Elsa Shoe Ornament - Disneyland Purchase - Top Front View
Closeup views of the Elsa ornament with its satin hanging ribbon taken off.
I got the Disney Parks Elsa and Anna shoe ornaments from Disneyland on Sunday June 8, 2014. The World of Disney in Downtown Disney was the only place that had them. They got the stock in around noon time, and were sold out before 6 pm. The China Closet never got any of the shoes in stock, as far as I know, except for a single Anna shoe last Saturday (weird, I know). They are $23.95 each, or 3 for $49.95. They are about 3'' L x 3 1/2'' H x 1 1/2'' W, and have removable satin hanging ribbons. They should be eventually sold online on DisneyStore.com, as are the earlier releases of the Disney shoe ornaments.
They are both very lovely, but I prefer the Anna shoe for several reasons. One is that it is a very solid design, and the paint job and jewel alignment were done very neatly on almost all the Anna shoes that I inspected. Second, is the Anna shoe is very stable when placed on a flat surface, much more stable than the Elsa shoe. Third is that the Elsa shoe, although it is based on the shoe that Elsa wears as the Snow Queen, has a rear element that is flared and doesn't look very elegant as a shoe. Fourth is that the jewels on the sided of the Elsa shoe are rectangular in shape, and tend not to be aligned properly which each other. They are both out of line with each other, and turn slightly at different angles. Only a few of the shoes had very good alignment of the jewels. They round jewels of the Anna shoe were much easier to align properly, and almost all of them were neatly arranged. They round jewels are also a bit larger than the square ones.
The fifth reason, and the most important, is that the Elsa shoe is easily broken, and the Anna shoes are very sturdy. Many of the Elsa shoes had one or more of the spiky arrow-like projections in the rear of the shoe broken off. In fact, one of the shoes that I bought had such a defect that I didn't notice until after I bought it. When I went back to the World of Disney later that day to return it, and hopefully exchange it for a good Elsa shoe, they were already sold out. So in general, I was disappointed with the design and construction of the Elsa shoes. But I was pleasantly surprised at how good the Anna shoes in design and construction, and I didn't see any of the Anna shoes with significant defects.
Elsa Shoe Ornament - Disneyland Purchase - Top Front View
Closeup views of the Elsa ornament with its satin hanging ribbon taken off.
I got the Disney Parks Elsa and Anna shoe ornaments from Disneyland on Sunday June 8, 2014. The World of Disney in Downtown Disney was the only place that had them. They got the stock in around noon time, and were sold out before 6 pm. The China Closet never got any of the shoes in stock, as far as I know, except for a single Anna shoe last Saturday (weird, I know). They are $23.95 each, or 3 for $49.95. They are about 3'' L x 3 1/2'' H x 1 1/2'' W, and have removable satin hanging ribbons. They should be eventually sold online on DisneyStore.com, as are the earlier releases of the Disney shoe ornaments.
They are both very lovely, but I prefer the Anna shoe for several reasons. One is that it is a very solid design, and the paint job and jewel alignment were done very neatly on almost all the Anna shoes that I inspected. Second, is the Anna shoe is very stable when placed on a flat surface, much more stable than the Elsa shoe. Third is that the Elsa shoe, although it is based on the shoe that Elsa wears as the Snow Queen, has a rear element that is flared and doesn't look very elegant as a shoe. Fourth is that the jewels on the sided of the Elsa shoe are rectangular in shape, and tend not to be aligned properly which each other. They are both out of line with each other, and turn slightly at different angles. Only a few of the shoes had very good alignment of the jewels. They round jewels of the Anna shoe were much easier to align properly, and almost all of them were neatly arranged. They round jewels are also a bit larger than the square ones.
The fifth reason, and the most important, is that the Elsa shoe is easily broken, and the Anna shoes are very sturdy. Many of the Elsa shoes had one or more of the spiky arrow-like projections in the rear of the shoe broken off. In fact, one of the shoes that I bought had such a defect that I didn't notice until after I bought it. When I went back to the World of Disney later that day to return it, and hopefully exchange it for a good Elsa shoe, they were already sold out. So in general, I was disappointed with the design and construction of the Elsa shoes. But I was pleasantly surprised at how good the Anna shoes in design and construction, and I didn't see any of the Anna shoes with significant defects.