Disney Store 2018 Classic Rapunzel doll review

"Flower, gleam and glow"

Healing Incantation from Tangled

As you already know I bought myself a bunch of classic dolls for Christmas. I asked my sister if she would like to have one so her Merida doll is not so lonely and she asked for a Rapunzel. I already have a Rapunzel from 2015 so I'll also compare the two dolls, but let's start with a quick review of this years Rapunzel, the 2018 Rapunzel doll.

Here she is, ready to deboxed but before that, let's take a look at her box. The 2018 dollboxes have a lot of artwork on them, even more than the year before.

The right side of the box shows Rapunzel playing the guitar. We can also see Rapunzels profile.

The backside of the box has more artwork, Rapunzel svinging on her hair and also Pascal. That picture is colored but there is also a picture with Rapunzel and her frying pan but it's just the outlies, it's not colored. It also has the usual details like warnings the price of the doll and Rapunzels name.

The left side has more Rapunzel art and also part of Rpunzels signature (I think it's that, but I'm not sure) This side has, like the back of the box both colored and just outline pictures.

My sister took her out really quickly so there are no deboxing pictures.

Lets have a look at her lovely face.

She has pink lips, subtle makeup, big green eyes with just a hint of brown in the middle, lightbrown eyebrows and a closed mouth smile. She has long, silky blond hair and this year she same with a flower in her hair. 

It's similar to the one the Mulan dolls in the pink dress have. It is sewn into her hair and there is a section of her hair tied back with an elastic.

Now her dress. This years 'theme' seems to be 'overskirt with glittery patterns'. (Also rings for the owner to wear.) Reminds me of the year when most girls got a layer of tull over their skirts. It was in 2011. (looked it up a moment ago) There are some outfits that look nice with it and some that doesn't. Rapunzel is okay with it, not bad but it could be better.

The top part is quite nice but it looks simpler than my other Rapunzel dolls dress. The 2015 Rapunzel had a really movie accurate dress I think only the very first one has an even better one. This new top part seems to be made of fewer pieces and the sheer part of the sleeve is missing. Although it is less movie accurate it is easier for kids to dress her if it's only a short sleeved dress.

Her skirt is sewn to the top and is made of two layers but not like in the movie with a different section at the front, but a simple purple skirt and a mostly sheer skirt with lots of glittery patterns over it.

The body is the same as last year, she has joints at her neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists and hips.

She also has klick knees I dislike and flat feet like last year.

She also had lots of tissue paper under her skirt. She came barefoot. (the other Rapunzel came barfoot too, but I tried on these black sandals on her feet and left them on her since then - they are from a Ghostilla doll and are too big for her.)

Let's compare her to my other Rapunzel. Here is an old picture of Hannah my 2015 Rapunzel doll.

There is a difference in the dress and the box.

But their faces are very similar in my opinion.

2018 Rapunzel on the left, 2015 Rapunzel on the right

She comes, like most of this years princess dolls a plastic ring. My sister doesn't want it so we decided to decorate my Rapulzels braid with it.

I think it's the best place for it. But I wonder what I'll do with the other four rings the girls brought with them.

My sister was really happy with her so I'm happy, too. I think she's a nice doll but didn't really change as far as the face is concerned.

2015 Rapunzel on the left, 2018 Rapunzel on the right

Now I have ton's of reviews in store for you I just have to type them. :)

Sneak peek at new goodies

I just got what I oreded for Christmas and here is a sneak peak for you:

Rapunzel is for my sister and  her name is goin to be Horatia, after a character in a book she is going to be made to look like. I got another Merida because the other one, Mireben, moved out with my sister - I bought that one as a hristmas present for her as well. :)

New Merida going to be called Samantha, Sam for short for now. I'll explain sometime where I got that name for her :)

This lady will have the name Laura. No particular reason, I just liked that name for her. She needs a new dress badly.
There are more girls but I don't want to show everything :) But I'll give a hint: now my princess collection will be complete.

A quick look at my Disney dolls from 2015 - part 1

"I alone can tell now

what the end will be"

from Miss Saigon by Boublil and Schönberg, Finale

First things first: these are not the newest dolls. They came out in 2015.
So these 2015 Disney dolls weren't originally ordered for me, but as I mentioned in the 2017 Belle review, things happened and they ended up staying with me. It's been three years and now I call these poor little dollies mine and take all of them out of their boxes. Rapunzel and Beast had been taken out before the rest of the gang - the original to-be-owner of the dolls asked me to do it.
It's not a proper review although it'll be mostly just deboxing pictures with comments from me and my two Deboxing Experts, Kiki and Dolly. They'll come in the order I deboxed them.
First look at them, still in the shipping box:

More dolls hiding under them. Eric, for example.

