Everything Disney Doll Related

[Axlcat]

I know Rapunzel is probably more popular than Snow White, but a lot of people appear to be turned off by the posing of the dolls in her set. This makes me think she won't sell out as quick as I initially thought. I'm still planning to try the raffle on Tuesday anyway. First time for me to try to get one of these dolls at the store, so at least I'll see what that experience is like. And if I'm lucky enough to get one, it will be nice not to wait for the UPS truck a week later.

 

[Tinkerboy00]

I know Rapunzel is probably more popular than Snow White, but a lot of people appear to be turned off by the posing of the dolls in her set. This makes me think she won't sell out as quick as I initially thought. I'm still planning to try the raffle on Tuesday anyway. First time for me to try to get one of these dolls at the store, so at least I'll see what that experience is like. And if I'm lucky enough to get one, it will be nice not to wait for the UPS truck a week later.

I agree. I think Rapunzel will sell faster than Snow. I think Ariel and Belle will sell out quickly.

Although a lot of collectors Ive talked to don't really care for them, and for a non collector they are too expensive.

Im seeing them on ebay for twice and three times as much already but no one is bidding on them which makes me think they are just not as popular as the Designer ones.

 

[MrRomance]

Mrs. Romance and I have every limited edition collectors doll so far. It's not a cheap collection by any stretch of the imagination.

Between now and October, there are no less than 7 Limited Edition Dolls being released and no doubt DW will get them all.

The couples dolls are a mixed bag, the doll collecting community are a little split on them. The ones that seem to have the most interest are Rapunzel and Ariel but anything Ariel always attracts a lot of interest.

We really need to get our collection insured!

 

[disneyfan888]

In comparison to the previous designer collection, the hype seems to be a bit less. However, Snow White was the least favorite of all the dolls from the start. Yes, people like her, but many were turned off by her hair. I have a pretty big Disney Collection, mostly Little Mermaid which I have been collecting since her release, but I also collect Disney Dolls. I think the Fairytale Collection is great, my personal favorites are Rapunzel & Ariel, which seem to be the most popular ones from what I have heard and read. I too think Rapunzel will sell a lot better and I hope that everyone that truly wants her are able to her as well as the other ones.

I also think people on ebay are holding off in getting the dolls because they have the hopes of getting one at the regular price as opposed to paying double or sometimes triple the costs. I understand some people might prefer ensuring the doll instead of going through the hassle, but there is still an opportunity to get the doll at a regular price, why overpay? Even so, some of the dolls have sold for $350 as pre-orders. I do not think they are as popular as the original designer collection, but I think the buzz for Rapunzel and Ariel is pretty big. Those are two of my favorite princesses which is why I really want them, Aurora being the third, I hope they release her in the next group of the Fairytale Designer Collection and hopefully a 17 LE will come sooner or later

Good Luck to everyone in getting their dolls!

 

[Tinkerboy00]

Mrs. Romance and I have every limited edition collectors doll so far. It's not a cheap collection by any stretch of the imagination.

Between now and October, there are no less than 7 Limited Edition Dolls being released and no doubt DW will get them all.

The couples dolls are a mixed bag, the doll collecting community are a little split on them. The ones that seem to have the most interest are Rapunzel and Ariel but anything Ariel always attracts a lot of interest.

We really need to get our collection insured!

I know what you are saying about all the new LE dolls coming out. I want them all, but really cant afford to get them all. I want the LE Ursula for sure. Im not too keen on the Eric one, so Ill pass on him.

In comparison to the previous designer collection, the hype seems to be a bit less. However, Snow White was the least favorite of all the dolls from the start. Yes, people like her, but many were turned off by her hair. I have a pretty big Disney Collection, mostly Little Mermaid which I have been collecting since her release, but I also collect Disney Dolls. I think the Fairytale Collection is great, my personal favorites are Rapunzel & Ariel, which seem to be the most popular ones from what I have heard and read. I too think Rapunzel will sell a lot better and I hope that everyone that truly wants her are able to her as well as the other ones.

I also think people on ebay are holding off in getting the dolls because they have the hopes of getting one at the regular price as opposed to paying double or sometimes triple the costs. I understand some people might prefer ensuring the doll instead of going through the hassle, but there is still an opportunity to get the doll at a regular price, why overpay? Even so, some of the dolls have sold for $350 as pre-orders. I do not think they are as popular as the original designer collection, but I think the buzz for Rapunzel and Ariel is pretty big. Those are two of my favorite princesses which is why I really want them, Aurora being the third, I hope they release her in the next group of the Fairytale Designer Collection and hopefully a 17 LE will come sooner or later

Good Luck to everyone in getting their dolls!

