Limited Edition 17" Collector Dolls Information

[Tinkerboy]

I'm still back and forth about Belle/Beast. Which means on Oct 1st getting them AND Ursula. Then two weeks later HOPING to get Ariel/Eric. Why so many dolls in October. Waahhhh. With the release of Sleeping Beauty as a Diamond Edition and the Malificent movie next year, do you think we will see some Sleeping Beauty LE dolls, and merch like they did this year with Ariel? *crosses fingers*

 

[disneykid85]

I'm still back and forth about Belle/Beast. Which means on Oct 1st getting them AND Ursula. Then two weeks later HOPING to get Ariel/Eric. Why so many dolls in October. Waahhhh. With the release of Sleeping Beauty as a Diamond Edition and the Malificent movie next year, do you think we will see some Sleeping Beauty LE dolls, and merch like they did this year with Ariel? *crosses fingers*

Oh yeas, next year is the year of Aurora and Maleficent!

 

[ladyroselie]

Oh yeas, next year is the year of Aurora and Maleficent!

I've been waiting so long for her, Aurora is my favorite! I would totally buy a Prince Phillip and a Maleficent doll. I don't love Arial's prince or villain enough this year. Though I would buy every one of her sisters in LE form, oh my goodness.

 

[MountedArcherPrincess]

I have to say ladyroselie that would be awesome if they made Ariel's sisters in LE form but I am so HAPPY they did not! Oh my gosh that would be super expensive! LOL!!

I have to say though I am more excited about a Maleficent doll then anything for next year. For some reason she is really the only villain I find awesome....I can't even explain why....there is just something about her that I find really unique. I totally want an LE 17" of her! I'm still kicking myself for not buying her last year when she came out as a designer! Sigh...and I'm just not willing to pay that much on eBay for her......

 

[Tinkerboy]

Oh yeas, next year is the year of Aurora and Maleficent!

I know they are having the best year ever. Ha ha. The casting and storyline for Malificent looks interesting. We saw dolls when the did OZ so Im sure they will do some for this movie too, and an LE Aurora doll for the Diamond release. And if they do more couples I could see Aurora and Phillip being one so would fit with the timing too. Just like Ariel/Eric are releasing around the same time as the DVD, and LE dolls.

I've been waiting so long for her, Aurora is my favorite! I would totally buy a Prince Phillip and a Maleficent doll. I don't love Arial's prince or villain enough this year. Though I would buy every one of her sisters in LE form, oh my goodness.

I would LOVE a Prince Phillip doll!! That would be amazing.

 

[Polaris]

I think Prince Philip will be dependent on the popularity of Eric. I always saw Philip and, Snow and Cinderella's princes as generic princes. They all look very similar and have little distinguishing features, as a result they don't stand out much due to their female counterparts out shining them, so even if Eric is popular it may be slim to see another male doll that soon.

I for one definitely think that if Aladdin does get a diamon edition release in 2015 during the expo year we should be seeing two male dolls. Aladdin and Jafar as they are by far more popular than most other male characters with Aladdin probably being the more popular of the princes (in some cases even more popular than Jasmine).

i definitely agree that we should be seeing an LE doll during the Maleficent movie release. Thing is I doubt it will be a Maleficient doll. It may be another character not played by an actor? That way there won't be an Angelia looking doll. Mind you this is the first time Disney has done a male doll so there is a first for everything so they could do an Angelina looking Maleficent. I hope they don't though.

regardless we should be getting two LE dolls during the Sleeping Beauty diamond edition release. We will definitely be getting an Aurora preorder around July and another "surprise" release possibly Maleficient (or if they do Maleficient during the live action movie release then it would probably be Philip). All I can say is that I cannot wait!

BTW the Little mermaid bluray came out here in Australia this week! Only 2 weeks to go before the doll releases! Getting so excited! Haha

 

[NightmareMermaid]

I've never seen Phillip as a generic prince. He is afterall the first Disney prince who was given an actual name and is the only classic prince who does have one. Snow White's and Cinderella's princes have similar physical features whereas Phillip's differ from theirs. Plus he also received character development which the other two did not. You could also consider him and his horse Samson as a precursor to Flynn and Maximus. Also when Phillip and Flynn met Aurora and Rapunzel respectively, they both thought they were peasants, but later on discovered they were princesses.

I really wish someone would leak photos of the LE Frozen dolls already. I'm dying to see them.

