I do not think the dresses are made from the scratchy/cheap/fake material like those found at wal-mart (those are still nice, don't get me wrong). Also, there is much more detail in the dresses...have you had a chance to look at allears.net? they have lots of pics of BBB. I'm not sure if you remember the "jelly shoes" that were popular in the 80's...but that's what cindy's shoes look like, they are clear, cover the toe and have a strap in the back with a small heel...adorable! They became too hot/sweaty for our DD6, so we switched to sandals. We had ADR's at the royal table , so she went dressed for that...but this year we are not doing crt and she's still doing BBB. You can bring your own dress and buy ALL and EVERY kind of accessory you can think of. The package with the dress includes another crown, wand, shoes, dress and of course the fake nails and left over make up. Let me know if you have other questions...have a great trip!!!