2013 Classic Disney Princess Aurora 12'' Doll - Disney Store - First Look - Deboxing - Attached to Backing - Midrange Left Front View
Deboxing the 2013 Classic Aurora doll. The backing has been removed from the front plastic part of the box. The doll is still attached to the backing. There are wires attaching her waist and ankles to the backing, rubber bands attaching her hands to plastic spacers, thread securing her hair to the backing, and a couple of large T-tab fasteners tacking her head to the backing. The T-tabs were actually broken, leaving her head free from the backing. Fortunately, the rest of the fasteners seemed to be sufficient keep the doll from moving about in the package. The sun was getting low in the sky when I took these photos, so flash was used in many of them, especially the closeups.
The 2013 Classic Aurora is mostly the same doll as the 2012 model. She has the same face and almost the same dress. The few changes are the return of her iconic curly bang, a swirly glittery pattern in her dark pink satin skirt, and glently curly hair. The skirt is not as wide or as long as the 2012 model. The hair is not as voluminous, but the gentle curls are easy to even out with your fingers after deboxing. Since there is no need to comb the hair to make it neater, there is no tendency for it to get frizzy and poofy, as was the case for the 2012 Aurora. I like the new Aurora much better than the older version.
A major change, common to all the 2013 Classic Princess dolls, is the replacement of the fully articulated legs with the old rubber legs, with fixed angled feet and internal knee joints. I would rather that they fixed the problems with the 2012 legs, but when exposed the rubber legs do look a lot better, with the disadvantage of being much less posable. Also the glitter tends to stick to the rubber legs, and it cannot simply be brushed off.
The packaging for the dolls is much improved. The box art has been completely redesigned, with beautiful decorations unique to each Princess (actually for each movie), and a cameo of the animated movie character. Also the way the dolls are packaged is much simplified, making it much easier and quicker to remove them from the box. Gone is the large plastic spacer between the head and the cardboard backing. Also gone are the tiny plastic T-bar fasteners, which secured the outfits to the backing and left little holes and sometimes runs in the fabric. There are still large T-bar fasteners tacking the back of the doll's head to the backing. Also the dolls with free flowing hair no longer have them flattened and sectioned into two parts, making it hard to even out the back of their hair after deboxing. Instead, their hair is gathered up and placed to one side of the doll, and secured by thread. It looks good as is in the box. Or if the doll is deboxed, it is easy to shake out the hair and even it out using just your fingers.
I just got the new Aurora, Mulan and Tiana Classic dolls from my local DS, on June 18, 2013. They were the only ones they have so far. I got two Auroras because one was fully glittered, and the other had very little glitter (the factory must have missed putting glitter glue on the swirl patterns). Also the less glittery Aurora had a much better curly bang than the other. The dolls all look better than the stock photos on the Disney Store website. And the boxes are beautiful. I will eventually get two copies of each doll, one to debox, the other to keep boxed.
The 2013 Disney Princess Classic Doll Collection, released on June 10, 2013. They consist of 11-12'' articulated dolls of the 11 official Disney Princesses, from Snow White to Merida, as well as Princes, Villains and Sidekicks. When I get the dolls in person, I will photograph them boxed, during deboxing and fully deboxed. I will also post reviews and comparative photos.
Classic Disney Princess Aurora Doll - 12''
US Disney Store
Released online June 10, 2013.
Purchased in store June 18, 2013.
$14.95
Classic Dolls $10 each when you buy 2 or more
2013 Classic Disney Princess Aurora 12'' Doll - Disney Store - First Look - Deboxing - Attached to Backing - Midrange Left Front View
Deboxing the 2013 Classic Aurora doll. The backing has been removed from the front plastic part of the box. The doll is still attached to the backing. There are wires attaching her waist and ankles to the backing, rubber bands attaching her hands to plastic spacers, thread securing her hair to the backing, and a couple of large T-tab fasteners tacking her head to the backing. The T-tabs were actually broken, leaving her head free from the backing. Fortunately, the rest of the fasteners seemed to be sufficient keep the doll from moving about in the package. The sun was getting low in the sky when I took these photos, so flash was used in many of them, especially the closeups.
The 2013 Classic Aurora is mostly the same doll as the 2012 model. She has the same face and almost the same dress. The few changes are the return of her iconic curly bang, a swirly glittery pattern in her dark pink satin skirt, and glently curly hair. The skirt is not as wide or as long as the 2012 model. The hair is not as voluminous, but the gentle curls are easy to even out with your fingers after deboxing. Since there is no need to comb the hair to make it neater, there is no tendency for it to get frizzy and poofy, as was the case for the 2012 Aurora. I like the new Aurora much better than the older version.
A major change, common to all the 2013 Classic Princess dolls, is the replacement of the fully articulated legs with the old rubber legs, with fixed angled feet and internal knee joints. I would rather that they fixed the problems with the 2012 legs, but when exposed the rubber legs do look a lot better, with the disadvantage of being much less posable. Also the glitter tends to stick to the rubber legs, and it cannot simply be brushed off.
The packaging for the dolls is much improved. The box art has been completely redesigned, with beautiful decorations unique to each Princess (actually for each movie), and a cameo of the animated movie character. Also the way the dolls are packaged is much simplified, making it much easier and quicker to remove them from the box. Gone is the large plastic spacer between the head and the cardboard backing. Also gone are the tiny plastic T-bar fasteners, which secured the outfits to the backing and left little holes and sometimes runs in the fabric. There are still large T-bar fasteners tacking the back of the doll's head to the backing. Also the dolls with free flowing hair no longer have them flattened and sectioned into two parts, making it hard to even out the back of their hair after deboxing. Instead, their hair is gathered up and placed to one side of the doll, and secured by thread. It looks good as is in the box. Or if the doll is deboxed, it is easy to shake out the hair and even it out using just your fingers.
I just got the new Aurora, Mulan and Tiana Classic dolls from my local DS, on June 18, 2013. They were the only ones they have so far. I got two Auroras because one was fully glittered, and the other had very little glitter (the factory must have missed putting glitter glue on the swirl patterns). Also the less glittery Aurora had a much better curly bang than the other. The dolls all look better than the stock photos on the Disney Store website. And the boxes are beautiful. I will eventually get two copies of each doll, one to debox, the other to keep boxed.
The 2013 Disney Princess Classic Doll Collection, released on June 10, 2013. They consist of 11-12'' articulated dolls of the 11 official Disney Princesses, from Snow White to Merida, as well as Princes, Villains and Sidekicks. When I get the dolls in person, I will photograph them boxed, during deboxing and fully deboxed. I will also post reviews and comparative photos.
Classic Disney Princess Aurora Doll - 12''
US Disney Store
Released online June 10, 2013.
Purchased in store June 18, 2013.
$14.95
Classic Dolls $10 each when you buy 2 or more