Over the years, I've chronicled my increasing frustration with the Disney Store and its Classic Princess dolls. My problem with the company centers primarily around their inability to design functional and durable knee joints. That was not a huge deal back when the dolls cost $13, but now that the prices have crept up and the limbs have gotten more fragile...I think it's a big deal. In fact, I was so exasperated with this trend that I decided to stop reviewing Disney Store dolls altogether. But--as many of you know--I made an exception to that rule when the
live action Belle doll was released last spring. My love for the Belle character inspired me to try and take a fresh-eyed look at the doll. Sadly, even when I ignored Belle's predictably bad knees, she still disappointed me in other ways. I figured
that review would surely mark my last Disney Store purchase. Wrong again!
Back in May, during my
Bratz Secret Date review, Sév and Dmitry encouraged me to consider the Disney Store's 10.5-inch
Tangled:The Series version of Rapunzel. They told me that this doll has a completely new body, with--wait for it--a
new knee joint design. I've literally been waiting five years to write those words. Not only that, but it's a Rapunzel doll, and I love Rapunzel even more than I love Belle. So, I broke my promise to myself one more time and bought another Disney Store doll:
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| The Disney Store's Rapunzel from Tangled: The Series, $19.95. |
