Okay, I just got off the phone with my girl (the manager at my local store), and here's all the info I was given (some of it we already knew):
1. First of all, she said that they just got their display dolls in, and that they are absloutely gorgeous. You could tell by her tone that she is VERY excited about this whole thing (which is probably why she couldn't wait to tell me all about it). I asked her when they would actually go on display, and she said that we would not be able to see each one until the day it is released.
2. There will be 10 surprise releases, happening each Monday, beginning August 22nd.
3. She claims she doesn't know which doll will be released in which order, and that even she (again, the store manager) probably won't find out until each release day, which doll is being released.
4. The dolls will cost $59.50 each. There is a limit of two dolls per customer, per day.
5. The dolls will be a Limited Edition of 4,000 or 8,000. (Less popular dolls will be 4,000, and more popular dolls will be 8,000). There are about 300 stores, so that means roughly 10 to 20 dolls per store.
6. There will be an entire series of other products to go along with each doll. She told me very quickly what the products were, and I wrote them down as fast as I could. I think I only missed one thing from her list. Here's the list:
~Notecards
~Adhesive notes
~A Journal & Pen set
~Mugs
~Cosmetic Bags
~Nail Polish
~Scarves
~Designer tops (I asked her to clarify. She said they will be shirts in adult sizes!)
7. I asked her if she had heard anything about Art Prints or anything. She said that she hadn't seen anything about it, but that if they did do something like that, it would probably be online at DisneyStore.com.