Will the Real Ursula Please Stand Up? Take 2 - Great Villains Ursula (Mattel, 1997) vs TLM Gift Set Ursula (Disney Store, 2013) vs Limited Edition 17'' Ursula (Disney Store, 2013)
Three very different Ursula dolls are presented side by side, so they can be compared. They are fully deboxed, and are in a standing pose. On the left is the limited edition Sea Witch Ursula, released by Mattel in 1997, as the third doll in the Great Villains Collection. On the right is the newly released Disney Store Limited Edition Ursula 17'' Doll. She was released on October 1, 2013, the same day as LE Ariel and LE Prince Eric in the same series. She promotes the release of the Diamond Edition of The Little Mermaid on Blu-ray and DVD. In the middle is the free standing Ursula 11'' play doll, part of The Little Mermaid Deluxe Doll Gift Set, released by the Disney Store in 2013. Of course she is no comparison next to the limited edition dolls.
[Following is a comparative review of the two limited edition Ursulas.]
The most noticeable difference between them is that LE Ursula is so much larger than the Great Villains Ursula, especially her torso, arms and head. LE Ursula is in her factory pose, supported by the included display stand. She is exactly 17'' tall on the stand, to the top of her hairdo. To the top of her head, she is 15'', and from the bottom of her torso to the top of her head she is about 9''. Her tentacles are about 8.5'' long. Great Villains Ursula is 15'' tall on the stand, where her legs have been stretched out. In her box pose, she is 12'' tall. Sitting down off the stand, she is about 9'' tall. Her tentacles are 9.5'' long, so are actually about an inch longer than LE Ursula's tentacles. They are much thinner as well, but also more posable.
LE Ursula arms rotate about her shoulders. Her head appears to be posable, but I couldn't turn her head using what I thought was a reasonable amount of force, and making sure that her necklace wasn't jammed into her neck joint. Her upper body is a hard plastic, light purple in color with a shiny pearly texture. Her lower body is plush. She has a great mass of white hair heavily gelled, with two gray streaks. She has long black antenna-like rooted eyelashes. Great Villains Ursula's arms also rotate about the shoulders, but her head is definitely in a fixed position. She has much shorter light blonde hair, with green streaks.
LE Ursula has a much more elaborate outfit than the Great Villains Ursula. Of course that is to be expected as LE Ursula is a 17'' doll. She has a skirt that hides the display stand under her, as opposed to the open doll stand of the Great Villains Ursula. Also the LE Ursula's stand is placed flat against the base of her torso, whereas the Mattel Ursula has the stand's rod inserted into an opening at the bottom of her torso. Neither stand is especially sturdy, but LE Ursula's stand has the advantage of being attached more securely, so the doll can be picked up by her body without the stand falling off.
[review to be completed soon...]
Great Villains Sea Witch Ursula
Mattel, 1997
Bought in new in box, second hand, in 2013.
Gift Set 11'' Ursula Doll
The Little Mermaid Deluxe Doll Gift Set
US Disney Store
Released online July 8, 2013
Purchase in store June 21, 2013
$79.95 US (for the set of 5 dolls)
Limited Edition Ursula Doll - 17''
US Disney Store
Released and SOLD OUT on October 1, 2013
Purchased in store October 1, 2013
$99.95 US
#303 of 2000
Will the Real Ursula Please Stand Up? Take 2 - Great Villains Ursula (Mattel, 1997) vs TLM Gift Set Ursula (Disney Store, 2013) vs Limited Edition 17'' Ursula (Disney Store, 2013)
Three very different Ursula dolls are presented side by side, so they can be compared. They are fully deboxed, and are in a standing pose. On the left is the limited edition Sea Witch Ursula, released by Mattel in 1997, as the third doll in the Great Villains Collection. On the right is the newly released Disney Store Limited Edition Ursula 17'' Doll. She was released on October 1, 2013, the same day as LE Ariel and LE Prince Eric in the same series. She promotes the release of the Diamond Edition of The Little Mermaid on Blu-ray and DVD. In the middle is the free standing Ursula 11'' play doll, part of The Little Mermaid Deluxe Doll Gift Set, released by the Disney Store in 2013. Of course she is no comparison next to the limited edition dolls.
[Following is a comparative review of the two limited edition Ursulas.]
The most noticeable difference between them is that LE Ursula is so much larger than the Great Villains Ursula, especially her torso, arms and head. LE Ursula is in her factory pose, supported by the included display stand. She is exactly 17'' tall on the stand, to the top of her hairdo. To the top of her head, she is 15'', and from the bottom of her torso to the top of her head she is about 9''. Her tentacles are about 8.5'' long. Great Villains Ursula is 15'' tall on the stand, where her legs have been stretched out. In her box pose, she is 12'' tall. Sitting down off the stand, she is about 9'' tall. Her tentacles are 9.5'' long, so are actually about an inch longer than LE Ursula's tentacles. They are much thinner as well, but also more posable.
LE Ursula arms rotate about her shoulders. Her head appears to be posable, but I couldn't turn her head using what I thought was a reasonable amount of force, and making sure that her necklace wasn't jammed into her neck joint. Her upper body is a hard plastic, light purple in color with a shiny pearly texture. Her lower body is plush. She has a great mass of white hair heavily gelled, with two gray streaks. She has long black antenna-like rooted eyelashes. Great Villains Ursula's arms also rotate about the shoulders, but her head is definitely in a fixed position. She has much shorter light blonde hair, with green streaks.
LE Ursula has a much more elaborate outfit than the Great Villains Ursula. Of course that is to be expected as LE Ursula is a 17'' doll. She has a skirt that hides the display stand under her, as opposed to the open doll stand of the Great Villains Ursula. Also the LE Ursula's stand is placed flat against the base of her torso, whereas the Mattel Ursula has the stand's rod inserted into an opening at the bottom of her torso. Neither stand is especially sturdy, but LE Ursula's stand has the advantage of being attached more securely, so the doll can be picked up by her body without the stand falling off.
[review to be completed soon...]
Great Villains Sea Witch Ursula
Mattel, 1997
Bought in new in box, second hand, in 2013.
Gift Set 11'' Ursula Doll
The Little Mermaid Deluxe Doll Gift Set
US Disney Store
Released online July 8, 2013
Purchase in store June 21, 2013
$79.95 US (for the set of 5 dolls)
Limited Edition Ursula Doll - 17''
US Disney Store
Released and SOLD OUT on October 1, 2013
Purchased in store October 1, 2013
$99.95 US
#303 of 2000