 

[Polaris]

I've never seen Phillip as a generic prince. He is afterall the first Disney prince who was given an actual name and is the only classic prince who does have one. Snow White's and Cinderella's princes have similar physical features whereas Phillip's differ from theirs. Plus he also received character development which the other two did not. You could also consider him and his horse Samson as a precursor to Flynn and Maximus. Also when Phillip and Flynn met Aurora and Rapunzel respectively, they both thought they were peasants, but later on discovered they were princesses.

I really wish someone would leak photos of the LE Frozen dolls already. I'm dying to see them.

Those are fair points and you are entitled to what you think but I just believe that he really does not stand out compared to other Disney characters. To be honest I would get him confused with the current Prince in the Snow White DFTC set. I think that prince looks a lot like Philip. But that is just my opinion and I could be totally wrong as I have been in the past. Who knows Disney could start a trend with the princes like they did with the villains and release one each year as a 'surprise'. Wish they did Eugene and Naveen as well though.


I agree I can't wait to see some frozen pics of LEs I think they would look amazing based on the current doll releases.

 

[Shivatopia]

I agree with NightmareMermaid that Prince Philip is not what I would consider a generic prince. His features are a lot more angular than either Snow White's Prince or Cinderella's Prince Charming, who also don't really look like each other that much. For me, Prince Philip shows at least as much personality in Sleeping Beauty as Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid. It's all a matter of preference, I suppose. In any case, I would like to see more done for the classic Disney Princes. But if they make a LE Prince Philip doll, I hope they fine-tune the rooted hair on Disney male dolls or they shift over to the DFDC doll-style textured sculpted hair.

 

[NightmareMermaid]

Those are fair points and you are entitled to what you think but I just believe that he really does not stand out compared to other Disney characters. To be honest I would get him confused with the current Prince in the Snow White DFTC set. I think that prince looks a lot like Philip. But that is just my opinion and I could be totally wrong as I have been in the past. Who knows Disney could start a trend with the princes like they did with the villains and release one each year as a 'surprise'. Wish they did Eugene and Naveen as well though.


I agree I can't wait to see some frozen pics of LEs I think they would look amazing based on the current doll releases.

The DFDC Prince doll's face and hair color don't really look like the character's. They're supposed to be continuing the DFDC, so it will be interesting to see how Phillip turns out. I agree with Shivatopia. It really depends on personal preference. To me Phillip was the first true prince in that he had a name and his character was developed. The first two didn't have names and weren't in very much of their movies. Even the dwarves (Snow White) and mice (Cinderella) had names and larger roles. I think Phillip stands out as a Disney prince, but not as much as a Disney character overall. But afterall, there are so many Disney characters and the competition is fierce.

 

[ladyroselie]

I think Prince Phillip is more of the star then even Aurora, he gets a lot of his own scenes and development. The fairy's feud is the main plot (the people are *almost* pawns in a way). I would adore a Phillip doll. The only dolls I wouldn't be into in 17in scale are the fairies. Speaking of similar, they do share some traits with Cinderella's fairy Godmother. I think Disney does re-use elements a fair bit, as many have pointed out Frozen looks similar to Tangled, but I love that. Classic Disney movies did it so it is okay with me. Going crazy waiting for Frozen LE news.

 

[NightmareMermaid]

 

[PrincessMcqueen]

i know! how insanely awesome are those pictures!?

 

[oktober1995]

Oh wow, I don't know if I'm still gonna get Ursula after seeing these pictures... She looks absolutely awful out of the box... I still like her in the box, but I really am a deboxer... Will have to think this one over.

 

[disneygirl333]

Oh heck yes.... :rock:

 

[Polaris]

The DFDC Prince doll's face and hair color don't really look like the character's. They're supposed to be continuing the DFDC, so it will be interesting to see how Phillip turns out. I agree with Shivatopia. It really depends on personal preference. To me Phillip was the first true prince in that he had a name and his character was developed. The first two didn't have names and weren't in very much of their movies. Even the dwarves (Snow White) and mice (Cinderella) had names and larger roles. I think Phillip stands out as a Disney prince, but not as much as a Disney character overall. But afterall, there are so many Disney characters and the competition is fierce.

yeah that is a fair point and to be honest after you posted the pics I can see the difference, but for some reason i still dont find them memorable. So much so that I actually did mix them all up and thought they look alike. So I would agree that they do not look alike and def agree that Philip was the first prince with the most depth behind his character but they really are still not as memorable? Maybe its just because they are the classics so their movies are not as fresh in everyone's memories. I dunno I guess its sorta hard to explain but most of us are die hard Disney fans so would know all the princesses and their partners but if you were to ask someone who was fan but not a die hard one, I would not be surprised if they were to mix them up.

