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Coronation Elsa is now fully deboxed. She is placed face down against, resting on her hands. Her cape is moved to the side and her gown expanded to show its full extent. Then her cape is placed over her gown and fully extended.
After the tissue is removed, the next step is to open up the cape. Her the skirt is put back own, and she is laid on her side, balanced on her outstretched right arm. All the tiny T-tabs pinning the cape to itself and to the dress underneath are carefully cut off, and the remnants removed from her outfit. I next remove the stand from the doll by grabbing her by the waist with one hand, while holding the base of the stand with my other hand, and then gently pulling the doll up and off the stand.
Then her skirt is raised to remove the tissue paper and wire wrapped around her legs. When the tissue paper is unwrapped, we see that she has full leg articulation (as featured in the 17'' LE doll line since Wedding Rapunzel in 2012, except for Snow Queen Elsa), with hinged knee joints and ball jointed ankles. She is wearing black flat heeled shoes, and has no underwear, except for the painted on panties.
To more easily remove the wire around her waist, I open up the layers of clothing in the back. I move the cape to the side, then undo the bodice, the skirt, and the blouse. I remove the wire. Revealed on her back are manufacturer's marks, including the edition number and size: #1875 / 5000, which matches the numbers on the Certificate of Authenticity. Also visible is the upper torso joint, which allows her bend in a limited way (perhaps 10-15 degrees) from side to side and front to back. You can also see how pale her skin is, which matches the skin tone of her face. Then her outfit is closed back up, and her back is now covered.
Next the spacer tabs are pushed through the backing, and the Elsa is removed from the backing. She is still attached to the spacers and the doll stand. She is stood up next to the backing, which has a view of the interior of Arendelle Cathedral, where her coronation took place. Then she is turned around, so I can remove the spacers from her back and arms. The next step is to remove the wires around her waist and her hair bun. I lay the doll down on a counter, with her arms outstretched to prevent her face from pressing against the counter.
The plastic tabs of the spacers have been freed by removing the tape securing them to the back of the cardboard backing. Also all the T-tabs tacking the doll's outfit to the backing have been cut off. The outfit is now free from the backing, and the bottom of the backing can be lowered to show the base of the doll stand, her shoes and the wire and tissue paper wrapped around her legs.
Deboxing my pre-ordered Elsa Limited Edition DVD Doll (that is the name of the doll on my Disney Store receipts). First the front cover is removed, revealing the clear plastic front of the inner box. The Certificate of Authenticity is below the plastic cover. She is #1875 of 5000. Then the plastic cover is removed, and the back outer cover is removed. What remains is the cardboard backing to which the doll is still attached. She is now in clear view from three sides. There were a few stray hairs in her front bangs, some of which I tucked in her bangs, some of which I trimmed.
I just got my pre-ordered Anna and Elsa Limited Edition dolls from my local Disney Store. I also got my pre-ordered Frozen Blu-ray/DVD movie combo. They had very few other Frozen items for sale, the male dolls (Classic Hans and Kristoff, and plush Kristoff) and the plush Anna and Elsa dolls. No girl's Anna or Elsa costumes, Classic Anna or Elsa dolls, or baby Sven. There were perhaps 50 people lined up in front of the entrance before the store opened at 10 am. I also got a second pre-ordered Anna from another local store today. I will take detailed photos of all my dolls, boxed, during deboxing, and fully deboxed.
Elsa Limited Edition Doll - 17'' - Frozen
US Disney Store Product Page
Updated 2014-03-18
SOLD OUT
$99.95
Item No. 6070040900983P
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Elsa's crown glistens against her coiled blonde hair, her glamorous gown sparkling with rhinestones. Designed by Disney Store artists, this beautifully detailed limited edition doll is inspired by Frozen's coronation scene. See more
Magic in the details...
Please Note: Each Guest will be limited to ordering a maximum of one of this item per order.
• Limited Edition of 5000
• Includes Certificate of Authenticity
• Purple velvet cape with satin lining, royal crest embroidery, and sapphire blue clasp
• Teal satin floor-length gown with rosemaling embroidery, rhinestone accents, and chocolate-colored binding
• Black satin blouse with embroidery and rhinestone accents
• Satin mittens with rhinestone accents
• Patterned black slippers
• Golden coronation crown with royal gems
• Coiled blonde hair
• Rooted eyelashes
• Fully poseable
• Display stand included
• Comes in elegant window display packaging
• Inspired by Disney's Frozen
The bare necessities
• Ages 6+
• Plastic /polyester
• 17'' H
• Imported
Wall of 2014 Classic Disney Princess Dolls. Rear View. Large photos of the dolls adorn the backs of the boxes. Eight of the ten that are currently available. Merida didn't fit in the photo, but I make up for that by comparing her to all the versions of Classic Merida that have been released.
