Disney Designer Dolls

[berrybread]

But October 17th is so far away
Ack... don't want to wait that long to get Rapunzel.
What I do like is the fact that if I don't get one at the Disney Store which I have planned for a while to get to super early for her release, I have a chance to get one the next day online.
I thought one a week was an exciting way to do it and it got me really hyped up each week, even if I wasn't buying that week's release. I have decided to only get Ariel, Belle, and Rapunzel. I feel that it might not be as exciting when they release them all at the same time a month from now, you know?
Pros and Cons to this solution, but then again, no solution can make everyone happy.

 

[Shivatopia]

Ah well, so much for my skepticism! Bring on the madness one more time, y'all! See you all on October 17th!

 

[princessaholic]

is true
Dear Disney Store Guests:

As you may be aware, our new limited edition Disney Princess Designer Doll Collection has generated a good deal of excitement. While many of you love the new dolls, you have also expressed frustration in securing your favorite Princess, and brought to our attention ways we could make the process fair for all Guests. We want you to know that we read your comments on Facebook, saw your Tweets, and our wonderful Cast Members have told us what they heard from our Guests who visited our Stores.

Quantities of these dolls are very limited, and we realize that not everyone will be able to get the doll of their choice even with a new process in place. Our aim is to increase the possibility of our Guests to obtain the dolls that they are seeking. Therefore we have updated our release plans as follows:

• We will now release for sale all 5 remaining Disney Princess Designer Dolls: Tiana, Jasmine, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty and Pocahontas on one date in Stores on 10/17/11.

• We will then have a Disneystore.com release of all 5 remaining Disney Princess Designer Dolls (Tiana, Jasmine, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty and Pocahontas) the following day on 10/18/11, at a time to be determined.

• We will be limiting the purchase to one doll per Princess, per Purchasing Guest – both in-store and at Disneystore.com

• We will implement a line queue and ticketing procedure (first come, first served) in Stores on the release date and the dolls will be sold at store opening.

• Guests that are not successful in obtaining the Princess Doll of their choice at the Stores will be able to try again later at Disneystore.com

We thank you for your continued support and loyalty. We hope you have a Magical day.

Note: This information is valid at Disney Store locations in the United States and Canada, excluding Outlet locations. Due to recent openings, the following stores will NOT participate in the distribution of dolls on 10/17/11: La Plaza Mall, McAllen, TX; Westfield Galleria at Roseville, Roseville, CA; Westfield Fashion Square, Sherman Oaks, CA.

 

[Figaro1]

I think I like the idea of Disney Store release on a Monday then on-line on Tuesday.

BUT I do not like that they will all be released at once. So even if you only wanted one of the five, you now have to compete with everyone!! CRAZY

I would have liked Disney to keep the weekly schedule, but release in store on Monday then on-line for Tuesday. But no one asked me!

 

[Diva CS]

I am also wondering if the Disney Stores are only going to get limited shipment of each doll?! Most stores have only been getting between 10 -20 dolls each week. That still limits the number of people who are going to get them instore whether or not they get all 5 or just 1! You also have to guess which store is gonna have a lot of the doll you want! Seriously, Disney is so vague. Maybe they should have done this lottery style....

 

[ReggieB]

I been thinking of how I'm going to do this come Tuesday 18th Oct, my head keeps exploding!!!

 

[Shivatopia]

I am also wondering if the Disney Stores are only going to get limited shipment of each doll?! Most stores have only been getting between 10 -20 dolls each week. That still limits the number of people who are going to get them instore whether or not they get all 5 or just 1! You also have to guess which store is gonna have a lot of the doll you want! Seriously, Disney is so vague. Maybe they should have done this lottery style....

Based on the trend of the first 5 dolls, the retail stores may already have their initial stock in the stock rooms, so their limited supply would stay the same unless the warehouse ships more to them before October 17th. People were saying that the retail stores were shipping their stock of the remaining 5 princess dolls, but who knows if that was true? There have been many rumores thrown about in the past week. All I can say is: Good luck to everyone!

 

[KateB]

So happy that they are limiting everyone only one doll! Wohooo!!!!

 

[GraceMonica]

Im getting my brother and two of my friends to come with me to the store. We are only planning on buying five dolls between the four of us, but id rather be with more people so if a fight ensues. Im just curious as to what time ill have to show up at the mall. And what time theyre releasing on the tuesday. Hopefully it helps out us east coasters so were not up until 3 am again!

 

[GraceMonica]

Oh, my snow white doll arrived today! Tomorrow, ill get all my dolls situated and photograph my collection since its done. Im so proud of it!

 

[glenpreece]

I think at this point. no matter what they do, there is going to be chaos. so condensing it down to one day in store and one day online. will just get it done and over with as far as they're concerned.
Pocahontas is the only doll I had intended to get so hopefully with my 2 snow white dolls I'll have a bartering chip if I'm not able to get my Pocahontas.

i agree hopefully this will put an end to the madness

 

[MarGN77]

Ah well, so much for my skepticism! Bring on the madness one more time, y'all! See you all on October 17th!

I'm from the SF area also and am curious what time you plan to get in line at the store? We've bought the dolls online up to this point, but now my husband wants to camp out so we have some kind of chance at the remaining dolls.

