Elena of Avalor costume - at Disney store or in park? What's the difference?

[kboo]

So ODD says that her biggest Xmas wish is to get an Elena of Avalor costume, which she saw at the Disney store today. It's quite lovely, but it's $100!* The version exclusively at the parks is $60. What is the difference, other than the instant gratification in time for Xmas? Both look very nice. We aren't heading to WDW until August but I think I could get her on board with waiting until then.

*Lessons learned - went to the Disney Store to "shop for" DH and her little sister, and she knew she wasn't getting anything. I planned the excursion to see what she would be really into, expecting her to go for the Moana toys or princess dolls. She spent a lot of time playing with those, but could not be swayed from wishing with all her heart for a beautiful dress like Elena of Avalor's (and she doesn't even watch Disney Jr). So much for my bright plan to get a lead on what she might really like.

 

[GrrArrgh]

Check the Shop Parks disney app. There are two $60 Elena dresses and you can buy one of them from the app (only one of them is in-park purchase only) and have it shipped to you. I don't know if the Disney Store one is better than those, but they look good enough to me.

 

[GlassAct]

Chasing Fireflies has a beautiful Elena dress. It's currently $140 but it's been 60% off a few times this past month. Maybe right after Christmas will be another sale.

 

[ElenaRN]

You can def get a really nice knock off for much cheaper. Your DD won't know the difference.

 

[Imagineer5]

I bought the in park exclusive one for my DD, with a 20% AP discount :-D thought it was really reasonable for the quality and how much she absolutely LOVES it. I saw the in-store version that's $99 yesterday and thought they looked similar, not sure why the in-park one is so much cheaper? It has a lot of sparkle to it, too. I looked into some cheaper options but I've found I really appreciate the park quality ones vs the knock offs.

 

[kboo]

Thanks for your input! DD agreed to defer her big costume and asked instead for "princess shoes" - unfortunately none of the shoes in our local disney store are her size, so she's getting Elsa and Elena jewelry.