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APPROXIMATE RELEASE DATE: 2003
MANUFACTURER: Marian LLC.
HEAD MOLD: "2003 Megan"; rooted hair
***My doll is wearing the 1996-2001 Megan "Starter Outfit."
PERSONAL FUN FACT written by my sister: In addition to our earliest American Girl books, my mom's parents also gave me some Magic Attic books. Come to think of it, I may have gotten my first two--The Secret of the Attic and Princess Megan--around 1998, because I think I got a couple of them around the time our grandparents gave Shelly Addy and Samantha's books (since my only AG at the time was Molly, prior to getting Josefina in fall 1998). I believe I was in fifth grade (or the end of fourth) when I got my first Magic Attic books, but I could have been a little older. At any rate, I vividly recall rereading both stories a multitude of times in seventh grade for silent reading. I typically alternated between Molly's books and Magic Attic, once I finished one, I'd move onto the other. I would place these illustrated books (which were intended to market 18 inch dolls) under my desk in math class, at an angle so I could ogle them while pretending to listen to my math teacher talk about boring math. Whether Molly or Megan, ogling these covers and illustrated pages were the highlight of my school day. Princess Megan had some of my favorite ever illustrations. It was, and always will be, my favorite Magic Attic book. Come to think of it, I believe it's because of that story that I was obsessed with anything princess related and even tried making a friend of mine who was also in middle school, pretend we were living in medieval times, with princesses, unicorns, and dragons. My obsession in unicorns goes back as far as I remember, but I blame this book for reigniting this passion when I was in middle school. (I spent a large chunk of high school writing a series about a princess and talking unicorns.) Which brings me back to Princess Megan--She uses the magic mirror in Ellie Goodwin's attic to travel back to medieval times. She gets to be a princess and finds a missing unicorn! The illustrations are embedded in my mind. I can still see them when I close my eyes.
I loved The Secret of the Attic too. My second favorite Magic Attic character was Heather. It is clear that she's Sheri Cooper Sinklin's (the author) favorite, so she was very prominent in the introductory book. But no one held a candle to Megan--the redheaded unicorn rescuer! In fact, I loved Megan Ryder so much that I used her name and likeness for a character in a made up game Shelly and I had growing up (that began when I was in fifth grade, so it fits my theory about when I got the book), though I also took aspects of my favorite Babysitter's Club girl (Stacey McGill--I used her divorced parents for inspiration) for my persona in our imaginary game.
Obviously, Princess Megan and the unicorns really resonated with me. She was not just a favorite book character, but someone who made days brighter for me in middle school, a person I liked to pretend to be, and an inspiration for my own writing (about unicorns, though the one in the Megan book doesn't talk). So, the question you'd ask is probably: Why did it take me SO long to buy a Megan doll when I knew of her existence for over 20 years and have been an adult doll collector with access to the internet (and ebay) for over a decade?
I ogled the picture of the Magic Attic Club girls at the back of my books. But I never asked my parents if I could get one of the dolls. Though I know my mom did notice I really liked the books because she bought me two more books--one about Heather and one about Megan--for Christmas one year. At the beginning, it was because we'd just gotten into the American Girl franchise and, as a kid, I was very focused and didn't want to start collecting something else when I'd just started collecting American Girl (most of my big gift mileage fell in the winter months and it was hard enough to decide which AG items to get for Christmas and my birthday). Then, it was because, after trying Josefina, Kirsten, and Girl of Today, I realized nobody made me as happy as Molly--I was afraid that getting Megan, since she was the same size as Molly, would lead to the same disappointment that getting Valerie (Girl of Today #16) did.
But I did fantasize and never really stopped fantasizing. I always thought maybe I'd have her and she could hang out with Molly. I envisioned dressing them both at the same time and taking them both places. Even as an adult collector, I fantasized about having and playing with a Megan doll.
By the time the wonders of internet shopping were available to us and we were adults and in control of the finances, I figured I would realize my dream of having a Magic Attic Megan doll one day. However, we were scrambling to get by money-wise. Because I'd never received a Magic Attic doll catalog, but American Girl catalogs showed up at my house, by the time we weren't completely broke, I'd fallen in love with American Girl Rebecca Rubin--enough to break my "Molly only" policy (Emily doesn't count, she's Molly's friend). So, I wound up getting Rebecca, but I did figure I'd eventually start my quest for Megan. Then came American Girl Courtney Moore. Well, Shelly and I got so entrenched in American Girl by then that, while I hadn't exactly forgotten Megan (I couldn't--I keep the books in a very prominent place in my closet), she wasn't foremost on my mind either.
So, what happened to bring her back to mind? Well, I was at my second job one day in March 2024 and I saw a Magic Attic Megan! A little girl had one--that was her mother's childhood doll--and I recognized Megan right away! Her sister had an Alison doll too! But I only had eyes for Megan. It was like seeing a famous person...a famous plastic person.