Thanks as well for posting those photos of the LE Eric and Ursula, they sure do look amazing. That really is exciting that we are nearing their release. I cannot wait for oct 1 to get here!

by the way is the second set of designer DFTC set confirmed or is that still a rumor? I can see disney definitely considering it because of the demand from consumers but was not sure if this was confirmed or not?

 

[MountedArcherPrincess]

WOW!!!!!!!!!! I love the pictures of Ursula and Eric!!! I don't know where you guys find these pictures but thank you for posting!

I actually like Ursula! It makes her look like she floating in the water which is awesome. And for deboxers, with this type of doll you might be able to buy cool props to add around her, like her giant clam cauldron! That would be awesome!!!

 

[disneykid85]

I want them both both!! My wallet is gonna be crying October 1st lol. If I must get one I'm going for Ursula. Thanks for the awesome pics!!!!

 

[NightmareMermaid]

by the way is the second set of designer DFTC set confirmed or is that still a rumor? I can see disney definitely considering it because of the demand from consumers but was not sure if this was confirmed or not?

Disney has not officially confirmed it. I have read that a manager had a meeting with higher-ups who told them that they will be doing a second set. Disney does like to try to keep the next collection a mystery until it gets closer to the release, so it will probably be a while before they announce anything officially. I would say that considering the price of the dolls for this collection, the sets have sold rather well especially considering how many people were turned off by the price.

 

[Polaris]

Disney has not officially confirmed it. I have read that a manager had a meeting with higher-ups who told them that they will be doing a second set. Disney does like to try to keep the next collection a mystery until it gets closer to the release, so it will probably be a while before they announce anything officially. I would say that considering the price of the dolls for this collection, the sets have sold rather well especially considering how many people were turned off by the price.

That's pretty exciting, I know we are still on the current DFTC line but that would be pretty cool of we were to get more info on the next line. Especially if it was a to be continued line. I would be disappointed if it was the continuation of the line next year especially since it will feel like a princess overload and Disney could use the non Expo year next year to really sell the other non princess characters. But I would still get them as I'm sure they would look amazing and I would still be happy with whatever Disney decides to release as there are a few of my favorite princesses that were missed out in this current line. Can't believe we have to wait another year again! Time seemed to have gone by so fast though so before you know it we will be talking about the next designer set!

Thanks so much for sharing the info.

 

[Shivatopia]

A bit off-topic, but with the Designer/DFDC type collections, I actually don't see why an Expo year wouldn't actually be a better time to unveil a less-popular group of characters because the D23 Expo is definitely a hot-spot for hard-core Disney fans who would actually know who those less-popular characters are and would be drawn to buying those items at the Expo and afterward. Sales at the Expo alone would probably be significant, because hard-core Disney fans do crave more merchandise for the less-marketed characters. True, we did see the Designer Villains in a non-Expo year, but we also have read that these collections typically take at least a year to a year-and-a-half to design, develop, manufacture, and market prior to release, so that means that there is a good chance that the Designer Villains had already started to be planned before the Disney Store knew that the Designer Princesses would be so popular. Just food for thought. That said, I would love to see (and get) a D23 Expo exclusive DFDC Aurora and Prince Philip to seal the trend for there being D23 Expo exclusive dolls for the Classic Princesses. But I also would prefer if the DFDC collection does see its second half next year rather than in two years from now.

Back on topic: LE Ursula's lower half is not as impressive as she could have been. Her tentacles seem stubby and that tulle skirt is just random!

 

[pupuce]

do you think there will be a suprise Le doll the 1st october? Such as a ariel wedding dress doll or a vanessa? Or an ariel in human form with a dress.

 

[Tinkerboy]

I think Prince Philip will be dependent on the popularity of Eric. I always saw Philip and, Snow and Cinderella's princes as generic princes. They all look very similar and have little distinguishing features, as a result they don't stand out much due to their female counterparts out shining them, so even if Eric is popular it may be slim to see another male doll that soon.

