In 2000 LEGO released 5 Mickey Mouse sets. The largest Mickey Mouse set from 2000 was
4167 Mickey's Mansion with a piece count of 119 and a retail price of $39.99. The current estimated value of all these Mickey Mouse sets from this year is about $637.70 which represents a 574.8% growth.
The vintage LEGO Mickey Mouse theme was released in 2000 with sets that were based on the Fabuland theme type of construction. The vintage Mickey Mouse sets included charcters such as Mickey, Minnie and Pluto and contained on 5 sets.
2000 LEGO Sets
The turn of the millennium was an important year for LEGO. Not only did LEGO produce some investible sets for 2000, we saw some transition in the company. First, set designer and the inventor of the minifigure, Jens Nygaard Knudsen, retired from The LEGO Group. Second, The British Association of Toy Retailers name the LEGO brick "Toy of the Century". With 2000 LEGO released just a couple of new themes including TECHNIC Roboriders and Race. The Rock Raiders, Nijna and the Slizer/Throwbots themes were discontinued.