I just received nine of the the newly released 2014 Classic Disney Princess Dolls, by the Disney Store. There are actually 10 currently available 2014 Classic Princess dolls. I haven't ordered Jasmine yet. She became available the day after I ordered these nine, and unfortunately, from the stock photos she looks identical to the previous year's doll. I can't wait to see what the new Aurora looks like, but she is still missing from the lineup. Also, I haven't seen these dolls in stores yet.
They were so neatly packed, three rows of three, that I had to photograph them as I removed them from the shipping box. I will start posting closeups and comparison shots of all these dolls soon, both boxed and deboxed. The various Merida dolls are first to be compared up, since I also just got the 2014 Disney Parks Merida. All these were ordered online when they were released on June 9, 2014, and I received them on June 17, 2014. $14.95 each (same as last year's price).
These dolls didn't receive any shipping damage, but some of the seals were coming loose (probably due to sitting out in the hot sun), and some of the plastic tabs came out of their matching slots in the box. The boxes are more fragile than the previous year's boxes, smaller and not as nice looking. The dolls have very little breathing room, the angled sides don't look good to me, and the front artwork is too large, covering up too much of the doll. But the photos of the dolls in the back of the boxes are really good looking.
Of these dolls, the most improved dolls are Snow White, Cinderella, Rapunzel and Merida. Cinderella looks much better than last year's doll, with a better dress and long white gloves. I really hope she has glass slippers, as is mentioned in the product description. Snow White and Rapunzel are the dolls that I'm most anxious to debox, as I think they have the best looking outfits. But I'll do Merida first, as I've already started comparing her with the other versions. And I really like the new Parks Merida, who I got from Disneyland on Sunday (June 15).
Here is a list of the 2014 Classic Princess dolls, linked to the US Disney Store site.
Snow White Classic Doll - 12''
Cinderella Classic Doll - 12''
My purchases of Disney Fairytale Designer Collection merchandise from the first day (August 9, 2013) of the D23 Expo 2013. I was lucky enough to get a Gold D23 Exclusive Limited Edition Snow White and the Prince Designer Fairytale Doll Set. It was limited to only 600 sets, and I was told by a Cast Member that there were only about 60 left when I entered the store. I also pre-ordered the entire collection of 5 Designer Doll sets, which came with a free copy of the Limited Edition Lithograph set, which I got to take home immediately. I purchased a sampling of other items in the collection, mainly Snow White related, to go along with my Gold Snow White doll.
More photos of these items and photos from the D23 Expo itself to come shortly.
Taken at the private "reveal" before the ceremony. Bride is clutching a letter from the groom and a small photo of her father (who passed away some years ago). One of the most emotional moments of the day.
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I just purchased the Maleficent Journal from my local Disney Store. I had heard that some Disney Stores in the US had already been selling merchandise for the upcoming Maleficent movie. They include mugs, limited edition lithographs, and this journal. It is interesting that the images of Maleficent are all stylized artwork, rather than stills from the movie. My store only had three copies of the journal for sale, and no other merchandise, or promo material for the movie.
The Maleficent Journal is black with textured cover, meant to resemble dragon skin. There is a metallic image of Maleficent and her magic scepter in front of a dragon head, representing her dual nature. The inside pages have light grey images of Maleficent and Diablo. There is a black satin bookmark, with a silver metal end piece bearing the letter M. The end papers are plain light blue. The back cover has the movie logo: the words Disney Maleficent in silver, against the black Dragon skin. The cost is $16.95. It measures 8'' H x 6'' W x 3/4'' D.
Wargaming and an estimated more than 20,000 visitors attended the 2 day “lifestyle event” Firstlook 2014 at Jaarbeurs Utrecht in the Netherlands, on the weekend of October 10 & 11.
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Wargaming and an estimated more than 20,000 visitors attended the 2 day “lifestyle event” Firstlook 2014 at Jaarbeurs Utrecht in the Netherlands, on the weekend of October 10 & 11.
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.
Wargaming and an estimated more than 20,000 visitors attended the 2 day “lifestyle event” Firstlook 2014 at Jaarbeurs Utrecht in the Netherlands, on the weekend of October 10 & 11.
Wargaming and an estimated more than 20,000 visitors attended the 2 day “lifestyle event” Firstlook 2014 at Jaarbeurs Utrecht in the Netherlands, on the weekend of October 10 & 11.
Wargaming and an estimated more than 20,000 visitors attended the 2 day “lifestyle event” Firstlook 2014 at Jaarbeurs Utrecht in the Netherlands, on the weekend of October 10 & 11.