Golden Age of Disney (Section A) – Trefl – 1500/13,500 pieces

This went together VERY quickly, and my son and I both thoroughly enjoyed it! This was my first Trefl puzzle (cardboard), and I’m impressed by it. This giant 13,500 piece puzzle looks as if it will be enjoyable, entertaining, and beautiful once it’s all together. Thanks again to my Enabler-in-Chief, Penny – this was an excellent choice for my 10th blogiversary puzzle!

The pieces are quite small, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. It makes it easier to assembling a large piece count like this one without needing to have a special space to puzzle. The finished section measures approximately 19 x 27 in. (48 x 68 cm) which is about the average size of a 1000 piece puzzle. It also is a plus when storing the completed sections, as you need much less room; and once you’ve been working with the pieces for a few minutes you almost forget about how small they are, it just seems normal. The chipboard is thick and sturdy, and the pieces feel almost soft in your hands – it’s quite nice to work with. The fit is excellent, and overall I’m quite happy with the quality.

I started with the largest and brightest section, and then started filling in the twinklies around what was done – that seemed easier than trying to do them first or separately on their own. Even though it’s been 10 years I still remember the twinklies from the Memorable Disney Moments puzzle, and these are much nicer to work with in my opinion. The background isn’t all one color, and there doesn’t seem to be as much of it – at least for this section. Still, the twinklies in this puzzle don’t seem to be as daunting somehow. And honestly I’m absolutely loving working with smaller sections that can be done in just a few days.

Heart hands and Mickey’s signature in the twinklies, very cute!

This was the last section to be assembled. It’s just so quaint and sweet and it reminds me of my childhood watching Disney cartoons on tv with the whole family. Now a family watching tv together would be what was “quaint and sweet” regardless of the program being watched, it just doesn’t seem to happen much anymore. Oh dear, my age is showing. 👵

Trefl’s new puzzle sets are all designed to work together, so I could potentially complete this puzzle and the other 9000 piece Disney puzzle of theirs that I have and they would all fit together. There are two other Disney puzzles they have made that are 6000 pieces each and of course they are adorable as well. If I had all four puzzles they would total 34,500 pieces in 23 sections that could be put together however I wanted. I don’t know that it’s something I want to do at the moment, but the potential is always there.

I’m having a great time so far, and I’m so glad Penny gave me the suggestion to do another big Disney puzzle, thank you my friend!