DisneyStore Limited Edition 17" Dolls Discussion
PrincessAurora13
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I like your taste in princes. ;D
I'm pretty sure the mirror Gaston is holding isn't the enchanted mirror. The enchanted mirror was silver and had a different design on the back. Gaston's mirror is gold, has a more complex symbol on the back, and the handle and frame are made out of antlers. That kind of implies that its Gaston's mirror, and he is looking at himself because of how narcissistic he is. I think it makes sense in that regard.
omg I love this doll and its deffo the nicest one in a while but their was something about the pattern that reminded me of something and you said it- grandmas curtains!!
I won't be getting this doll as it doesn't scream Belle and its not a iconic look. Wish they had added the fur to the hood. However it is beautiful
Now that all the magic and sparkles of the new doll reveals have settled down a bit, I have decided that I probably will not be purchasing the Beast (love Gaston too, but I never planned on getting him to begin with). I love how he looks and I think he would be a wonderful addition to any collection, but I think I need to save my money for other things. Not to mention that I am running out of room to put any of my collectibles, so I don't need another 17" doll crowding up my room right now. Plus, despite how much I absolutely love Beauty and the Beast, I feel like I would get more satisfaction out of another doll like the upcoming designer dolls or maybe even Moana. Maybe I will get him down the line or something.
Anyways, I was remembering a rumor that happened earlier in the year after the Signature Collection edition of Snow White came out. The rumor was that the Beauty and the Beast signature edition Blu-ray would be released in the fall, and Alice would be released in the following spring. Considering the part about Beauty and the Beast turned out to be true, that rumor is starting to have some credibility. If Alice turns out to be the next signature collection release, does anyone think we could get a brand new Alice doll? Perhaps one that is more accurate to the original film instead of being a hybrid of the original and the Tim Burton version like the LE 500 doll was?
I'm in the minority of people who don't consider the original 17" Alice doll to be a "hybrid." She was released for the 60th anniversary of animated Alice, a year AFTER the Burton film (2011 vs 2010), and her dress is really Alice's dress jazzed up--which you would expect from the 17" line, in which every character's "classic" outfit has been enhanced in some way. I'm not being argumentative with you, ha ha, although it may sound like it.I think that's the biggest issue with doing another "classic" Alice: She only has one outfit in the entire movie--so unless they quite literally just design a new blue dress, I don't know what they could do with her. Doesn't mean another Alice doll wouldn't be welcomed by many--and I'm not saying there's no chance. I just am not sure what they could do to make her different from what they've already done. Belle had other clothes to change into for a new doll ....
As far as the blu-ray release, at least, it's an interesting question. I thought they'd put out a new edition timed to the 65th anniversary--but that's been released to DMC members and not (yet) the general public. The DMC version is not labeled as "signature," so would they release ANOTHER blu-ray within six months to a year? Not sure. It does raise the question: Alice or not, what will they do for the next 17" doll release???*
* After BatB and Moana, since we already know about those.
Haha you make interesting and good points! I didn't take it the wrong way at all. I really like discussions like this. But the LE 500 Alice and Queen of Hearts always came across as hybrids of both brands to me. They each have features that I could associate with both films (ESPECIALLY the Queen of Hearts). But I can see what you mean by them being just jazzed up versions of their original looks.
I do agree that the only other thing they could do for a new Alice doll is design a new look for her blue dress. I think you can make it look closer to the original dress while still making it look "worthy" of being associated with an LE doll. If anything it gives Disney an excuse to create a higher LE number seeing the first doll is so sought after, and they will have a face mold to go off of this fall with the designer set. As for the recent DMC re-release blu-ray, its exactly the same as the blu-ray you can buy in stores right now, which the only real differences being that it has a digital copy included and some new cover art. So the signature collection blu-ray would be a completely different blu-ray with new special features, menus and so forth. It is still a bit odd though. I guess we will have to wait and see what happens after Beauty and the Beast is released in September!
Technically at one point in the film Alice wears the white rabbits house... That's an outfit...
I would LOVE a new face mold for Alice! That's my one tiny complaint about the existing 17" doll ... Alice and QoH have Barbie doll faces, with different paint and eyelashes glued on.Snow, Tiana, and Rapunzel, all of whom were released before Alice (I believe), don't have that problem. (Maybe Snow a little, but her paint job captures the character.) I guess Disney didn't know how to morph Alice from a little girl to a woman wearing a poufy dress, so they just plunked on a Barbie head. That's part of why I really wish we would see a Heroes v Villains preview already--I'm dying to know what Alice looks like!
Yeah. I've noticed that with a few LE dolls I've had my eyes on.Is it just me or have passed LE doll prices been dropping recently? I've been watching auctions lately and this is the trend I've been noticing. I'm tempted to get LE purple Rapunzel so I'm thinking now might be my chance to get her at a lower than usual price but I don't know. I want to get LE Belle and Beast on Tuesday so I probably shouldn't spend so much all at the same time. Don't passed LE doll prices usually increase, if not skyrocket, following the release of a new LE doll?
Soooo we are less than 24 hours now until the preorder release in store. Let the anxiety begin! How early does everyone plan on getting to their mall?
I was just wondering that myself. I don't think my store normally is chaos, but I've never gone to a Doll release.
If you CAN get there early, just take a bottle of water, a book if you're a reader, and make yourself as comfy as you can while you wait. You will be less stressed, even if you're bored, ha. Besides sparing yourself the concerns about shipping and box damage, etc, you will avoid the stress of "Is the website going to crap out on me?" I've seen people discussing this elsewhere, that the DS website has been a bit unreliable since the recent backend tinkering. Why deal with that IF you have the option of going to a store? Good luck!
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