Children are VERY rough on their dolls sometimes. After watching a Magic Attic Megan doll being dragged by the hair and thrown to the ground, I couldn't get her out of my mind. It was all I could think about--how I wanted a Megan doll for my very own and how Shelly would make her beautiful and how I would dress her in pretty clothes and treat her like a princess. So, I told Shelly about it on the way home and said I had my heart setting on looking for one "it doesn't have to be right away," I said. Shelly looked for one on ebay when I was showering and, informed me when I came out, that there weren't any really good deals on one at the time. But I couldn't get Megan out of my mind--I needed her in my home. After Shelly went to bed, I went on Mercari. I found this GORGEOUS Megan. She was in a listing for just a little over $60 (after tax and shipping). She came with her box (which I didn't care about) and a skating costume! She looked to be in great condition. I was afraid someone else would beat me to her. I woke up poor Shelly and asked her about the doll. (Shelly said that, next time I want to buy something that can't wait until morning, don't wake her up unless it's a lot of money.)
In the days waiting for Megan to arrive, she was all I could think about. First it was, "Is it too good to be true? What if they don't send her?" Then, I started doing a ton of research on Magic Attic dolls on my lunch break at work. I learned a lot about the dolls--how the franchise changed companies, the different starter outfits, how they were made to compete with American Girl, etc. I realized that the outfit my doll came in ran from 1996 to 2001. I found out that Keisha was an early addition to the original group of three and that Rose was added in 1997. (I knew Rose was an add on because only one of my childhood books featured her.) I learned they had a character named Chloe, who they made a doll of, but never made any books for. I also found out that Marie Osmond's husband actually bought the franchise at one point and that Marie had some say in the doll line--which was cool because Shelly loves her Marie Osmond dolls! I also found out that Megan Ryder wears...GLASSES! For reading. Some of her accessory sets include them! How meant to be was that? That my favorite Magic Attic character was the "girl with glasses" just like my favorite American Girl character!
I searched for more deals on their fashions. Most of all, I kept ogling the listing featuring my doll. (I also showed all my friends, so I took a screenshot of the listing so it was easier to keep pulling her up.) At one point, during my obsessive ogling, I noticed something about her face. She was...too pretty. The set of her lips was better than the other dolls I was seeing in her yellow vest and skirt. The other doll's lips look plumper and more upturned. I thought she must be the 2003 doll, based on the face sculpt. That was when I realized that I should have researched the dolls more thoroughly before making a purchase blindly. Part of me was a little bit disappointed because the 90s doll is more classic, more what I grew up with and would have had if I'd asked my parents for one. However, the doll in my Mercari listing...she was GORGEOUS. She wasn't just Megan, she was Princess Megan. She embodied the illustrations I loved so much. When one of the kids in my classroom heard me showing a friend a picture of a doll and asked to see it, I showed her the picture and she said, "She's pretty. Is she a princess?" How to answer that? I said, "She is to me." Because she truly is royalty! I kept thinking, "A princess is coming to my house!" Needless to say, waiting for this doll to come in the mail made me a very unproductive human because all I wanted to do was see this doll when she came. I noticed, during my time ogling the Mercari listing, that there were photos of her without her clothes on and I saw that she had a belly button. Shelly was skeptical, until I told her that only the newer dolls have belly buttons, that my doll was the 2003 version--the wrong angle of a doll's face makes id difficult and Shelly thought the flatter lips were a trick of the angle. Because it was so hard to find good facial closeups of the 2003 dolls, I thought maybe my doll couldn't be a newer one (because it seemed unlikely since the newer dolls are less common), until I saw the belly button. I realized that the box and the book they had with her went to her, but that the yellow vest, shirt, and skirt could not. But, despite my initial disappointment that she wasn't the exact same doll I'd seen at work, I realized it was a lucky mistake because the doll herself was SO beautiful! Her features were so delicate and perfect and her eyes really popped! I figured that, even if I decided to buy a 90s one one day (as a Megan fan and a 90s child), this Princess Megan would always be my first Magic Attic doll and was destiny rather than a mistake. Plus, it seemed kind of cool that my Megan was from the Marie Osmond era!
She was supposed to be here on Monday, March 25th. I'd hoped she would arrive a business day early, so I could play with her over the weekend. Because she wound up in my state that Friday, I thought it was possible. However, I was very disappointed that Saturday when she didn't show up and it was raining and cold. I kept thinking about her and how she was cold, alone, in a box somewhere. Then, I wound up with a really bad cold. My only consolation was that, since I was miserable and couldn't breathe, I'd be home when she arrived instead of at work. It wasn't the optimum way for her to arrive, but I was delighted to see her nonetheless.
She is, truly, a dream come true. It took me over 20 years to get a Magic Attic doll. She may have been a semi-impulsive late night Mercari find and I definitely didn't do my research prior to buying her. However, before she even got to my house, she was all I thought about for days! I knew, even before she got here, that buying her was a great decision--because I was already SO happy about it! This doll isn't just a childhood dream come true--she is 10 times more beautiful than I imagined. She is the most beautiful princess, just like in my favorite Magic Attic book!
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