And of course Ariel, his princess.

And Flynn, so Rapunzel wasn't lonely.

And the Beast. 

His box is bigger than the other prince boxes.

He was the first I deboxed, in early 2016.

My two little helpers were there to start. Oh, you are really big, Beast, Dolly thinks.

She examines him closely. Nice clothes, I like especially that blue coat.

There is no deboxing without sitting on the box first. Dolly is busy telling something important to Beast. Possibly telling him her opinion of the movie.

Or simply beeing naughty. She claims she just tested something.

Tested how Beast reacts to beeing turned upside down. Now this is not how you welcome new dolls. 

He has the headache. This'll make him feel better.

Enough chit-chat, let's get to work. 

Tons of ties to remove.

This is the best picture of Beast you'll see. His clothes are nice and the head sculpt is really good but I'm not fond of the construction of the doll - big head on a normal neck. It looks odd and he's very top-heavy. And giving him the right bodysize with a stuffed coat doesn't really work well either. I think he is good enough as a display doll but for play he is not that suitable. I'd prefer the prince doll, (but they are not making him now) he'd have no such issues :)

No worries, it'll take just a minute to get you out there.

Thank you for getting me out, ladies.

That neckcloth is really interesting. It is called neckcloth yet it is plastic. Dolly thinks this is not how it should be. 

Next is Hannah Rapunzel. 

She wishes to be free.

You have long hair. 

And you're so pretty. Look at all the details on her dress. She has the sheer part of her sleeves, the middle section of her skirt and many little decorative jewels on her dress.

A quick look at the back of the box, it has the stock photo of the doll.

Such beautiful hair!

We have to get you out.

Those ties around the waist are a pain.

Rapunzel waits patiently.

Meanwhile, Dolly found Rapunzels name at yet another spot on the box. Just so we know this is Rapunzel. In case we didn't know.

Step by step, she's freed. As you can see, she comes barfoot.

Another look at her pretty face, this time without the plastic.

So many ties! Are they all so necessary?

The hands are free!

I'm putting this this tie aside for your hair. I think you'll need it.

Hannah Rapunzel is free, She, too is puzzled by that necktie.

And her hair is a mess. I heard previous Rapunzels had thicker hair. For comparison, please see this post by Beastsbelle. It is a review of the Rapunzel doll that came out a year later than this one but it has all the Rapunzel dolls hair compared.

She's a dreamer.

I combed it a little and put it quickly in a braid.

Sometime between Rapunzel and Ariel, I deboxed Flynn. My sister and I agreed that his design is great. But I don't have deboxing photos of him so I'll share what I have.

The first picture I took of him, I think. It looks like he uses lipstick in this picture, on the real doll it's less noticable.

At the Party with Aurenna Aurora. He has a nice, detailed outfit although his satchel is nothing but a piece of leather as decoration. But his boots have many nice moulded and painted details.

Another picture for Valentine's Day - he looks like he's not in a good mood.

This one is better.

He looks much friendlier. His outfit is made of two pices, top and bottom, there is no separate west and shirt.

Next is Ariel Susanne. I deboxed her much later, two years after I got Rapunzel and Beast out of their boxes.

A closer look at her lovely face. I think this is a really good Ariel, I only wish I had Flounder, too. :)

This one is the same as above, only it looks like Ursula is taking her voice.

*insert Ariels singing here*

 Some box details.

 And the back of the box.

It has the stock photo of the doll, like Rapunzels box. It's nice but I prefer to see the animated characters picture.

Her hair curls around her arm and that section is stiff with hairproduct. Her bangs are also quite hard. 

I think her tail is nice enough but the fins collect a lot of dust so she was turned into a human I mean she got a skirt for now.

These girls all have pointy feet fit for heels, rubber legs with klick knees and articulation at the neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists and hips. The standard Disney Store Princess joints for the classic dolls.

Part two will have the rest of the guys, Eric and Aladdin and the last lady, Jasmine. Mainly Jasmine.