I agree with what you said about people holding off. Im hoping to get them in store, and if not then I will stalk ebay for a good deal on them probably. Just like Im now doing for the Designer Princess ones, since I just started collecting in Dec I missed them.

I am really only collecting stuff/dolls of Belle, Ariel and Rapunzel. I have some of the DS dolls of other characters, but those three are my main ones. I would love to have every doll of those three. yeah right haha.

 

[sjv919]

My mom snagged Rapunzel as a birthday gift for me today in store! I don't know if it was crowded or what not, but I am SO excited!!

My brother also got to purchase Rapunzel for my niece at the same store, so I'm thinking it wasn't too bad or they both just got lucky.

 

[disneyfan888]

The majority of the people that went to our store got one, but not everyone. I felt so bad for one lady who did not get one, I would feel horrible too. Congrats to those who got her today! If you did not, do not lose hope, you can still snag her online tomorrow. Good luck everyone!

 

[disneyfan888]

My mom snagged Rapunzel as a birthday gift for me today in store! I don't know if it was crowded or what not, but I am SO excited!!

My brother also got to purchase Rapunzel for my niece at the same store, so I'm thinking it wasn't too bad or they both just got lucky.

Congrats!!!

 

[Axlcat]

I bought Rapunzel at the store today, after the raffle took place. It was my intent to be there at noon and take part, but I convinced myself to wait and buy her online tonight. On a whim at about 2:00 I decided to call the store closest to me to see if they had any left and was told they still had 9 in stock. So I drove over there and bought her in person. First time for me as far as designer dolls go. I don't know how all the Disney stores work, but mine only has a demo doll on display, all others are kept in the back. I was allowed to take the cover off to be sure everything was okay.

The dolls are perfect, but it was necessary to take the acrylic cover off to reposition Rapunzel's head. She was literally facing Flynn, kind of doing an Exorcist thing. I also wanted the sleeve of the arm holding the lantern to hang down. Not sure how it's attached to the plastic tab in the case (glue?), but it came off without any harm. Removing the cover is not easy. I think I did it for one of the villain dolls - Maleficent - because her cane fell over, and in both cases, then and now, that cover did not want to come off without a struggle. But everything worked out and I am happy.

I'm sure I'll be up at 2:00 tomorrow morning to check around the net and see how it's going. But I'm so glad I don't have to go through the stress of waiting for the doll to show up. The CM at my store says they expect Ariel to be the one that will be hard to get, so I will definitely do the raffle for her and will probably bring a friend along to better my chances.

 

[tony609]

I got my Rapunzel/Flynn set today! So happy. I got Snow White and her Prince last week. 3 more to go! there were about 10 people at the store I went to and everybody got one. I think they had about 10-12 left. So everybody there got one. No one left sad. I was really happy as I was the last one picked. Last time I was second to last.....

 

[Axlcat]

I was really happy as I was the last one picked. Last time I was second to last.....

Congrats! I think this is why I convinced myself not to do the raffle today. I have poor luck with this kind of stuff. The stress of waiting to hear my name called as it's getting toward the end would be worse than constantly hitting the refresh button. Not having your name called and watching others walk out with a doll would be devastating, whereas online you can be disappointed in private if you don't get one. My experience today taught me that my store must be one of those that is left with a surplus most of the time, but who can say that will always be the case.

 

[IheartRapunzel]

congrats to everyone who got one. I would love to have Rapunzel and Ariel as they are my favorite princesses, but sadly college life has to come first. lol

 

[Tinkerboy00]

I decided not to get her. and I was sad all day about it.

I really want her, but I just cant spend the money right now. Im saving for a training in the winter, and need to put all money towards that. I thought about charging her on a card, but then having her, belle, ariel, le ariel, and le Ursula all coming up that is a LOT of money.

I just saw that Rapunzel is still available online (as is Snow White). Im reading that they are not selling out as the Princess Designer ones did. So there is hope that I can get Ariel at least. Im not sure I want Belle, because really how many Belles in the yellow dress variations does one need? I wish they would have given her dress some more detail like they did all of the others. Why does Belle always just get a variation of that yellow dress. LOL

It was a good mail day though. I got my Designer Rapunzel and a Brass Key Belle in the mail.

