single fixed scene.
How many parts does set 43270 include?: The set contains 529 pieces across 164 unique parts, plus three minifigures.
Does the set include scenery beyond the boat?: The build is centred on the canoe itself; most of the piece count goes into the vessel and its details rather than a separate island backdrop.

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