I for one definitely think that if Aladdin does get a diamon edition release in 2015 during the expo year we should be seeing two male dolls. Aladdin and Jafar as they are by far more popular than most other male characters with Aladdin probably being the more popular of the princes (in some cases even more popular than Jasmine).

i definitely agree that we should be seeing an LE doll during the Maleficent movie release. Thing is I doubt it will be a Maleficient doll. It may be another character not played by an actor? That way there won't be an Angelia looking doll. Mind you this is the first time Disney has done a male doll so there is a first for everything so they could do an Angelina looking Maleficent. I hope they don't though.

regardless we should be getting two LE dolls during the Sleeping Beauty diamond edition release. We will definitely be getting an Aurora preorder around July and another "surprise" release possibly Maleficient (or if they do Maleficient during the live action movie release then it would probably be Philip). All I can say is that I cannot wait!

BTW the Little mermaid bluray came out here in Australia this week! Only 2 weeks to go before the doll releases! Getting so excited! Haha

I'm thinking that with the release of Maleficent and Diamona Aurora that we will see what we did with Ariel this year. At least I'm hoping. I see them continuing the DFDC next year and we will see Aurora and Phillip as a couple. Then closer to the movie releases I think we will see some LE dolls of Aurora, Maleficent and Philip, and maybe some minor characters. Similar to what they did with the OZ dolls maybe.

I agree with NightmareMermaid that Prince Philip is not what I would consider a generic prince. His features are a lot more angular than either Snow White's Prince or Cinderella's Prince Charming, who also don't really look like each other that much. For me, Prince Philip shows at least as much personality in Sleeping Beauty as Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid. It's all a matter of preference, I suppose. In any case, I would like to see more done for the classic Disney Princes. But if they make a LE Prince Philip doll, I hope they fine-tune the rooted hair on Disney male dolls or they shift over to the DFDC doll-style textured sculpted hair.

Yeah I dont like the rooted hair on the male dolls. I much prefer the sculpted hair. I also dont see all the princes as the same. I think they are very distinctive looking.

I think Prince Phillip is more of the star then even Aurora, he gets a lot of his own scenes and development. The fairy's feud is the main plot (the people are *almost* pawns in a way). I would adore a Phillip doll. The only dolls I wouldn't be into in 17in scale are the fairies. Speaking of similar, they do share some traits with Cinderella's fairy Godmother. I think Disney does re-use elements a fair bit, as many have pointed out Frozen looks similar to Tangled, but I love that. Classic Disney movies did it so it is okay with me. Going crazy waiting for Frozen LE news.

This is what I was going to say. Aurora didnt have really as much screen time as Phillip did. The movie version was really about his finding her, and the journey he went on, defeating Maleficent, etc. He definitely had more of a storyline than say Prince Charming who we really dont see much of in the movie.

Disney has not officially confirmed it. I have read that a manager had a meeting with higher-ups who told them that they will be doing a second set. Disney does like to try to keep the next collection a mystery until it gets closer to the release, so it will probably be a while before they announce anything officially. I would say that considering the price of the dolls for this collection, the sets have sold rather well especially considering how many people were turned off by the price.

I think they Princes are more popular now because they are making them as dolls, where as in the past they havent done that s much. Looking at the DFDC dolls that have already come out, I think they sold really well. Both were sold out within a week or so. I think thats pretty good given that most people were unsure about buying them. Maybe its not up to the standards as the Designer Princesses who sold out so quickly,, but still not too bad. At least none of them will get marked down or hit the outlets like say uhm....The Lone Ranger dolls. Ha! And we still see OZ dolls everywhere now marked down. So in their eyes these have to be success and worth continuing the line next year with even more popular dolls for collectors like Aurora, Cinderella, etc.

A bit off-topic, but with the Designer/DFDC type collections, I actually don't see why an Expo year wouldn't actually be a better time to unveil a less-popular group of characters because the D23 Expo is definitely a hot-spot for hard-core Disney fans who would actually know who those less-popular characters are and would be drawn to buying those items at the Expo and afterward. Sales at the Expo alone would probably be significant, because hard-core Disney fans do crave more merchandise for the less-marketed characters. True, we did see the Designer Villains in a non-Expo year, but we also have read that these collections typically take at least a year to a year-and-a-half to design, develop, manufacture, and market prior to release, so that means that there is a good chance that the Designer Villains had already started to be planned before the Disney Store knew that the Designer Princesses would be so popular. Just food for thought. That said, I would love to see (and get) a D23 Expo exclusive DFDC Aurora and Prince Philip to seal the trend for there being D23 Expo exclusive dolls for the Classic Princesses. But I also would prefer if the DFDC collection does see its second half next year rather than in two years from now.