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[Axlcat]

I know what you mean about allocation of funds, Tinkerboy. It is really tough right now with all of these dolls coming up at once. Like you I am trying to get the Designer Princesses on Ebay/Amazon, but I have to put them on hold if I want to get the Fairytale Collection, as well as Ursula. It doesn't help that I recently discovered the Enesco Couture de Force figurines and want all of those as well. *sigh*

I stayed up last night waiting for Rapunzel to appear online. I wanted to see how quickly it would appear in case I had decided to buy it then. It's frustrating that someone on another message board posted at exactly 2:00 CST that the set was available for sale, and yet by 2:10 it still had not appeared for me. I can understand a couple of minutes lag time, but 10 minutes??? This is not really a problem with this collection so far since they are not selling out right away, but how does anyone have a chance with the LE dolls like Ursula? I guess the update is made to different pages incrementally instead of simultaneously and you just have to be on the right one. Or maybe it depends on the browser you use. I use Firefox, but maybe I'll try IE next time. If it's just a matter of server capability then I guess you really do need to camp out at the physical store if you want the doll bad enough.

 

[Axlcat]

A little tidbit about the Rapunzel set I saw on Facebook. Flynn has a satchel and inside is Rapunzel's crown. I wish I had read that before I opened the case yesterday because I am not opening it again just to check this out. But for anyone who will be opening their case up, here's something extra to look for.

 

[sjv919]

A little tidbit about the Rapunzel set I saw on Facebook. Flynn has a satchel and inside is Rapunzel's crown. I wish I had read that before I opened the case yesterday because I am not opening it again just to check this out. But for anyone who will be opening their case up, here's something extra to look for.

Whaaaaattt? I wanna see! Lol.

And I get what you all mean about the price...I've saved to buy Aladdin and Jasmine myself (birthday and Christmas are covered by Rapunzel/Flynn and Belle/Beast haha) but for the amount of money I'd spend, I could go to MNSSHP at Disney instead with my bff (or pay rent but psht that's not important, right? Lol)...I want both but it's one or the other :\ I haven't chosen yet lol I'll probably do MNSSHP, though, since I'll already have two of the collection.

 

[Axlcat]

That's another expense coming up in addition to the dolls - our trip to Disneyland in November. And then Christmas. If only money really did grow on trees.

 

[IheartRapunzel]

it's soooo very tempting to order the Rapunzel doll. if only it wasn't so expensive!!! I would love to have her and Ariel. but i couldn't spend that much money on something that is just going to sit there and look pretty...especially being a college student. maybe i can convince my bf to get me one for christmas

 

[Tinkerboy00]

My thought was to try to get the Designer dolls now, Ive been stalking them forever now on ebay/amazon. I managed to get Rapunzel at a great deal from ebay.

But Belle and especially Ariel are just so expensive. Its so crazy to me. Ariel is $500+. Its all supply and demand of course, but I am just not going to pay that.

I was thinking about later next year getting the Fairytale collection from ebay, but now Im thinking that the prices are going to be so high, that better to go in debt now and get them at the retail price.

Im going to call my local DS and see if they still have Rapunzel and then just get her I think. Better to pay $130 now than to pay $300 next year. I just think Rapunzel looks so beautiful in that dress, and I really like the Flynn doll too.

I need to see Belle in person though, even though she is one of my favorite princesses, I might skip her. I am not in love with the Beast doll, and I think Belle looks like any other Belle doll I've seen in that yellow dress.

Like Rapunzel, I think Ariel's dress is beautiful with that embroidery. I just wish they would have done more to make Belle look more special like the others.

I am definitely going to try to get Ariel though. *crosses fingers*

 

[Axlcat]

I think you won't regret getting Rapunzel. Her dress is so beautiful. Someone on another site described Flynn as looking like he wants to kill Rapunzel , but it's just the way they posed him in the box. If you turn his head slightly to look at the lantern, he looks much friendlier. This particular set does boost the argument for de-boxing, but I think if you display the box at an angle, it looks okay.

When I compare the edition sizes of the Designer Princesses, it is crazy how Ariel remains so high on the secondary market, but it shows how popular she is. I want all these dolls, but I also want them at a reasonable price, so it will be years before I have the entire collection. I collected the Hard Rock Barbies, and got all but the first one when they were released. I still do not have #1 because I don't want to pay so much for her. I just need to get her as a birthday or Christmas present for myself so I can complete the collection. This is what I will have to do with Ariel someday.