LE 2500 Snow Queen Elsa (2013) versus LE 5000 Frozen Fever Elsa (2015) - Disney Store Purchases - Lying Down Side By Side - Capes Open - Full Front View
Comparing the LE 2500 Snow Queen Elsa 17'' Doll (November 2013) versus LE 5000 Frozen Fever Elsa 17'' Doll (November 2015). They have similar appearances and outfits, but also many differences. Lying down side by side, with open capes. SQ Elsa's cape is shorter, but much wider. Its bottom edge is circular and the sides are straight. FF Elsa's cape has a square shape with pointed corners at the bottom and the sides.
SQ Elsa has a darker face, with pale purplish skin, longer eyelashes and darker makeup giving her smoky eyes, darker rouge. Their braids are about the same length and style, but FF Elsa has neater hair on top, and in the back (which is helped by being tied down with nylon thread). SQ Elsa has two jeweled 8 sided snowflakes in her hair, FF Elsa has three pink 6 sided flowers in her braid, and a larger one on the side of her head.
Their outfits are similar, with a slinky one piece dress with a slit in the skirt, and a permanently attached cape that is jeweled and has embroidered decorations. SQ Elsa has embroidered snowflakes in the cape, but only jewels (rectangular and round) in her dress. FF Elsa has a jeweled and embroidered floral design in her cape and her bodice, but no decorations in her skirt. However FF Elsa's cape is heavily decorated in the back of the cape, whereas SQ Elsa's cape has decorations only on the sides and bottom, so the back of the cape is almost bare (except on the bottom). SQ Elsa's cape has a round bottom edge, that is much wider than FF Elsa's cape, and is also longer on the sides. So it can wrap around and cover much of the front of the dress, and drags on the floor all around. SQ Elsa's skirt is also longer than floor length, and much wider at the bottom than the FF Elsa's skirt, which doesn't quite reach the floor. SQ Elsa's dress has full length sheer sleeves, while FF Elsa's dress is basically sleeveless. Finally their high heeled shoes have the same design, representing snowflakes and icicles. But SQ Elsa's shoes are opaque light blue with dark blue striations, whereas FF Elsa's are transparent light green that are also iridescent and have embedded fine glitter. FF Elsa's shoes are much more impressive.
In general, FF Elsa has a much brighter appearance. But SQ Elsa is closer to the character's true nature, and of course her iconic image. And her outfit is much more impressive to me despite the lack of details in the cape compared to the FF cape. So SQ Elsa is my favorite of the two.
Release and purchase information:
2013 Elsa Limited Edition Doll - 17'' - Frozen
$99.95
Item No. 6070040900950P
US Disney Store
Released online and in store on 2013-11-20
Sold out online in about 15 minutes
Purchased in store 2013-11-20
#102 of 2500
2015 Limited Edition Elsa Doll - Frozen Fever - 17''
$119.95
Item No. 6003040901307P
US Disney Store
Released in stores 2015-11-03
Released online 2015-11-04
Sold out online in less than 10 minutes
Purchased in store 2015-11-03
#1559 of 5000
LE 2500 Snow Queen Elsa (2013) versus LE 5000 Frozen Fever Elsa (2015) - Disney Store Purchases - Lying Down Side By Side - Capes Open - Full Front View
Comparing the LE 2500 Snow Queen Elsa 17'' Doll (November 2013) versus LE 5000 Frozen Fever Elsa 17'' Doll (November 2015). They have similar appearances and outfits, but also many differences. Lying down side by side, with open capes. SQ Elsa's cape is shorter, but much wider. Its bottom edge is circular and the sides are straight. FF Elsa's cape has a square shape with pointed corners at the bottom and the sides.
SQ Elsa has a darker face, with pale purplish skin, longer eyelashes and darker makeup giving her smoky eyes, darker rouge. Their braids are about the same length and style, but FF Elsa has neater hair on top, and in the back (which is helped by being tied down with nylon thread). SQ Elsa has two jeweled 8 sided snowflakes in her hair, FF Elsa has three pink 6 sided flowers in her braid, and a larger one on the side of her head.
Their outfits are similar, with a slinky one piece dress with a slit in the skirt, and a permanently attached cape that is jeweled and has embroidered decorations. SQ Elsa has embroidered snowflakes in the cape, but only jewels (rectangular and round) in her dress. FF Elsa has a jeweled and embroidered floral design in her cape and her bodice, but no decorations in her skirt. However FF Elsa's cape is heavily decorated in the back of the cape, whereas SQ Elsa's cape has decorations only on the sides and bottom, so the back of the cape is almost bare (except on the bottom). SQ Elsa's cape has a round bottom edge, that is much wider than FF Elsa's cape, and is also longer on the sides. So it can wrap around and cover much of the front of the dress, and drags on the floor all around. SQ Elsa's skirt is also longer than floor length, and much wider at the bottom than the FF Elsa's skirt, which doesn't quite reach the floor. SQ Elsa's dress has full length sheer sleeves, while FF Elsa's dress is basically sleeveless. Finally their high heeled shoes have the same design, representing snowflakes and icicles. But SQ Elsa's shoes are opaque light blue with dark blue striations, whereas FF Elsa's are transparent light green that are also iridescent and have embedded fine glitter. FF Elsa's shoes are much more impressive.
In general, FF Elsa has a much brighter appearance. But SQ Elsa is closer to the character's true nature, and of course her iconic image. And her outfit is much more impressive to me despite the lack of details in the cape compared to the FF cape. So SQ Elsa is my favorite of the two.
Release and purchase information:
2013 Elsa Limited Edition Doll - 17'' - Frozen
$99.95
Item No. 6070040900950P
US Disney Store
Released online and in store on 2013-11-20
Sold out online in about 15 minutes
Purchased in store 2013-11-20
#102 of 2500
2015 Limited Edition Elsa Doll - Frozen Fever - 17''
$119.95
Item No. 6003040901307P
US Disney Store
Released in stores 2015-11-03
Released online 2015-11-04
Sold out online in less than 10 minutes
Purchased in store 2015-11-03
#1559 of 5000