Back on topic: LE Ursula's lower half is not as impressive as she could have been. Her tentacles seem stubby and that tulle skirt is just random!

I'm holding out hope for LE Aurora and Prince Phillip. Some thing just tells me with the release of the two movies that they are going to do something big.

I really like the LE Ursula, those are great pics of her. Still not sold on Eric. I really really hate that hair.

 

[Polaris]

A bit off-topic, but with the Designer/DFDC type collections, I actually don't see why an Expo year wouldn't actually be a better time to unveil a less-popular group of characters because the D23 Expo is definitely a hot-spot for hard-core Disney fans who would actually know who those less-popular characters are and would be drawn to buying those items at the Expo and afterward. Sales at the Expo alone would probably be significant, because hard-core Disney fans do crave more merchandise for the less-marketed characters. True, we did see the Designer Villains in a non-Expo year, but we also have read that these collections typically take at least a year to a year-and-a-half to design, develop, manufacture, and market prior to release, so that means that there is a good chance that the Designer Villains had already started to be planned before the Disney Store knew that the Designer Princesses would be so popular. Just food for thought. That said, I would love to see (and get) a D23 Expo exclusive DFDC Aurora and Prince Philip to seal the trend for there being D23 Expo exclusive dolls for the Classic Princesses. But I also would prefer if the DFDC collection does see its second half next year rather than in two years from now.

Back on topic: LE Ursula's lower half is not as impressive as she could have been. Her tentacles seem stubby and that tulle skirt is just random!

I believe that the whole Expo, non expo year was a result of disney marketing what they know will sell more during larger public events to help boost demand and hype hence why it was just assumed that the designer line would always regent back to the princesses every other year to coincide with the expos as it is a large event that would help boost sales and increase hype. It was just something that was collectively assumed that doesn't went with the safer options during the expo year to ensure hype and sales, yes they say it may take a year to design etc but if you think about it they could just mean that they had ideas in their head a year ago but not necessarily start anything concrete.

Like I have said before as much as I would love the second series of the princesses for the DFTC line I really would prefer to see designer takes on other charcters. Also the set will never be complete because Merida does not have a partner (unless paired with Elinor) and by this time next year we would expect Anna and Elsa to be included, therefore if they really wanted to complete the set then we would have another 8 princesses still remaining to add to the DFTC line. So my question to you then is which princesses will they release in the 2nd DFTC line next year? And if they are released then does that mean that the remaining three will come out the following year? Because there will be people out there who will demand the remaining 3 princesses as they would be their favourites. So when will it all stop? Hence why I saw the DFTC line ending this year, yes in future we may get more couples again but they may not necessarily be DFTC part 2, and I know this may be the unpopular opinion right now but I am just one that is against overused and repeated concepts. If disney really wanted to release more within the line I would have seen them anticipating people's wants for the other characters hence why they chose the specific ones as they chose them for a reason.

Snow as she is the first, Belle as she and Beast are probably the most poplar couple and are kown by many especially since it was the first Oscar nominated animated film, Ariel and Rapunzel as they are probably one of the most popular princesses/couples and Jasmine because Aladdin is probably one of the more popular princes. Ultimately they were chosen as they are popular either on their own as a princesses or as a couple. Now these may not be the actual reasons but they do seem feasible.

i could be absolutely wrong and I know this is way off topic but I just wanted to explain why I do not dislike the idea of a DFTC part 2 but would rather Disney do something different with the line to keep it exciting.

It's also interesting as well that each year the price for each doll in the line has increased compared to the last.

i believe that Disney seems to be taking in a smarter approach with their LE line than they are with their Designer line. I just hope they try to keep the exclusivity of the item instead of turing it into a money making commercialised marketing tool based on the successes of prior dolls.

It will be interesting to see what LE dolls they release next year, I would definitely be expecting an Aurora and a Maleficent doll for sure.

Sorry guys I know that was way off topic but I just didn't want people to think that I was hated the possibility of DFTC part 2. I would just prefer disney not ruin the line by getting lazy and overusing and revisiting old concepts.

 

[blue2581]

Hmmmm...I know I'm in the minority but even after seeing those pictures, I really don't care for the LE 17 of Ursula or Eric:/ the sculpt on Ursula looks nice but the fabric part of the body really throws it off! The black netting makes it look like she's bleeding ink. And Eric still looks too youthful, I wish they used the sculpt from the fairy tale collection.