Disney Princess Designer Collection DOLL Release Discussion v2.0
DreamingSnowWhite
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Ugh... well I just got back from one of my local Disney Stores and the CMs there were totally not helpful. Admittedly, they had not worked any of the Mondays prior for the doll releases, but they heard that it was a mess with plenty of people arguing about who got to the front of the store first. This store is in an indoor mall that does not open its hallways until about an hour before the stores open, so you can imagine that October 17th will be a mad rush. I don't know if I want to put myself in that position, especially since there are 8 possible entryways that cannot possibly all be unlocked simultaneously. I think that store is going to have to be crossed off my list of possibilities. The most distressing thing is that the CMs don't know anything, highlighting again the lack of efficient communication in this division of the Disney corporation. I will hive to mill over this in the next 3 weeks. Oh, and this store finally did take down their display dolls.
I am almost considering buying some of the regular play dolls and commissioning my own OOAK dolls, tweaking the Designer designs AND hairstyles to match my aesthetics. It will cost me a lot more money in the long run, but I'll be giving my money to my own artist friend and only a minimal amount to the Disney Store, plus the fabrics and accessories will be made of superior materials. My friend also knows how to root eyelashes on dolls, so I can get that too (but nix the antennae eyelashes). That is my Plan C (Plan A is getting the dolls at retail and Plan B is getting the dolls online).
Whew! Deep breath! Why is this bothering me so much? As lovely as they are, they are just dolls!
Think of it this way.... each store already has these dolls. Probably in the back room waiting to be taken out on their release date. Disney is probably releasing them all on the same day to cover their butt's for that night's release since that's when everything will go up at once. In other words, barely any dolls at the stores and plenty online.
I'd put my money on that scenario.
That's wild.
Think of it this way.... each store already has these dolls. Probably in the back room waiting to be taken out on their release date. Disney is probably releasing them all on the same day to cover their butt's for that night's release since that's when everything will go up at once. In other words, barely any dolls at the stores and plenty online.
I'd put my money on that scenario.
OH yay Rose your back and your a boy hehe nice to meet you
Yeah i realy want Jasmine first and tiana and Rapunzel next she has really grown on me her dress is stunning and omg that hair <3
hehe yes for sure
Hm if someones store opens at 9am but the mall its in opens at 5am what time should they line up??
I am seriously hoping the casual interest in the dolls will die off a bit over the next few weeks, especially as we will be closer to Christmas and the ready money required will be a huge dent to anyone, but especially a looter.
The best thing with the change is that at least we get two chances to get them. Hopefully everyone will be able to get at least a couple in store, and the rest mopped up online. In an ideal world at least!
Rant!! This seems so ridiculous!! So nobody knows how many of the dolls will be at the store that they might go to. And will the store that you go to be super crowded and crazy with ppl lining up before the crack of dawn or will there be nearly noone there?? How many stores are there in the US and Canada?? I read somewhere that there are "more" than 230 Disney Stores in North America. If they hold back even half the dolls to sell on ds.com, there would be less than 20 of each of the dolls in each store??
It seems that the best way to handle this would be to have an online random selection process or lottery for the dolls. They could impose strict rules that would keep it as fair as possible, like one entry per address / household. And if you win, you would get some special code and you can purchase one of each available doll. But they should just keep this on ds.com. I can't imagine that the CMs that work at the Disney Stores in the US and Canada are too excited about this!!
I mean, what are they thinking. Of course some ppl are going to still try to get as many as they possibly can and sell them for $$$$$ as it gets closer to the holidays.. hohoho..
I don't think they could expect people to be sat at a computer for that long all day, but it's an interesting idea. Also people wouldn't be able to combine their shipping, which makes a big difference I expect in the US.
Because they might put the dolls on at, for example, 9am US time, which would be between 5-7 hours later in the UK and Europe. So if they decided to put them on later than they have been, it 'could' be trickier for us (if we are at work or have other things to do than sit desperately by the computer!). So just hope they don't put them on late in the US day!
All that is if they decide to put them on the sites at the same time - we could end up getting them before the US if they decide it will be 9am for UK and 9am for US.
If it wasn't a Tuesday I would do the same, but I need to be bright and breezy to work! Fingers crossed it is a sensible time for everyone.
The sound of the line fills me with dread! I hated the DLRP queues so can't imagine the tension. It's a shame people have to get so naughty in the queue and try to jump it.
I wonder if the announcement has the order the dolls were intended to be released in? We knew Tiana was next and she was first in the announced list. It went Tiana, Jasmine, Rapunzel, Aurora and Pocahontas. I'd love to know if that was the plan, if only because I've displayed them in release order and want to continue that way so it doesn't mess things up!
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