 

[Aurorabrir]

Hello everyone,
Today has been fun of highs and lows for me. I have yet to lay my hands on a designer doll, although my sister bought me a Snow White that is coming soon!! At first, I couldn't justify the $60 expense, but then I guess I got caught up in the frenzy and realized that I'd like to have two, one for each of my girls (the truth is, they're for me! I just justify it that way...."these are dolls we look at and don't touch!"). So, we jumped in and got the Snow White, but I felt so disappointed when the weekly dolls were suspended.
Since then, I've been eagerly waiting for the announcement and was so baffled by Disney's resolution to this problem. It seems like a huge mistake to have five times as many fans rushing to get the dolls on the same day. If Snow White fans broke the computer down, what will happen when EVERYONE logs on?
So, I watched the prices on Ebay and bit the bullet for a Mulan today. I'm not happy that I paid so much, but it wasn't astronomical...the prices are going down!
I just wanted to log on here and say....it feels SO GOOD to have at least two in the works, and I hope that you all get what you are looking for. You seem like really nice people, like fans, and I hope to see more success stories online here after October 17th!!!
Good luck!

 

[JasonsPrincess]

Well...this new system pretty much means I will not be getting a doll :-\ The nearest Disney Store to where I live, that sells the dolls is over 1hr 1/2 away...not to mention the fact that both my husband and I work. I wouldn't mind relying on the internet but the time they will be released is still TBD, if it is during the day, that puts both me and Husband not able to get them..we don't have jobs that use use computer/internet

It sucked waking up/staying up till 3am..but I atleast had a chance.

 

[MarGN77]

Hello everyone,
Today has been fun of highs and lows for me. I have yet to lay my hands on a designer doll, although my sister bought me a Snow White that is coming soon!! At first, I couldn't justify the $60 expense, but then I guess I got caught up in the frenzy and realized that I'd like to have two, one for each of my girls (the truth is, they're for me! I just justify it that way...."these are dolls we look at and don't touch!"). So, we jumped in and got the Snow White, but I felt so disappointed when the weekly dolls were suspended.
Since then, I've been eagerly waiting for the announcement and was so baffled by Disney's resolution to this problem. It seems like a huge mistake to have five times as many fans rushing to get the dolls on the same day. If Snow White fans broke the computer down, what will happen when EVERYONE logs on?
So, I watched the prices on Ebay and bit the bullet for a Mulan today. I'm not happy that I paid so much, but it wasn't astronomical...the prices are going down!
I just wanted to log on here and say....it feels SO GOOD to have at least two in the works, and I hope that you all get what you are looking for. You seem like really nice people, like fans, and I hope to see more success stories online here after October 17th!!!
Good luck!

I'm happy that you have two on the way! I read about the release just as they began coming out and I thought the dolls were beautiful but didn't think I'd want to spend ~$60 on several dolls. Especially since we're trying to budget for our Christmas trip to Disney World. Then I, too, got caught up in the frenzy and thought it would be great to build this collection to pass on to my daughter one day. Well, we bit the bullet on eBay as well but it was worth it to us. I was fortunate enough that my Snow White order was fulfilled; she should arrive on Tues!

 

[heart goes boOm]

i'm so nervous i won't get jasmine and rapunzel now. oh well, if i don't i want to get the disney animator ariel doll instead.

 

[Cameragirlla]

I'm super nervous. I have to work that Monday and Tuesday and dont have the luxury of taking the day off to wait in line. My only hope is that they start releasing them at midnight and release a doll an hour online. I'm wishing on some pretty big stars that I get to finish the collection.

 

[jejuneraccoon]

Good luck, everyone!

 

[GraceMonica]

I wonder if people will start to forget about it in a few weeks. LOL, Hoping and praying.

My work schedule is pretty flexible, so taking off the Monday and Tuesday just means i'll work Wednesday thru Sunday, which i don't mind!

I got home from work today and my parents were so excited to see me because it meant opening up my package! They were so eager to see Snow White! It was cute! (My younger sister opened Cinderella, and my mom opened Belle so I made sure I was able to have the first look at Snow White!)

I'm not going to think about the mall situation until a the 16th, because I honestly don't want to be stressed for it like I was with Snow White. (She gave me intense head aches two days prior to her release because I knew how intense the online fight for her would be!)

 

[GraceMonica]

I'm happy that you have two on the way! I read about the release just as they began coming out and I thought the dolls were beautiful but didn't think I'd want to spend ~$60 on several dolls. Especially since we're trying to budget for our Christmas trip to Disney World. Then I, too, got caught up in the frenzy and thought it would be great to build this collection to pass on to my daughter one day. Well, we bit the bullet on eBay as well but it was worth it to us. I was fortunate enough that my Snow White order was fulfilled; she should arrive on Tues!

I know how you feel! In less than 50 days my whole family (minus my oldest sister) and I are going to Disneyland for the first time. I promised myself to have at least $1000 saved for by time I went. WELL, with the release of this collection...I've spent a good...$500 of that. HAHA, Oh well! I still have a few pay checks until then! I told myself NOT to buy the dolls, but I as well got caught up in the magic of it. I love classy things, and I just felt that these dolls were just so classy and beautiful that I would be severely regretful if I didn't get any.